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Hope for South African ferroalloys industry despite green transition challenges
12th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources* beneficiation economics director Kagiso Menoe has said that, despite the challenges brought about by the global green transition, government's outlook... 


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EU targets carbon emissions through import tariff
6th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), set to come into effect in 2026, is poised to drive companies exporting to the EU to rethink their energy strategies and adopt renewable-energy... 


Innomotics South Africa
Innomotics South Africa
3rd September 2024

With a trusted Siemens legacy of over 150 years of innovation, large motor supplier Innomotics offers a portfolio of leading motors, drives and engineered solutions delivering high performance and... 


Mkango's HyProMag subsidiary continues to progress towards commercial production
30th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

During the three months ended June 30, London-listed Mkango Resources continued to advance its recycling interests in the UK and Germany – held through its HyProMag subsidiary – towards commercial... 


Rand Instruments Africa
Rand Instruments Africa
30th August 2024

Established in 1998, Rand Instruments Africa specialises in providing critical design engineering and manufacturing services to a diverse portfolio of global, national and international... 


FFS Refiners
FFS Refiners
30th August 2024

Industrial Energy, a division of FFS Refiners, is the leading provider of tailored energy solutions for industrial operations across South Africa and beyond. With over fifty years of expertise and... 


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Aluminium imperatives challenging to meet
30th August 2024 By: Halima Frost

The South African aluminium industry faces many challenges, including the need for greater recyclability and the push for a greener, more reliable power supply, says semi-finished nonferrous metals... 


How microgrids can take mining, minerals and metals one step closer to a greener posture
How microgrids can take mining, minerals and metals one step closer to a greener posture
29th August 2024

By Johan Pretorius, MMM Segment Lead, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  The mining, minerals and metals industry forms a critical part of material supply, all essential as the world... 


VIPER RANGE A large portion of the stand will be dedicated to wire rope lubrication, where visitors can find out more about the Viper range, as well as LE’s Wirelife product
Bluetooth single-point lubricator draws focus at Electra
27th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lubrication Engineers (LE) South Africa will bring the latest in lubrication innovation and technology to Electra Mining Africa. Highlights include Bluetooth-enabled single-point lubricator systems... 


Innomotics makes debut at Electra Mining
21st August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Innomotics, formerly Siemens Large Drives and Low Voltage Motors, will be making its first appearance at Electra Mining Africa. This newly formed company leverages more than 150 years of Siemens... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Menar envisages reviving Metalloys smelter, selling beneficiated manganese to world
20th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Menar, which recently signed a deal to acquire Samancor’s Metalloys, envisages reviving the ferromanganese smelting complex and exporting  beneficiated manganese to the world. “It’s an exciting... 


Thungela CEO July Ndlovu
Thungela’s underwhelming interim results attributed to coal price dips, rail inefficiencies
19th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Coal producer Thungela has blamed an unfavourable price environment across the Richards Bay and Newcastle Benchmark coal prices, together with the continued underperformance by State-owned Transnet... 


Innomotics at Electra Mining 2024
Innomotics at Electra Mining 2024
7th August 2024

Innomotics, formerly Siemens Large Drives and Low Voltage Motors, will be making its first appearance at Electra Mining in September 2024. Innomotics combines more than 150 years of Siemens... 


An iron-ore mine owned by Afrimat
Afrimat optimistic of improved second-half performance
6th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat reports that steady progress is being made with the integration of the Lafarge business, which it acquired earlier this year, and that the suspension... 


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Construction materials group looks forward as it reaches 90-year legacy
2nd August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

As construction materials group AfriSam celebrates a legacy of 90 years, the group plans to continue innovating, reduce its carbon emissions and improve sustainability, boost skills, and drive... 


Teck's Highland Valley copper operations in Canada
Teck draws M&A attention from big miners in rush for copper
29th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest miners are back in serious dealmaking mode and Teck Resources is taking center stage. The Canadian miner, which has exited its coal business with a sale this month to Glencore,... 


Anglo Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Demerging Anglo Platinum excited about demand outlook for platinum group metals
26th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Anglo American Platinum, which is in the process of demerging from the Anglo American group, this week expressed confidence in the demand outlook for the platinum group metals (PGMs). The... 


Platinum-based PEM electrolyer infographic.
Platinum demand uplifted by global electrolyser developments, world body reports
24th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum-based electrolysis for the production of planet-cleaning green hydrogen is gaining worldwide momentum. The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) projected on Wednesday that global... 


Steel is among the goods affected by the UK's CBAM
South Africa tells UK carbon border tax will deepen inequality
16th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

South Africa has told the UK that its plans to impose a carbon tax on imported goods will deepen global inequality and hamper Africa’s ability to adapt to climate change. The criticism of the... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable - Ramaphosa
15th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in his latest weekly newsletter, published ahead of his address to a climate finance symposium being... 


An Ejot EJOFAST JF3-2-6.0, a 6 mm self-drilling screw designed for solar installations on a solar panel
Fastener provider expands portfolio
12th July 2024

Solar system fastening solutions provider Ejot has announced the launch of its EJOFAST JF3-2-6.0, a 6 mm self-drilling screw that expands on Ejot’s already vast portfolio of fasteners for solar... 


