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Plastichem, a Brenntag Group company, in partnership with Oriental Rubber, Thailand

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www.saplastics.co.za GAUTENG Lowrie Sharp t: (011) 793 4691 f: (011) 791 0544 c: 082 344 7870 e: lowrieplasticsmedia@absamail.co.za KZN Lynne Askew t: (031) 764 2494 f: (031) 764 0676 e: lynne@summitpub.co.za Printed by: Tandym Print, Maitland, Cape Town SA Plastics Composites + Rubber Technology is published six times a year and focuses on these industries in South and southern Africa. We welcome news, articles, technical reports, information in general and photographs about events and developments related to the plastics industry. The views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Plastics Converters Association, Institute of Materials or Association of Rotational Moulders either. Copyright: All rights reserved. ISSN number: 1684-2855 (ISDS Centre, Paris) Summit Publishing: CK 9863581/23 VAT reg: 4600187902

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Safripol reboots with KAP – Several of Southern Africa’s top convertors were at the KAP-Safripol launch at Monte Casino in February, LQFOXGLQJ =HY .RIĂ€ HU RI Rand Plastics; Gavin Jackson of PailPac group; Charles Muller of PackagingSA and Leigh Pollard of KAP Holdings. Leigh is the new CEO of the ‘new’ Safripol as well as Hosaf, the PET manufacturer which KAP also owns (see 16-17)

$4-million supplier-convertor case settled out of court THE strange case of the dispute between an equipment supplier and a packaging manufacturer who had entered into an agreement in terms of which the convertor was to purchase a certain type of machine from the supplier on an exclusive basis, but which was contested after purchases were not made, was settled out of court recently. The litigant sued for a large sum, rumoured to be in the region of $4-million, which is the currency in which most machinery purchases from the Far East are conducted in South Africa. That’s a substantial amount. The individuals who had allegedly proposed the agreement had long since moved on by the time the litigant sued, and the business’s senior management had also changed, further complicating the case. The case is of interest to both convertors and suppliers, but the fact WKDW LW ZDV VHWWOHG RXW RI FRXUW DQG WKH SDUWLHV DJUHHG WR FRQ¿ GHQWLDOLW\ means that no info will be forthcoming, although we were aware of the preamble to the planned court hearing.

SABS caught by paint body’s allegations PICTURE yourself as a supplier of a service to a sector of industry, in this case of a testing and compliance service, and you are attending a function at which many of the businesses active in that sector are present: wouldn’t it be logical to spend some time at the event, chatting DQG QHWZRUNLQJ L H ¿ QGLQJ RXW ZKDW LV JRLQJ RQ " 0RVW RI \RX ZLOO probably agree that that would be sensible, but that doesn’t appear to be the strategy of the SABS (South African Bureau of Standards). 5DWKHU WKDQ KDQJ DURXQG 6$%6 SHUVRQQHO KDYH YLUWXDOO\ UH¿ QHG WKH art of pitching and ditching – arriving in a very important fanfare and, at WKH ¿ UVW RSSRUWXQLW\ EXOJLQJ LQWR IDQF\ YHKLFOHV ZLWK WLQWHG ZLQGRZV DQG speeding off to who knows where. Sometimes SABS personnel give presentations at industry conferences and, we observe, usually make WKH UHTXHVW WKDW WKHLU SUHVHQWDWLRQV QHHG WR EH ¿ UVW RU VHFRQG RQ WKH agenda ‌ so, batman-like, they can disappear immediately afterwards. This would have been at least somewhat amusing had it not been for the fact that the SABS has failed dismally to provide a useful service to sectors of our industry, such as the bag, pipe and roto sectors, to whose events they have been invited over the years. It is the opinion of this publication that the culture at the SABS has for long been haughty and self-important. But if they managed to fob off our industry trade associations over many years (perhaps they’re unaware that these are their customers), they weren’t so lucky with the SA Paint Manufacturers Association (SAPMA), who recently alleged that the paint-testing laboratories at the SABS were not even operational. The paint lab apparently had about 13 employees about two years ago but only a single employee is or was present at the time and HAVE was not even testing paint any longer. ‌ IF YOU G TO SAY IN H ET M SO Other industries are believed to be affected by de: if you si ht ig br e Look at th wisdom to of the same problems. m ge some have to us at ease write impart, pl com a. ic fr ia s@ saplastic

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… for large injection moulds, extruders, rollers, autoclaves and other processing equipment

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86 ON THE COVER Get inspired by Makrolon® Solid sheets in different colours and thicknesses … A new materials supplier has entered the SA polymers scene, High Impact Plastics, and in just eight short months has secured the South African distribution rights for both Covestro and Roeber Kunststoffe products. Read more on pages 30-31

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• Clear arrangement of operating and indicating elements • Solid state relay (SSR) instead of heating contactor • All components exposed to water are made of non-rusting materials, hence long service-life • Achieves estimated 24% reduction in rejects and 20% increase in productivity

JENOWILL SERVICES Contact – Willy Tschopp Tel: 021 551 7241 Fax: 021 551 7243 28C Lilly Park, Railway Rd Montague Gardens, Cape Town jenowill@iafrica.com www.regloplas.com

COMMENT Belting it – Froetek SA has installed conveyors on all the injection machines at its plant in the East London IDZ. That’s what most convertors around the country have been doing too. The conveyors show complete dedication to the task at hand – See pages 12-13

‘Value add’ from SA’s compounders

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DDING value to a product or service has become quite a slick sales pitch and increasingly popular these days, but it’s not always easy to achieve. One area where we do see this happening in, quite unexpectedly, is that of material compounding – and even recycling.

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BRIEFS Unilever rejects massive WĐ„ MZ UNILEVER, one of the most active brand companies in southern Africa, acted with surprising speed when it rejected a $143-billion offer from Kraft Heinz of the United States. Although the offer valued the Unilever shares at an 18% premium, Unilever said the deal “fundamentally undervaluesâ€? the company and rejected the proposal DV LW VDZ QR Âż QDQFLDO RU VWUDWHJLF merit for its shareholders. Unilever is co-headquartered in Rotterdam and London.

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Intel buys self-drive tech leader COMPARED to the massive offer by Kraft Heinz, the successful purchase by USA computer chip maker Intel of the Israeli driverless car technology ¿ UP 0RELOH\H IRU ELOOLRQ seems quite a bargain ‌ or have we lost it completely? Based on this transaction, it’s beginning to look like driverless technology is going to become reality. Mobileye develops collision detection and mapping software, obviously necessary for the expanding technologies required to make driverless vehicles a reality. It supplies integrated cameras, chips and software to a large number of vehicle manufacturers. Intel supplies computer chips to a large percentage of computer users globally.

FloorWorX seeks R70m after fraud FloorWorX, the East London PDQXIDFWXUHU RI FDUSHW Ă€ RRULQJ solutions, is trying to recover an estimated R70-million which it was GHIUDXGHG RI E\ D IRUPHU Âż QDQFLDO director. The person concerned was jailed for 18 years in November after being found guilty of almost 780 charges of fraud. FloorWorX is part of Accentuate group, which was granted D FRQÂż VFDWLRQ RUGHU WKDW UHVXOWHG LQ DQ auction of the ex-director’s personal effects in East London in December, but ‘only’ R1-million was realized. A large number of businesses in the industry have been defrauded by employees, undesirable individuals who ironically are often seen as very friendly and helpful staff members, mainly as they are simultaneously helping themselves while being sure to keep bosses and management. So beware. 8

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Expands capability to manufacture precision, multi-cavity tools CLASSIC Closures, the Cape thin-wall packaging container manufacturer, has recently elevated the capabilities of its already highly competent toolroom with the installation of one of the most HIÂż FLHQW VSHFLDOLVHG PHWDO FXWWLQJ systems available. Classic Closures, which originally traded as EMO Technik, operates one of the most capable toolrooms in the Western Cape and up till a few years ago was involved in the injection moulding of irrigation and other technical components; it also operated a ‘clean room’ scale plant at its premises in Epping, Cape Town.

It was unexpectedly approached by a yoghurt manufacturer to produce a UDQJH RI WXEV DQG ZDV DW Âż UVW UHOXFWDQW to quote. The new client was a mediumtier supplier, at that stage, but Classic was slightly apprehensive to commit to supplying into the food and beverage sector, which can entail taxing health standards and compliance audits by brand owners and retailers. “Eventually we decided to give it a go,â€? said Classic MD Martin Gassner. Now, just three years later, the relationship has gathered momentum and Classic has substantially expanded its thin-wall container injection moulding

%LRGHJUDGDEOH AN eyewear series – called Collection 1 – has been developed by a German studio as an example of how to manage the lifecycle of fashion products, particularly after they go out of style or are discarded. This eyewear collection by Crafting Plastics was created from test samples of new biodegradable plastics

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EDM tool cutting system at Classic Closures

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High-precision metal cutting – Anyone unknowing would stroll by the compact Mitsubishi EDM system without so much as a glance, but Martin Gassner of Classic Closures, where the system was recently installed, and Graeme Cooper of WD Hearn Machine Tools, the supplier, know – and are very chuffed – about its capabilities

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‘Is this thing running?’ – Charles Benn of Leader Packaging says this is a regular question in the vicinity of the new Zerma shredder at Leaderpak, possibly brought on by the fact that the new machine operates so quietly

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BRIEFS Durban warehouse Ă… ZM UIa PI^M QUXIK\ML \WV[ WN ;I[WT UI\MZQIT AS MUCH as 25,000 tons of polymer from Sasol may have EHHQ LPSDFWHG E\ WKH PDMRU Âż UH which devastated a Transnet warehouse in Durban on 24 March. The blaze lasted for almost two days. Sasol said in a statement that the facility provided logistics services to Sasol which included polymers storage, packing and transportation to/from port. “The extent of the warehouse Âż UH UHVXOWHG LQ WKH ORVV RI DOO 33 LDPE and LLDPE stock that was held in the facility in preparation IRU IXOÂż OPHQW RI 0DUFK DQG $SULO export orders. Polymer stock held for South African customers was DOVR LPSDFWHG E\ WKH Âż UH “Sasol is currently underway with a stock reconciliation exercise to understand and quantify the magnitude of the volume loss and to correlate this with all open orders. Sasol is currently in discussion with all affected customers regarding the estimated VKRUWIDOOV DQG GHOD\V LQ IXOÂż OOLQJ polymer order commitments. “At this point export shipment delays are estimated in the region of 8-12 weeks, however Sasol will provide further updates should this time frame change,â€? the statement said. Sasol said it was “concerned DERXW WKH H[WHQW DQG VLJQLÂż FDQFH of this incident from an environmental and health and safety perspective. We continue to cooperate with the authorities with technical support and information regarding polymers products involved to ensure that the required incident response and management actions are effectively undertaken to mitigate any associated risks. “Sasol remains committed to support accountable parties and the relevant authorities in this regard.â€?

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Froetek SA lands some

big contracts Partnership with machinery supplier Userve gives boost PERSEVERANCE is an essential requirement to succeed in the manufacturing sector and in the case of Froetek South Africa the build-up process has taken over a decade, and some big contracts having been landed recently have made the journey all the more worthwhile.

through some challenging stages. At Âż UVW )URHWHN 6$ PDQXIDFWXUHG RQO\ D The South African business of Froetek small range of battery components for Kunststofftechnik of Germany, Froetek a single client, and as most of you in SA has been operating in East London the manufacturing sector will know, since 2007. The SA business having a single main client has been driven largely by is not dissimilar to walking a Werner Bendisch, general tightrope. Then a plan to go ‘Moving to the manager of the company, up a level via a partnership IDZ was the who , who worked at with another South African best move Froetek Germany as an injection moulding business R+D engineer for two fell through, and it was back we made’ \HDUV DIWHU Âż QLVKLQJ KLV to close to zero again. But the engineering studies and failure of this venture may working as an mechanical designer for have proved a blessing in disguise. The RYHU Âż YH \HDUV Froetek SA team’s future was in their Bendisch then started the company in own hands. the Eastern Cape and Froetek GmbH, The battery component contract went ZKLFK LV FKLHĂ€ \ DQ DXWRPRWLYH FRPSRQHQW up a gear in 2008 when it began 2K (twomaterial) moulding, producing a PP part manufacturer, may at the time have with an elastomeric seal. Clients began thought the venture would have limited taking more interest. Next the company potential. But Bendisch has persevered

Werner with one of the decoder housings. Besides the fact that these are high tolerance items, the customer required extreme assurance commitment and the Froetek team has done well to achieve the required level of supply guarantee

Pick-and-place robots from Yangsen and conveyors, both supplied by Userve, have become an indispensable part of the operation at Froetek. The plus is that a single operator can attend to more than one machine

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won the contract for an auto stone guard. The German parent company took more notice, and took the decision to support Bendisch’s plan to move the company into the East London IDZ (Industrial Development Zone). But Froetek GmbH had just committed to supporting the South African ‘project’ when, in 2008, orders slowed during the global Âż QDQFLDO UHFHVVLRQ +RZHYHU WKH *HUPDQ parent fortunately took the long-term view and backed the SA team throughout. “Moving to the IDZ was the best move we could have made,â€? said Bendisch. Not only was security, available space and power supply improved, but customers also began to take the company more seriously. Production of automotive components was steadily ramped up and the quality systems commitment was worked on continuously.

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%HQH¿ FLDO SDUWQHUVKLS One aspect of this steady production expansion has been Froetek SA’s partnership with Userve Plastics Machinery, who it began to source machinery from about that time. Userve supplies the Tederic injection moulding machines from China, Yangsen robots (also China) and Techmation control systems from Taiwan as well as a range of ancillaries to achieve consistent operation. Userve owner Umberto Favini, previously an injection moulding technician himself, is a great EHOLHYHU LQ VXSSRUWLQJ FXVWRPHUV LQ WKH ¿ HOG Umberto has been the agent for Tederic since 2005 and supplies machinery that is reliable and as technically advanced as that of European competitors. Tederic Machinery in Hangzhou China manufactures machines from 60 to 6000 tonnes in two and three-platen technology as well as full-electric and hybrid machines.

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The result has been that Froetek SA has purchased a variety of the Tederic injection moulding machines, which offer good priceperformance, and the outcome has been predictable too: the machines are operating non-stop and, in the event of breakdowns, most problems have been resolved over the telephone and, if and when that has failed, either a Userve technician or Favini himself is on site within hours. 6R LWœV EHHQ D EHQH¿ FLDO SDUWQHUVKLS which has given Froetek SA the ability to expand auto component production ‌ DQG WKH FRQ¿ GHQFH WR TXRWH RQ ELJJHU tender contracts. An essential aspect for convertors to be competitive at this level is the ability to offer a complete supply assurance guarantee – and a contingency plan if all else fails. One of unexpected results of this recently was being awarded part of the contract to manufacture the new Explorer decoder. Besides moulding the various components, the contract involves assembly and supply of the units in readyfor-operation mode. Complete production cells were required for assembly of the decoder units direct from the machines. Extensive audits of the plant were conducted by the client (to ensure that there is zero possibility of supply being interrupted) and the Froetek team were jubilant when they received the green light for this major contract recently.

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BRIEFS KAP reports 24% increase in operating profit DIVERSIFIED industrial group KAP Industrial Holdings, now the biggest player in the SA polymer industry since it acquired 100% of Safripol in January, increased operating profit by 24% to R1.1 billion for the six months to end December. KAP acquired 100% of Safripol for R4.1 billion in what KAP chief executive Gary Chaplin said was “a game changing transaction for KAP in terms of scale and in terms of establishing KAP in the chemical sector”. The group undertook a R1.5 billion rights offer in November to partly help with the acquisition of Safripol, which manufactures polypropylene and high density polyethylene used to manufacture plastic injection and blow-moulded products. “Safripol is similar to our Hosaf operations in terms of its business model and the products manufactured by Safripol are complementary to those produced by Hosaf,” said Chaplin. The rise in profits saw operating margins continuing to improve to 12.3% from 11%. The group said cash flow from operations increased 27%, supported by earnings growth and improved working capital management. KAP also reported a 10% increase in revenue to R9 billion, up from R8.2 billion reported in 2015.

