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Coal giant Peabody likely to pay dividend in 2023, analyst says
8th November 2022 By: Bloomberg

Peabody Energy, the biggest US coal miner, will probably start paying dividends next year after using growing cash holdings to pay off debt, according to Lucas Pipes, an analyst with B Riley... 


The story behind the decade-long relationship between Novelquip and Babcock
8th November 2022

Established in 2009, Novelquip Forestry, a South African designer, manufacturer and exporter of forestry soil preparation and planting equipment, celebrates its 13th anniversary this year. Over the... 


Culverts provide safety for pedestrians cyclists
8th November 2022

Pedestrian safety alongside roadways and near to railways is an area often overlooked in infrastructure planning, but the City of Ekurhuleni, together with the Passenger Rail Agency, launched their... 


DMS introduces ASTM-complaint dust fallout unit
DMS introduces ASTM-complaint dust fallout unit
6th November 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Dust monitoring solutions manufacturer Dust Monitoring Services (DMS) has introduced a fully compliant ASTMD1739-98 unit, which includes a bespoke, ultraviolet (UV) stabilised linear low-density... 


DMRE's general lethargy still hindering exploration activity
28th October 2022 By: Nadine James

Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart offered the familiar refrain of South Africa’s mining industry needing a functional and accurate cadastre. “We cannot manage our minerals with a GIS system,” he said... 


Cape Town’s waterfront increasing its independent power, water capacities
27th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront was planning to double its solar energy capacity as part of its response to the ongoing power cuts imposed, on a rolling basis, across the country by national electricity... 


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Grinding Techniques – Stainless-Steel Partner since 1981
27th October 2022

As a local manufacturer and supplier of specialised abrasives, we have been partnering with the stainless steel industry since 1981. With our product specialists and business development teams... 


Valentine receives Fisheries Act authorisation, bridge replacement gets started
25th October 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-based gold company Marathon has received authorisation from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Valentine project, in central Newfoundland. The authorisation allows Marathon to proceed... 


SAPPMA hosts 2022 annual general meeting
21st October 2022

The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) hosted their 2022 annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. Although this year’s event was once again a... 


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The current water crisis facing South Africa has created new opportunities and there is plenty of room to adopt and embrace new technologies
S Africa can ease effect of natural disasters through technology
21st October 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Deploying “cutting-edge” solutions at South Africa’s water treatment plants will assist the country in mitigating the severe impact of natural disasters, such as the drought in Nelson Mandela Bay,... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
21st October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A fire damaged one of the generating units that has not yet been synchronised to the grid at Kusile on October 14.  


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Opinion: Transnet strike threatens to be the final nail in the coffin for large bore steel pipe exports to the US
17th October 2022

In this opinion piece, Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (Steasa) CEO Keitumetse Moumakoe writes about the devastating impact the current Transnet strike is expected to have on South... 


Impacts of Oil spillages on the environment
17th October 2022

(Virtual Showroom): To understand how oil affects the environment, we must first understand what an oil is. The word oil describes a wide range of hydrocarbon-based substances defined generally as... 


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Product range, upgrades help company in turbulent market
14th October 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Local steel products supplier Stewarts & Lloyds is constantly focusing on expanding its product range, with one of the largest and most comprehensive range of products in the local market when... 


Resuscitating South Africa’s ailing plumbing manufacturing industry
13th October 2022

The proposed Water and Sanitation Industrialisation Master Plan aims to arrest years of erosion of South African capacity to design and manufacture competitively priced, quality plumbing products... 


Road construction training in the fast lane
6th October 2022

Tjeka Training Matters continues to build on a long professional relationship with leading road construction companies. Among these civil-engineering contractors is Hillary Construction which... 


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US steps away from flagship lithium project with Berkshire
5th October 2022 By: Reuters

In a February meeting with mining executives, President Joe Biden laid out an aggressive goal for the United States to produce more of its own minerals for the electric vehicle revolution in ways... 


SA's vinyl industry remains committed to ensuring a lead-free environment
30th September 2022

Various newspaper reports have been doing the rounds recently about the danger of lead poisoning facing South Africans. Although lead (Pb) continues to be used in paints, batteries, bullets and... 


Chvaletice manganese project, Czechia
Chvaletice manganese project, Czechia
30th September 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

A recent feasibility study has determined that the project is uniquely positioned to provide a traceable and responsibly produced supply of high-purity manganese products to the European... 


Chvaletice manganese project, Czechia
Chvaletice manganese project, Czechia
30th September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is uniquely positioned to provide a secure, traceable and responsibly produced supply of high-purity manganese products to the European electric-vehicle market. 


Rocla's beany block chosen for major Port Shepstone road upgrade
27th September 2022

Rocla’s unique Beany Block system, which is specifically designed to enhance roadway drainage, has been installed in the recent upgrades to Nelson Mandela Drive in the Port Shepstone CBD,... 


