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The Tubb Period (1996 –) Signing of the LignoTech Joint Venture, 1997� STANDING: Gunnar Vickstrom (Borregaard) and Alan Tubb (Saiccor); SEATED: Ian Forbes (Sappi) and Egil Ulibo (Borregaard) of the Y2K project in addition to his normal duties� He again emigrated to Australia in February 2001� Graham was a capable engineer, but gave the impression of being distant from people and somewhat overconcerned about his ‘rights’� Also in December 1997 a 50/50 joint venture – LignoTech South Africa – between Borregaard and Saiccor was signed to operate a lignosulphonate business� Borregaard would supply the technical and marketing expertise, while Saiccor would supply the raw material and local knowledge� The 55 000 t/a lignosulphonate plant was approved for R108 million� As Borregaard were responsible for the technical specification of the plant, they appointed the overall Project Manager – Tom Rabitski, an American� As Tom spent as much time in the US as in Umkomaas during the project, a large part of the management fell on Saiccor’s Project Manager, Wayne Weston� Wayne was born in Durban on 26 November 1960� After completing his Chemical Engineering degree at the University of Natal he worked for Mondi for 22 months before joining Saiccor as a chemical engineer on 1 May 1986� In April 1987 he was transferred to the technical department but transferred back to the production department in October 1988 as an Assistant Production Manager� In 1989 he worked on the feasibility study for the Mkomazi plant and in 1992 managed the installation and commissioning of the new chlorine dioxide plant� On 1 January 1993 he was appointed Production Manager and on 1 January 1994 Senior Production Manager� In January 1998 he was appointed Project Manager for LignoTech and in February 2000 Project Manager for ISO 14000� He was appointed Plant Manager for Pulp 173 Wayne Weston
The First Fifty Years Finishing on 1 October 2000� Wayne is a capable chemical engineer and manager� The world market for lignosulphonates in 1997 was some one million tons per annum, of which Borregaard, the world leader in lignin technology, had about 60 per cent market share� At that time there were only 11 lignosulphonate plants in the world� Lignosulphonate products have a variety of commercial applications in industries, ranging from animal feeds to concrete, ceramics, bricks and tiles� Over 90 per cent of the 55 000 t/a lignosulphonates to be extracted from Saiccor effluent was expected to be exported, earning some U$19 million in foreign exchange for South Africa� To date Borregaard’s investment in LignoTech South Africa is the biggest investment made by a Norwegian company in South Africa� The construction of the lignosulphonate plant had only just started when on 27 February 1998 the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Finance, Lars Sponheim, with a trade delegation from Norway, visited Saiccor� The South African government was represented at the visit by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Ben Ngubane, Minister of Economic Affairs (KZN), Jacob Zuma, and the Minister of Agriculture (KZN), Narend Singh� Premier Ngubane praised Saiccor for embarking on a quest to be a world-class company, and welcomed Borregaard as the newest member of KwaZulu Natal’s industrial family� Major orders for the lignosulphonate plant were placed in September 1997 (evaporator from IMS and spray dryer from APV Anhydro; the packing line from Haver & Boekner came some time later)� Construction of the plant started in December 1997 and LEFT TO RIGHT: Jacob Zuma, Ben Ngubane, Sinclair Stone and Narend Singh, during the visit of the Norwegian trade delegation to Saiccor, 1998 174 KwaZulu-Natal premier Ben Ngubane (RIGHT) presents a shield to Lars Sponheim, the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Finance, on a visit to Saiccor in 1998
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