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Innovative fuel alternatives benefit multiple industries
14th March 2025

As part of its long-term “Shape Tomorrow” strategy, petroleum company MOL Group has successfully produced and tested a diesel fuel containing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and a sustainable... 


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Chemicals producer launches new product for citrus black spot control
14th March 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Germany-based chemicals company BASF is leading the way in innovative agricultural solutions with its latest citrus black spot (CBS) control product, Revycare, which allows agricultural citrus... 


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Trade war blueprint
14th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

US President Donald Trump’s recently published trade policy agenda leaves absolutely no room for nuance. Not even the tiniest crack has been left to allow light to be shed on the possible... 


Motus adds Tata to its importer fold and eight Chinese brands to its retail business
14th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Motus has inked a five-year deal with Indian vehicle manufacturer Tata to distribute its passenger vehicles in the South African market and in selected neighbouring countries. Tata commercial... 


Honor eyes transition to AI device ecosystem company
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Global technology brand Honor has unveiled a new corporate strategy aimed at transforming the smartphone maker into a global artificial intelligence (AI) device ecosystem company. More than... 


Mining under way at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project
Kasiya rutile-graphite project, Malawi – update
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Developer of mineral resource projects in Malawi Sovereign Metals has reported “outstanding” results from purification testing of coarse flake graphite concentrate at the project. 


European Lithium announces maiden resource for Tanbreez
European Lithium announces maiden resource for Tanbreez
13th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Lithium on Thursday announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 45-million tonnes at 0.4% rare-earth oxide from the Tanbreez project, in Greenland. The MRE was... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Lower VAT hikes in delayed Budget not enough to secure full GNU backing
12th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled his delayed Budget on Wednesday that included lower, yet still controversial, increases to the value-added tax (VAT) rate, as he sought to hold the... 


Blast furnace steel production
A global steel war heats up with Trump’s latest tariff offensive
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump is unleashing sweeping import tariffs that he says will reverse the decline of America’s steel towns. But the US isn’t the only nation rushing to protect its factory... 


Trump extends trade fight as steel, aluminum tariffs take effect
Trump extends trade fight as steel, aluminum tariffs take effect
12th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force Wednesday, extending his trade wars to more of the US’s top trading partners in a risky bid to revive an... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa can return to being global ferroalloy hub, ARM’s Andre Joubert reiterates
11th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 


Indonesian miners group urges government to reconsider royalty hike plan
11th March 2025 By: Reuters

Indonesian Mining Association on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider a plan to hike royalty rates for mining products as miners are already struggling with rising operational costs and tight... 


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PALFINGER: Service as the Key for Maximum Performance
11th March 2025

PALFINGER's innovative crane and lifting solutions set standards in performance and efficiency. Complemented by extensive service offerings, machine uptime can be further optimized, and... 


Major copper miner Peru readies US delegation amid tariff threat
Major copper miner Peru readies US delegation amid tariff threat
11th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Peru is planning to send a delegation to meet with US officials after the Trump administration announced plans to introduce copper tariffs that may affect the South American nation’s biggest export... 


Innovative drive solutions from NORD at bauma 2025
Innovative drive solutions from NORD at bauma 2025
10th March 2025

Highly efficient, economic and optimally matched to robust industries NORD-MAXXDRIVE-portfolio.jpg: The MAXXDRIVE® industrial gear units are among the highlights at NORD DRIVESYSTEMS’ trade fair... 


Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures
Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures
10th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia is proposing hiking royalties paid by miners in a bid to bolster public finances that are being strained by President Prabowo Subianto’s spending plans. The Energy and Mineral Resources... 


Sovereign achieves notable graphite purification results from Malawi project
10th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has achieved “outstanding” results from purification testing of coarse flake graphite concentrate from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, for... 


Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
10th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) on Monday congratulated Premier Roger Cook on his government’s re-election in this weekend’s state election and said the government... 


Mark Carney
Mark Carney wins Canada Liberal contest, will succeed Trudeau in days
10th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Mark Carney won the race to become Canada’s next prime minister, putting the former central banker in charge of the country just as US President Donald Trump’s administration threatens its economic... 


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The Maric flow control valve range has demonstrated tangible results in reducing water wastage
Advanced valve solutions enhance water, air consumption efficiency
7th March 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Amid growing concerns over resource conservation and operational efficiency, the mining sector is increasingly turning to advanced valve solutions to optimise water and air consumption, says... 


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New products add value to wire ropes
7th March 2025 By: Halima Frost

The onboarding of a wire rope specialist to promote high-performance lubricant manufacturer and distributor Lubrication Engineers South Africa’s (LESA’s) recently launched Wirelife Monolec... 


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Association embraces Network Statement
7th March 2025

Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development”... 


