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Heavy-lifting equipment manufacturer launches hybrid reach stacker

Finland-based crane and heavy-lifting equipment manufacturer and services provider Konecranes has launched the world’s first hybrid reach stacker, powered by a hybrid diesel-electric driveline, an electrified hydraulic lifting system and a...

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Company Announcement: 1st International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles

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By: Creamer Media Reporter

14 May 13

Defence

Local defence company confident it can ride out global downturn

The global market for armoured and mine-protected vehicles has entered a downturn, local company BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (Land Systems SA) reports. This is in part due to economics and in part due to a reducing operational tempo,...

By: Keith Campbell

10 May 13

Engineering & Manufacturing

New range of urethane sleeves launched for slurry valves

Following three years of extensive research and development by valve manufacturer Dual Products International, the company has introduced a new range of urethane sleeves used in its slurry knife gate valves to the local market. The introduction is...

Renewable Energy – 3

Waste and residual biomass can be converted into energy products

A biomass-to-energy plant is being built to convert sugarcane waste to ‘green charcoal’, which will provide additional revenue for small-scale farmers in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, says consulting engineering firm Aurecon project manager Jean...

TAX

SA ranks 13th on Green Tax Index

Tax has been identified as the key driver for the green policy in South Africa, auditing firm KPMG International said on Wednesday. "KPMG International has named South Africa as the 13th most active country, out of 21 major global economies, in...

By: Sapa

08 May 13

Developments to Watch - Karel Smrcka

Graphene – plastic of the 21st century

Graphene has been called the plastic of the twenty-first century. The new material will probably find its way into sports equipment as early as this year.

By: Karel Smrcka

26 Apr 13

Energy

Heavy-lifting crane company secures lucrative contract

A R13-million contract to supply oil company Sonils Oil & Gas with a variety of cranes for its operations in Luanda, Angola, was awarded to crane manufacturing and crane and hoist service company Konecranes Southern Africa. This brings the total...

By: Anine Vermeulen

19 Apr 13

Developments to Watch - Karel Smrcka

How wave energy is making seawater drinkable

A concept for producing drinking water from seawater using wave energy has been developed at Aalto University, in Finlad.

By: Karel Smrcka

12 Apr 13

ICT

SA ICT sector ranked 70 on WEF index

South Africa ticked up two notches in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Information Technology Report of which the Networked Readiness Index was central; but a number of factors still weighed on the information and communication...

By: Natasha Odendaal

11 Apr 13

ECONOMY

Most SA businesses unaware of impending major lease accounting amendments – Grant Thornton

More than 52% of South Africa executives are unaware of pending accounting changes that will affect the reporting of leases and markedly alter balance sheets, thereby impacting debt-to-equity and return-on-investment ratios, says a recent report...

By: Natalie Greve

09 Apr 13

All

Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project, Finland

Fennovoima Oy is reviewing its choices for a plant supplier.

By: Sheila Barradas

05 Apr 13

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Konecranes Konecranes Lift Trucks Bauma Bauma Africa MMI South Africa BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa Land Systems SA Dual Products International Eskom Urethane Moulded Products Aurecon Development Bank Of Southern Africa Industrial Development Corporation Renewable Energy Renewable-Energy TSB Sugar KPMG International Nokia Cornelder De Mocambique FMC Technologies Konecranes Southern Africa Sifax Group Sonils Oil & Gas Watman Ab Education Grant Thornton International Areva Fennovoima Oy Toshiba Corporation	Finland Austria China Germany Italy Korea Northern Ireland South Africa Spain United Kingdom Afghanistan Sweden United Arab Emirates United States Australia France Japan Singapore South Korea Angola Botswana Democratic Republic Of Congo Malawi Mozambique Nigeria Zambia Zimbabwe Chile Israel Scotland Brazil Cape Verde Ghana India Kenya Liberia Mauritius Morocco Namibia Netherlands Norway Russia Rwanda Seychelles Switzerland Ukraine Yemen	Customers Eco-efficient Products Electrical Energy Energy Energy Storage System Heavy-lifting Equipment Manufacturer Mining Heavy Equipment Transmission Systems Chemicals Specialist Polyurethane Product Manufacturer Steel Urethane Sleeves Valve Manufacturer Valve Technology Biomass-to-energy Initiative Biomass-to-energy Plant Biomass-to-energy Service Biomass-to-energy Technologies Electricity Energy Products Sugar Producer Transport Energy Security Tax Systems Electronic Applications Transparent Electronics Access Technology Cargo Operator Energy Industry Extreme Heavy-lifting Sway-control Technology Machinery Maintenance Services Manufacturing Multipurpose Container Oil-well Valves Steel Plates Supply Oil Technology Solutions Seawater Using Wave Energy Thermal Energy Communication Technology Internet Bandwidth Capacity Lease Accounting Amendments Proposed New Lease Accounting Standard Retail Sectors Greenfield Site Plant Supplier	Anders Nilsson Lars Fredin Charles Siwawa Dumisani Dlomo Elaine Crewe Johan Steyn Natasha Pheiffer Stephen Van Rensburg Trevor Carolin Jean Bouwer Justin Murray Unathi Mdaka Jari Kinaret Sanna Arpianien Carlos Mesquita John MacDonald Markus Yl David Reuben Ed Nusbaum None
Technology	City	Continent	Facility
Fuel Cells Valve Technology Energy Conversion Technologies Second-generation Biomass-to-energy Technologies Pollution Control Battery Technology Graphene-based Technologies Mobile Devices Access Technology Extreme Heavy-lifting Sway-control Technology Operating System Broadband Communication Technology	Johannesburg Munich SHANGHAI Lagos Luanda Hadera Perth	Africa North America	Building Material Machines Gallagher Convention Centre Matla Power Station Calmers University Of Technology University Of Manchester Luanda Port Facility Port Of Beira Sonils Oilfield Service Center Tin Can Island Port Aalto University Reactor EU-ABWR
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South Africa Sub- Saharan Africa Southern Africa West Africa Northern Finland	Nkomazi Hawaii	KPMG Green Tax	Tin Can Island Cape Ghana Cape Morocco Cape Rwanda Cape Verde