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Safripol PP, HD manufacturer better suited to KAP’s manufacturing style IT WAS a virtual who’s who in WKH FRQYHUWRUV ]RR DW WKH RI¿ FLDO launch of the ‘new’ Safripol recently, following the Sasolburg material manufacturer’s purchase by KAP Holdings. The R4,1-billion transaction was completed late last year and KAP took over as the new owner on 3 January. Violins were playing (electric ones actually) at the cocktail function at Monte Good state Casino in February to mark what, for of plant may the industry, was have helped an auspicious KAP decide occasion. Gone are the venture capital funds and KAP group, which also owns PET manufacturer Hosaf, is out-andout a manufacturing business and looks to be fully committed to the success of

Safripol and obviously, with the scale of its investment in the industry, of the plastics converting sector in the region. But the speeches were kept short and Leigh Pollard, CEO of KAP Chemicals, and hence in charge of both Hosaf and Safripol, appears to not seek the spotlight unduly. This statement The two lovely violinists from the group Musses put on a fabulous show on the night

Skyland opens in Gauteng SKYLAND Masterbatch & Polymers of Durban has opened a depot and sales office in Midrand, marking its active entry to the Gauteng office. A manufacturer of colour masterbatch as well as black and white masterbatch at its plants in Chatsworth and Prospecton respectively, Skyland has recently installed additional extrusion capacity which has increased output by over 100 tons a month (colour). Established in 2003, Skyland is run by Bruce Naidoo and is now expanding from its base in KZN to supply customers nationally. Its lab is operated at the Silverglen site. 18

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Leigh Pollard of KAP Holdings, CEO of the KAP Chemicals group into which Safripol now falls, and Bernhard Mahl, head of sales for Safripol as well as the other companies in the KAP Chemicals business, will be steering the course ahead for Safripol in its new role as part of the KAP-Steinhoff group

Guests at the event at Monte Casino in Fourways included Johnny Neri of Safripol, Kenny van Rooyen of Hall Longmore, Andre de Ruyter of Nampak, Bernhard, David Drew of Boxmore Plastics and Stephen Woolven of Hosaf

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Safripol has been manufacturing HDPE at Sasolburg since 1972 and PP since 1996. Today it has a capacity of 180 000 tons p/a of HD and 130 000 tpa of PP. The plant and the site has been well maintained and many of the approximate 250-strong workforce have been with the company since 1999 and before. That year the business was bought by Dow Chemical Company from the Hoechst group, which established the plant originally. It was bought from Dow in 2007 by a consortium including members of Safripol’s management team, ABSA and Thebe Investments. KAP has purchased the shares of all the previous joint owners

needs to be judged with caution as just one pressman and one photographer were present at the pleasant event at a patio lounge amidst the impressive gardens at Monte. However, Pollard did add that: “We don’t buy businesses, we buy people,� which is no doubt correct as Safripol possesses

a long-serving and committed staff complement. The thing that did, however, possibly encourage KAP to make up its mind was the state of the Safripol plant at Sasolburg, which although relatively old, has been well maintained. The plant (as well as those of Sasol and Hosaf) is effectively a national asset

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and the likelihood of another plant of similar scale being constructed in South Africa is extremely unlikely, at this stage or in the foreseeable future. “We don’t buy anything where there aren’t barriers to entry,� added Pollard, which quite clearly is the case here. Safripol head of sales Bernhard Mahl also got through his speech in record time. “We are happy to be part of KAP group and look forward to playing a bigger role as part of the KAP industrial complex,� said Mahl. Rather than lofty statements and promises, the ‘new’ Safripol seems to be leaning the way of letting the quality of its material and reliability of supply do the talking.

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Margot and Joe Viana of Vee Plastics of Roodepoort, in the company’s new plant which is IDU ODUJHU DQG RIIHUV EHWWHU À RZ than Vee’s previous premises

Roodepoort injection moulder moves seamlessly into custom-designed plant own design department and is hence able to manage the JOHANNESBURG injection moulder Vee Plastics has complete process from design to delivery. moved into far larger premises, a 3500m² factory, in what 0DUJRW 9LDQD -RHÂśV ZLIH LV WKH FRPSDQ\ÂśV Âż QDQFLDO must be the biggest step yet for Vee proprietor Joe Viana manager, meaning that the checks and balances are in and his team ‌ but also one of the most satisfying as it has SODFH DQG WKH RIÂż FH LV UXQQLQJ VPRRWKO\ greatly eased space pressure. Joe’s style has been to spend most of the The move over the summer holidays was a day in the factory, involved in what is really short one: from one building to another at the a never-ending process of plant and process same site owned jointly with partner business Manages optimization – which is probably one of the Calibre Plastics at Stormill, Roodepoort. entire process hallmarks of successful plastics converting all It was a relatively simple process, as the from design to over the world. The design of the new Vee plant company’s injection moulding and CNC follows an extended axis with the toolroom at machines were literally moved over one by delivery one end and the injection department adjacent one and switched on sequentially. The big WR WKH RIÂż FHV DW WKH RWKHU ZLWK PDWHULDOV DQG advantage for Joe was that with the help of stores in between. There is room for expansion too. Heinrich Sullwald and Bernd Meyer of Calibre Plastics, he Vee has modernized its plant on an on-going basis and was able to design the new plant from scratch and put his replaced its entire bank of injection machines over the past few two decades-plus experience to what is one of the ultimate years with a complete range of energy-saving machines. It now tests for any convertor, that of designing a plant that best operates a series of machines from 60 to 800 ton clamp force, suits the company’s needs. allowing it to manufacture both complex and large products. Joe is a tool and die maker by trade and completed an “It also goes without saying that if it was not for all our informal apprenticeship at Calibre. He started Vee Plastics dedicated staff that put in extra hours – and through the grace in 1999, operating from premises owned by Calibre on the of God – that we would not be where we are today. We would opposite side of Ratchet Avenue. Vee Plastics has grown also like to thank all our loyal customers for believing and steadily since. A custom moulder, the company operates sticking with us through all these years,â€? said Joe. its own toolroom and also handles its own transport with its neatly branded Vee Plastics vehicles. It also operates its

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Ford tests large scale 3D printing Parts printed are lighter and may KHOS LPSURYH IXHO HIÂż FLHQF\ FOR D Motor Company in the USA is exploring how large one-piece auto parts, like car spoilers, could be printed for prototyping and future production vehicles, DV WKH Âż UVW DXWRPDNHU WR SLORW WKH 6WUDWDV\V ,QÂż QLWH %XLOG ' SULQWHU Capable of printing car parts of practically any shape or length, the 6WUDWDV\V ,QÂż QLWH %XLOG V\VWHP FRXOG EH D breakthrough for vehicle manufacturing, SURYLGLQJ D PRUH HIÂż FLHQW DQG DIIRUGDEOH way to produce tooling, prototype parts, or components at low volumes, like Ford Performance vehicles, RU IRU SHUVRQDOL]HG FDU SDUWV Âł:LWK WKH ,QÂż QLWH %XLOG WHFKQRORJ\ ZH DUH QRZ DEOH WR SULQW ODUJH WRROV Âż [WXUHV DQG FRPSRQHQWV PDNLQJ XV PRUH QLPEOH in design iterations,â€? said Ellen Lee, Ford technical leader for DGGLWLYH PDQXIDFWXULQJ UHVHDUFK Âł:HÂśUH H[FLWHG WR KDYH HDUO\ DFFHVV WR 6WUDWDV\VÂś QHZ WHFKQRORJ\ LQ RUGHU WR KHOS VWHHU WKH development of large scale printing for automotive applications DQG UHTXLUHPHQWV ´ 7KH QHZ ' SULQW V\VWHP LV ORFDWHG DW )RUGÂśV 5HVHDUFK DQG ,QQRYDWLRQ &HQWHU LQ 'HDUERUQ 0LFKLJDQ $V ' SULQWLQJ EHFRPHV LQFUHDVLQJO\ HIÂż FLHQW DQG DIIRUGDEOH companies are employing this emerging technology for manufacturing applications in everything from aerospace, WR HGXFDWLRQ WR PHGLFLQH :LGHU DGRSWLRQ LQ ' SULQWLQJ KDV been driven by recent technology advances, new areas of application and government support, according to Global ,QGXVWU\ $QDO\VWV ,QF %\ WKH JOREDO PDUNHW IRU ' SULQWLQJ LV H[SHFWHG WR UHDFK ELOOLRQ WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ UHSRUWHG ,Q WKH IXWXUH ' SULQWLQJ FRXOG KDYH LPPHQVH EHQHÂż WV for automotive production, including the ability to produce OLJKWHU ZHLJKW SDUWV ZKLFK PD\ KHOS LPSURYH IXHO HIÂż FLHQF\ $ ' SULQWHG VSRLOHU IRU LQVWDQFH PD\ ZHLJK OHVV WKDQ KDOI RI LWV PHWDO FDVW HTXLYDOHQW $GGLWLRQDOO\ ' SULQWLQJ LV D PRUH FRVW HIÂż FLHQW ZD\ WR produce parts only needed at low volumes, like prototypes and VSHFLDOL]HG SDUWV IRU UDFHFDUV )XUWKHU )RUG DOVR PD\ XVH WKH WHFKQRORJ\ WR PDNH ODUJHU SULQWHG WRROLQJ DQG Âż [WXUHV DV ZHOO DV SHUVRQDOL]HG FRPSRQHQWV IRU FXVWRPHUV How it works 6SHFLÂż FDWLRQV IRU WKH SDUW DUH WUDQVIHUUHG IURP WKH FRPSXWHU DLGHG GHVLJQ SURJUDP WR WKH SULQWHUÂśV FRPSXWHU ZKLFK DQDO\]HV WKH GHVLJQ 7KHQ WKH GHYLFH JRHV WR ZRUN SULQWLQJ one layer of material at a time –in this case, plastic –and then JUDGXDOO\ VWDFNLQJ WKH OD\HUV LQWR D Âż QLVKHG ' REMHFW When the system detects that the raw material or supply material canister is empty, a robotic arm automatically replaces 22

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Inkulu Plastics now boasts six lines – including the new 250-ton and 630-ton high speed machines, with a total capacity of 1000 tons a month

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Quality Pipe Manufacturers of HDPE pipe Think big, “Inkuluâ€? is Gabriel Reddy’s motto, who started the new pipe manufacturing business Inkulu Plastic 3LSHV LQ +DPPDUVGDOH .=1 $QG VHOOLQJ LW PLQG \RX 7KH ÂżUVW SLSHV SURGXFHG DW KLV QHZ FRPSDQ\ ZHQW GLUHFWO\ IURP PDFKLQH WR WKH EDFN RI WKH GHOLYHU\ WUXFN Âą ZLWKRXW HYHQ WRXFKLQJ WKH IDFWRU\ Ă€RRU Inkulu Plastic Pipes leased a 3440m2 factory in Hammarsdale. Inkulu Plastic Pipes has not looked back since, and the machines DUH QRZ UXQQLQJ 7KH FRPSDQ\ KDV DOVR DFTXLUHG 6$%6 FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ *DEULHOÂśV WKLUG PDFKLQH DUULYHG LQ $XJXVW *DEULHO believes in always making a plan and satisfying his clients and keeping them happy. His success is due to the support and the good wishes of his very loyal customers and suppliers. Products include: HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) Pipes, LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) Pipes, PP (Polypropylene) Pipes and Fabricated Fittings

Contact us: Unit 6B Coveway Industrial Park, Hammersdale, 3700 | Tel: 031 736 1055/56 | Fax: 031 736 1054 Gabriel: 084 446 6384 | Nikieta: 083 229 7161 | Email: gabriel@inkuluplastics.co.za | www.inkuluplastics.co.za

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ranging from 16mm to 1200mm, from pressure nominal PN4 up to PN25. Our current manufacturing range is from 16mm to 630mm,� said Gabriel. ,QNXOX 3ODVWLFV KDV LQYHVWHG in a modern pipe granulator that enables the company to take total FRQWURO RI DOO ¿ UVW JHQHUDWLRQ +'3( produced in-house. Inkulu can then VXFFHVVIXOO\ FODLP WKDW RQO\ YLUJLQ HDPE pipe grade material passes through all its extruders. Gabriel said the company had also started manufacturing polypropylene hot water pipes as well as telecommunication RSWLF ¿ EUH +'3( SLSHV

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INKULU Plastics in KZN is expanding rapidly and recently commissioned two new pipe extrusion lines, bringing the plant’s capacity to 1 000 tons a month. “We celebrated our second birthday in February and are continuing to grow from strength to strength,â€? said Gabriel R eddy, Inkulu Plastics’ owner. The company now boasts six lines –including the new 250-ton and 630-ton high speed machines, IXOO WLPH PHPEHUV RI VWDII DQG Âż YH GHOLYHU\ YHKLFOHV WKDW FRYHU 6RXWK $IULFD and Lesotho. Inkulu Plastics was started by Gabriel in 2014. With Gabriel’s more than 30

D[LV PDFKLQLQJ centre boosts capacity SOUTH Africa-based self-lubricated bearings and manufacturer VescoPlastics, will be able to machine custom components faster and easier thanks to the introduction of a new 5-axis computernumerically-controlled (CNC) machining centre at its factory in Virginia, Free State. The state-of-the-art Haas VF-11 machining centre has a 3 000mm travel and allows the cutting tool to move across the X, Y and Z linear axes and the workpiece to tilt and to rotate in any direction. Among the many applications that it may be used on is in the machining of daggerboard casings for high technology sailing boats that are used DV DQ DOWHUQDWLYH WR Âż [HG NHHOV RQ catamarans, for performance boat builders. Other complicated machining jobs are also to be carried out. “The machining centre will allow us to complete complex projects quickly and accurately,â€? said VescoPlastics chairperson Dr Jean-Patrick Leger. “It will also save manufacturing time because components do not need to be transferred EHWZHHQ PDFKLQHV IRU Âż QLVKLQJ ´ The company provides extensive machining services and has the largest machine shop in the Free State, with 60 computer numerically controlled lathes and machining centres, and numerous large conventional lathes that are capable of machining bushings up to 3 000mm in diameter. VescoPlastics has warehouses in Johannesburg, Texas, the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand, with stocking distributors in Argentina, Australia and Singapore. Leger’s SABS-approved and ISO 9001-accredited company boasts a staff of 71, 25 of whom are employed in the sales and administration divisions, with 46 in manufacturing. The arrival of the 5-axis CNC machining centre at VescoPlastics in Virginia, Free State

APVF secures The addition of SIMONA’s quality products, PP, PVDF, ECTFE and PE complete the already extensive range of products in APVF’s stable

6XSHULRU SURFHVV HQJLQHHULQJ PHHWV ¿ UVW FODVV FRQVXOWLQJ VHUYLFHV IN just under three years, African Pipes, Valves and Fittings (APVF) has grown into a dominant force as a one-stop supplier of every type of engineered and thermoplastic pipeline and sheeting system. Being appointed the exclusive agent for the German company, SIMONA AG, is an acknowledgment of the high esteem for APVF’s technical competence and ability to stock and service diverse markets. The addition of SIMONA’s quality products, PP, PVDF, ECTFE and PE

complete the already extensive range of products in APVF’s stable. These LQFOXGH 39& SUHVVXUH YDOYHV DQG ¿ WWLQJV of the highest quality from Italian and Spanish suppliers, PE Electro-fusion and %XWW :HOG ¿ WWLQJV IURP 3ODVWLWDOLD DQG FRPSUHVVLRQ ¿ WWLQJV IURP (XURSH APVF also represent internationally acclaimed SAFI Valves, a superior high spec industrial and mining valve producer whose quality products are widely used internationally in gas and chemical applications. >>>

Manufacturing grants to WDUJHW VHFWRUV QRW À UPV GOOD news for South African manufacturers is that the Department of Trade and Industry has redesigned its manufacturing competitiveness enhancement programme so the extension of grants will target strategic sectors rather than individual PDQXIDFWXUHUV RQ D ¿ UVW FRPH ¿ UVW served basis as in the past. The programme took effect on 1 April and will prioritise the labourintensive sectors of agroprocessing and agriculture, as well as downstream manufacturers exposed to the metals sector, which has been hard hit by the global glut of steel and drop in commodity production. The department will offer lowinterest loans in addition to grants to manufacturers in general for them to use for competitiveness-enhancing investments. The old manufacturing competitiveness-enhancement programme also had two elements, loans and grants. But, it became so 24

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oversubscribed that at one stage the department had to close the door on new applications. The re-engineering is in line with the World Bank’s recommendation in its economic update on SA that the government direct income tax incentives towards sectors that attract investment and create jobs. It noted that the income tax incentives aimed at promoting industrial development had QRW \LHOGHG D VLJQLÂż FDQW UHDOORFDWLRQ of private capital towards industrial sectors, nor boosted industrial employment as expected. “Since 2012, capital went to sectors such as mining, electricity, transport and other services that recorded a decline in their capital productivity and away from sectors recording increases in capital productivity such as agriculture, manufacturing, construction, trade DQG Âż QDQFH WKXV UHGXFLQJ DYHUDJH capital productivity,â€? said World Bank programme leader Sebastien Dessus.

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SIMONA agency for Southern Africa More recently, APVF have achieved huge success with their venture into importing and supplying high quality stainless steel and nickel plated metal valves, all of which meet strict international standards. From its wide distribution footprint, with stockholding EUDQFKHV LQ WKH ¿ YH PDMRU FHQWHUV $39) is able to deliver to any South African destination within 24 hours. SIMONA AG is a world leader in the manufacture of thermoplastic products, with production facilities and sales RI¿ FHV DURXQG WKH JOREH ,WV SRUWIROLR of 35,000+items represents one of the most extensive and diverse product ranges worldwide. Annual production exceeds 100 000 tons. SIMONA’s product portfolio includes VHPL ¿ QLVKHG SURGXFWV SLSHV DQG ¿ WWLQJV DV ZHOO DV ¿ QLVKHG SDUWV 7KH UDQJH RI VHPL ¿ QLVKHG SURGXFWV FRQVLVWV

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BRIEFS Ampa restarts ‌ did it ever really leave? TO THE surprise of just about everyone (well, everyone in the plastic sheet market), AMPA Group has restarted – just a few months after it closed its doors. AMPA group CEO Trevor Zulberg said he had “bought Ampa back myself and we will be opening our doors on the 3rd of Aprilâ€? and that indeed is what happened. The business is however a new entity, advised Zulberg. Production restarted at the company LQ (ODQGVIRQWHLQ RQ WKH Âż UVW 0RQGD\ of April and interesting times lie ahead.

