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Cavex® 700cvx Hydrocyclone Maximises Throughput Within Existing Cyclone Cluster Footprints
The new Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone from Weir Minerals can achieve up to 50% higher throughput capacity in comparison with competitor cyclones in the 26 inch diameter range, due to its larger inlet...
Weir sets up centrifuge facility in Mpumalanga
Slurry equipment provider Weir Minerals Africa has established an Aspir centrifuge manufacturing operation at its Middelburg, Mpumalanga facility, representing what the company says is a strategic...
The recent acquisition of Trio Engineered Products by The Weir Group provides important opportunities and advantages for both southern African distributor Pilot Crushtec International and The Weir...
Pumps company grows product portfolio, focuses on R&D
Scotland-headquartered specialist slurry equipment solutions provider Weir Minerals has been focusing on enhancing its growing pump portfolio by ongoing investment in research and development (R&D)...
New Chair At Pretoria University Will Research Maintenance Engineering
A recently established Chair, co-funded by Weir Minerals Africa, at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Asset Integrity Management (C-AIM) is expected to play an important role in teaching and...
Weir Minerals Africa Supplies Feeder Ejectors To Camden Power Station
Weir Minerals Africa supplied 130 Linatex® feeder ejectors to Eskom’s Camden coal-fired power station near Ermelo in Mpumalanga to replace all the facility’s existing units. This substantial order,...
Rubber lining extends chute maintenance period sixfold
A Linatex rubber solution proposed by mining equipment supplier Weir Minerals Africa has effectively extended the maintenance period on a jig overflow chute at commodities major GlencoreXstrata’s...
Weir Minerals Africa Reaps The Reward Of Long Term Supply Chain Initiatives
Weir Minerals Africa is beginning to reap rich rewards from a two-year campaign implemented to transform the company’s relationship with its main suppliers from simply transactional associations...
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25-year deal signed for new Port of Durban LPG terminal
A 25-year terminal operator agreement to develop and operate a new R1.4-billion liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal at the Port of Durban’s Island View precinct has been concluded. The deal was...
South Africa sued over coal plant pollution exemptions
Environmental Activists sued South Africa’s environment department over its March decision to allow State-owned Eskom to breach emission rules at eight coal-fired plants. The court case was filed...
Attacq appoints Peter de Villiers as interim CFO
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has appointed Peter de Villiers as interim CFO, with effect from February 1. This follows the November announcement that current CFO Raj Nana has...