S African battery market estimated to grow by 6%

The local battery market will grow by 5% to 6% a year as the second-hand car-part market grows, says battery and automotive electrical components importer and distributor Probe CEO Frank Rovelli.... 

HRB technology, advantages drilled out at SANCOT talk

JSE-listed raiseboring and drilling services provider Master Drilling featured its horizontal raiseboring (HRB) technology and its advantages for mechanised mining at the latest South African... 

Polymer bushings find favour in mining

Specialised polymer manufacturer Vesconite Bearings has been supplying bushings made from the polymer Hitemp 150 for use in rock drills, significantly improving their wear life, and reducing their... 

Rope access company using new technology at petrochemicals giant

Rope access solutions provider Skyriders Access Specialists has started using the Elios drone, from Swiss drone manufacturer Flyability, at a large petrochemicals company, in Mpumalanga.... 

Energy company launches new product, expands operation

Independent energy company SA Oil made its new brand of fuel, Accelerate Special Gasoline, available to the market last month. This follows the response to a product trial, which ran between 2016... 

Spending on innovation in industry inadequate

The private sector is not investing enough money and resources in innovation in the chemicals and petrochemicals industry, says thermoplastic products supplier Astore Keymak business development... 

Mining Indaba achieves ‘support’ goal, sees increase in investor interest

The goal of the 2018 Investing in African Mining Indaba – to support junior, midtier and major miners through investment and finance while enhancing the platform to include more discussion on... 

Stability, sustainability needed for mining growth

South Africa needs stability, continuity and fairness in the mining industry, says engineering consultant WSP Africa transport and infrastructure division MD Dr Terence Milne, who tells Mining... 

SA mining outlook improves, regulatory changes still required

The current outlook for the mining industry is better than it is has been for some time, says law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr mining head Allan Reid. Reid, who attended the 2018 Investing in African... 

EV penetration rates to drive demand for numerous raw materials

With electric vehicle (EV) market growth to drive demand for lithium-ion batteries, as well as the materials used in their anodes and cathodes, soaring demand for numerous raw materials can be... 

Sustainability raising the bar in mining industry

Mining companies are taking an increasingly leading role in improving sustainability across the industry, and a proactive approach towards ensuring long-term sustainability, says engineering,... 

Disruptive MTB solution to provide for continuous operations

JSE-listed raise boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling launched its new mobile tunnel boring (MTB) system at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, which was held from February 5... 

Energy efficiency hot topic in HVAC industry

The biggest potential for growth in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry lies in energy efficiency, as a great deal of research and development is going into variable-speed... 

Inferior imports likely to increase in refrigerant industry

Illegal inferior refrigerants imports will increase as the ongoing phasing out of hydrochlorofluorocarbon and the impending phase out of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases progresses, argues speciality... 

Multistage line a first for South Africa, to reduce scrap rate in automotive industry

Steel supplier and processing company Allied Steelrode will later this year test the prototype model of a custom-built, multistage slitting and blanking line. Once the full-scale line has been... 

Inaugural conference aims to find cross-border trade solutions

nvestment conference organiser Resources 4 Africa’s inaugural Cross-Border Mining Services (CBMS) Africa Indaba aims to find solutions to the challenges that the African mining industry faces when... 

African expo and conference expanding

To cater for a growing interest in power generation and water, this year’s African Utility Week (AUW) will occupy the entire Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) as well as the new... 

Conference to focus on intra-Africa trade development

This year, the Manufacturing Indaba’s theme is Industrialising Africa, which Manufacturing Indaba MD Liz Hart believes will support the development of more intra-Africa trade opportunities....