M&S at standstill after XTIV\ Æ WWL M & S PLASTICS, the large drum DQG 39& À RRU WLOH PDQXIDFWXUHU is at a standstill after its plant was À RRGHG LQ 1RYHPEHU ODVW \HDU The company’s plant in Edendale 5RDG (GHQYDOH ZDV À RRGHG DIWHU an adjacent canal blocked during a torrential Highveld downpour. Apart from damage to the blow and injection moulding machines, VWRUHV DQG RI¿ FHV ZHUH DIIHFWHG and the decision was taken to cease production and lodge an insurance claim. There are some parallels to the situation at East Rand Plastics in 2013, when that business’s print KDOO ZDV UDYDJHG E\ ¿ UH DQG DOVR resulted in an insurance claim being lodged. That was a substantial claim estimated at over R50-millon, and the M&S claim is understood to be higher. Although the ERP claim was resolved, it took over two years for the process to unfold. Part of the reason for the delay appears to be that insurers can struggle particularly ZLWK WKH ¾ORVV RI SUR¿ Wœ DVSHFW RI VXFK claims, where exact cost and revenue ¿ JXUHV FDQ EH GLI¿ FXOW WR GHWHUPLQH M&S has been one of SA’s top large drum manufacturers and also a OHDGLQJ SOD\HU LQ WKH À RRU WLOH PDUNHW YLD LWV VXEVLGLDU\ 3ODVWLÀ RU

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Venture’s venture at Kwikot works out, starts new plant Now busy establishing second injection plant machine at the Kwikot site on an VENTURE Plastics has achieved an ‘in-plant’ basis. The machine allowed unusual feat: moving almost its entire for production to be increased hugely, injection moulding plant to one of producing up to 800 trays a day, its major customers, making it fully an almost 10-fold increase on the operational in just a few months, then previous process. Over 40 people selling the business to the customer had been employed in the sintering ‌ and returning to install an almost activity and all were hence redeployed entirely new injection plant at its own at Kwikot. Besides that, the transport premises. and packaging components from the This was the surprising outcome for Geoff Watson and the team at Venture. Venture site had also been removed from the cost equation. The Wadeville company has been in The entity created for this activity, operation for 30 years (started 1987), the suitably named KV Products so the recent deal was the culmination (Kwikot Venture of considerable Products), expanded experience. By now The machine activities steadily and Geoff – who has allowed for within a short period all been involved in the production to be Venture’s machines that industry even since were currently being 1971 – knows a thing increased hugely, used to manufacture or two and one of producing up to geyser components his main strategies 800 trays a day, were relocated to is to commit fully to Boksburg. More recently, supporting customers, an almost 10-fold Geoff found his visits which mostly results in increase on the to KVP were becoming FRQÂż GHQFH JURZLQJ previous process less necessary and That was indeed suggested that he sell the case with Kwikot, his share in the venture to Kwikot the hot water systems supplier in (which has since been bought by Boksburg which Watson had been the Electrolux group of Sweden in a supplying for about 40 years. Kwikot $221-million transaction). Sums were had been manufacturing hot water done and Geoff exited the scene, after F\OLQGHU RYHUĂ€ RZ WUD\V LQ D VLQWHULQJ the farewell party – which was itself process, a labour-intensive method a rare tribute in these days of intense using LLDPE powders. Venture competition. offered to create and manage a joint Back at the Venture site in Makriel venture to injection mould these Road, Geoff and his management team large items (up to 1600mm long with – including general manager Steve wall thicknesses of just 3mm) and in Coetzer, operations manager Hilton 2014 installed a 1800-ton Ferromatik

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Venture goes forth – Geoff Watson (second from left) with the Venture Plastics management team, ops manager Hilton Sacks, GM Steve Coetzer and admin manager Yvette de Kock and most of the Wadeville convertor’s long-serving production team at the machines

Sacks and admin manager vYette de Kock – were fully aware of the need to support their remaining customers, so the whole process started again. A similar number of machines, also mainly G ‘ otty’ units from machine supplier SES, have been installed, and more are on their way.

But injection moulding is not eVnture Plastics’ sole activity:it is one of the PRVW GLYHUVLÂż HG FRQYHUWRUV LQ *DXWHQJ having started life with its Q ‘Cart’ medical exchange carts (that are now considered generic), running blow moulding and vacuum forming too. It is also expanding

into adjacent premises where, wait for it, WKH FRPSDQ\ LV QRZ UH LQYROYHG LQ SURÂż OH extrusion as well. This is all in the way of s“ upporting our existing customersâ€?says the calm Watson. www.ventureplastics.co.za APRIL / MAY 2017

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TPU manufacturer Change in market required a change in focus KASODUR has been chasing the sun ‌ but not to get a tan. The polyurethane manufacturer needs warm, dry conditions for the curing of the range of polyurethane materials it manufactures. With the production of thermoplastic PUs being its main activity, until recently at least, Kasodur has moved from Durban, where it was originally based, to Clanwilliam in the Cederberg in the Western Cape and then to Parow in Cape Town before settling in nicely at Wellington, about 80kms from Cape Town, where it’s all come together. Kasodur manufactures a range of Kasothan TPU materials as well as adhesives. Wellington offers suitable weather, infrastructure and proximity to market, so Alan and Dale Richards, the father-and-son team at Kasodur, with colleague and fellow VKDUHKROGHU /HV 6SDUNV ZHUH DW ¿ UVW YHU\ FRQWHQW WR KDYH found a suitable situation to conduct their business. But they had no sooner settled in at their Boland premises than the market began to shift. Warning signs that the TPU market was undergoing change turned to reality, and part of the Kasodur challenge was that they were offering their Kasothan grades at a price advantage. They were surprised that TPU customers seemed locked in to the higher prices of imported materials, even though the Kasodur team believed their TPUs were at least on a quality par with the imported materials. Where downward pressure on price is standard in the markets for virtually all other polymer materials, it appears polyurethanes users

Besides the range of Kasothan TPU materials supplied to market, Kasodur also manufactures cast PU products such as moulds for the production of cobbles and pavers (left) as well as for items where highly detailed textured surfaces are required (right) in this case for the casting of simulated stone VXUIDFH Âż QLVK SURGXFWV VXFK DV WLOHV .DVRGXU RSHUDWRU 1LFKRODV 6RPDZRQJD DQG SURGXFWLRQ GLUHFWRU /HV 6SDUNV VKRZ WKH Âż QH GHWDLO WKDW FDQ EH DFKLHYHG

distrust lower priced options. Besides that, and probably even more seriously, it also began to appear that the local TPU market was shrinking. The main portion of the South Africa’s estimated consumption of 1300 tons p/a of TPU goes into the production of screens for the mining sector, and with the commodities boom over – at least for the time being – demand from the mines was on the way down. The Kasodur team needed to come up with solutions, and quickly. Fortunately for the company, the installed FDSDFLW\ DQG VWDQGDUG DQG À H[LELOLW\ RI WKH PDFKLQHU\ DW WKH

Ferromatik becomes member SES cc fully supports the brand in South Africa THE Ferromatik company name has long been one of the best known in the plastics and rubber injection moulding sector. Recently Ferromatik was transitioned to a product brand name under the Milacron umbrella of product brands. In the early years of the South African plastics industry, what were then known as KlĂśckner Ferromatik machines, were widely used around the country and were a virtual benchmark for reliability. Originally a German business, Ferromatik continued to produce a range of injection machines, including those with the name KlĂśckner Ferromatik, during its cooperation with KlĂśckner & Co Trading. A steel distributor established in 1906, KlĂśckner became involved as the early injection moulding machines, from the 1950s, used large amounts of steel. But time moved on, KlĂśckner exited and the Ferromatik business was taken over by Milacron LLC, headquartered in the USA. At this point, Milacron had been in the plastics industry for many years, originally offering Cincinnati Milacron injection machines. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Milacron is now a major global scale group with wide ranging interests in the injection 28

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moulding, blow moulding and extrusion machine manufacturing and hot runner systems and controllers, mould technologies and À XLG WHFKQRORJLHV 0LODFURQ WHFKQRORJLHV DUH XVHG LQ DHURVSDFH automotive, construction, electronics, packaging, medical sectors and more. Milacron builds injection moulding machines in the USA, Germany, Czech Republic, India and China. The Ferromatik-Series branded machine, a high speed hybrid machine currently manufactured in Germany, will soon be manufactured in Milacron’s new state-of-the art facility in the Czech Republic. Milacron all-electric machines also include the aptly name Elektra, Elektron and Powerpak. Milacron in South Africa Users are also able to select machines from the respective Milacron manufacturing centres (USA, Germany, Czech Republic, India and China) which offer different technology features – and different pricing. The choice to position manufacturing internationally by Milacron was clearly driven by the fact that these countries are also the major users of injection machinery. Although a fairly large number of Milacron machines come into South Africa, this is but a tiny percentage

Kasodur now offers TPEs, TPRs Wellington plant gave the opportunity to diversify. The market had shifted to thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and thermoplastic rubbers (TPRs). With a large portion of these materials being imported, there was some scope IRU ORFDO PDQXIDFWXUH 8VLQJ WKHLU HVWDEOLVKHG H[SHUWLVH LQ 738 GDWLQJ back to 1991, Kasodur had no problem adjusting its formulations and machine settings. Plus, its investment in a new underwater die face cutter/pelletising/ extrusion line meant there was hardly a hiccup in the transition. At last, some payback for the commitment to quality Alan and Dale Richards of Kasodur in the company’s compounding plant in Wellington. Kasodur systems. moved to the Boland town because ambient conditions (hot and dry, most of the time) were Over successive years, Kasodur has suitable for PU processing, but it has evolved steadily and now also produces TPEs and TPRs for hence added TPEs and TPRs to its range a wide range of applications of materials and it now has a range of parts, handles ‌ the list goes on and on. RSWLRQV IRU YLUWXDOO\ HYHU\ DSSOLFDWLRQ ZKHUH À H[LELOLW\ LV Specialised sales is hence essential in this market UHTXLUHG <RX QHHG WR EH À H[LEOH LQ EXVLQHVV DQG .DVRGXU LV and Kasodur has been working with Greg Daniel of KMA now doing that seriously. 0DUNHWLQJ D YHWHUDQ RI WKH 735 39& À H[LEOH PDWHULDOV These materials are used in an extremely wide range market, which has enabled it to become increasingly of applications, in many cases in uses which are seldom competitive in the market. noticed, such as bearings and seals, connectors, conveyor www.kasodur.co.za

of the Milacron family performance and output per capital. Preform moulds are also produced by Milacron group, which now also owns Mold-Masters as well as DME, a manufacturer of a range of mould components and industrial supplies, The result of this is that the Milacron group is now also a major supplier of injection moulding equipment PDQXIDFWXUHG DW LWV Âż YH PDLQ SURGXFWLRQ FHQWHUV LQ *HUPDQ\ 86$ &]HFK Republic, China and India. Whether it is the old Klockner Ferromatik, Cincinnati Milacron, Ferromatik Milacron or the new Milacron, the brand remains very strong and SES cc has positioned itself around this brand. SES cc fully supports the brand in South Africa with parts and technical on-site service.

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Milacron was going to reduce the range of machines it produces in Germany, but subsequently decided to keep the K-TEC, Vittesse and Elektra machines together with the high speed Hybrid Ferromatik-Series. The variety of machines to choose from is incredible,â€? said Anton. Each manufacturing centre specialises in machines ranging from clean room medical applications, high speed packaging, housewares, general moulding and large Milacron Maxima G, 2 platen machines up to 4400 tons. A number of convertors have also recently opted for Milacron’s PET preform machines. The ‘PET Series’ machines come in a variety of sizes. 7KH Ă€ DJVKLS 0 3(7 PDFKLQH IURP 86$ is based on the fast Ferromatik toggle clamp and newly designed two stage injection units. This system focuses on

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of the group’s global sales. In South Africa, Milacron machines are supplied by SES cc – Seidel Electronic Systems in Wadeville, Johannesburg and users are able to select from a wide DUUD\ RI KLJK HIÂż FLHQF\ PDFKLQH RSWLRQV Karl Seidel and Anton Nel of SES cc are men who take the performance of the machines they supply very seriously and their business thus offers comprehensive back-up for all operational machines around the country. According to Anton, the machines built in India are very popular in South Africa, offering a good price-performance ratio. Machine manufacture in India is operated to Milacron standards, and the bulk of componentry comes from Germany too. “The rumour published in an international article suggested that

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High Impact Plastics Secures SA distribution rights for both Covestro & Roeber Kunststoffe A NEW plastic sheet supplier has entered the SA market, High Impact Plastics, and in just eight short months has secured the South African distribution rights for both Covestro and Roeber Kunststoffe products. High Impact Plastics was established in September last year by Robert and Fouzia Bie. Robert, ex-AMPA Group general manager, has held YDULRXV Âż QDQFLDO GLUHFWRUVKLS DQG management positions. Fouzia, who has a background in IT, handles the FRPSDQ\ÂśV ÂľEDFN RIÂż FHÂś RSHUDWLRQV AMPA Group closed its doors in November last year, taking with it the popular Modek brand of IBR

polycarbonate roof sheeting. Fouzia and Robert had always wanted to run their own business and, after 30 years in the corporate environment, circumstances aligned to DOORZ WKHP WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ 7KHLU Âż UVW big opportunity was being awarded a distribution agreement by Covestro. “The agreement gives us distribution rights for Makrolon multi-wall polycarbonate sheets, MakrolonÂŽ solid polycarbonate sheets, VivakÂŽ PETg sheets and Bayblend sheets. Makrolon is the original polycarbonate and a world famous brand, but has not been represented in South Africa for a number of years. We saw this as a

huge opportunity and were delighted when Covestro agreed to allow us to be their partner in South Africa,â€? explained Robert. “The Makrolon brand has been incredibly well received in South Africa as a high quality product at a competitive price. In particular we have customers in various markets that have been very enthusiastic to partner with Makrolon. These markets include polycarbonate burglar bars, windows for the railways and safety visors,â€? he added. High Impact Plastics received its Âż UVW FRQWDLQHU RI 0DNURORQ PXOWL ZDOO polycarbonate in mid-September. The

Roeber Kunststoffe distribution agreement for High Impact Plastics High quality polycarbonate IBR sheeting solutions across Southern Africa ROEBER Kunststoffe, a leading European extrusion company, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with High Impact Plastics of Johannesburg for WKH GLVWULEXWLRQ RI LWV SURÂż OHG SRO\FDUERQDWH URRI VKHHWLQJ in Southern Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Roeber will PDQXIDFWXUH SURÂż OHG SRO\FDUERQDWH URRI VKHHWLQJ IRU +LJK Impact Plastics in Germany. High impact Plastics which was established in July 2016 will be Roeber Kunststoffe’s exclusive distributor for Southern Africa. The tooling to manufacture polycarbonate IBR (inverted box ribs) sheets was manufactured in Switzerland and was completed in March 2017. The tool is now in Roeber Kunststoffe’s factory in Germany. Production is scheduled to begin in April 2017. “High Impact Plastics is committed to providing Southern Africa with high quality polycarbonate sheeting solutions across a number of markets,â€? said Fouzia Bie, 5RHEHU ZLOO PDQXIDFWXUH SURÂż OHG 3& URRI VKHHWLQJ IRU +LJK ,PSDFW 3ODVWLFV director of High Impact Plastics. DV 5RHEHUÂśV H[FOXVLYH GLVWULEXWRU IRU 6RXWKHUQ $IULFD 7KH WRROLQJ WR PDQXIDFWXUH SRO\FDUERQDWH ,%5 LQYHUWHG ER[ ULE VKHHWV ZDV GXH IRU “Roeber Kunststoffe is the ideal partner as they operate FRPSOHWLRQ E\ HQG 0DUFK DQG SURGXFWLRQ LV VFKHGXOHG WR FRPPHQFH LQ $SULO D Âż UVW FODVV SURGXFWLRQ IDFLOLW\ LQ *HUPDQ\ ZLWK D NH\ competence in technical excellence. This will allow us to ORW LQ WKH VHJPHQW RI SURÂż OHG SRO\FDUERQDWH URRI VKHHWLQJ LQ provide the Southern African market with polycarbonate this very exciting new market for us.â€? IBR roof sheeting of the highest quality at a competitive The distribution agreement may be expanded with price point. All the sheets distributed in Southern Africa are additional products and territories in the future. backed by the manufacturer’s 10-year warranty,â€? she added. Roeber supplies the DIY and wholesaler markets with Markus Roeber, CEO of the Roeber Kunststoffe, said SURÂż OHG DQG PXOWL ZDOO VKHHW PDQXIDFWXUHG IURP 300$ his company was “happy to enter the market in Southern DFU\OLF DQG 3& SRO\FDUERQDWH DV ZHOO DV Ă€ RRU SURWHFWLRQ Africa with such a competent and experienced partner. High mats from PC and PET. It employs more than 60 people Impact Plastics’ skills and market knowledge will help us a across its European operations. 30 APRIL / MAY 2017

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Continental Compounders’ PP range grows rapidly PP range sees growth at expenses of imported products

The compounding system at the Continental Compounders plant in Westmead is running a variety of PP grades

Continental has also invested VLJQLÂż FDQWO\ LQ LWV ODERUDWRU\ DQG technical facilities and boasts one of the most comprehensive polymer testing services in the country. “This facility ensures that we can develop and test compounds in Africa for Africa to ensure that as a country, we engineer our future together,â€? George added. www.compounders.co.za

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we are looking to supply locally compounded materials to the rest of the African market,â€? said CEO George Dimond. Continental Compounders’ range RI 1\ORQ 3$ FRPSRXQGV LV DOVR growing well, and the company FDQ VXSSO\ 3$ 3$ RU 3$ blends. In line with the PP range, these SURGXFWV FDQ EH JODVV Âż OOHG XS WR ZLWK )5 +))5 DQG 89 DGGLWLYHV “Unfortunately not all polymers are locally manufactured, and as such we have to LPSRUW RXU 1\ORQ EDVH SRO\PHU +RZHYHU we are still adding value locally, and all our locally compounded products will replace imported compounds,â€? George said.

