south-africa

5th Apr 2024

FullCare Medical has inaugurated a $30 million medical garment production facility in Tatu City, Kenya's SEZ, employing 1,800 Kenyans initially and potentially 7,000 in later phases. Leveraging solar technology for sustainability, it targets $60 million in annual exports while serving local needs. Tatu City SEZ offers business benefits like tax...

3rd Nov 2023

Sappi Limited, a leading dissolving pulp producer, has achieved a 91.5 per cent score in the Higg FEM verification audit at its Cloquet mill, demonstrating strong environmental practices. The Higg FEM, developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, measures and scores environmental performance in areas like water use, carbon emissions, waste...

27th Jul 2022

The COSATU-affiliated SACTWU has now settled its 2022 wage negotiations with a seven per cent hike in the nonwoven textile sector. The agreement is part of a series of other wage settlements that the SACTWU has successfully achieved. The SACTWU had formally raised a dispute regarding wages for the nonwoven textile sector on June 17, 2022.

10th Aug 2021

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU), affiliated with Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has settled its 2021-2022 wage negotiations in the nonwoven textile sub-sector to secure a 5.5 per cent wage hike for its members. The backdated agreement is effective for a 12-month period until June 30, 2022.

24th Jun 2021

PFNonwovens, a Czech Republic nonwoven fabrics producer, is expanding its Cape Town site in South Africa. PFN has committed to invest at least $42.3 million, which will lead to the creation of up to 40 new jobs. With this investment, PFN's market leading position as the largest spunmelt producer in the hygiene market in South Africa will be reinforced.

3rd Oct 2019

Upcoming edition of JEC Asia 2019 to be held from November 13-15 in Seoul, South Korea, will feature a conference programme with experts from the composites industry giving their insights on latest developments in high-performance composite technologies and applications, and challenges different application industries will face in future.

26th Jul 2019

South Africa's trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel recently welcomed the R50 million investment by BFG Africa Rail in an advanced manufacturing facility in Gauteng. BFG Africa is a subsidiary of a multinational company in Bahrain specialising in manufacturing composite products and one of the top five global suppliers of advanced composite...

8th Apr 2019

Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and Mandela Bay Composites Cluster (MBCC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the MOU, the MBDA has resolved to prioritise the use of advanced materials including composites in selected products falling within its mandated area and to attempt to collaborate with the composites cluster.

28th Aug 2018

Employees working in the nonwovens sub-sector of the South African textile industry will receive a 7.25 per cent wage hike back dated from July 1, 2018. The workers will also receive another 7.25 per cent wage hike beginning July 1, 2019, as per the two-year agreement reached under the auspices of the National Textile Bargaining Council (NTBC).