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WEIR MINERALS’ Multiflo® Barge Solutions
13th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

For 40 years Weir Minerals has provided custom Multiflo® barge solutions for applications all around the world. The global team of barge and dewatering specialists provide custom solutions for... 


Greenvale weighs diversification at Alpha
7th May 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Greenvale Energy on Thursday told shareholders that it will undertake an alternative exploration programme at its Alpha oil shale deposit, in Queensland, with the aim of diversifying... 


a.b.e. products widely used for waterproofing in KZN
29th April 2020

Products supplied by a.b.e. Construction Chemicals – part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group - were used for the waterproofing of several new projects in KZN. Rafique Hoosen, Technical Sales... 


Teck Resources CEO Don Lindsay
Teck's first-quarter adjusted profit plunges 84%
21st April 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s largest diversified miner, Teck Resources, on Tuesday posted an 84% drop in first-quarter profit, as the coronavirus pandemic hit prices hard for the commodities that the miner produces.... 


BWS-AWANDA - A partnership serving South African industry
21st April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Buckau R. Wolf AG machine factory emerged from a shipyard founded in 1838 and changed to a mechanical engineering company through a number of mergers and portfolio changes. As from 1998 BWS... 


The global oil market is broken, drowning in crude nobody needs
30th March 2020 By: Bloomberg

The global oil market is broken, overwhelmed by an unmanageable surplus as virus lockdowns cascade through the world’s largest economies. Onshore tanks in many markets are full, forcing traders to... 


‘Nail in the coffin’: Era of big oil sands mines may be over
‘Nail in the coffin’: Era of big oil sands mines may be over
25th February 2020 By: Bloomberg

Canada’s oil sands industry may have already built its last big mine. The cancellation of Teck Resources’ Frontier project in northern Alberta -- which envisaged producing more crude than OPEC... 


Don Lindsay
Teck says 'anyone's guess' if Canada will approve oil sands project
29th January 2020 By: Bloomberg

The outcome of the Canadian government's pending decision on whether to approve Teck Resources' Frontier oil sands project is "anyone's guess," the company's chief executive, Don Lindsay, said on... 


a.b.e. invests in modernised production processes
a.b.e. invests in modernised production processes
24th January 2020

Building industry veteran, a.b.e. Construction Chemicals has introduced a modernisation policy of ‘best practice’ to maintain its leading position in the South African market, says Rob Winter,... 


Colas
Colas
29th October 2019

Construction Materials Upstream from its construction and maintenance business, Colas operates in the production, distribution, sales and recycling of construction materials (emulsions, modified... 


A fortune lies in Canada’s oil sands. Many voters want to leave it there
A fortune lies in Canada’s oil sands. Many voters want to leave it there
17th October 2019 By: Bloomberg

At the Fish Place diner in Fort McMurray, booths are filled with oil workers in baseball caps and the parking lot is lined with pickup trucks sporting six-foot neon safety flags, a hallmark of the... 


BEST OF THE BEST CAPSA brings together the best technical know-how available on road construction and maintenance using bituminous material.
Association provides technical guidelines for bituminous material
4th October 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

The Southern African Bitumen Association (Sabita) produces technical guidelines with regard to the use and application of bituminous material that are regularly updated with the most appropriate... 


BUILDING RELATIONS 
Actop Asphalt hopes that meeting with delegates will enable it to gain more insight into the asphalt industry internationally
Manufacturer looks forward to Capsa 2019
4th October 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

Manufacturer of hot and cold asphalt Actop Asphalt regards the Conference on Asphalt Pavements for Southern Africa (Capsa) – of which the company is a sponsor – as an opportunity to show its... 


SECURE STEPS
Vital’s range of floor gratings reduces the potential for accidents caused by slippage
Mining construction using safe, quality materials
19th July 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

With the extensive range of fully serrated, multi-directional non-slip floor gratings, stair treads and safety handrails that manufacturer Vital Engineering supplies, the company is involved in... 


Mathe Group invests in new process to recycle retreaded tyre waste
19th July 2019 By: Irma Venter

The Mathe Group, one of South Africa’s largest used radial truck tyre recycling operations, has invested in a new multimillion-rand operation to recycle waste rubber from the retreading process.... 