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JUST over a year ago, Continental Compounders installed and commissioned its engineering polymers compounding line. In that time the range of polypropylene grades it is VXSSO\LQJ KDV JURZQ VLJQLÂż FDQWO\ DQG almost exclusively at the expense of imported products. Westmead, KZN-based Continental Compounders’ PP range now includes PLQHUDO Âż OOHG XS WR RU JODVV Âż OOHG XS WR SURGXFWV ZLWK )5 +))5 DQG UV additives as required. “We are immensely proud to be DEOH WR VD\ WKDW ZH EHQHÂż WWLQJ 6RXWK Africans with South African resources. And that this is just the beginning as

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In-house recycling is integral for production at Wang on Fibres SOUTH African company Wang on Fibres, headquartered in Krugersdorp, specialises in the manufacturing of durable polypropylene packaging and PP woven plastic bags. The fact that the company now has 400 full-time employees and produces up to 12 million plastic bags every month is an indication of the success it has achieved since it was founded 32 years ago. Its customers range from small businesses to famous EUDQG QDPH PDQXIDFWXUHUV LQ WKH ¿HOGV of agriculture, food and mining. Prompted by its constant growth and production volume, Wang on Fibres decided to integrate recycling into its production process and took a forwardlooking approach when deciding which recycling technology to use. An INTAREMA 1007 TVEplus, made by Austrian machine manufacturer Erema, is used to process what is currently clean and lightly printed in-house waste. “As a business owner, I want to DFKLHYH WKH JUHDWHVW GHJUHH RI ÀH[LELOLW\ possible. We decided to purchase the INTAREMA TVEplus, because, depend-

ing on its availability, we will be able to process wetter and heavily printed input materials with it in the future,” said Lawrence Tong, CEO of Wang on Fibres. The proven principle of the TVEplus WHFKQRORJ\ ± WKDW LV PHOW ¿OWUDWLRQ XSVWUHDP RI H[WUXGHU GHJDVVLQJ ± LV RIWHQ used in combination with powerful triple degassing for hard-to-process materials such as heavily printed input material. Emphasising how pleased his company is with its decision, Lawrence added: “On average, we recycle 110 tonnes of input material a month and the new H[WUXGHU WHFKQRORJ\ KDV DOUHDG\ SURYHG its value here. In addition to Erema’s impressive engineering and machine performance, we are very happy with its service. With Relloy, we have found a reliable local partner who enables us WR DFKLHYH PD[LPXP HI¿FLHQF\ LQ RXU recycling process.” Plastics processing as a business driver in the region The economic success of Wang on Fibres is accompanied by a special corporate philosophy, that of strengthen-

Lawrence Tong, CEO and Pierre la Grange from Relloy

ing South Africa as a business location. Right from the start of its production chain, the company ensures that its raw mateULDO LV VRXUFHG H[FOXVLYHO\ LQ 6RXWK $IULFD In turn, the plastic packaging and woven plastic bags enable food and raw materials producers to offer their products to an international market. The company is currently looking into the option of adding the recycling of post-consumer plastic waste to its portfolio. “This would allow us to double our recycling quantity and process a further valuable source of raw materials in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way,” /DZUHQFH H[SODLQHG • Contact Wang on Fibres at +27 11 762 1037 APRIL / MAY 2017 35

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CHOOSE THE NUMBER ONE.

ROTATION 2017

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Good turnout at Rotation 2017 as roto sector shows resilience THE rotational moulding sector in the Southern African region has continued its upwards trajectory: material consumption for the period from March 2016 to endFebruary increased by 2.8% – a good sign in what has been a challenging market. 7KLV ZDV SRVLWLYH QHZV RQ WKH ¿ UVW day of the ARMSA Rotation 2017 conference held at the Kloofzicht Lodge on the West Rand in early March. The increase in material usage for the past year pales somewhat after far more impressive stats for the previous year (ended February 2016), when consumption increased by a whopping 16.4 percent. The region for which the stats are recorded includes South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique – in other

The panel – Speakers at Rotation 2017 included Dru Laws of Seljan Company (USA); Scott Waterman of Axel Plastics (USA); Bill Spenceley of Flexahopper (Canada); Rory Jones of LaPlastecnica (Australia); ARMSA chairman Wayne Wiid; Dhanu Patell of Reinhardt Roto Machines (India); Gareth McDowell of 493K (Northern Ireland), Clive Robertson of ACD 5RWRÀ R RI -RKDQQHVEXUJ -RKQ 7HOIRUG RI &DOFDPLWH RI 3UHWRULD DQG 5RJHU *RULV RI 36' 5RWRZRU[ RI %HOJLXP

words, the countries from which material is mainly sourced from South Africa. &ORVHU LQWHUSUHWDWLRQ RI WKH ¿ JXUHV however suggested that there was unusually high growth in the neighbouring states during the previous period and that was followed by slower

growth more recently, apparently due to challenges faced by roto moulders in those countries to obtain foreign currency. Analysis thus revealed that the sector in South Africa may have increased by as much as ten percent. Much of that increase appears to have stemmed from the water tank market. However, roto moulders around South

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H[WHQVLYH WHVWLQJ RI 5033 ZRUNLQJ ZLWK VRPH WRS (XURSHDQ URWR FRPSDQLHV and the material achieves a good balance EHWZHHQ VWLIIQHVV DQG WRXJKQHVV JRRG UHVLVWDQFH WR ORQJ WHUP FUHHS SLSH pressure test to ISO 21138and performed ZHOO LQ WDQN YDFXXP WHVWLQJ Potential for PP One of the main advantages of RMPP With the age-old problem of limited is that it has a higher heat material options for GHÀ HFWLRQ WHPSHUDWXUH rotational moulding (HDT) of 115° versus 55° Sector in SA may FRPSDQLHV 5RJHU IRU WKH //'3( SRZGHUV oris of PSD G have increased used traditionally. 5RWRZRU[ LQWURGXFHG $&' 5RWR)OR WKH turnover by the breakthrough DJHQW IRU 5RWRZRU[ LQ polypropylene material as much as 6XE 6DKDUDQ $IULFD RMPP 141. 10 percent is currently importing RMPP 141 has only natural and black recently been developed SRZGHU IRU LQLWLDO VWDUW XS and commercial quantities are just developments. ACD RotoFlo is currently becoming available. Polyprop has been having equipment to compound and mill DYDLODEOH IRU PDQ\ \HDUV REYLRXVO\ 33 PDQXIDFWXUHG DQG ZLOO EH DEOH WR but has not been suitable for roto supply trial quantities in the near future. moulding. The high cost of cryogenic Insights milling resulted in it being far too high The 70-plus delegates appreciated the LQ SULFH $QG DFFRUGLQJ WR 5RJHU WKH insights provided in the presentations by physical properties of grades offered up %LOO 6SHQFHOH\ RI )OH[DKRSSHU 3ODVWLFV RI WLOO QRZ KDYH QRW EHHQ JRRG ZLWK LPSDFW &DQDGD DQG -RKQ 7HOIRUG RI &DOFDPLWH strength (usually a strong point for PP) RI 3UHWRULD WKRXJK IURP VLJQL¿ FDQWO\ QRW VXI¿ FLHQW WR MXVWLI\ XVH different perspectives. %XW DOO WKDW DSSHDUV WR EH KLVWRU\ ZLWK Delegates at the Rotation conferences 5033 5RWRZRU[ KDV FRQGXFWHG

ROTATION 2017 << modules of the company’s training programmes and equipment and to focus even more on staff training. The roto machine had to be written off. Roto vs blow moulding Dhanu Patell of Reinhardt Roto Machines of India gave a presentation comparing roto moulding and blow moulding for the production of large containers (such as tanks from 2000 litres up). Although blow moulding for very large tanks up to as much as 5000 litres and even larger is possible, costs would be extremely high … and then you would have the ‘problem’ of much faster production. Who, for instance, has space to store hundreds of 5000-litre tanks a day, not to talk about the transport to site problem? Rotational moulders have been worrying about the potential threat of blow moulding for years and there have even been cases where this has become reality, but the logistics of setting up a blow moulding plant for large tanks don’t make sense in southern Africa: demand is just not VXI¿ FLHQW WR MXVWLI\ VXFK LQYHVWPHQWV The short-term future for roto moulders in southern Africa almost certainly lies in the drive to reduce cycle times, which is was everybody in the industry is working on constantly … and cycle times are edging down slowly. Conclusion Overall, the market for roto moulding in Southern Africa looks promising, as Clive Robertson’s data showed and ARMSA chairman Wayne Wiid FRQ¿ UPHG :DWHU VXSSO\ LVVXHV DUH expected to continue to drive sales of water tanks, but development of new product solution is also gaining momentum for moulders in the region. Angola has been added to Clive’s regional market trends analysis, and there certainly is potential for development in that country. Other features of the local market over the past year include the fact that material imports declined, which was a result of the exceptional prices from Sasol: overall Sasol’s prices came DOWN 13% over the 12-month period. “As at end February 2017, Sasol prices were competitive against all other supply regions,” said Clive. Convertors in the region appear to be unaware that SRO\ROH¿ Q SULFHV LQ 6RXWK $IULFD KDYH recently been among the lowest in the world. www.armsa.co.za 38

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ACD acquires agency for Rotoworx RMPP, introduces new test centre &OLYH 5REHUWVRQ RI $&' 5RWRÀ R ZLWK D moulding produced with the RMPP 141 from PSD Rotoworx; the polypropylene grade is expected to become popular with roto moulders, many of who have long sought alternatives to LLDPE

ACD RotoFlo has acquired the PSD Rotoworx agency for its RMPP141 polypropylene roto moulding grade. This grade has been described by international specialists as being ‘huge’ for the roto industry worldwide. ACD RotoFlo and PSD Rotoworx will be assisting roto moulders in South Africa to develop new or existing applications that should EHQH¿ W IURP WKH 5033 special properties such as major LPSURYHPHQWV LQ VWLIIQHVV À H[XUDO modulus); major increase in heat distortion temperature (HDT) of 115°C; improved gloss and scratch UHVLVWDQFH DQG PDQ\ RWKHU EHQH¿ WV over LLDPE. These characteristics have long been sort after by roto moulders in order to satisfy products that simply would not be successful in LLDPE. ACD RotoFlo has expanded into a second factory in Watt Road, Kya Sand, to house new compounding

lines and milling machines. This facility will also house the new development centre which will include one of the RotoRocket benchtop simulator systems from 493K of Northern Ireland. Tests to develop a number of new roto moulding grades such as granite/ VDQGVWRQH ¿ QLVK VHPL FRQGXFWLYH and low-pinhole grades as well as to trial the RMPP141 polypropylene will be conducted at the centre. The development facility will be available to customers for test work on new projects and applications.

Duys changes hands –There has been a change of guard at Duys Rotomoulders with Grant Heroldt having purchased the company from Henk Duys. The Krugersdorp roto moulding company manufactures a range of roto products including water tanks. Henk, who also runs the Duys Engineering Group with factories in Durban, Richards Bay, Port Elizabeth and Maputo, has until now been chairman of the business, but has needed to visit the Gauteng plant less and less frequently, leading recently to the offer from Grant being DFFHSWHG ZLWK OLWWOH PRGL¿ FDWLRQ )RU Grant the acceptance of his offer is both the culmination of many years’ experience in the industry, including working in material supply and recycling, as well as an opportunity to put that knowhow into practise

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ROTATION 2017

‘Symba’ paediatric bed’s a winning solution Standard of entries take roto moulding to next level THE Product of the Year event held as part of this year’s Rotation conference was by far the most hotly contested competition presented by ARMSA in recent years. “The quality of the entrants and the outof-the-box thinking for rotational moulding was mind blowing, to say the least,” said ARMSA chairman Wayne Wiid. Judgement day – Judging the work of others is never an easy task but the panel of judges, This year’s winner was a truly which this year comprised of only international delegates, applied themselves to the task impressive product, the and reached unanimous decisions ‘Symba’ paediatric He decided rotational moulding would Jed, now director of Praestet Out of the hospital bed, which took be the process of choice to manufacture Healthcare Design, developed roto moulding to a level box thinking the main components of the bed. the paediatric bed proposal not seen frequently in for rotational Various obstacles and technicalities as his capstone project while South Africa before, if had to be addressed to ensure that studying at the UJ Department ever. Designed by Jed moulding’ the bed remained both functional and of Industrial Design. Aylmer, who graduated aesthetically pleasing. Some serious “The remainder and majority of the in Industrial Design from the University development was involved in the product was designed after college of Johannesburg and participated in project, including having the base when I received positive feedback from the ARMSA Sasol Student Design the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital. mould constructed in Germany by Maus Competition in 2011, the components for GmbH, one of the top rotational mould This was the beginning of the journey to the ‘cot-bed’ were moulded by Pioneer manufacturers in the world. Plastics, earning it this year’s gold award. making Symba real,” said Jed.

The transparent panels which form the cot’s enclosure create a differentiating feature from cot beds used before

Six in a row – Pioneer Plastics’ technical manager Nick Swardt received the Product of the Year trophy from ARMSA chairman Wayne Wiid, who ironically is also from Pioneer. It was also the sixth year in succession that Pioneer has won the competition 40

Silver – The Home Shopping Cooler Box from Pioneer took second place with an aggregate 76% of the judges’ scores. Using specialised ‘pinhole-free’ material, the product achieves D KLJK TXDOLW\ VXUIDFH ¿ QLVK ZKLFK RIIHUV greater customer satisfaction. The moulding features include various moulded-through holes for locking and brass inserts to secure the removable eutectic plates which are used to keep the contents cool during deliveries

Bronze – ‘RotoRock,’ a joint venture between East Coast Moulders and Roy Letherbarrow of Pietermaritzburg, took third prize with its RotoRock water tank. These tanks, which the judges scored at 74%, achieve a high standard VXUIDFH ¿ QLVK E\ XVLQJ D PRXOG ZKLFK LV produced in what Gordon White of East Coast Moulders describes as a “combination of casting and manufacturing” and the use of simulated granite texture material. The tanks are intended for domestic use with the aim being to make their appearance less obtrusive, hence the extra detail which is usually not a main requirement for water tanks. Being able to use tanks closer to living areas may become useful even before drought takes effect, due to expected erratic water supply

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The cot is designed to be safe, mobile and accessible for toddlers and young children, with one of its features being that the enclosure (to prevent young patients from falling out) is produced in transparent slats. “The fundamental problem with the current beds was limited consideration of both the medical professionals’ requirements as well as the psychological needs to the child. Smooth and ‘softer’ plastic parts would provide the function needed by medical staff whilst making the child’s environment more user friendly,� added Jed.

