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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom’s actions to rectify major boiler defects at its newly built Medupi and Kusile power stations are improving the plants’ energy availability factor. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
10th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The African Development Bank has said that Medupi will never make a profit because of delays, design defects and increasing opposition to coal-fired electricity generation. 


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New filters for alumina plant
3rd June 2022

Mining plant and machine supplier thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies and diversified natural resources producer Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in February signed a contract for the supply and... 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
27th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has reported that it has implemented repairs and fixes to generation units 1 to 3 at the Medupi power station. 


More countries approve FLSmidth's buyout of thyssenkrupp's Mining business
23rd March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial engineering and equipment multinational FLSmidth has received regulatory clearances from the Australian, South African, Peruvian and Chilean authorities in relation to its acquisition of... 


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Airvault cement plant modernisation, France
18th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

HeidelbergCement Group plans to construct a turnkey cement production line. 


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Neom green hydrogen facility, Saudi Arabia
18th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company plans to build an electrolysis plant of more than 2 GW for one of the world’s biggest green hydrogen projects. 


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Hydrogen Holland I, the Netherlands
28th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Hydrogen Holland I project will require the engineering, procurement and fabrication of a 200 MW electrolysis plant. 


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Thyssenkrupp to keep control in $5.7bn hydrogen IPO
13th January 2022 By: Bloomberg

Thyssenkrupp plans to hold a majority stake in its rebranded electrolysis unit after its initial public offering to tap into the growing market for green hydrogen to fight climate change. The... 


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Renewable underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage project, South Africa
10th December 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa and Wismut have been appointed to execute a prefeasibility study for the proposed project at Sibanye’s Driefontein mine. 


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Ring mill expansion project, China
19th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

thyssenkrupp rothe erde Ring Mill Co plans to add a fourth production line at its ring mill, in Xuzhou. 


Optimise your plant’s performance with thyssenkrupp’s condition-based maintenance solutions  
18th November 2021

While there can be no argument against the crucial role that maintenance plays in optimizing your plant’s overall performance, adopting the correct maintenance strategy is equally important.... 


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Abu Dhabi green hydrogen and green ammonia project, United Arab Emirates
29th October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Helios Industry plans to operate the first green ammonia plant in the United Arab Emirates. 


Sibanye tests viability of underground hydroelectric storage
13th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has been named as the client for which Thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is undertaking an underground pumped energy storage prefeasibility study (PFS).... 


Thyssenkrupp, Wismut to study potential to repurpose old South African gold mines for energy storage
6th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified industrial group Thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa and German uranium mining company Wismut have been appointed to execute a prefeasibility study for a renewable underground pumped... 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom confirmed on August 9 that an explosion at the Medupi power station's Unit 4 generator had resulted in extensive damage to the generator. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
13th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 1, the last of six generation units of the Medupi power station, has attained commercial operation status. 


thyssenkrupp confirms sale of mining technologies business to FLSmidth
29th July 2021 By: Donna Slater

Diversified industrial group thyssenkrupp has confirmed the sale of its mining technologies business unit to mining engineering, equipment and service solutions company FLSmidth. The sale of the... 


Modernisation under way
2nd July 2021

Electric and power supply company GE Power Conversion was selected by diversified industrial group Thyssenkrupp Steel to modernise the drive and automation system of the Downcoiler 3 and side... 


Water electrolysis plant, Canada
Water electrolysis plant, Canada
18th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Canadian energy company Hydro-Québec is constructing one of the world’s first and most powerful electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen 


Donaldsonville ammonia manufacturing complex – green hydrogen plant, US
Donaldsonville ammonia manufacturing complex – green hydrogen plant, US
11th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The project involves the construction of an alkaline water electrolysis plant to produce green hydrogen at CF Industries’ Donaldsonville manufacturing complex – the biggest ammonia manufacturing... 


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Multi vibrating screen features new drive technology
28th May 2021

A recently developed multi vibrating screen features new patented drive technology in combination with an innovative control system that is said to provide a significant increase in operational... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
28th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

SABC News has reported that South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza has confirmed that Eskom’s Medupi power station will be fully operational by the end of 2021. 