Introducing a global force in waterproofing to South Africa
Introducing a global force in waterproofing to South Africa
20th June 2019

We believe it’s time to think bigger when it comes to roofs. To push the boundaries of what’s possible and redefine what a roof can mean to all of us. It could be extra living space for your... 


Connecting outlying Sekhukhune District to major urban nodes
14th May 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) is forging ahead with the construction of a new road that will connect three villages in the mainly rural Sekhukhune District Municipality to two provincial roads,... 


SAFETY FIRST 
The EHT cabling generates heat over the surface of the container, which in turn heats up the product inside the container
Electrical heat tracing viable safety precaution
12th April 2019

With the maintenance at particular temperatures during transportation of various products – such as containers and tanks carrying oil and bitumen acids – having become a critical part of realising... 


Colas South Africa
Colas South Africa
11th April 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Colas South Africa is a company focused on innovative road surfacing products and technology. A subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, the international Colas Group, headquartered in France, is a world... 


Polymers can improve load-bearing, structural elements of roads
5th April 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Local polymer road solution company Romix has developed products that improve the performance of load-bearing and wear layers of roads while reducing the costs of construction and the impact on the... 


BUILDING ON FORMER GLORY 
Prieska produced 47-million tonnes of sulphide over 20 years and Orion can use the same processes as Prieska, but optimised through modern equipment and newer methodologies achieve greater heights
Prieska project edging closer to construction
14th December 2018 By: Nadine James

Dual-listed base metals miner Orion Minerals will release an updated Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant resource statement for its Prieska zinc/copper project later this month. The... 


Colas South Africa
Colas South Africa
2nd November 2018

Colas South Africa is a company focused on innovative road surfacing products and technology. A subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, the international Colas Group, headquartered in France, is a world... 


Orion Minerals MD Errol Smart
Prieska mine reopening targeted for 2020
29th August 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals aims to reopen the Prieska zinc/copper project, in South Africa’s Northern Cape, in 2020. Orion MD Errol Smart told delegates attending the Africa Downunder... 


AM Resources to acquire 60% in Colombian gold property
11th June 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed AM Resources Corporation has signed an option agreement to acquire a 60% interest in a Colombian gold property and is seeking to raise $600 000 in a private placement on the TSX.  


Attention Must Be Paid To Appropriate Floor Grating Selection
Attention Must Be Paid To Appropriate Floor Grating Selection
6th June 2018

Floor grating is a critical element in process plants and similar structures, yet it is often the Cinderella of components when it comes to the design and engineering work. For this reason, Andrew... 


Teck profit rises on strong copper, zinc price and volume gains
24th April 2018 By: Henry Lazenby

Higher copper and zinc prices and improved copper sales volumes that were driven by higher output, have contributed to lift Canada’s largest diversified miner’s first-quarter profit by 15%, the... 


Poll shows divided British Columbia opinions for/against Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion
Poll shows divided British Columbia opinions for/against Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion
18th April 2018 By: Henry Lazenby

A slim majority of Canadians and British Columbians have come forward in favour of the proposed twinning of Kinder Morgan’s diluted bitumen pipeline connecting Canada’s Alberta oil patch with new... 


Alberta govt accepts olive branch as BC seeks reference case on rights over oil exports
23rd February 2018 By: Henry Lazenby

The political impasse over the much-needed expansion of crude oil export capacity from Alberta through Canada's West Coast seems to have been temporarily resolved. Alberta, which is host to the... 


BC extends provincial flow-through tax credit for a year; resumes fight against Canadian oil
BC extends provincial flow-through tax credit for a year; resumes fight against Canadian oil
21st February 2018 By: Henry Lazenby

The British Columbia provincial government has released its Budget 2018 plan, confirming that the provincial flow-through exploration tax incentive will be extended for another year until the end... 


ROAD TO RECOVERY
Fibertex AM-2 has been introduced to road authorities in several developing African countries as a cost-effective solution to road rehabilitation
Suitable solution for African road conditions
3rd November 2017 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Geosynthetic products manufacturer and supplier Fibertex says its Fibertex AM-2 is the ideal product for road construction and road maintenance projects in Africa, owing to its being highly durable... 


