{"id":239649,"date":"2022-10-11T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T07:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/president-to-address-opening-of-production-plant\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T07:38:09","slug":"president-to-address-opening-of-production-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-to-address-opening-of-production-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"President to address opening of production plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202210\/energybriefing2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the commissioning of a state-of-the-art plastics production plant by the ALPLA Group in Lanseria, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The production plant is the brain child of leading international plastic packaging and recycling manufacturer ALPLA Group.<\/p>\n<p>According to presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, the investment by the group is a key contribution to the Lanseria Smart City masterplan and reflects the President\u2019s stance to position \u201cinfrastructure development and the establishment of new cities as means to stimulate the economy and increase employment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ALPLA Group\u2019s US$50 million commitment will not only drive sustainability and recycling in the country, but will create and sustain 350 jobs, with an apprenticeship programme that will train 36 mechatronics and recycling technicians for ALPLA operations across southern Africa. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe apprentice programme will commence in 2023 with the first 12 South African apprentices from local communities beginning their training in the plastics technology and machining technology trades in the Future Corner training centre in Lanseria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Magwenya said the new Lanseria plant will combine the company\u2019s Harrismith, Denver, Isando, Kempton Park and Samrand plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new plant will produce bottles, closures and special packaging for the food, personal and home care, chemical, cleaning agent and pharmaceutical industries \u2013 a total of around 3.5 billion pieces per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cALPLA uses six different technologies, including injection and compression moulding, injection stretch blow moulding and extrusion blow moulding. In addition to international corporations, ALPLA also supplies smaller local companies with plastic packaging solutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The President is expected to address the gathering from 3pm. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the commissioning of a state-of-the-art plastics production plant by the ALPLA Group in Lanseria, on Wednesday. The production plant is the brain child of leading international plastic packaging and recycling manufacturer ALPLA Group. 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