Molo graphite project, Madagascar – update
Molo graphite project, Madagascar – update
28th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Industrial materials company Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading and NextSource Materials have entered into a long-term partnership to provide graphite for foundries and battery production. 


Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading, NextSource sign offtake agreement
25th May 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial materials company Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading and Canadian battery materials development company NextSource Materials have entered into a long-term partnership to supply graphite for... 


Thyssenkrupp to build 20 MW green hydrogen plant for CF Industries
23rd April 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial plants and systems engineering company Thyssenkrupp has been awarded the contract to deliver a 20 MW green hydrogen plant for the production of green ammonia at the Donaldsonville... 


Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa – update
Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa – update
26th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Coal and heavy minerals mining company Exxaro Resources is expanding the e existing Grootegeluk 2 plant to allow for the production of 1.7-million to 2.7-million tonnes a year of semisoft coking coal. 


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Gates-backed startup joins race to make green hydrogen cheaper
9th March 2021 By: Bloomberg

Israeli startup H2Pro joined the race to make cheap green hydrogen after securing investments from funds backed by Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. As... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Medupi Unit 1 is on track for commercial operation by July 2021. 


FLSmidth in talks to buy Thyssenkrupp's mining unit
15th January 2021 By: Reuters

FLSmidth is in negotiations with German engineering group Thyssenkrupp to acquire its mining business, the Danish mining equipment maker said on Friday. The negotiations are at a non-binding stage,... 


WA hosts German hydrogen roundtable
15th December 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Western Australia has hosted a roundtable with major German and Australian companies to explore hydrogen collaboration and partnership opportunities. Regional Development Minister Alannah... 


‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe vs China for $700bn business
2nd November 2020 By: Bloomberg

Niels-Arne Baden has a problem: the factory he’s building for Green Hydrogen Systems is too small. Plans for the Denmark site to be one of the largest for assembling the machines that make hydrogen... 


WESTKÜSTE100 project, Germany
WESTKÜSTE100 project, Germany
30th October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

WESTKÜSTE100 will be Germany’s first hydrogen project. 


thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa
23rd October 2020

Diversified industrial group thyssenkrupp has extensive experience in materials handling and minerals processing circuits, as well as the service support of its own manufactured equipment.  A... 


Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa – update
Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa – update
9th October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction is continuing. 


A MOVING PROJECT The semi-mobile crusher plant is a pan-African infrastructure project that required collaboration between African industrial suppliers
Crushing plant fabrication completed
2nd October 2020

Steel fabrication and structure erection company Betterect has successfully completed the fabrication of a semi-mobile crushing plant (SMCP) for a coal mine in Mozambique. The SMCP project was... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
2nd October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has issued a no-obligation request for information to gain insight into what flue-gas desulphurisation technologies are currently available and to assess their potential suitability for... 


Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa
Grootegeluk 6 expansion project, South Africa
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Exxaro Resources has reported that construction is continuing on the project. 


Beeckerwerth plant – Hot Strip Mill 2, Germany
Beeckerwerth plant – Hot Strip Mill 2, Germany
18th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

thyssenkrupp is building a new walking beam furnace in Beeckerwerth plant’s Hot Strip Mill 2. 


thyssenkrupp locally engineers and manufactures mobile disinfectant trailer to fight COVID-19
thyssenkrupp locally engineers and manufactures mobile disinfectant trailer to fight COVID-19
3rd September 2020

In a bid to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa (tkISSA) has locally engineered, designed and manufactured a custom-designed, portable Sodium Hypochlorite... 


RWE renewables unit CEO  Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath. The utility is including hydrogen in its strategy to exit coal.
Hydrogen’s profit potential still a decade away, RWE says
2nd September 2020 By: Bloomberg

With the push for hydrogen as a clean source of energy gathering pace in Europe, one of the region’s biggest utilities cautioned that it’ll be another decade before the fuel is profitable. “It... 


Green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility, Saudi Arabia
Green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility, Saudi Arabia
7th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Air Products, ACWA Power and NEOM plan on building a world-scale green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility powered by renewable energy. 


Air Products, partners to develop $5bn hydrogen-powered ammonia facility in Saudi Arabia
9th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Gas supplier Air Products, renewable energy developer ACWA Power and NEOM, have signed an agreement for a $5-billion world-scale green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility, powered by... 


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