JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Cargill named Valdir Baraldi a new country manager for Cargill Bioindustrial division in South Africa, thus announcing continued investment in the supply of FR3 natural ester fluids for power transformer applications for the South African and sub-Saharan markets.

As the new country manager, Baraldi is based in Johannesburg to guide transformer manufacturers and end users in the application of FR3 for local markets, following his relocation from Sao Paulo, Brazil, reports ESI-Africa.

According to Baraldi, Cargill will increase its investment in South Africa to meet Eskom's and the DTI's goals of replacing transformer fluid, typically mineral oil, with fire-safe and biodegradable natural ester fluid for the electrical grid.

"We will extend our drive to also meet the needs in the municipal, utilities, mining, industrial and other markets for safe and green transformer oils," he said.

Source: ESI-Africa