SUGAR
PGBI has been focused on the sugar and related industries since 1983, and provides industry experience and know how through an extensive track record in delivering projects across the entire sugar projects life cycle.
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Tongaat Huletts – PGBI developed the implementation program, project plan and definitive budget as well as board submissions for the mill expansion. We assisted the THS executive to present the project to the Anglo-American Board at the time, which PGBI eventually managed for THS as the EPCm contractor.
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Durrah Sugar – selected PGBI to undertake the FEED design and manage the EPC procurement of a state-of-the-art Sugar Refinery Plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located on the port in the Yanbu Industrial City.
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IFC – PGBI was approached by the International Finance Corporation to assist in the administration and production of a Good Management Practices Manual for the Cane Sugar Industry
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Industrial Development Corporation and Central Energy Fund Commissioned a feasibility into a beet to ethanol business at Craddock in the Eastern Cape and PGBI was subsequently appointed to conduct the bankable study. PGBI furthermore developed a multi-cropping model for farmers. |
| Tongaat Huletts (Triangle) – PGBI executed the procurement, project management, construction management and commissioning of a new molecular sieve for the ethanol distillery at Triangle to produce fuel grade ethanol for petroleum blending. |
| Press Corporation – PGBI developed business cases for both their distilleries and the development of alternative strategies and value chains, and designs of the distillery upgrades required for this purpose. |
ETHANOL
PGBI has experience in the selection and application of plant and process technology for ethanol production and blending. Our experience ranges from the development of national plans for fuel ethanol production and blending, to the upgrading and enhancement of existing ethanol plants.
BIOMASS POWER
We are well versed in the current best available technology and techniques for efficient fuel preparation and handling, boiler technologies, emissions control and appropriate technologies for air or water condensing. Our energy optimisation programmes have substantially reduced the power requirements and input energy requirements for major operations in Southern Africa.
| Eskom/ Ngodwana Energy – PGBI is the independent engineer for the Ngodwana Biomass Power Project. PGBI is tasked with the independent monitoring and evaluation of the project through all phases |
| TSB Sugar – Negotiating, specifying, implementing and managing the implementation of a full 2 x 10 MW system, co-generating with Eskom. |
| Rand Merchant Bank – PGBI was appointed by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to conduct an initial document review of all available project information and to undertake a due diligence of the proposed Mkuze Biomass Power Project.
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| Kellogg’s – PGBI was appointed by Kellogg’s to document the existing Process facility in Springs, South Africa in a comprehensive suite of As Built Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID’s) |
| AB Inbev – PGBI was appointed for the integration engineering and well as the overall project and construction management for the Rosslyn Brewery expansion. |
| AB Inbev appointed PGBI for the project and construction management of the new food grade yeast drying plant annexed to the Rosslyn Brewery. |
FOOD & BEVERAGE
PGBI supports the food the food and beverage industry through process design know-how in developing overall process support for clients and assisting beverage clients in defining project requirements and designing bespoke solutions for yeast recycle, CIP system upgrades and beer recovery processes and utilities.