011 615 3906
Cnr Kirkby & Regent Streets, Bedford Gardens, Germiston, 2007
ITALCHAM News
The winning formula of the Italian distribution logistics services company
Despite a record-breaking 2021, the first five months of 2022 for Cargo Compass SA – one of the country’s largest private freight forwarding companies – are promising an outperformance of last...
Italian Energy education footprint expands in South Africa through dedicated lab
Italian inverter manufacturer, Enertronica Santerno S.p.A. will be starting its Santerno SA Lab, employing 4 additional South African technicians and supervisors, explains Enertronica Sub-Sahara...
South African agri-food sector records its best year ever
There is no doubt for Federico Bellotto, MD of Italian-American agriculture machinery producer CNH Industrial, that 2021 has been one of the best years ever for his company, with the highest number...
Italy-SA trade overview 2022/2023 South Africa economic outlook 2022
South Africa remains the third largest African economy, behind Nigeria and Egypt, and the most advanced and varied economy across the continent. In 2021, South Africa’s GDP was worth about $420...
Increased presence for Italian business in S Africa next year
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industry (Italcham) aims to continue improving its presence in South Africa next year. “We intend to establish an antenna in Cape Town and, possibly,...
The bridge is becoming smaller
The uptake of additive technologies has the potential to reduce the effective distance between Italy and South Africa, by increasing the respective countries’ ease of impact on one another. This is...
SA company leads Covid vaccine storage solutions
Italcham member Renergen, a natural gas and helium producer, has begun delivering vaccines using its unique Cryo-Vacc technology for vaccine cold storage and transportation. Renergen CEO, Stefano...
South Africa Economic Outlook 2021
South Africa remains the third largest African economy behind Nigeria and Egypt. In 2020, South Africa’s GDP was about US$ 302bn. Although primarily mining-based, the country has grown world-class...
Latest News by Engineering News
SA’s fully electric fleet to reach 22 500 cars by 2030 – report
The projected passenger electric vehicle (EV) fleet in South Africa by the beginning of 2030 will be 25 456 vehicles, representing only 0.3% of the expected passenger vehicle population in South...
Ramaphosa points to Northern Cape becoming a new powerhouse for the SA economy
In engagements between the National Executive and the Provincial Executive of the Northern Cape, on Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said besides the strides being made in the energy sector, the...
CSIR trialling biobased agricultural mulch films to replace plastic ones currently used
Applied science and research and development agency, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), reports that a field trial of biobased and biodegradable agricultural mulch films is...