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Workshop Roto Rocket stole the show

‘Easy tank’ – Calcamite of Pretoria introduced a new range of tanks which eliminate virtually all installation problems for users. According to John Telford of Calcamite, consumers often run into problems after purchasing tanks. As a result, the new range of Calcamite ‘plug-and-play’ tanks come with ERWK LQYHUWHU SXPS DQG Ă€ RDW YDOYH SUH LQVWDOOHG DQG ZLWK WKH FRQQHFWLQJ SLSHV Âż WWHG :LWK the urban market in mind, the intention was to keep it neat and the tank hence features an ‘umbrella’ covering the pump. And, by the way, the tank is actually oval, allowing it to hold more water on a fractionally larger footprint

Path Plastics of Cape Town received a merit award for its training module enclosure. An established leader in the area of lockers and bins, Path has taken its expertise in the production of largevolume containers into another area where sturdy but light construction is necessary: that of modules for training. This enclosure is intended to partially isolate the trainee to achieve greater focus but at the same time allow for ventilation. The shape of the enclosure is more complex than the inanimate containers Path has produced before, and it also achieves KLJK VWDQGDUG VXUIDFH Âż QLVKHV ZLWK WH[WXUHV DQG DGMDFHQW smooth areas and slim or bulky sections neatly resolved. CNC manufactured moulds from Castec were used for this impressive solution

The 2500-litre MultiSlim™ tank is the latest edition to JoJo Tanks’ Slimline UDQJH ZLWK D VSHFL¿ F IRFXV RQ FLW\ OLYLQJ where a premium on space requires a VQXJ ¿ W LQWR FRUQHUV DQG GRZQ QDUURZ walkways. Essentially an arrangement of three Slimline’s built into a single storage container, the tank’s dimensions allow it to pass through a standard door opening. Although JoJo was not among the winners this year, the tank and its complex mould deserve DWWHQWLRQ :LWK LWV DHVWKHWLF IHDWXUHV DQG VOLP GLPHQVLRQV WKH WDQN RIIHUV KRPHRZQHUV PRUH À H[LELOLW\ LQ FUHDWLQJ GRPHVWLF ZDWHU VWRUDJH VROXWLRQV ZKHWKHU IRU harvesting rainwater or municipal back-up

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BESIDES the fact that ARMSA remains the only local professional association to present a conference annually, this year it also threw in a technical seminar on the day before Rotation 2017 started at Kloofzicht Lodge just outside Johannesburg in March. International roto gurus Dr Gareth McDowell of 493K of Northern Ireland and Dru Laws of Seljan Company of Wisconsin, USA, conducted the workshop, with the 42 delegates being able to switch between morning and afternoon sessions. Rotational moulding is still considered to be a developing technology, but compared to other plastics processing technologies where few such forums to discuss the mechanics of the process exist, the workshop presented a useful opportunity for the roto community LQ VRXWKHUQ $IULFD $W Âż UVW TXHVWLRQV were slow in coming, but the ‘trainees’ (including a number of well experienced individuals from roto companies) gradually dropped reservations and good debate ensued. McDowell, who is a fulltime roto researcher, introduced 493K’s ‘Roto Rocket’ demo unit, a benchtop uniaxial lab scale system with a glass mould. The transition of the polymer powder by heat and rotation (McDowell described the early phase of the process as ‘avalanching’ of the material, as it cascades within the mould) is

The benchtop education allows for easy observation of temperature and rotation speed, making the training obvious far more tangible; here Gareth McDowell, who developed the unit, checks on progress of a test job

presented opportunity for roto Co’s clearly visible in the unit, offering possibly the best option yet to practically illustrate the roto process. “The Rotorocket benchtop educator stole the show with the ground breaking glass mould helping us to understand so much more about the process we are all so passionate about,â€? said ARMSA chairman Wayne Wiid. Laws of Seljan, which is based near Chicago, is an extreme enthusiast of the rotational moulding process. It’s not often that you get someone who is so excited about the potential of a plastics process, but here was living evidence of it. Originally with Rototonics in the USA, Laws joined Seljan a few years ago. Originally a Belgian tooling manufacturer, Seljan set up in the USA about 1967 and expanded its metal fabrication business steadily, only becoming involved in roto moulding about 2000. The move proved decisive: Seljan has expanded its converting abilities and is now involved in blow and injection moulding, urethane casting and 3D printing. Laws says the company is a contract manufacturer and doesn’t get pigeon-holed LQWR VSHFLÂż F SURFHVVHV EXW GRHV ZKDWHYHU LV required to supply customers. Laws also gave a presentation on ‘The Art of Foaming’ during the

Roto Rocket – The benchtop lab scale demo unit from researcher Gareth McDowell illustrated the roto process clearly; in this case a Mold in Graphics decal was moulded on to the component

main conference, one of the trickiest areas for roto as well as other processing technologies but also one of the most important in terms of reducing part weight yet improving strength.

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The tour is off … but unfortunately not off to a good start. Delegates came from far and wide, literally, for the Cape Town Cycle Tour but only found, as the group was about to depart their hotel that day, that the event had been cancelled, due to a variety of factors. Incredibly, some others simply went ahead and still road the course, and had one of their best rides ever with road closure still in place and no vehicles on the route that morning. The roto riders instead had lunch at the Waterfront

SIL Africa guys – Amit Gulati and Alpesh Patel, the country managers for SIL Africa group in Kenya and Tanzania respectively, were interested delegates

Sasol ladies – Beverley Manikum and Malini Pillay of Sasol added some grace to the mainly male dominated roto gathering

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Ettienne le Roux of RMB returned WR JLYH DQ XSGDWH RI KLV ¿QDQFLDO scenario review and supplied a lot of data which suggested his group is cautiously optimistic

Sharon Lee of equipment manufacturer Rising Sun Rotomoulding of China was one of the exhibitors

Botswana visitors – Vijay Naike and Kumar Desai of Flo-Tek Tanks & Irrigation of Botswana were back again this year

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a two-coloured product in polyethylene measuring 1.7 x 0.5 x 0.2 metres. The product, well suited to manufacture via rotomoulding following analysis relating to speed and cost, needed to feature a top part in grey and a bottom part in white. Lysis Technologies provided its colour-matched in-mould sprayed ink system and Polymer Developments applied its spraying skills and knowledge. Half of the mould was coated in the desired grey colour, using a spray gun. The tool was charged with PE powder and the rotational moulding process was carried out as normal. The result was a perfect two-colour polyethylene rotational moulded product, exhibiting a ZHOO GHÂż QHG OLQH EHWZHHQ WKH FRORXUHG and non-coloured area. The in-mould ink system gave the

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www.iom.co.z a Alpha Services was one of the main sponsors and the company’s Viv and Juan Pike hosted the visit by X avier Guitart of Alpha Technologies of Spain, who gave a presentation on its systems to test rubber materials and products

Dr James Carson of NMMU/REDISA gave what proved to be a very interesting presentation on Redisa’s new Product Testing Institute; here we see him with session chairman Crighton du Preezand Lukas Oosthuisen of Karbochem

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IOM chairman Jaco Smith presented the John Tallant Medal to John Lithgow of Karbochem; the medal acknowledges exceptional service to the industry – and John has certainly done that over the past few decades – well done !

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“SolidThinking Inspire shows the material that cannot be removed from a design. This helps you understand your design earlier and it can be used as a common language between departments,“ added Andy Davis. “Inspire is quick to learn and has given us a different way to look at parts.â€? What next? Inspire has demonstrated its value WR (YHQĂ€ R DV D WRRO IRU ÂľVXVWDLQDEOH engineering’ where fast turnaround for functional improvements is essential. Awareness of Inspire has JURZQ ZLWKLQ (YHQĂ€ R DQG IXWXUH projects will apply Inspire from inception. Opportunities, beyond car seats, for implementation into the full product design process include gates, strollers and high chairs. www.solidthinking.com

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BUSCH Vacuum Pumps, a German company established over 53 years ago is one of the world’s largest suppliers of vacuum pumps, liquid ring pumps and over-pressure blowers. ,WV $IULFD KHDG RIÂż FH %XVFK 9DFXXP Pumps and Systems Africa, is based in Johannesburg and supported by sales and service branches in Cape Town and Durban. A recent case study of the use of Busch Vacuum Pumps used in the Ă€ XRULQDWLRQ RI SODVWLF SDUWV UHYHDOV KRZ vacuum technology is a core component. 7KH Ă€ XRULQDWLRQ RI SODVWLF SDUWV WR achieve different surface properties is an important pre-treatment step in the processing of plastic parts. German company, Fluor Technik System GmbH RIIHUV Ă€ XRULQDWLRQ RI SODVWLF SDUWV WR change the wetting behaviour, the adhesion properties, the friction or stickiness and the barrier properties of a variety of plastics. Âł7KH FRUH FRPSRQHQW RI D Ă€ XRULQDWLRQ system is the vacuum technology,â€? says Bernd Moeller, MD of Fluor Technik System. “This is because the quality of the treated parts depends on the reliability of this technology.â€? Fluor Technik System also

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AT JEC world, which took place in March in Paris, Engel Austria used numerous example products and staged a live demonstration to present pioneering composite applications and offer insights into ongoing development projects. At its Centre for Lightweight Composite Technologies in St Valentin, Austria, the injection moulding machine manufacturer works closely with partner companies and universities to develop cost-effective processes for the manufacture of highvolume lightweight components. In the production of notebooks, tablets, smartphones and other hand-held devices, the use of innovative composite materials for housings is key to reducing weight and improving stability. Another aim of the development partnership between Engel Austria, Bond-Laminates of Brilon, Germany (a Lanxess Group company) and Leonhard Kurz (Fürth, *HUPDQ\ LV WR EULQJ DERXW D VLJQL¿ FDQW HQKDQFHPHQW LQ SURGXFWLRQ HI¿ FLHQF\ At JEC World the three partner companies showcased the revolutionary results of their collaboration: the injection moulding production of a highly robust, ready-to-use housing with a high-quality surface by means of extreme thin-wall technology. With a wall thickness of only 0.6 mm, the demonstration part revealed completely new possibilities. 7KLV ZDV DOVR WKH ¿ UVW WLPH DQ (QJHO machine has produced components live

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Take the proven and tested, make it even better and explore something new – that is what makes ENGEL and their customers so successful. Following our claim be the first, we present a new generation of injection moulding machines setting new standards. For now, we will entice you with this: We do not compromise on energy efficiency, ergonomics or precision. Do you want to know more?

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PerkinElmer provides various instruments for testing polymers – from hyphenation as a tool for polymer characterization, packaging analysis using chromatography, and automated FR-IR microscope and imaging systems

Instruments of change PERKINElmer, a global company providing innovative detection, imaging, informatics and service capabilities to a vast array of industries, including industrial, nano and polymer, spent a week travelling South Africa in March with their INstruments of Change Tour. The one-day seminar sessions in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town offered delegates from the plastics industry a chance to learn more about the ODWHVW DGYDQFHV LQ VFLHQWL¿ F DSSOLFDWLRQV DQG LQVWUXPHQWDWLRQ 6SHFL¿ F VHPLQDUV also gave valuable insights into testing for polymer characterization, food packaging analysis, extracting information from multilayer packaging materials, amongst others. CSIR polymer research uses PerkinElmer instruments Of particular interest was the presentation by Gertrude Makgatho from the CSIR’s National Centre for Nano Structured Materials, which focuses on material characterization of polymers. Gertrude characterises polymer-based materials using TGA, DSC, DMA, tensile www.perkinelmer.com

testing and FTIR and UV spectroscopy. Gertrude obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Technology, Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/ Technician from the Tshwane University of Technology. The characterisation facility is rapidly becoming a leading centre in the imaging of polymers, which are QRWRULRXVO\ GLI¿ FXOW PDWHULDOV WR VWXG\ at the nano-scale level because they demand delicate sample preparation routines. At this level, they also rapidly degrade under the beam inside electron microscopes. Though the explanation of the various testing methods is possibly best understood by the scientists, what is good to know is that this national facility is available to the South African polymer industry. Gertrude mentioned that recent happy clients have been a large petrochemical company who worked with the CSIR to test material which they believed to be contaminated with wax. Another client, selling a rubber-based material, wanted to test if their supplier

had in fact delivered the material requested as it was behaving differently during processing. Research and development at this centre supports the manufacturing of bulk materials with improved properties, such as plastics that can tolerate very high and low temperatures and plastics WKDW SRVVHVV Âż UH UHWDUGDQW SURSHUWLHV RU that have high resistance to tearing. The facility houses a wide range of imaging instruments (high-resolution transmission and scanning electron, scanning probe, visible light, Raman and Fourier Transform Infra-Red microscopes). Imaging is used to characterise the structure of materials at atomic and molecular levels, so that scientists can understand how changes in structure translates into improved properties. The facility also has state-of-the-art equipment to obtain ultra-thin sections required for transmission electron microscopy from hard materials (focused ion beam milling) or soft polymers (cryoXOWUDPLFURWRP\ $ VLJQLÂż FDQW SDUW RI WKLV equipment was funded by the DST.

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PET bottle for yoghurt drinks MONTHS of close collaboration between the Sidel packaging team and Yili’s Liquid Milk Division has seen the creation of a PET bottle for the company’s new Changyi brand. The new range of yoghurt drinks has been rolled out throughout China. The customer’s marketing department undertook analysis on the various designs and returned with a shortlist of four preferred choices. Collaborative work continued as Sidel made small adjustments to the different designs that were being consumer-tested. These elements included the shape of the bottle’s base, as the customer was searching for longer shelf-life and improved rigidity to avoid deformation during transportation, without compromising on GLVWLQFWLYH GHVLJQ :LWKLQ WKUHH PRQWKV WKH ERWWOH GHVLJQ ZDV FRPSOHWHO\ ¿ QDOLVHG DQG QHZ PRXOGV were manufactured for the two Yili production lines dedicated to the new yoghurt range.

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dimensionally stable strip produced on these extruders is the fundamental basis for precise covering results,â€? explains Joachim Brodmann, responsible for roll covering systems at KraussMaffei Berstorff. “Thanks to the optimized advance and covering control, the user is in a position to reduce the excess coating PDWHULDO UHTXLUHG IRU Âż QLVKLQJ WKH FRYHUHG rolls by up to 70%.â€? $SDUW IURP Ă€ DW DQG LQFOLQHG FRDWLQJ KraussMaffei Berstorff has developed additional methods that allow manufacturers of rubber rolls to cover any type of roll with the most demanding rubber compounds at maximum precision and without any air inclusions. Another highlight in the KraussMaffei Berstorff

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The new dynamics of the Middle East polymer industry Middle Eastern polymer producers need to evolve to remain competitive BY DR NIALL MARSHALL

THE Middle East, with its vast oil and gas reserves and massive petrochemical complexes has been, for many years, the centre of the polymer producing world. The centre, that is, in terms of mega projects and an apparent immunity to waves of global economic crises dating back to 2008. Why then, as the global economy seems to be starting to show some slight recovery, does the regional petrochemical LQGXVWU\ VHHP VR PXFK OHVV FRQÂż GHQW" To understand we need to reconsider the historic strengths of the Middle East petrochemical plants. Firstly, the economics of polymer plants in the region have been very attractive. In Western Europe most of the ethylene, used to make polyethylene, PVC and polystyrene, is produced using energy intensive cracking processes (processes where naphtha – basically crude oil - is ‘cracked’ or broken into smaller molecules). In the Middle East most of the ethylene is sourced from ‘associated gas’, that is, the gas captured at the well-head when the oil is pumped from the ground. As most of the cost of producing polymers is determined by the cost of the raw materials, the Middle East has had an enormous advantage in the production of polyethylene. With the price of oil dropping from its high of over $100/ barrel to under $50/barrel, polymer plants relying on naphtha saw their costs dropping dramatically while plants using the cheaper associated gas saw no decrease in raw material costs. Instead in Saudi Arabia they saw the cost of gas doubled! Middle Eastern polymer plants still have a lower raw material cost than almost anywhere else in the world, but the 64

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advantage is much less than previously. The feedstock cost advantage that made the Middle East the preferred location for investments over the last few years, particularly for polyethylene plants, is now less than in the past and other factors start becoming more important in making investment decisions. Factors such as the low cost of shale gas-based ethylene in the USA – ethylene costs in the USA are only slightly more than in the Middle East. For American companies, investing in the USA is far more interesting than investing in the Middle East – especially if there will be import tariffs imposed on imports into the United States. The second reason why Middle East capacity was so important was that most of the polymer produced was exported, mostly to China and WKH $VLDQ 3DFL¿ F PDUNHWV EXW DOVR to Europe, Africa and the Americas. All of these regions are still importers of Middle East polymer, but China is investing in its own polymer capacity (it is still a net importer of polyethylene, but it has surplus PP capacity). European polymer producers are much more cost effective and have increased their production rates to enjoy WKH LQFUHDVHG SUR¿ WDELOLW\ DQG WKH 86$ is investing in polyethylene plants which will, as they come on-line, compete with polymer from the Middle East in export markets. From the Middle East perspective the Trump Administration’s ZLWKGUDZDO IURP WKH 7UDQV 3DFL¿ F Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement negotiations at least, keeps a level playing ¿ HOG IRU VHOOLQJ IHHGVWRFN DGYDQWDJHG polyethylene to Asia. The third reason was that petrochemical companies, who had

cash available for investments, believed that lower construction costs during the global slowdown made for good timing on building new petrochemical complexes capable of producing higher value chemicals (including other polymers) in feedstock-advantaged regions – the idea being they would come on-line as the economy started to improve. This has largely been true except that raw material costs and petrochemical selling-prices are very different to what was expected and the return on investments are therefore also different. Even when these same petrochemical companies are considering further petrochemical investments the location may not be in the Middle East. And, of course, Iran may (or may not) be an interesting country for major petrochemical companies to invest, depending on international political sentiment. Today the Middle East still has many of the same advantages as it had in the SDVW LW LV VWLOO D FRVW HIIHFWLYH SRO\ROH¿ Q producer, it is still well located for export markets and it still has cost advantages over many other regions for other polymers. But with relatively smaller cost advantages than previously, and with increased competition, particularly in the USA and China, the Middle Eastern polymer producers need to evolve even as their governments increasingly see them as routes to creating employment and alternative sources of income. As polymer producers diversify their product offerings, both in terms of polymers and JUDGHV DQG LPSURYH WKHLU HI¿ FLHQFLHV DV costs increase, they will become stronger in future and the Middle East will remain a key region in the global polymers market.

