Rheem
Chemical in Isipingo

RHEEM SOUTH AFRICA is one of the leading privately owned industrial packaging companies in the country. Rheem South Africas team has been committed to perfecting the process of converting coiled steel into drums and tinplate into pails and cans for over 40 years (see each plant for details). We manufacture steel and tinplate packaging products for the petroleum, inks, adhesive, mining, resin, paint, coatings and chemical industries. The company has 471 employees.

Rheem South Africa is one of the leading privately owned industrial packaging companies in the country. We manufacture steel and tinplate packaging products for the petroleum, paint, resin, mining, adhesive, ink, coating and chemical industries. However, some of our customers are based in areas like Zimbabwe, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Zambia. Since 2001 when our BEE shareholder, OD Investments (Pty) Ltd, acquired a stake in Rheem, the support received from our customers and employees in making Rheem a South African BEE success story has been overwhelming. We accordingly would like to thank all our customers and employees for their support not only over the past 13 (thirteen) years of Rheem being a BEE company, but over the more than 47 (forty-seven) years of Rheem’s existence as an industrial packaging manufacturer and marketer in the South African Packaging Industry. We undertake to continue playing our strategic role in the industry by meeting our customers’ industrial packaging needs, and generally being a reliable and responsive partner in their supply chain. In line with this undertaking, a capital expenditure budget of over R40million which includes manufacturing equipment and buildings has been approved for We similarly commit to continue providing our more than 400 employees with a safe, happy, and sustainable working environment in which they can earn a living to support themselves and their respective families. Rheem is a responsible corporate citizen and we truly believe that each and every citizen needs to play an effective role in the continued growth and development of our beautiful country. Rheem was established in 1967 with Durban Plant to supply petrochemical industry whilst associated with Rheem USA and Rheem Australia. Rheem invested in a second drum line for the inland market catering for the mining industry needs. Rheem established decorated pail and can lines extending their offering to existing customers and attracting new customers in the pail and can market. The tinplate de-coiling and cutting facility was established in Vanderbijlpark as a vertical intergration. Anglo American sold non-core activities to OD Investments, Rheem management and private equity backers acquired all the minority shares in 2010 and became the sole shareholder. To be a leading African continent’s metal packaging and services supplier. To be a successful, customer service orientated manufacturer and marketer of industrial metal packaging and services provider. The mutual benefits of understanding and conforming to the agreed requirements of our customers. Must at all times be an integral part of our relationships with both customers and suppliers. The requirements are met on time every time both internally and externally so that we may deliver defect free products and services to all our customers. At all levels to instill an understanding and commitment to do it right the first time, and the desire to attain ones full potential.