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Lubricant range meets evolving die-casting needs
7th March 2025

The evolving demands of the South African die-casting sector necessitate that lubricants manufacturer FUCHS Lubricants South Africa undertake continuous product innovation and development to... 


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Megacasting solution accelerates EV production
7th March 2025

Swiss technology company Bühler Group’s megacasting solution aims to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) production across Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda Motor Company’s operations in North... 


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Custom machine improves efficiency at Turkish foundry
7th March 2025

Germany-based shot blasting technologies specialist Rösler Oberflächentechnik was selected from four equipment manufacturers to provide one of the largest foundries in Türkiye with a shot blast... 


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New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
7th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 14 South African soldiers were killed. The... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
7th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe has received a formal expression of interest regarding potential participation in the debt- and project-level equity funding for Orom-Cross. 


Trump's tariffs drive US physical market aluminium premiums to record high
6th March 2025 By: Reuters

Price premiums for aluminium on the physical market in the United States have surged to a record high due to the looming threat of tariffs on imports of the metal used in the transport,... 


Schneider Electric unveils EcoStruxure Service Plan to monitor Partial Discharge on Medium Voltage Switchgear
6th March 2025

Schneider Electric South Africa, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched its EcoStruxure Service Plan (ESP) in the Anglophone African region for... 


The role of Gauteng-based SEZs in driving mining beneficiation
The role of Gauteng-based SEZs in driving mining beneficiation
6th March 2025

Exploring investment opportunities in industrial zones: Incentivising manufacturing and boosting exports Gauteng, South Africa’s economic powerhouse, is at the forefront of industrialisation.... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports
5th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market recorded a deficit of 995 000 oz for full year 2024, which is 46% higher than previously forecast, as total demand exceeded eight-million ounces for the first time since 2019... 


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Trudeau dismisses 'very dumb' tariffs, says Trump wants to ruin Canadian economy
5th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that his tariffs on Canadian imports were "a very dumb thing to do" and said Ottawa was striking back immediately at its... 


Vatomina processing plant
Tirupati ramps up production of flake graphite as executive turbulence stabilises
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Tirupati Graphite remains on track to achieve a production rate from the Vatomina graphite project, in Madagascar, of 600 t a month by the end of April, 1 000 t a month by July 31 and... 


Copper miners are next bet to fuel Canada stocks outperformance
Copper miners are next bet to fuel Canada stocks outperformance
4th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Investors in Canadian stocks have a new sector in mind that they hope will help insulate their portfolios from the risk of a trade war: copper miners. At the start of the year traders were piling... 


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South Africa's GDP grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter
4th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024, following a decrease of 0.1% in the third quarter of the year. The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry increased by 17.2%,... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump’s Canada, Mexico, China tariffs hit in deepening trade war
4th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies, imposing one of the largest increases in US tariffs since the 1930s in a dramatic escalation of... 


Copper ore
Uganda signs maiden production sharing deal to revive copper mine
4th March 2025 By: Reuters

Uganda has signed its first mining production sharing agreement (PSA) to redevelop a mothballed copper and cobalt mine in the country's west, near its border with Democratic Republic of Congo, it... 


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Giyani produces high-purity manganese oxide in Johannesburg
3rd March 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K. Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana, has announced the successful production of high-purity manganese oxide (HPMO) at its... 


iron ore lump
Zanaga announces $21.5m equity fundraise to advance iron-ore project
3rd March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company has announced an equity fundraise for gross proceeds of $21.5-million, with the potential to upsize to $23-million, conducted by way of subscriptions to a group... 


TRIM CE Moshe Motlohi
Transnet appoints CEs for Engineering, Rail Infrastructure Manager divisions
28th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Rail and ports operator Transnet has appointed Bessie Mabunda as Transnet Engineering (TE) CE and Moshe Motlohi as Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CE, with effect from March 1. These... 


WA Premier Roger Cook
Kalgoorlie set to become WA's vanadium powerhouse
28th February 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook on Friday pledged to cut royalties on vanadium products as part of a strategy to position Kalgoorlie-Boulder as Western Australia’s hub for vanadium battery... 


MacLean announces launch of surface mining division to expand EV mining vehicle product offer
MacLean announces launch of surface mining division to expand EV mining vehicle product offer
28th February 2025

As the global mining community prepares to assemble at the SME Denver and PDAC conventions in the coming weeks, MacLean Engineering (“MacLean”) is announcing the establishment of a Surface Mining... 


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Could grid development roll-out boost struggling metals sector?
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The growth of renewable power in South Africa's energy mix, and infrastructure development programmes, such as the State-owned Eskom Transmission Development Plan (TDP) 2024 to 2034, will help to... 


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