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PG Bison successfully completes eMkhondo Particleboard Line expansion

An image showing PG Bison's new particleboard line at the eMkhondo manufacturing facility

PG Bison's new particleboard line

15th March 2022

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Senior Contributing Editor Online

     

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Panel products producer PG Bison has successfully commissioned its latest expansion project, with the installation of the higher capacity dryer and fibre preparation facilities at its at eMkhondo (Piet Retief) manufacturing facility, in Mpumalanga.

The commissioning marks a major milestone for PG Bison and the wider decorative panel industry in Southern Africa, as it provides additional capacity in a market that has experienced increasing demand in recent years, the company says.

The eMkhondo plant has increased its particleboard output capacity by 37% to 1 000 m³ a day, bringing its capacity in line with PG Bison’s Ugie board plant. 

At a cost of R560-million, the project consisted of a complete replacement of the entire fibre preparation line, with new technology and higher capacity. This included installing a Büttner energy plant and dryers, screening equipment, a new flaker and a new conveyor system.

PG Bison says it has consistently invested in local manufacturing, having committed R2.5-billion to capital investment projects in the past two years. The most recent investment will culminate in the construction of a new medium-density fibreboard line, scheduled for commissioning in mid-2024, also at the eMkhondo site.

“These expansion projects, employing the latest global technology, will improve our global competitiveness and position the company for growth, both in the local and export markets.

"We are committed to local manufacturing and to meeting the increased demand for our products. Our investment supports the Furniture Industry Master Plan, a government and private collaboration aimed at rebuilding the furniture industry in South Africa.

"We are really proud of what our in-house project team has been able to achieve with this project.  Despite several project challenges created by Covid-19, the plant was commissioned within budget and a week ahead of that targeted startup date,” says PG Bison CEO Gerhard Victor.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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