pre-feasibility assessment report - Innovationeasterncape.co.za
pre-feasibility assessment report - Innovationeasterncape.co.za
pre-feasibility assessment report - Innovationeasterncape.co.za
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African Development E<strong>co</strong>nomic ConsultantsADECName of CompanyWillard Batteries(Large batterymanufacturing<strong>co</strong>mpany with a plantin Port Eli<strong>za</strong>beth).Aberdare CablesAspen Pharmacare(The largest listedpharmaceutical groupin Sub Saharan Africa).Area of Collaboration/R&D ActivityBattery electro chemistry, materials and polymerchemistry, evaluation of manufactured oxide andrecycled polypropylene.Polymer Chemistry and the development of apolymer material for cable <strong>co</strong>ating.Characteri<strong>za</strong>tion of active ingredients and materialschemistry.InnoVenton. InnoVenton, a research entity which includes a Department ofScience and Technology (DST)-certified Technology Station targeting thedownstream chemicals industry, is the brainchild of Prof. Ben Zeelie and otherresearchers from the School of Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences (SBCS). Amajority of the researchers at InnoVenton are either former lecturers orstudents, or are still employed by SBCS. Prof. Peter Layson, and Dr. NigelHarmse are active researchers from the SBCS, backing up InnoVenton withtheir technical expertise.Dr. Shawn Gouws, a graduate of NMMU and now a researcher atInnoVenton, has established <strong>co</strong>llaborative relationships with the University ofBirmingham (through Dr. Bruno Pollet) on issues relating to membraneassembly in electrode manufacturing. Dr. Shawn Gouws and Prof. Ben Zeelieare part of the Hydrogen Hub South Africa, under the leadership of Prof. JackFletcher from the University of Cape Town.InnoVenton’s clientele portfolio for analytical services currently lists 138small, medium, and large firms including established <strong>co</strong>mpanies such as AspenPharmacare, Bridgestone, Cadbury, Castrol, CSIR, Daimler Chrysler SouthAfrica, Dow Chemicals, Du Pont Barloworld, Dunlop Automotive Products,Eskom, General Motors South Africa, Eveready Batteries, Goodyear SouthAfrica, PetroSA, Sasol Agri, Willard Batteries, and the Wool Testing Bureau. Atleast three-quarters of InnoVenton’s clients are located in the Nelson MandelaBay Metropole Area (NMBM).InnoVenton is engaged in additional research <strong>co</strong>llaborations anddiscussions with the following universities, <strong>co</strong>mpanies, and organi<strong>za</strong>tionsbeyond the provision of analytical <strong>co</strong>nsulting services:103 Algernon Road, Norwood (Johannesburg). Tel (011)728-1965 / 6690 Fax (011)728-8371Adec@ADEC1.<strong>co</strong>m. Suite 131, Private Bag X5, Norwood 2117 SOUTH AFRICA 37
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