Frans Badenhorst
Cape Town (ZAF)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Ourfuel
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Location:
Cape Town
Industry:
Energy
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
We are starting a company to convert scrap tires and plastic waste to useful products. The technology is now available for commercial application. Malysia in partnership with Korea has taken on the North Ameriscan Market (US$50 million)investment that they hope will tirn in a few years to a $1 Billion Rand market cap.
Our ambitions are smilar but more modest we want to establis a plant in Cape Town and perfect the process and then manufacture and setup 4 more plants in Africa. To get started we need R3 million (US$350) to buy a woorking plant in India - we can then borrow the same amount to cover civils and running costs. The plant can process 8 tonnes of rubber or plastic waste a day. The input and running cost cost are low and the net value of each kg processed is about US$2.50. It is a very profitable proposition.
It will take some research, technical and business skills to ensure we tie up the raw materials (source) and produce sought after products (bunker fuel, Carbon Black, Gas (used in the pyrolisis process, and steel).
If you are unfamiliar with the technology check out wikipedia and any of the many sources on the internet like:
Global Power and Energy Company Limited
Pyrolysis Plant at Yuen Long Industrial Estate
May 2007
Canada: "The vacuum pyrolysis of used tires: C. Roy, A. Chaala and H. Darmstadt "The Vacuum Pyrolysis of Used Tires. End-Uses for the Oil and Carbon Black Products."
TECHNICAL ADVANCE ON THE PYROLYSIS OF USED TIRES IN CHINA
Yang Yongrong*1, Chen Jizhong*2 and Zhao Guibin*3
Dept. of Chem. Eng. , Zhejiang University
YuQuan Campus, Hangzhou, 310027, (URL removed)NA
Tel & Fax: +86-[<a href="(URL removed)">send me a message</a>]
*1 E-mail: (URL removed)
*2 E-mail: (URL removed)
*3 E-mail: (URL removed)
The opportunity to get in first in Africa and the globe is now.