Ferro (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 9 Pineside Rd, New Germany 3620, KwaZulu-Natal

Established in the early 1900s when milk was still delivered by a horse drawn cart, the Natal Chemical Syndicate was formed to manufacture methylated and rectified spirits for the South African tanning industry and no, we dont mean sun tanning. In 1959 the world experienced a decline in the demand for vegetable tanning materials so in 1960, under license from Scott Bader Company Ltd (UK), the clever people at NCS decided to commence the production of unsaturated Crystic polyester resins, gelcoats and pigment pastes. This was such a huge success that in 1961 the production of rectified spirits was permanently halted and the name NCS Plastics came into being. In 1988 NCS Plastics was purchased by the Sentrachem Group, a large diverse South African chemical company