Tag: factory
SA’s first smartphone factory goes on auction
The Mara smartphone factory, which was launched in 2019, is empty and on auction, according to a Business Insider South Africa report. Keith Green, Park...
Ford invests R600m in Gqeberha-based engine factory
Ford Motor Company has announced an investment of R600m in the Struandale Engine Plant in Gqeberha. The company said the investment will support the...
100 million bricks a year from automated factory
FROM humble beginnings in 1902, Corobrik’s new Kwastina (‘Home of the Brick’) factory has begun delivering product and both kilns will be in full...
Is your supplier a partner in the running of your factory?
RUNNING a factory or plant is not an easy task, with all the realities of fixed costs, maintenance, breakdowns and capex expenditure. Â Helping buyers...
Oil prices climb as positive China factory data eases demand concerns
World’s top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has restored capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day, sources told Reuters last week although Saudi Aramco has...
Ericsson to build its first fully-automated smart factory
Ericsson is set to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the U.S., expected to be up and running in early 2020. The factory...
Corobrik to spend R800m on 100m-bricks-a-year factory
Corobrik, the non-listed leading manufacturer and supplier of bricks and pavers, is investing R800 million in a new factory in Driefrontein near Carletonville in...
Troubled Tiger closes another factory
Tiger Brands, the company behind the killer polony scandal, has closed another factory because of traces of listeria. This was announced on Monday in...
Chinese car maker plans aggressive push into SA with R11bn factory in Port Elizabeth
BAIC, the car brand owned by the Beijing Automotive Group Co. from China has announced that it plans to make a R11 billion investment...
Department of Trade and Industry and WW Pet food supplier factory opening
A collaboration between the department of trade and industry, woolworths and the IDC sees doors opening for black women entrepreneurs.
The Department of...