Rio-Carb, a leading manufacturer of R-C700 Chromium Carbide (CrC) clad liner plates for the materials-handling industry, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Founder and CEO Martin Maine has extensive experience in physical metallurgy, and has participated in several international conferences and seminars. Twice President of the South African Institute of Welding, he has been involved in prestigious local projects such as Sasol ll and lll, Koeberg, and Gariep Dam. Maine also established AquaJet Profiles (Gauteng) in 2001, the largest water-jet cutting centre in Africa. After being in the Rio-Tinto (SA) stable for 13 years, there was a management buy-out by the then existing (and still current) shareholders. The company had been importing product from Australia up to that point. Maine quickly saw an opportunity for local manufacture, and established Rio-Carb in 1982.
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