Speakers participating in a webinar on the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Establishment of carbon borders not supported by climate finance commitments
11th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The European Union (EU) is one of the first regions to establish a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) scheme, with the current requirement that companies report on the total carbon footprint... 


Successful steady-state operations under way after halted operations at Homase
8th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

Following the halting of operations at the Homase gold project, in south-western Ghana, in 2023, to review the design of the processing plant, Aim-listed gold producer GoldStone Resources has... 


Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher
Santos boss is racing against time to build a gas giant
8th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Kevin Gallagher is in a race against time. A veteran of Australia’s oil and gas industry, the Scotsman has earned acclaim for transforming Santos Ltd into the country’s second-largest fossil fuel... 


Ironbark Zinc completes Mt Isa projects buy
2nd July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration company Ironbark Zinc has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Simon and Anderson projects, in Mt Isa, Queensland, from fellow-listed Aeon Metals. The company finalised... 


RC 700 Wear Liner Plate: Your Ultimate Solution for Enhanced Durability and Performance!
RC 700 Wear Liner Plate: Your Ultimate Solution for Enhanced Durability and Performance!
28th June 2024

( Virtual Showroom ) R-C700 is a critical component used in various industries to protect machinery and equipment from wear and tear caused by abrasive materials. R-C 700 liner plates are typically... 


Location map of the Central Lime Project in PNG
Central lime project, Papua New Guinea – update
28th June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Mayur Resources has announced a new potential financing transaction for the project. 


Drilling at the Kipushi project
Trafigura clinches share of major zinc deal snubbed by Glencore
26th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Production from a large new zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be split between several new buyers including trading giant Trafigura Group, after rival Glencore backed away from a... 


Firms can boost sustainability through maintenance
21st June 2024

In a press release published last month, national welding supply store franchise Unique Welding commented that the welder is widely regarded as the “premier athlete” within the realm of metal... 


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Defusing CBAM
21st June 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa is strenuously opposing the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that, under its evolving design and coverage, could have a significant impact on the... 


Port of Chancay
Peru miner Volcan eyes $200m in further asset sales
18th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Volcan Cia Minera, the Peruvian zinc miner that was recently acquired by Argentine group Integra Capital, said it is pushing ahead with plans to sell non-core assets as it talks with creditors to... 


Guy Fitt, National Sales Manager at Tru-Trac
Tru-Trac upgrades facilities in KZN, Mpumalanga
7th June 2024

Solid demand growth has led conveyor solutions innovator Tru-Trac to upgrade and expand its facilities at Richards Bay and Middelburg. “These strategic expansions are part of enhancing our branch... 


The above image depicts workers setting up the Wärtsilä power plant
Firm to operate power plant for Nigerian cement facility
7th June 2024

Innovative technology provider Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement for a captive power plant to provide energy for a Nigerian cement production facility. The... 


The above image depicts WCA director Emir Adiguzel
Challenges, opportunities abound for industry
7th June 2024

In an address at the World Cement Association (WCA) yearly conference, WCA director Emir Adiguzel outlined the significant challenges and transformative opportunities facing the global cement... 


The above image depicts a worker, making use of the Afrisam Roadstab Cement
New cement enhances road durability
7th June 2024

Construction materials supplier AfriSam’s new AfriSam Roadstab Cement is a specialised, high-quality composite cement engineered specifically for road stabilisation tasks. This cement is designed... 


The above image depicts Sephaku cement
Increased competition, challenges facing S African cement sector
7th June 2024

Cement producer Sephaku Cement notes that, over the last 20 years the cement industry has evolved and fragmented, which has, in part, resulted in challenges related to ineffective enforcement of... 


The home of Malbec wine makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival
The home of Malbec wine makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival
31st May 2024 By: Bloomberg

Argentina’s Mendoza province, known for Malbec vineyards that draw tourists from across the world, is moving to spur exploration of its copper deposits long shunned by prospectors due to... 


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Govt must give policy support to green reindustrialisation across full spectrum
31st May 2024 By: Martin Creamer

In the same way that South Africa’s green electron-providing sun and wind energy required policy certainty to stimulate the quick ramp-up of bankable projects by the private sector, green molecules... 


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German company optimistic on Southern African expansion
24th May 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

German original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) SEW-EURODRIVE is bringing products, solutions and technologies, along with support, training and skilled information, closer to its clients in the... 


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Firm showcases industrial valve range
17th May 2024

Industrial equipment supplier BMG has presented its range of industrial slurry valves, which has been designed to cope efficiently in harsh conditions. This range includes robust butterfly and... 


Location map of the Central Lime project
Central lime project, Papua New Guinea
17th May 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will be Asia Pacific’s first carbon-neutral quicklime, clinker and cement project for supply to Papua New Guinea, Australia and the South Pacific at a much lower cost than that of Asian... 


Image of gold pour
Back River Gold – Goose mine gold project, Canada – update
17th May 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

First gold pour has been delayed. 


Peru zinc miner Volcan to avoid debt haircut, new owner says
14th May 2024 By: Bloomberg

Volcan Cia Minera plans to make a series of debt payments through August and to refinance later obligations without imposing losses, said the head of its new controlling shareholder, dismissing... 


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