Inter Pipeline consolidates Cold Lake pipeline ownership
13th December 2016 By: Henry Lazenby

TSX-listed Inter Pipeline has agreed to buy Canadian Natural Resources’ 15% in the Cold Lake pipeline system for C$527.5-million. The deal consolidates its 100% interest in the system, which serves... 


Crusher Feeder After
Leeuwpan Colliery embraces the booming dust suppression Technology
21st October 2016

G lobal dust control management solutions provider Dust-A-Side has successfully developed and commissioned a tailor-made airborne-dust reduction system to tackle dust fallout for coal and heavy... 


Refinery ‘wipe out’ warning
Refinery ‘wipe out’ warning
16th September 2016 By: Terence Creamer

South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has once again appealed for “decisive action” to resolve the prevailing policy uncertainty on cleaner fuels, as well as how the $4.9-billion... 


SAPREF The 10/20 bitumen is available for direct pick-up at the Shell and BP South African Petroleum Refineries in Durban
Opportunities for bitumen producers increased in Africa
2nd September 2016

With there being various commitments to improve infrastructure made by African countries, bitumen producers will be assured of significant work in future, says oil industry company Royal Dutch... 


CHEVRON OIL REFINERY The refinery produces petrol, diesel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas and other specialty products for South Africa
Supplier development programme launched for black businesses
2nd September 2016

Oil refining company Chevron Corporation’s local subsidiary Chevron South Africa (SA) –  which markets its fuel under the Caltex brand – last month announced a new enterprise and supplier... 


Puma Energy moves to fill South Africa’s growing cleaner-fuels market gap
Puma Energy moves to fill South Africa’s growing cleaner-fuels market gap
23rd February 2016 By: Terence Creamer

Independent mid- and downstream energy group Puma Energy is moving aggressively to fill what it perceives to be a growing market gap for cleaner fuels in South Africa, where demand is rising ahead... 


Much Asphalt completes SprayPave acquisition
19th February 2016 By: Irma Venter

Much Asphalt has completed the acquisition of SprayPave, following Competition Commission approval for the transaction, says Much Asphalt MD Bennie Greyling. Much Asphalt is South Africa’s largest... 


The Matola terminals
Puma Energy opens new bitumen, fuel storage capacity in Mozambique
19th November 2015 By: Terence Creamer

Global mid- and downstream energy company Puma Energy officially opened new bitumen and fuel terminals in Mozambique this week, raising its capacity in the Southern African country to 275 500 m³.... 


Syncrude gains access to patent rights that could reduce environmental footprint
1st October 2015 By: Henry Lazenby

TSX-V-listed technology firm Titanium Corp has assigned a 50% interest and signed a co-ownership agreement with oil sands miner Syncrude Canada in a patent that could help Syncrude reduce its... 


Engen Refinery declares routine maintenance outage for continued smooth supply
3rd July 2015

Engen Refinery, South Africa’s second largest oil refinery, will undergo a planned maintenance outage.  Starting on Thursday 9 July 2015, this scheduled activity forms part of the refinery’s... 


Alberta/Canadian crude oil backwardation an investor opportunity
Alberta/Canadian crude oil backwardation an investor opportunity
29th June 2015 By: Sashnee Moodley

The Alberta/Canadian crude market is the only one in the world currently in backwardation, presenting opportunities for investors, Auspice Capital Advisors has pointed out in a research note. 


ANDREW SWART The mining industry could be facing a cliff if new mines and developments are not invested in
Mining companies continue to strive for excellence
25th February 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

North American mining companies are increasingly pursuing superior performance as they respond to low commodity prices, with innovation gaining in importance and energy costs being managed as a... 


ANDREW SWART The mining industry could be facing a cliff if new mines and developments are not invested in
Mining companies continue to strive for excellence
20th February 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

North American mining companies are increasingly pursuing superior performance as they respond to low commodity prices, with innovation gaining in importance and energy costs being managed as a... 


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