SASOL LDPE & LLDPE Grade Name Change and New Packaging Implementation Why the change: Sasol is changing the grade nomenclature of both LDPE and LLDPE polymer products to ensure uniformity of grade names covering its global production plants. The new nomenclature takes into account the current differentiation of Sasol products, nomenclature trends by major global producers, product description and ease of reference. There will be no change in product specifications as this is only a change in grade names. A phased implementation is anticipated from 1 April 2017 for the new branded packaging.

Change implementation date: 1 April 2017

Current and new product names Sasol LDPE Current Name LT033 LT159 LT079 LT750 LT388 LT660 LT014 LT019 LT003 LT740

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IN the context of continuous gravimetric dosing, ‘lossin-weight’ systems work by weighing the entire dosing module – the dosing hopper and its contents, the dosing device and drive unit – and measuring the decrease in mass as the material is metered.

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How do ‘loss-in-weight’ dosing systems work? Loss-in-weight gravimetric dosing systems begin by weighing the entire dosing module, including the dosing device, the supply hopper and its contents. As the material is dosed, a weigh scale measures the difference in weight per unit of time. Because all components are dosed at the same time, each dosing module LV ¿ WWHG ZLWK D KLJK UHVROXWLRQ ORDG cell. The control system monitors and UHJXODWHV WKH À RZ UDWH EDVHG RQ D VLJQDO emitted by the load cells. Weight loss in the dosing hopper is measured at ¿ [HG LQWHUYDOV LQ YHU\ TXLFN VXFFHVVLRQ and these values are transmitted in real time. On the basis of the loss-in-weight measurement, the system is able to calculate the actual throughput. By comparing actual throughput with WKH GH¿ QHG ³WDUJHW´ WKURXJKSXW WKH control system can immediately detect any discrepancies. These can then be corrected by adjusting the dosing screw speed of the dosing module. Each material is continuously dosed into a collecting bin, and all ingredients are dosed simultaneously. As a result, WKH LQJUHGLHQWV DUH DOUHDG\ PL[HG E\ WKH time they enter the feed throat of the processing machine – so segregation issues do not arise. Once the material in the supply hopper of the dosing module has reached the minimum level, it PXVW EH UH¿ OOHG – usually from a UH¿ OO KRSSHU 7KH loss-in-weight dosing process FDQ EH EURNHQ down into three VWDJHV UH¿ OOLQJ calming and dosing. Because

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the weigh cell cannot differentiate EHWZHHQ GRVLQJ DQG UH¿ OOLQJ WKH V\VWHP switches to the volumetric principle GXULQJ WKH UH¿ OO DQG FDOPLQJ VWDJHV DQG WKHQ EDFN WR WKH JUDYLPHWULF PHWKRG during the dosing phase. When using loss-in-weight systems, YDULDWLRQV LQ EXON GHQVLW\ JUDLQ VL]H DQG rheology have virtually no impact on the DFFXUDF\ RI WKH RXWFRPH DV WKH À RZ UDWH is continuously monitored and regulated on the basis of weight. However, it is important to ensure that the dosing GHYLFHV DUH VXI¿ FLHQWO\ IXOO RI PDWHULDO ± WKLV LV ZK\ KLJK TXDOLW\ V\VWHPV IHDWXUH integrated, fully automatic material UH¿ OOLQJ V\VWHPV Gravimetric dosing enables precise calculation of the amount of material XVHG DQG VHDPOHVV TXDOLW\ PRQLWRULQJ ,W is also possible to specify and document WKH FRPSRVLWLRQ RI ¿ QLVKHG SURGXFWV IRU the entire production cycle, in terms of the type and proportions of individual ingredients used. • MOTAN COLORTONIC IS REPRESENTED IN SOUTH AFRICA BY MARITIME MARKETING

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And the winners ‌ were the Micro Mouldings team, who showed a lot of precision on the day. Here we see the Micro team, in their corporate tops, including Dane Killian, Shawn McKinnon, Eric Jooste and Peter Ratcliffe, with Johan van Wyk and Tania Smit of Plastamid

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proves a hit But the jacks weren’t hit much at all BOWLS, it seems, is quite good fun. That’s the only conclusion that can be GUDZQ IURP WKH UHFHQW &KHPÂż W ERZOV GD\ Held at the Old Oak Bowling Club in Durbanville, Cape Town, in late February, the greens appeared immaculate if a little dry and fast as the players arrived DQG QHUYRXVO\ DWWHPSWHG WKH Âż UVW IHZ chucks, but, as the invitation stated, ‘No experience’ was required. Not a single of the 60-odd players had even the slightest experience, so we were on a

VWHHS OHDUQLQJ FXUYH 0RVW RI WKH ¿ UVW IHZ chucks went horribly off course (you’ll ¿ QG RXW ZK\ RQH GD\ ZKHQ \RX YHQWXUH out to a bowling contest) but after that the 4-player teams settled down to D IDLUO\ ¿ HUFH ULYDOU\  DOWKRXJK WKH majority of contestants were seen to be chatting quite a lot. Remarkably, lawn bowls has been played since the 13th century. Even more remarkable is that it was banned (yes) because the kings and queens feared it

would detract from the sport of archery, which was deemed to be more necessary due to warfare and so on. An act passed in the 1500s allowing ordinary folks to only play bowls at Christmas time, and then only at their master’s house and presence, was only repealed in England in 1845. Surely not? So weren’t we lucky to be free and allowed to play this unusually challenging game on a fair Cape summer afternoon. And, yes, it was seriously good fun.

Plastomark’s Sonny due to drive off on next venture SONNY Naicker, who started out as a driver at Plastomark and worked his way up to become the company’s sales manager for KZN, is to retire after nearly 30 years in the material supply sector.

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Durban boy Sonny started his working career in the automotive service sector, working at BMW Sandton. He then experienced GLIÂż FXOW\ LQ Âż QGLQJ VXLWDEOH accommodation close to his place of employment and, fortuitously with hindsight, headed back to KZN and got a job as a driver at the then Hoechst warehouse in Prospecton, Durban. He joined the sales team at Plastomark (part of Hoechst group at the time) as a clerk; he moved up from there to become a sales administrator so that, by the time he went on the road in 1993, he had good knowledge of all the materials Plastomark supplied and knew most, if not all, the

customers too. It’s been a happy ride for Sonny, one of whose dictums is “under promise and over deliverâ€?. “It’s been a nice experience. I’ve worked with some fantastic people and equally nice customers. So I’m happy to move on now,â€? said Sonny. +H SODQV WR VSHQG PRUH WLPH RXW Âż VKLQJ DORQJ WKH FRDVW DQG WR Âż QDOO\ FRPSOHWH WKH restoration of the 1967 Volvo he’s been working on for ‌ about the last three decades. Sonny is to be replaced by Nishan y Maniram, who has been involved at the 3ODVWRPDUN RIÂż FH LQ :HVWYLOOH IRU WKH SDVW Âż YH \HDUV DQG WKH FKDQJHRYHU LV expected to be smooth.

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Keeneyes team make us proud MANY thanks to the Keeneyes team for so delightfully promoting our magazine! The South African subsidiary of the Keeneyes International Company group is based in Fourways. Looking after business in South Africa are Rex Hsu, Joann Hsu and Hector Agraz who are responsible for sales, market research, customer service, PR and external and international relations. Rex deals with South African market for raw chemical materials, while Joann is the company administrator. Hector deals with the Spanish and Latin American division of the company. Keeneyes Industrial Corp. was founded by YC Liao in 1974 in Taiwan. The company is headquartered in 7DLSHL ZLWK PXOWLSOH RIÂż FHV WKURXJKRXW &KLQD DQG D network of associates around the world. www.basf.com

Film looks at plastics in the oceans EIGHT million metric tons of plastic wind up each year in the oceans, harming maULQH OLIH DQG HQWHULQJ WKH IRRG FKDLQ $ Âż OP crew travelled the globe to document this phenomenon, producing a documentary Âż OP FDOOHG $ 3ODVWLF 2FHDQ WKDW ORRNV DW the problem, and its solutions. 7KH Âż OPPDNHUV IRXQG WUDVK LQ RFHDQ gyres, the circulating currents that trap

large concentrations of pollution in the $WODQWLF ,QGLDQ DQG 3DFLÂż F 2FHDQV home of what some have called a ‘plastic island’. Adam Leipzig, producer RI $ 3ODVWLF 2FHDQ VDLG Âł+HDY\ PHWDOV pharmaceuticals, industrial runoff. It acts like magnets. These toxins hitchhike on the plastic, and when seafood ingests WKH SODVWLFV WKRVH WR[LQV RIĂ€ RDG LQWR WKH

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People on the move Erasmus Ntshalintshali joined Sun Ace as technical manager. He read for a National Diploma – Analytical Chemistry and Bachelor of Technology – Polymer Technology. Erasmus has good industry experience, including 3 years in the PVC industry. He will be mentored by the Sun Ace Group business development director – Alistair Calder. In his role, Erasmus will further enhance Sun Ace South Africa’s support to our customers, by providing technical input to problems and leading new product development. Sun Ace are pleased to have Tshego Mabilane working as an in-service trainee for 2017. Sun Ace provided a bursary for Tshego to complete BSc Chemistry Honours at the University of

Erasmus Ntshalintshali, Sun Ace technical manager

Tshego Mabilane, in-service trainee for 2017 at Sun Ace

Witwatersrand. She has duly passed the Honours degree during a tough university year, making Sun Ace really proud of this achievement. Tshego also performed work at the University as a research assistant in the Chemistry facility. She will support the Quality & Technical departments with testing, trials and new product development. Karbochem has appointed Gregory Shunmugam as Key Account Manager for the Rubber Marketing Department. He joins Carrie and John and will be EDVHG DW .DUERFKHP¶V %UXPD RI¿ FHV Gregory has previous experience in operations at Karbochem’s Newcastle plant where he started in 2005. He

Gregory Shunmugam, key account manager with Karbochem

worked at the Newcastle production departments for six years before joining the Karbochem Customer Service department in Bruma. It was here that *UHJRU\ ¿ UVW PDGH FRQWDFW ZLWK WKH various customers that Karbochem supplies. After four years with the Customer Service Department he joined the marketing team of The Synthetic Latex Company (a subsidiary of The Karbochem Holdings group) as a sales representative where he has worked for the past two years. Gregory now returns to the rubber side of the business and looks forward to re-establishing his contacts as well as making new ones within the rubber market.

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Opens Johannesburg manufacturing facility AFRIPIPES, the Westmead-based manufacturer and distributor of telecommunication ducts in the Southern African region, celebrated 10 years of business in February. “In fact, it was a double celebration as we have also launched a manufacturing facility in Johannesburg!” said Afripipes MD Graham Bowran. Afripipes manufactures HDPE multi-ducts for the telecommunication industry which is currently rolling out FTTH across the country. Many of the major telecoms companies which Afripipes supplies were present at the launch function. Guest speaker, Riaan Manser, entertained Afripipes’ guests with his tales of travelling through Africa and Madagascar, as well as his rowing expedition to New York. Congratulations Afripipes! www.afripipes.co.za

The Afripipes team at the launch - Graham Bowran (Managing Director), Sanjay Nischal (Group Managing Director), Kobus van Der Bergh (Technical Director), Michelle Naidoo (Financial Manager), Ina Fourie (Sales & Marketing Manager), and Renel Singh (Sales & Logistics Co-ordinator)

The new Johannesburg manufacturing facility Guest speaker Riaan Manser kept guests entertained with his tales of adventure

Afripipes MD Graham Bowran welcomes guests to the celebration

Top toolmaker Gassner celebrates 95th Ernst Gassner, formerly of EMO Technik of Cape Town, celebrated his 95th birthday on his small holding at Riebeek Kasteel in the Western Cape in March. Originally from Austria, Gassner was an exceptional toolmaker who had the special ability to train other toolmakers, a skill which is not readily available. It’s estimated that he may have trained as many as 30 toolmakers during his time at EMO, an injection moulding business, and also by way of lectures given during the plastics technology courses offered at what was the Cape Technikon (now Cape Peninsula University of

Technology). Many of these toolmakers are still active in the industry. EMO Technik now operates as Classic Closures, which manufactures thin-wall packaging containers as well as a range of technical items. The high level of skills ingrained among the toolroom staff at the company is largely due to the standards and culture created during Gassner’s days. Though 95, Gassner continues to farm fruit and vegetables on a small but effective scale.

Farewell Peter Petersen We regret to advise of the passing away of Peter Petersen, formerly of Empower Plastics of Cape Town. Empower was an extrusion and bag making company which, as its name conveys, was set up as a BEE operation. As such, the door was wide open for it to supply municipal contracts in the Western &DSH +RZHYHU UDWKHU WKDQ À RXULVK Empower’s moves were mainly of business premises. Four partners were involved and that might have had a

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contradictory as well as deleterious effect on the company, especially during the set-up phase. Empower was liquidated in 2013 and its equipment was auctioned off in early 2014. The likeable and well-spoken Petersen may have been able to gain access to the extruders and other equipment subsequently and in 2014 set up a plant in Vanrhynsdorp, a small on the N7 on the West Coast, possibly one of the only plastics converting businesses in the town ever. But the concept for Mpower Waste was good and Peter’s goal was to ‘uplift’ people in the local community. The business plan involved collecting waste plastic locally and reprocessing that at the plant into more value-added goods. However, sadly, the man took ill recently and passed away very unexpectedly. Thankfully some of the individuals who participated with Peter in the project are continuing with the Mpower Waste and there is hope that the business will continue and grow.

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Delegates aiming to become ‘empowering suppliers’ THE inaugural Coca-Cola Supplier Development Conference at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on 30 March may have had an unusual title but it proved to be an exceptional success with about 570 delegates attending – making it one of the most popular one-day industry conferences of late. Over 100 handpicked, high-growth potential SMEs showcased their services and delegates had opportunity to “interact with blue chip corporates across a variety of industries, in a bid to become empowering suppliers,â€? the organisers said. The speaker line-up included keynote addresses from the Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, and the Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu. Matsi Modise of SiMoDiSa was the programme director. The event culminated with an exclusive cocktail function for informal networking. There is considerable interest in Coca-Cola contracts within the plastics, composites and rubber sectors in South Africa, for obvious reasons: the corporation uses large quantities of containers, closures and crates, not to mention the machinery and materials involved as well as the trucking and transport requirements. A large number of people are directly employed in Coca&ROD EXVLQHVV ZLWK D Âż JXUH LQ H[FHVV RI SRVVLEO\ QRW being off target.

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Malta signs up CA Van Jaarsveld CHARTERED accountant Danie van Jaarsveld has joined Malta Recycling, but not because the company has suddenly grown massively and has a need for a fulltime CA. No, Danie who has always had a passion for things green and sustainable, developed a keen liking for recycling and what is effectively the manufacturing sector. $ TXDOLÂż HG &$ 6$ ZKR DIWHU completing his articles in Cape Town, spent almost three years in Canada DQG 0R]DPELTXH ZKHUH KH ZDV Âż UVW exposed to the manufacturing sector. Danie, as a partner in an accounting

Âż UP LQ &DSH 7RZQ RYHUVDZ WKH DIIDLUV of Malta and he became interested in the recycling operation, later agreeing on terms with Malta MD Steve Newby to buy in and join the company. Given that there are not many CA’s involved in active manufacturing, let alone recycling, Danie is in a somewhat unusual situation, but in his words: “I’m loving it! I am a practical guy who loves problem solving – what better environment [than recycling] is there?â€? Danie’s varied work experience DQG KLV HQWUHSUHQHXULDO Ă€ DLU WR GDWH LV proving a great advantage to Malta. Malta recycles HD, LD and PP,

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BASF in South Africa has donated R250 000 to the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Unit (GMMDU), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, to support their tablet- and laptop- assisted mathematics and physical sciences support programme in underresourced secondary schools. According to Professor Werner Olivier, Head of the GMMDU, various LQĂ€ XHQWLDO UHSRUWV KDYH UHFHQWO\ FRQÂż UPHG WKDW WKH FULVLV LQ 6FLHQFH DQG Mathematics Education has deepened in the country. “This dire situation is having a serious impact on skills development and subsequent economic growth in the country,â€? he said. “Also, it is affecting the progress of thousands of learners with potential to access higher education to become part of the skilled or semi-skilled workforce in the near future.â€? As a result of BASF’s donation, two schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay area - Soloman Mahlangu High School and Ethembeni Enrichment Centre - recently received a set of 50 android tablets with the comprehensive TouchTutorÂŽ maths and science support package pre-installed. The schools’ Maths and Science FET phase teachers have also been equipped with laptops which include the TouchTutorÂŽ resource package for seamless integration of the programme in classrooms. At the handover ceremony, BASF South Africa vice president and MD, Benoit Fricard, said that developing future engineers and scientists is crucial for the success of the chemical industry.

