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Basic Information
  • Name:KARBOCHEM (PTY) LTD
  • Abbreviation:KARBOCHEM (PTY) LTD
  • Industry:Industry in manufacturing chemical raw material and chemical products
  • Registered Address:Bunsen Street, P.O. Box 19, Sasolburg
  • Year Established:07-02-2002
  • Business Scope:Afpol - Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (ESBR) Neodene - High cis Butadiene Rubber Afsol - Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR) Afdene - Low cis Butadiene Rubber Isogrip - 3,4 Polyisoprene
Epec Standard

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Company Overview

  • Introduction:Karbochem Pty (Ltd), an international producer of synthetic rubbers, started manufacturing emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber in 1964 at Sasolburg, an industrial complex 100km south of Johannesburg, South Africa. The company was set up by a consortium which included the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa and four major tyre companies, with technology being provided by a leading international synthetic rubber producer. To date, the Sasolburg plant still produces grades of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubbers, marketed as the Afpol range. A milestone in the development of the company came in 1982 when a new plant was commissioned at Newcastle in Natal, 250km north-west of the port of Durban, to produce polyisoprene rubber, a range of solution polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber and low cis butadiene rubber. The production of 1,4-polyisoprene was discontinued in 1989. However, solution styrene-butadiene rubber is still marketed as the Afsol range, and low cis butadiene rubber as the Afdene range. With its on-going research and development programme, Karbochem developed a new technology, based on neodymium as a catalyst, for the production of polybutadiene with >97% cis-1,4 content, which is marketed worldwide as Neodene. Karbochem was also involved with a German company in the development research leading to the manufacture of the speciality polymer 3,4-polyisoprene at Newcastle, now marketed as Isogrip. The company continues to play its part in the research and development of new polymers, as well as improving existing rubber technologies with its international partners.
  • Total Employees: 350
  • Supplier Type: Manufacturer
  • Company Location:Bunsen Street, Sasolburg, 1947

Trade Capacity

Trading Regions

Main Market Revenue Share(%)
North America 10.00
Central America 0.00
Caribbean Area 0.00
South America 0.00
East Asia 0.00
Southeast Asia 0.00
South Asia 0.00
Oceania 0.00
Northern Europe 0.00
Western Europe 0.00
Main Market Revenue Share(%)
Southern Europe 10.00
Central Europe 30.00
East Africa 5.00
Central Africa 0.00
West Africa 0.00
South Africa 30.00
North Africa 10.00
Central Asia 0.00
Western Asia 0.00
Eastern Europe 5.00
  • Trading Department Staff:30People
  • Export Ratio:50%

Delivery Terms

  • Accepted Delivery Terms: EXW,FCA,FOB,CFR,CIF,CPT,CIP,DAT,DAP,DDP
  • Accepted Currencies: USD,EUR
  • Accepted Payment Methods: T/T(Telegraphic Transfer),L/C(Letter of Credit),D/P(Document against Payment)

Production Capacity

Factory Information

  • Factory Area: 2000square meters<=X<5000square meters
  • Number Of Workers: 100 people<=x<500 people
  • Factory Address: Bunsen Street, Sasolburg, 1947, South Africa.
  • Number Of Production Lines: 5

Product Information

Product Name Annual Production
Afpol - Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (ESBR) 50000mt
Neodene - High cis Butadiene Rubber 40000mt
Afsol - Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR) 40000mt
Afdene - Low cis Butadiene Rubber 30000mt
Isogrip - 3,4 Polyisoprene 20000mt

R & D Capacity

We have been focused on new and improved catalyst development, as well as new polymers of interest in the synthetic rubber industry. We are able to perform basic rubber compounding and subsequent tests for physical property evaluation, and as such we work in close confidence and collaboration with our customers to develop polymers for their own needs. With its on-going research and development programme, Karbochem developed a new technology, based on neodymium as a catalyst, for the production of polybutadiene with >97% cis-1,4 content, which is marketed worldwide as Neodene. Karbochem was also involved with a German company in the development research leading to the manufacture of the speciality polymer 3,4-polyisoprene at Newcastle, now marketed as Isogrip. The company continues to play its part in the research and development of new polymers, as well as improving existing rubber technologies with its international partners.