African Design Magazine August 2015 | Page 21

News NEWS Best recycled product of the year award The South African Plastics Recyclers’ Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its “Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year Competition” Read more here Lafarge and Holcim merge Following the successful completion of a merger between Lafarge and Holcim and the listing of the new LafargeHolcim shares in Zurich and Paris, the new Group will work towards creating the highest performing company in the building materials industry. Read more here World Design Capital 2018 shortlisted cities announced The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced that the design-effective cities of Curitiba (Brazil) and Mexico City (Mexico) have been shortlisted to become World Design Capital 2018. Read more here africandesignmagazine.com 21