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meaning that it is relatively well spread, and supplies both the local and export markets. What gives Malta a unique edge though is its stable and consistent supply of uniform LD and HD raw material. “It’s nice having a product people really want and need,� Danie added. www.maltarecycling.com

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Measuring up – John McEwan of the Western Cape Tooling Initiative hosted Graeme Cooper of WD Hearn Machine Tools at a WCTI ‘networking’ event in February. One of the oldest machine tool suppliers in SA, celebrating 80 years in operation this year, WD Hearn has almost unexpectedly become a leader in another precision area: that of measuring technology. It showed systems from Renishaw and Nikon on the night. The latter has shifted into other areas since it lost its leadership in the camera market to mobile phones and now, among other things, supplies some of the most precise measuring equipment available, as does Renishaw, which makes measuring equipment for the metal cutting sector, as well as others

Also at the WCTI event were Bob Williamson and Khanyisa Plaatjie of the National Tooling Initiative Programme and the DTI’s Nompumelelo Maisela and Bonginkosi Mamba. Mpumi is deputy director (policy and strategy) and Bongi is director of the Capital Equipment & Allied Services Division, in which respect he could become popular in the toolmaking sector, where specialised equipment is often required

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PET market grows by 14.8%

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Plastics|SA’s training division hosts information sharing breakfasts THE Training Division of Plastics|SA conducted a successful roadshow of information sharing breakfasts in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Durban in March. According to Plastics|SA’s Training Executive, Kirtida Bhana, the aim of these breakfasts were to report on the activities of the Division over the past year, as well as offer customers

Wayne Mollison of Continental Compounders, Suzanne Stevens (Plastics/SA) and Yathin Devnarayan of Neu Pack

a preview of new training courses and developments yet to come. Special guests were invited to share the stage with Plastics|SA, including Productivity SA who delivered a succinct presentation on how the organisation can assist companies to become productive, and MerSETA who explained more about their discretionary grants, dates of submissions, workplace

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skills and training reports. Kirtida helped guests draw some inspiration with her talk based on ‘The Alchemy of Leadership’. Attendees were encouraged to participate in the establishment of a new Training and Advisory Board that Plastics|SA are forming, aimed at providing strategic guidance and a thoughtful sounding board for the objectives of the Training Division.

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Recycled PS in new Table Bay Mall construction

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15 tons, 20 000 Greenlite concrete blocks MORE than 15 tons of recycled, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) has already gone into the production of 20 000 Greenlite concrete blocks used in the new Table Bay Mall under construction. Expected to open its doors at the end of September this year, this 65 000m² regional shopping centre is located on a 20ha site on the corner of the R27 (West Coast Road) and Berkshire Boulevard in the heart of the rapidly growing West Coast area. Vivid Architects and Group Five Construction contractors are at the helm RI WKH SURMHFW 7KH\ VSHFL¿ HG *UHHQOLJKW Concrete blocks for use primarily on the

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PVC to the top of our agenda in 2016. We have therefore been working hard to prove that as an industry, we are in the ideal position to take responsibility for managing our own waste through implementing various industry initiatives. Thanks to the success of our ‘PVC Recycling in Healthcare programme’, we have managed to recycle up to 85% of the collected material at some of the hospitals involved in the pilot programme, reducing the amount of waste that needed to be discarded in healthcare risk waste dramatically,â€? said Delanie. She said that SAVA members were also quick to take up the challenge of taking responsibility for their own waste and making a concerted effort to reduce the DPRXQW RI 39& ZDVWH EHLQJ VHQW WR ODQGÂż OO by launching their own recycling initiatives VXFK DV 3RO\Ă€ RU 6$ÂśV YLQ\O Ă€ RRU RII FXW recycling programme. “PVC is a key product of the chemical industry. Along with PP and PE, PVC is

one of the most widely produced plastics around the world. Recent studies by research organisations such as Ceresana which suggest that global demand for PVC is expected to increase by 3.2% per year until 2021, make us excited about the future of the vinyls industry,â€? said Delanie. “We will continue to educate, grow, advocate and hold the PVC industry accountable through our Product Stewardship Commitment (PSC). In fact, we DUH FXUUHQWO\ LQ WKH WKURHV RI Âż QDOLVLQJ RXU annual survey whereby all signatories are required to show evidence of meeting the PSP key commitments in order to provide us with a detailed picture of the local PVC landscape. SAVA punches above its weight. What we might lack in resources, we more than make up for in passion and focus. And 2017 will be no exception,â€? she added. www.savinyls.co.za

3RO\Ă RU UHF\FOHV WRQV RI YLQ\O Ă RRULQJ XS LQ ODQGÂż OO RU SROOXWLQJ WKH DWPRVSKHUH ´ POLYFLOR SA has recycled more than 4 WRQV RI YLQ\O Ă€ RRU RII FXWV VLQFH LW ODXQFKHG VDLG 7DQG\ &ROHPDQ &(2 RI 3RO\Ă€ RU 6$ According to SAVA CEO, Delanie the initiative at the end of last year, Bezuidenhout, PVC manufacturers allowing the local PVC industry to move and consumers increasingly aim for the forward with its sustainability goals as set sustainable use of the product through out in SAVA’s (Southern African Vinyls all stages of its Association) life cycle. “The Product ‘Good quality, clean materials promulgation Stewardship that are void of any glues or of the National Commitment. substances can now be used Environmental “Diverting to create new products with a Management: these off-cuts useful service life instead of Waste Act has IURP ODQGÂż OO DQG placed great sending them ending up in landfill or polluting emphasis on off to recyclers the atmosphere.’ recycling and the for use in the UHGXFWLRQ RI PDWHULDOV WR ODQGÂż OO 7R WKLV PDQXIDFWXUH RI ULJLG DQG Ă€ H[LEOH SURGXFWV end, SAVA and its members endeavour to such as pipes, cables, shoe soles and create and participate in many community, car mats, is of great environmental industry and government programmes VLJQLÂż FDQFH *RRG TXDOLW\ FOHDQ PDWHULDOV which are designed to ensure appropriate that are void of any glues or substances management of PVC products at the can now be used to create new products end-of-life. We applaud this initiative of with a useful service life instead of ending 80 APRIL / MAY 2017

3RO\Ă€ RU WKDW QRW RQO\ KHOSV WR LQFUHDVH the awareness of the fact that PVC is recyclable, but also delivers tangible and impressive result in a very short time frame when it comes to collecting and recycling end-of-life PVC,â€? she says. 3RO\Ă€ RU FRQWUDFWRUV UHFHLYH VSHFLDOO\ EUDQGHG EDJV IRU WKHLU YLQ\O Ă€ RRU RII FXWV ZKLFK DUH WKHQ UHWXUQHG WR WKH 3RO\Ă€ RU 6$ KHDG RIÂż FH IRU ZHLJKLQJ DQG FROOHFWLRQ E\ recyclers. “Our aim is to increase our recycling rate by 100% by the end of 2017 which will KDYH D VLJQLÂż FDQW LPSDFW RQ 6$9$ÂśV DLP RI increasing the recycling of post-consumer PVC-P to 15000 metric tons per annum, and the recycling of post-consumer PVC-U to 10000 mt per annum,â€? Tandy added.

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Disappearing graduates cause for industry concern People in industry react positively to university interface ALMOST mysteriously, graduate students in polymer chemistry and polymer science are disappearing, virtually without trace or even knowledge thereof in the industry. That in essence is the problem at the Departments of Polymer Science and Polymer Chemistry at Stellenbosch University, seen widely as among the top chemistry/polymer academic centres in Africa. About 70 students have graduated with either PhD or MSc degrees from the faculty over the last few years but, as far as the university knows, none of these mainly young individuals are working in the plastics industry in the country. As a result, Prof Albert van Reenen of the Depart of Polymer Chemistry convened an ‘industry-university interface’ to give students and lecturers the opportunity to meet people in the industry, aka potential employers. The event took place on 23 March in association with the PISA Western Cape branch. The Department of Polymer Science was started from scratch by the later Professor Ron Sanderson, who singleKDQGHGO\ VXFFHHGHG LQ ¿ QGLQJ IXQGLQJ WR get the centre off the ground in the 1970s

DQG WR WKH À RXULVKLQJ OHYHO LW QRZ RSHUDWHV at. Van Reenen graduated in 1983 and, according to him, many of the students in those days used to work in the industry. It seems that it was all quite social and many of the academics at the centre today have happy memories of that time. Now Van Reenen wants to revive the department’s connections with industry and encourage companies to employ under-grad and post-grad students on internships – where both the student and hopefully his/her WHPSRUDU\ HPSOR\HU ZRXOG EHQH¿ W IURP the experience. The situation has been even further affected by the closure of the polymer technology department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, so there is a real shortage of academically TXDOL¿ HG LQGLYLGXDOV LQ WKH LQGXVWU\ LQ WKH region, which could bode negatively for R+D levels, and more. The response from industry appears to be favourable, with about 30-plus attending the March event, which is H[SHFWHG WR EH WKH ¿ UVW LQ D VHULHV RI such promotions by the departments. Following the main presentation by Prof van Reenen, delegates were taken on tours of the faculty and shown the impressive test and simulation equipment it operates. Plastics in Contact with Food’ Next on the programme was a presentation by Dr Andy Roediger of Roediger Agencies in which he looked Dr Roediger presented a fascinating wine tasting opportunity after the lecture and had some enthusiastic participants, including Adine Gericke, head of textiles, and Prof David Mallon

A rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy Festival THE recent SA Navy Festival in Simonstown, once again produced a variety of waste. Large volumes of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), aluminium cooldrink cans and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) were sent away for recycling, whilst organic waste was sent away for composting to Noordhoek. The Plastics/SA clean-up crew collected more than 35 large bags of good quality polystyrene that were discarded in the form of take-away containers, but also protective packaging that was used around the ammunition and valuable items that were on display. This material was delivered to a Cape Town based recycler who uses the post-consumer polystyrene in lightweight concrete. 82

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Prof Albert van Reenen employed a couple of powerful blokes as body guards on the day … oh, sorry, they were actually ex-students, Charl Morkel of Patagon Flex and Dieter Kriessel of Peninsula Packaging

at applications in which plastic comes into contact with food in all contexts, be it packaging, cutlery or other products. “Is your component FDA approved,” asked Roediger, and rhetorically adding that it was probably not … because the overall assembled product would also need to be fully tested. So rigorous are the FDA (Food & Drug Administration in the USA) and EU (European Union) that even corner struts on packaging crates need to be compliant. And export loads can be rejected even if such components fail. Part of the problem is the shear complexity of the chemicals landscape, with an estimated 1053 known chemicals potentially needing to be tested for. Then, in what was a fairly comprehensive outing, Dr Roediger presented a wine-tasting under the theme ‘Journey Through Wine’. It all added up to a highly entertaining afternoon. www.pisa.org.za

WORLD NEWS

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Capacity at the Croda site at Hull on the east coast of England will doubled by the multi-million investment

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LAST year Adidas unveiled a concept sneaker made from 3D-printed recycled ocean waste – the UltraBOOST Uncaged. The shoe went on sale in November with some 7 000 pairs available in Adidas stores and from the company’s website. Each pair cost â‚Ź200 ($220). Although the original concept sneakers were 3D-printed, this part of the process seems to have been dropped for mass production. The recycled waste is still being turned into usable yarn, but Adidas isn’t saying how exactly, mentioning only “new technologiesâ€? used to “up-cycle marine plastic debrisâ€?. The name of the shoe is the UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley: a reference to both the design’s environmental backers and the popular UltraBOOST range of light-weight running

shoes. Each shoe’s upper (the part that goes over the top of the foot) is made from 5% recycled polyester and 95% waste plastic dredged from the ocean around the Maldives. Each pair of shoes contains 11 plastic bottles, and most of the rest of the sneaker (including the heel, lining, and laces) is also made from recycled material. Adidas says it plans to make many more. “We will make one million pairs of shoes using Parley Ocean Plastic in 2017 – and our ultimate ambition is to eliminate virgin plastic from our supply chain,� said Adidas exec Eric Liedtke. As well as the Parley sneakers, the company is also making limited edition soccer kits for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, also made using recycled ocean waste.

www.adidas.co.uk/parley

Reifenhäuser sells Reimotec to Dietze+Schell :,7+ HIIHFW IURP )HEUXDU\ Reifenhäuser Maschinenfabrik and Dietze+Schell Maschinenfabrik have consolidated their activities in the niche PDUNHWV IRU PRQR¿ ODPHQWV VWUDSSLQJ WDSHV DQG DUWL¿ FLDO WXUI Dietze+Schell recently also bought Sima and Techno Plastic. Against this background a further consolidation was a strategically reasonable move for both parties to strengthen the new business unit by bundling competencies in this market. The companies have agreed not to disclose the sales price. www.reifenhauser.com APRIL / MAY 2017 85

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63(&,$/7< FKHPLFDOV PDQXIDFWXUHU Croda is involved in a major capital expansion at its manufacturing site in Hull, UK, which will nearly double existing capacity. The ÂŁ27-million (about R430-million) investment is in line with the group’s strategy of investing in faster growth markets and will enable Croda to satisfy growing demand for its polymer additives through to 2030 and beyond. The Hull site is one of three polymer additive manufacturing plants in Croda, with the others located in Gouda, Netherlands and Mianyang, China. The plants produce fatty acid amides and innovative slip additives LQFOXGLQJ ,QFURVOLSÂŒ 6/ WKH ultimate in high slip and stability. Mike Millington, global managing director for polymer additives at Croda said: “Croda is committed to offering the highest quality products delivered with world class service. 7KLV VLJQLÂż FDQW LQYHVWPHQW DW RXU Hull manufacturing facility will allow us to meet our customers’ increasing demands in a growing market and to further develop our innovation pipelineâ€? Croda was established in 1925.

WORLD NEWS 5IIO WXMV[ Å Z[\ [ITM[ [MZ^QKM KMV\ZM QV 1VLQI MAAG, a leading global manufacturer of gear SXPSV SHOOHWLVLQJ V\VWHPV ¿ OWUDWLRQ V\VWHPV DQG SXOYHUL]HUV KDV RSHQHG LWV ¿ UVW VDOHV DQG service centre in India which includes a worldclass rotor sharpening workshop for strand pelletizers. The opening of the new India service facility follows the recent expansion of Maag’s sales and service centre in Thailand. The new sharpening centre in India is in Vadodara (Gujarat) at Galas facilities. Gala has been part of Maag since October 2015. Maag PDGH D VLJQL¿ FDQW LQYHVWPHQW LQ QHZ VWDWH RI the-art grinding equipment which makes the new centre the most modern facility in India. In addition to high-quality grinding service for rotors, bed knifes and die plates, Maag offers also short delivery times and service support WKURXJK LWV TXDOL¿ HG VHUYLFH WHFKQLFLDQ IRU LWV customers. www.maag.com

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Sabic, ExxonMobil KWV[QLMZ /]TN QV^M[\UMV\ SAUDI Basic Industries Corp is looking to its future while also acknowledging part of its past. The industrial conglomerate based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said it was considering a petrochemical project on the US Gulf Coast that would be jointly owned with ExxonMobil Chemical Co. The petrochemical JV would be located in Texas or Louisiana near natural gas feedstock, 6DELF RIÂż FLDOV VDLG LQ D QHZV UHOHDVH ,W ZRXOG include a steam cracker and derivative units. %HIRUH PDNLQJ Âż QDO LQYHVWPHQW GHFLVLRQV RIÂż FLDOV VDLG WKH Âż UPV ZLOO FRQGXFW VWXGLHV DQG ZRUN ZLWK VWDWH DQG ORFDO RIÂż FLDOV WR LGHQWLI\ D VLWH with adequate infrastructure. www.sabic.com

8TI[\QK[ 1VL][\Za )[[WKQI\QWV LZWX[ ;81 SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association in the USA has a new name, Plastics Industry Association, PLASTICS for short, and unveiled a new website, demonstrating that as the plastics industry grows and evolves, so does the association. PLASTICS, the association’s new identity, builds upon nearly 80 years of a strong history of fostering collaboration among the entire plastics supply chain. PLASTICS unveiled a new logo, which represents the six facets of the plastics industry supply chain, including brand owners, equipment manufacturers, material suppliers, mouldmakers, processors and recyclers. Moving forward, the plastics industry is looking to grow and support VXVWDLQDELOLW\ DQG ¿ QG ZD\V WR PDNH UHF\FOLQJ easier, hence the association also added its new, DQG ¿ UVW HYHU WDJOLQH ³%HWWHU ,QGXVWU\ %HWWHU World.� To learn more about the plastics industry’s rebrand, please visit: PlasticsIndustry.org /About-Us/Our-Rebrand. 86 APRIL / MAY 2017

Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers

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JV in bioplastics TOTAL and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. The two partners plan to build a world-class PLA polymerization plant with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year at Corbion’s site in Thailand that already has a lactide (PLA monomer) production unit that will become part of the joint venture. Corbion will supply the lactic acid necessary for the production of the PLA and the lactide. The new company will be based in the Netherlands and will launch operations in the 1st quarter of 2017, subject to regulatory approvals. The ground breaking ceremony LQ 1RYHPEHU PDUNHG WKH RI¿ FLDO start of construction of the new PLA bioplastics polymerization plant at the existing Corbion site in Rayong, Thailand. On completion in 2018, it will be able to produce the complete LuminyŽ portfolio of PLA neat resins: from standard PLA to innovative, high heat resistant PLA. The new 75 kTpa PLA plant will be constructed using Corbion’s and Sulzer’s proprietary polymerization technology, and key equipment will be supplied by Sulzer Chemtech Ltd (Switzerland). In addition to the construction of this new PLA polymerization plant, Corbion will expand its existing lactide plant in Thailand by 25 kTpa. With this expansion, Corbion will be able to serve its current and future lactide customers. The lactide expansion will also enable the production of a wider range of lactides than is curwww.polymers.total.com

rently possible. ³,œP YHU\ SOHDVHG ZLWK WKLV MRLQW venture, which aims to become a major player in the growing bioplastics market. This investment is consistent with our One Total ambition of expanding in biofuels and bioplastics, in addition to our more traditional oil- and gas-based products,� commented Bernard 3LQDWHO 3UHVLGHQW RI 7RWDO 5H¿ QLQJ & Chemicals. ³&RUELRQœV XQLTXH SRVLWLRQ LQ WKH lactic acid and biopolymers value chain makes it a natural choice for Total. The joint venture will allow us to supply an innovative material that is 100% renewable and biodegradable and that responds to sustainability concerns.� Tjerk de Ruiter, CEO of Corbion, VWDWHG ³3/$ LV RQH RI WKH ¿ UVW UH newable, biodegradable polymers able to compete with existing polymers. The joint venture, which will combine Total’s technical and marketing knowledge and leading position in polymers with Corbion’s expertise in lactic acid and biopolymers, will enable us to supply innovative products and will accelerate market acceptance.� PLA is a biobased, biodegradable polymer obtained by fermenting renewable resources (sugar or starch) to produce lactic acid. PLA is mainly used for food packaging, disposable tableware and textiles, as well as in numerous other industries such as oil and gas, electronics, automotive and 3D printing. PLA is a fast-growing polymer market segment, with an estimated average annual growth rate of 10 to 15% to 2025. www.corbion.com

WEB NEWS

New site for Gantec Tool & Die Gauteng toolroom producing world class moulding solutions GANTEC Tool & Die, the Johannesburg toolroom which specialises in both blow and injection moulds, has a new website. One of only a few dedicated toolrooms in South Africa, Gantec involves fatherand-son team Anthony and Jarrad Barnes. Anthony has been involved in toolmaking for an extended period, originally as the toolmaker and toolroom manager at Ronchelle Tech Moulding in Industria, which at one stage was one of the top injection moulding plants in Johannesburg, sporting over 40 injection moulding machines. After selling his shares in Ronchelle, Barnes senior ran the toolroom at Cinqplast in 2007 before deciding to go on his own again in 2008. Son Jarrad joined the following year, which proved useful as

Âą DUPHG ZLWK YDULRXV GHVLJQ TXDOLÂż FDWLRQV and skills – Barnes junior boosted the design department at Gantec, to the point where now nearly a decade later, Gantec is producing complicated fast-cycling moulds with exclusive Smartmould™ technology. Its main activity is multiple-cavity closures moulds, followed by blow moulds and an equal share of injection moulds, the latter mainly for technical products. 0RXOGV Âż WWHG ZLWK WKH 6PDUW0RXOGÂŒ system are able to link up to computers via a mini USB cable output on the mould itself. “The Smartmould™ technology comprises a device that tracks cycle WLPHV VKRW FRXQWV HIÂż FLHQF\ DQG WRRO maintenance. It also stores all tool drawings, 3D data and other information of the tool,â€? Jarrad explained.

The system allows for monitoring of maintenance protocols ensuring tools are serviced on time, reducing downtime and PDLQWDLQLQJ HI¿ FLHQF\ DQG SUR¿ WDELOLW\ Safety Measures & Systems are also built in to the tools to prevent damage where possible. Using pressure safety switches and slide positioning trackers. Spartan-based Gantec is in fact developing some world-class products and its moulds appear to be becoming increasingly popular with convertors around the country, providing a realistic alternative to moulds built in China. The new site lays out Gantec’s various services and design/machining capabilities. www.gantec.co.za

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Gantec is producing some high-end injection moulds achieving fast cycling and reduced maintenance

Online assistant for trenchless pressure pipe installation 88 APRIL / MAY 2017

Covers new installation, rehabilitation of existing water, gas pipelines AN online guide that will help civil engineers identify the most suitable trenchless methods for installing ‘PE100’ high density polyethylene (HDPE) pressure pipe has been launched by the PE100+ Association. The association, whose aim is to promote a consistent and high level quality in production and use of polyethylene for PE100 pipes, is made up of HDPE producers from around the world. The pipe designation PE100 is based on the long-term strength of the material, known as minimum

required strength (MRS) of at least 10 MPa in accordance to ISO 9080. The new ‘No-Dig Technical Guide’ covers new installation and rehabilitation of existing water and gas pipelines using trenchless methods. It was developed by the PE100+ Association in collaboration with co-sponsors TEPPFA (the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association); independent Swedish pipe pressure testing institute Exova; UK-based Radius Systems, which offer solutions spanning the entire pipe lifecycle; and Downley Consultants, a provider of global business and engineering consulting services in trenchless technology and geosynthetics. The online tool guides users through a decision-making process based on the hydraulic capacity and pressure

• The Guide is available at www.pe100plus.com/PE-Pipes/No-Dig-technical-Guide/r1098.html. Trenchless refurbishment of old pipeline with welded PE100 pipes

requirements of the pipeline and the physical and geotechnical conditions of the project. It then calculates the diameter and SDR (Standard Dimensional Ratio, the ratio of outside diameter to wall thickness) of PE100 pipe necessary. ,W DOVR LGHQWLÂż HV IHDVLEOH PHWKRGV IRU installation of the pipe. Users of the guide can access indepth information to help them better understand the capabilities of the various installation methods, as well as practical aspects such as cleaning and inspection, excavation and space requirements, end Âż WWLQJV DQG VDIHW\ )RU HDFK PHWKRG OLQNV are provided to enable the user to contact suppliers of materials and equipment DQG WR Âż QG PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKH technologies and their applications.

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Trends on biodegradable plastics from renewable sources 90 APRIL / MAY 2017

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SABIC’s 3D-printed airplane seat To inspire aircraft industry seating tiers to take a fresh look at seat design and fabrication, SABIC licensed a Studio Gavari design for a sleek and ergonomically advanced economy class seat. The seat was printed XVLQJ ¿ ODPHQWV PDGH IURP 6$%,&œV ULTEM™ 9085 resin, which is compatible with 3D printing and meets )$5 À DPH VPRNH DQG WR[LFLW\ UHTXLUHPHQWV DQG 2(0 VSHFL¿ F KHDW release standards. The use of 3D printing enabled the rapid prototyping of the Studio Gavari design without the expense of tooling, resulting in an economy class seat with less than 15 components, demonstrating the potential for part consolidation and PDQXIDFWXULQJ HI¿ FLHQF\ www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com

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Butadiene event in Munich in October

THE P4 Plastics Expo to be held in New Delhi from 3-6 May will, say the organisers, see a perfect blend of raw material suppliers, machine manufacturers, machine sales companies, converters, engineering polymers by and large from India, thus giving prominence to the domestic industry. The 4 ‘Ps’ stand for Plastics, Petrochemicals, PVC & Compounds and Packaging segments. International participation from countries like Iran, Taiwan, Jordan, Egypt, KSA, China, Korea is adding strength to the show. Organised jointly by the All India Plastic Industries Association (AIPIA), and the Dubai-based Verifair, the international trade show and conference on Plastic Industry; the four-day show runs at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. www.p4expoindia.com

THE sixth ICIS European Butadiene & Derivatives Conference takes place at the Novotel Munich, Germany, on 13-14 September. The event will address crucial questions asked by butadiene producers, buyers, end-users and traders and explore new market opportunities in light of a recovering global demand. Key players from the entire value chain from Europe and beyond will be in attendance, with the key sponsors being BASF, Bridgestone, Goodpack, Kraton, Molgroup, Synthos and Volpak. www.icisconference.com

Propak Cape nearly sold out PROPAK Cape in Cape Town (24-26 October) is already 74% sold out. That’s the latest news from this popular event, which focusses mainly on the Western Cape market, arguably one of the growth areas of the South African economy. Over 6,000 visitors are expected at the show and it’s reputed that 73% of visitors attend to source new products and view latest technologies (i.e. not just casual Capies hanging around). The Western Cape currently makes up over 20% of the South African packaging market, valued at R31billion p/a – and the region’s share is growing.

Automechanika in October AUTOMECHANIKA takes place from 27-30 October at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (Nasrec). Featuring just about everything to do with automotive technology, the event is co-located the Future Road Expo (for trucks, buses and trailers) and Scalex Johannesburg (for logistics & materials handling). A venture by Messe Frankfurt with South African partners, Automechanika is presented every second year and focusses comprehensively on the automotive sector with key areas being electronics, accessories, digital solutions, and safari & off-road YHKLFOHV EHLQJ DQ DUHD RI VSHFLÂż F local interest.

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Innovations for enhanced food packaging, improved load stability Experience the range of Dow’s packaging solutions at Interpack 2017

This coffee pouch represents an application of how Dow’s brand-new adhesive could potentially be used

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world-class scientists, researchers, marketing experts and value chain partners that together result in accelerating transformative ideas into real-world solutions for customers worldwide. Visitors will be able to experience a fashion show which will feature distinct and stylish garments made out of recycled plastics created by students from Southampton Solent University in the UK. In addition, Dow is hosting a student day to showcase Dow’s

packaging developments and engage with bright young people who are interested in pursuing a career path in packaging design. Dow’s Boutique can be found in the open space outside between Halls 9 and 17. The Dow Business Lounge is located in the Conference Centre at the North Entrance.

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Ineos Styrolution’s high-performance solutions for auto industry

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Exterior, interior automotive applications at Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conference INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, highlighted its new NovodurÂŽ Ultra 4255, the laserweldable-optimized version of the established NovodurÂŽ HH112 and its innovative composite StyLight* at the “Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conferenceâ€? from 29-30 March in Mannheim, Germany. Recently, INEOS Styrolution released one of its most interesting material innovations enhancing its dedicated portfolio of solutions for interior automotive applications. The new NovodurÂŽ Ultra 4255 grade features high impact strength at room temperature as well as at low temperature, 100% ductility at -30°C, high KHDW UHVLVWDQFH DQG EHVW LQ FODVV Ă€ RZDELOLW\ Complementary to exterior automotive applications, INEOS Styrolution developed an optimized laser-weldable version of the NovodurÂŽ HH-112 that offers high adhesion quality to other materials like PMMA. Furthermore, this tailored NovodurÂŽ HH-112 is also reducing production costs.

As design and aesthetics become more and more decisive for new car models, Original Equipment Manufacturers are increasingly striving for a perfect surface when it comes to bonding two different materials. www.ineos-styrolution.com

Waste Management Indaba: 20-21 April Emperors‘ Palace, Johannesburg www.vukani.comms.co.za

Plastics Recycling Technology: 20-21 June Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany www.amiplastics.com

Int’l Composites Congress: 18-19 September ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart www.composites-germany.org

Plastic Pipes in Infrastructure Conf 25-26 April: Hilton Kensington, London, UK www.amiconferences.com

Saitex: 25-27 June: Gallagher Estate, Midrand www.saitexafrica.com

Propak West Africa: 19-21 September Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria www.propakwestafrica.com

International Recycling Forum: 26-28 April Hotel Dorint Pallas, Wiesbaden, Germany www.rigk.de/nc/en/forum P4 Plastics Expo: 3-6 May Pragati Maidan, New Delhi www.p4expoindia.com Interpack 2017: 4-10 May Dusseldorf, Germany: www.interpack.com

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Rear lamp housing made with Novodur HH-112

Machine Tools Africa: 9-12 May Expo Centre, Nasrec,Johannesburg www.machinetoolsafrica.co.za PPP Expo Ethiopia: 12-14 May Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa www.expogr.com Chinaplas: 16-19 May Pazhou, Guangzhou, China www.ChinaplasOnline.com PVP: 17-19 May Gallagher Conference Centre, Johannesburg www.dmgeventsme.com

Rotomould Australia: 25-27 June Melbourne, Australia www.rotomouldconference.com.au Int’l Thermprocess Summit: 27-28 June ,QWHU&RQWLQHQWDO +RWHO ' VVHOGRUI www.itps-online.com Refocus: 27-29 June: Orlando, Florida, USA www.refocussummit.org African Marine Waste Conference 9-13 July: The Feather Market Centre, PE www.sstconference.org.za KZN Industrial Technology Expo: 26-28 July Durban Exhibition Centre, KZN www.kznindustrial.co.za

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Green Building Convention: 9-11 October CTICC, Cape Town www.greenbuildingconvention.co.za OEEC: 10-11 October Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.offshore-energy.biz

PPP Expo Tanzania: 22-24 August Dar-es-Salaam: www.expogr.com

Euromold: 24-26 October Exhibition Center Munich, Germany www.euromold.com

PIPES XI & PPCA conference: 4-5 September Emperors Palace, Johannesburg www.sappma.co.za

Propak Cape: 24-26 October CTICC, Cape Town www.propakcape.co.za

Petnology Europe: 11-12 September Munich, Germany: www.petnology.com

Automechanika Johannesburg: 27-30 Oct Johannesburg Expo Centre www.automechanikasa.co.za

PPP Expo Kenya: 2-4 June: Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa: www.expogr.com

European Butadiene Conference: 13-14 Sept Munich, Germany: www.icisconference.com

Vinyl SA 2017: 7 June: Hilton Hotel, Sandton www.savinyls.co.za

Drinktec: 11-15 September: Munich, Germany www.drinktec.com

Plastic Closure Innovations: 6-8 June 6RÂż WHO .XUIÂ UVWHQGDPP %HUOLQ *HUPDQ\ www.amiplastics.com/events

EMO Hannover: 18-23 September Messe Hannover, Germany www.hannover-messe.de

PPCA conference: 26-27 October Hangzhou, China: www.ppia-china.com

2018 PLAST 2018: 29 May-1 June: Milan, Italy www.plastonline.org

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One of the many archers who have enjoyed great success with Beiter nocks is Lisa Unruh of Germany, who recently was named a 2016 Woman Athlete of the Year by the World Archery Federation

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Archers hit the bull’s eye with precision nocks made of polycarbonate THE bowstring is drawn back, the bow arches under the tension ... and the arrow speeds to the target. Archery is a sport that’s all about precision, which is why bow and arrow technology is continuously evolving. That also applies to the nock RI DQ DUURZ ¹ WKH QRWFKHG WLS WKDW EULHÀ \ clasps the bowstring before the tension of the drawn bow is released and the arrow WDNHV À LJKW ,WœV WKH FHQWUDO SRLQW ZKHUH tremendous energy is directly transferred to the arrow, enabling it to reach speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour. Werner Beiter GmbH & Co KG, in the town of Dauchingen in Germany’s Swabia

region, is considered a pioneer in precision injection moulding and has gained an international reputation as a manufacturer of premium archery accessories and parts. Since 1985, the company has been using the polycarbonate MakrolonŽ 2805 from Covestro for its nocks. With its mechanical strength – and effect colours developed for this area of application – the polycarbonate is the key to the nocks’ outstanding quality. The international renown of these products is ultimately due to their remarkable durability, coupled with a visual effect that enables an archer to see the arrow’s point of impact, even

from considerable distances. One of the many archers who have enjoyed great success with Beiter nocks is Lisa Unruh of Germany, who recently was named a 2016 Woman Athlete of the Year by the World Archery Federation. National teams, world champions and Olympic medallists from all over the world are FRQVWDQWO\ À RFNLQJ WR WKH :HUQHU DQG ,ULV Center at Beiter’s site in Dauchingen – an incomparable facility for testing archery equipment.

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High rebound, ultra-low density GLOBAL chemical company Huntsman has launched smartLiteÂŽ PF 1560 TPU, a super lightweight, high energy return, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) that can transform the comfort and performance of sports footwear, particularly running shoes. SmartLite PF 1560 TPU is a low-density, HODVWLF PDWHULDO WKDW LV UHF\FODEOH ,W LV D VSHFLÂż FDOO\ IRUPXODWHG JUDGH RI 738 LV GXUDEOH resilient and has the potential to deliver an energy return of up to 50%. Flexible yet strong and with the ability to spring back to its original shape after being stretched or compressed, smartLiteÂŽ PF 1560 TPU is perfect for producing soft, bouncy midsoles for a wide range of athletic footwear.

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