SAPPMA's PIPES XIII showcases innovation and excellence in the plastic pipe industry
27th September 2022

The PIPES XIII Conference hosted by the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) and the Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) on 6 and 7 September 2022 at Emperors... 


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Greater urgency urged as climate change amplifies SA’s water insecurity
23rd September 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Water security remains one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, with the country’s supply facing many threats amid increasing demand and relatively low water availability. While the... 


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Greater urgency urged as climate change amplifies SA’s water insecurity
23rd September 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Water security remains one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, with the country’s supply facing many threats amid increasing demand and relatively low water availability. While the... 


Crocodile River mine restart project, South Africa
Crocodile River mine restart project, South Africa
23rd September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eastplats plans to restart mining at the project using a hybrid mining method to a peak production rate of about 1.02-million tonnes a year. 


SA's vinyls industry steps up to support clean-up & recycle SA week 2022
22nd September 2022

South Africa’s vinyls industry once again stepped up this year to help support and participate in Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week that took place from 12 – 17 September 2022. The Southern African Vinyls... 


ABB extends microwave consistency sensor portfolio to offer new insertion design and larger flow-through options
22nd September 2022

ABB has updated its KPM KC7 Microwave Consistency Transmitter portfolio with a larger flow-through sensor to fit process pipes with a diameter of up to 16”, giving more customers the choice to... 


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Grinding Techniques – Essential partner to the power industry
21st September 2022

Electricity is a key component in the South African economy, it provides much needed power to homes, businesses and essential appliances for daily life. Despite being a necessity to many, bouts of... 


Viscosity Measurement of Ceramic Slurries with the Rotational Rheometer RheolabQC
Viscosity Measurement of Ceramic Slurries with the Rotational Rheometer RheolabQC
16th September 2022

The Anton Paar RheolabQC makes rheological checks routine and easy. We demonstrate with the example of kaolin suspensions how rheological parameters such as the yield point and viscosity help to... 


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Elcometer faces decline in demand
9th September 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

High-quality corrosion instrumentation supplier British Allied Manufacturers Representatives (BAMR) CEO Graham Duk says the shutdown of oil refineries, including Engen oil refinery in Durban, in... 


Standard Lithium retools operations after short seller's attacks
8th September 2022 By: Reuters

Standard Lithium is trying to become the first new US source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in decades, a bullish target fueled in part by technical and engineering changes the company... 


Botswana Diamonds secures prospecting licence in the Northern Cape
5th September 2022 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has been granted a five-year prospecting licence, until June 2027, on ground containing the Reivilo cluster of kimberlites in Barkley West, in the Northern Cape... 


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Shortage of frack gear is helping to hold back US oil production
2nd September 2022 By: Bloomberg

In a dusty corner of Oklahoma, close to where Erle Halliburton founded his eponymous oil services empire 103 years ago, a group of workers shows why US oil production growth has been underwhelming... 


Welders wave hello to new Fronius product
26th August 2022

Welding systems manufacturer Fronius has launched an iWave series that it says sets new standards in quality, flexibility and connectivity. The TIG power source enables “perfect” weld seams to be... 


Pipes manufacturer moves fitting fabrication in-house
26th August 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

The best place to ensure quality control is said to be on the factory floor. Gauteng-based pipe manufacturer Rare recently moved the fabrication of its pipefittings in-house to better control the... 


Joburg replacing asbestos-cement pipes
26th August 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Joburg Water is implementing an urgent short- to medium-term plan to replace old asbestos cement piping infrastructure with either unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) or steel pipes in the... 


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Stewarts & Lloyds - Women in Industry
26th August 2022

Theresia Coetzee Area Manager: Northern Region (East) – Witbank Your career journey – where did you start, how did you decide to work in this industry? Northern Transvaal Steel was a small dealer... 


Quality plumbing makes sound business sense
24th August 2022

Commercial premises are significant consumers of municipal water. Despite comprising only 10% of municipalities’ total customer base, offices consume almost half of all water supplied by local... 


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Local thermal insulation fills the gap in SA market
23rd August 2022

A range of thermal insulation products such as expansion joints, thermal insulation jackets, fire blankets, high temperature sealing, and boiler joint gaskets are now available from local... 


JV company offering complete thermoplastic piping system solutions
JV company offering complete thermoplastic piping system solutions
22nd August 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

South African joint venture (JV) company African Pipes, Valves & Fittings (APVF) Piping Systems offers a complete thermoplastic piping system for the industrial, gas and mining markets. The JV... 


South African town councils owed Eskom R49.1bn by end-July
19th August 2022 By: Bloomberg

South African municipalities’ debt to state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings rose almost 10% since March to R49.1-billion by the end of July, Deputy President David Mabuza said. “This is not a... 


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Darlington Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment project, Canada – update
19th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Fuel channel installation is complete on Unit 3. 


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Biggest South African city seeks power supply from private firms
16th August 2022 By: Bloomberg

Johannesburg’s municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa’s biggest city. A request for proposals is... 


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