Mineral processing equipment cluster to engage on local procurement
Government, in conjunction with industry clusters, had to encourage preferential procurement in the mining industry, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) capital equipment and allied services director Tapiwa Samanga has said.
In a statement issued earlier this month, he noted that government was aiming to revitalise the country’s manufacturing industry in terms of capacity and capability through the designation of certain products for local procurement.
“State procurement will be filled by locally manufactured items, while at the same time, government will encourage the private sector to use best practices in procurement,” Samanga stated.
To enable better engagement with government on these and other matters, the South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster (Sampec) was launched earlier this year.
“The cluster aims to help drive government policy and focus for the sector, identify opportunities and obtain government’s assistance in packaging deals. Through clustering, the value offering for customer is also increased, especially on large projects,” Sampec said in a statement.
The organisation added that it would also aim to develop the mineral processing equipment market, while simultaneously developing the members to supply the market.
Further, it would identify research and development requirements to ensure that South Africa could be ahead of the world technology curve, while also searching for larger contracts, which allowed for control over the local content.
Sampec stressed that local procurement had to form a part of the Mining Charter.
“Clustering is about maximising the collective assets and skills of a sector, while maintaining your individual intellectual property, cooperating in the value chain, yet still remaining firm competitors.
”Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Design, Construction and Maintenance of Site Erected, Welded Bulk Storage Tanks for the Petrochemical, LNG, Ammonia and Sustainable fuel Sectors.
VISIT SHOWROOM
ISO-certified Condra manufactures overhead cranes, portal cranes, cantilever cranes and crane components: hoists, drives, end-carriages, brakes and...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
