Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review May 2017 | Page 36

Aerosols
Puregas announces
expansion plans
The company is expanding its storage capacity and
upgrading its processes and plant safety measures.
These developments will ensure continuity of
supply and enhanced product quality to meet
customers’ needs. By Abby Vorster
T
he South African aerosols storage tank, which is scheduled to
industry has grown be commissioned during the fourth
consistently over the past quarter of 2017.’
few years, which has
The tank is being produced locally
resulted in an increase in demand by Sikelela Steel – an engineering
for propellant from Puregas. While company that specialises in
the company’s volumes continue manufacturing quality pressure
to grow, unfortunately the local vessels for gas storage.
supply of gas has declined or
result, Puregas has been importing At the forefront of quality
and safety
product by bulk ship to ensure Along with customer service,
supply interruptions do not affect its safety-centric measures are
business or that of its customers. This central to Puregas’ success. The
has led to the need for a new on-site company’s technical manager,
at best remained constant. As a
storage tank, which
will act as a stock
buffer when supply
interruptions occur.
‘Customer service
is core to our
philosophy,’ says
Philip Cloete, MD of
Puregas. ‘Ensuring
continuity of supply
is central to this,
The new
tank has
the capacity
to store
500 000 ℓ of
propellant
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says that the project
has received the
necessary approvals
and all safety and
environmental
aspects of the
installation will be
overseen by Puregas’
SHEQ manager,
Thomas Xaba.
which is why we are embarking on ‘The new tank has the capacity
a project to install a new 500m 3 gas to store 500 000ℓ of propellant, and
Part of the propellant storage facility at Puregas
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Grant Gascoigne