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ASSOCIATIONS
SAVA welcomes new members
and increases industry reach
The Southern African Vinyl’s Association (SAVA) places renewed
focus on innovation, growth and commitment to Product
Stewardship Commitment (PSC).
SAVA, the producer responsibility organisation for the local PVC
industry, has welcomed three new companies as members.
“SAVA is dedicated to enhancing the growth and protecting the
stature of the Southern African industry. Growing our membership
by encouraging industry leaders to join us, is therefore an important
area of our focus. The greater our support and representation, the
louder our voice and the stronger our muscle to address vinyl-
related issues, engage with stakeholders and advocate on behalf of
the entire industry,” explains Adri Spangenberg, CEO of SAVA.
The latest companies to be awarded membership are Emeraude
International, Innovative PVC Compounds, and Associated
Additives. According to Adri, these new members ensure that
SAVA has a strong representation across a wide variety of
different sectors, ranging from manufacturers of PVC compounds,
chemicals and stabilisers, to producers of film, bottles, flooring,
cables, pipes and other products.
“We are very excited about welcoming these new members to
SAVA, who have all signed the Product Stewardship Commitment
(PSC) and are in full agreement with our principles, activities and
Constitution,” Adri says.
COMMENTS FROM NEW MEMBERS
Commenting on the reasons why it was important for Associated
Additives to join SAVA, Divisional Managing Director Siyabonga
Ngcobo says “As a leading manufacturer and supplier of lead and
non-lead based products into a wide range of markets world-
wide (including the mining, battery and chemical industries), it is
our company’s mission to provide the highest-quality and most
reliable products and services to our customers. We have a rich
history of product excellence and technological innovation. We
believe that membership of SAVA will afford us the opportunity
to be part of the broader PVC community where we can learn,
share and contribute information to the benefit of the local and
international industry.”
Mubeen and Saalick Siddiqi of Innovative PVC Compounds
say they agree with this sentiment. “We decided to join
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SAVA because, although we are a family-run PVC supplier
based in Durban, we supply our products nationwide, as
well internationally. Our business is built on a combination
of passion, high standards and expertise and we wanted to
associate ourselves with other leading players in the PVC
industry who share these core values. Belonging to SAVA also
gives us insight into international developments and a platform
to learn and share ideas,” they explain.
New SAVA member Emeraude International has been distributing
polymers and chemical products since 1986 and specialises
in working in both emerging and mature markets. Although
the company started out as a French family business, today it
exports to more than 60 countries. According to Trevor Moroney
of Emeraude International (South Africa), belonging to an industry
association such as SAVA is about making a difference when and
where you can.
“By joining SAVA, Emeraude made a public commitment that we
stand for responsible and sustainable manufacturing processes
and end-of-life solutions for vinyl products. We also want to help
protect the industry from possible legislations or negative attacks
that might harm our own business or those of our clients, and
make positive contributions that will drive us forward for the next
five to 10 years,” he says.
ENCOURAGING GROWTH AND INNOVATION
“SAVA has adopted the theme, ‘Accelerating Innovation’ as our
focus for 2019, because it is clear that our members are eager
to learn from each other and from international best practices
in order to stay abreast of industry developments, regardless of
the sector in which they operate. Over the past few months we
have seen many new and exciting new market applications that
were developed both locally and internationally, and we will be
making a concerted effort this year to expose our members to
this innovative way of thinking. Our doors remain open for any
organisation, selected individuals and PVC recyclers who are
in agreement with our mandate and supportive of our efforts
to a positive, vibrant and sustainable environment in which the
industry can flourish,” Adri concludes. PA
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