JSE-listed Afrimat’s Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter broadly followed the same “disappointing trend” evident in overall economic activity during the quarter, with gross domestic... 

Canadian mineral explorer Athabasca Minerals Inc (AMI) has signed a ten-year aggregates management agreement with the Montana First Nation (MFN) for the processing and sale of aggregates from MFN’s... 

Global industrial company Metso is considering the potential closure of, or other alternatives for, its foundry operation in Isithebe, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The Isithebe foundry produces... 

The Small Business Institute (SBI) is launching a new scorecard, the SBI Index Tracker, to measure South Africa’s performance relative to other countries in terms of the ease of doing business and... 

A new crushing and screening solution, with advanced protection features, has been launched.  The new model restricts noise and dust emissions and enables more sustainable construction operations... 

Following an investigation of the KwaMachi community’s claims of having found gold in a quarry near the area in Harding on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has... 

With the South African construction industry remaining under pressure and in a state of accelerated decline, the need to contain costs continues and correct specification of construction materials... 

LafargeHolcim expects to increase the number of small acquisitions it makes this year after buying four businesses so far in 2019, CE Jan Jenisch said on Wednesday. "We are trying to get a more... 

Construction materials leader AfriSam leverages the power of applied research to make roads, bridges and other concrete structures more resistant to corrosive environments. Among its long term... 

The South African National Roads Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with rock crushing equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec to engender relationships with smaller contractors in the lower... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday confirmed a strike by workers at cement producing company PPC, at Hercules, in Pretoria, over wage increases.  NUM PPC branch secretary Surprise... 

Further driving advancements in the aggregate and construction industries, FLSmidth’s Raptor® cone crusher models R250, R350 and R450 bring advanced automation, control and data visualisation to... 

CDE has launched the Combo™ in a move set to revolutionise the wet processing industry. The patented Combo™ - the world’s first all-in-one wet processing plant - was unveiled at bauma in Munich,... 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with rock crushing equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec to engender relationships with... 

Metso is introducing the latest addition to the versatile MX(TM) Multi-Action cone crusher series at Bauma 2019. The MX3 enables improved crusher productivity and lower operating costs with a... 

Metso is introducing a completely new mobile screen unit enabling new business opportunities in screening. The world premiere of the Lokotrack® ST2.3 mobile multi-use screen is taking place in... 

South Africa focused coal miner Universal Coal has received a conditional, non-binding indicative counter offer from JSE-listed Afrimat to rival a previous offer from a consortium headed by Ata... 

Metso Corporation press release on April 3, 2019, at 10.00 a.m. EEST Metso has expanded its community-friendly Lokotrack® Urban(TM) series mobile crushing and screening plant range. With its... 

The in-house design of National Asphalt’s new asphalt plant at its Laezonia site north of Johannesburg will give customers the comfort of lower environmental impact while still enjoying competitive... 

Owing to its large footprint in KwaZulu-Natal, vibration-equipment manufacturer Vipro Vibrating Products caters to the front-end, back-end and packing processes in the sugar processing plant. The... 

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is now offering quick connection couplings for its NSA series; notable for features including their low weight. NSA couplings... 

The growth of the capital equipment sector, and the manufacturing sector in general, is being stifled by South Africa’s heavy reliance on imports, and its inability to deliver on its localisation... 

The growth of the capital equipment sector, and the manufacturing sector in general, is being stifled by South Africa’s heavy reliance on imports, and its inability to deliver on its localisation... 

Ground-breaking up-cycling invention to launch in South Africa Imagine if all South Africa’s unrecycled plastic waste, at 1 100 000 million tons per year, could create thousands of jobs, clean our... 

JSE-listed cement producer PPC has reported difficult trading conditions for the nine months to December 31, 2018, with cement volumes down between 2% and 3%, against a backdrop of estimated market... 

Sand Shifters is a superior supplier of sand, bricks and cement to the construction industry. Our objective is to provide high-quality construction materials to contractors, developers and the... 

Production in Rehandling Applications Caterpillar introduces the 990K Aggregate Handler, designed to handle greater payloads in aggregates yard applications. With as much as a 25 percent payload... 

Technical and scientific consulting services report an increase in demands from mines and industries to advise them about sustainability and green technologies, as well as how these will impact on... 

Chryso Southern Africa will from 2019 increase its product offerings to the decorative concrete market as well as basic concrete producers, says Thierry Bernard, president and CEO of The Chryso... 

The benefits of building with precast are well documented – a smart industrialised way to build high quality buildings cost effectively and safely – but when starting up a precast wall production... 

CDE South Africa is a leading provider of innovative washing equipment in the sand and aggregates, mining and industrial sands sectors. The company boasts a wide portfolio of projects across SSA... 

CDE South Africa is a leading provider of innovative washing equipment in the sand and aggregates, mining and industrial sands sectors. The company boasts a wide portfolio of projects across SSA... 

CDE South Africa is a leading provider of innovative washing equipment in the sand and aggregates, mining and industrial sands sectors. The company boasts a wide portfolio of projects across SSA... 

Concrete is the world’s most widely used building material, and workers in every sector of the construction and precasting industries, as well as DIY enthusiasts, handle portland cement and wet... 

Innovative screening and vibrating equipment solutions and services provider Aury Africa can advise coal-plant operators on the correct screen size to maximise operational efficiency, coupled with... 

Although concrete is an extremely robust and forgiving construction material, with almost all concrete placed outlasting its designed service life, some durability issues do crop up and can be... 

Building materials company AfriSam designed and supplied specialist concrete for the construction of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, which involved the cutting away of the inside of... 

Intermat visitors will have a chance to view the most recent addition to McCloskey International’s product portfolio, the I34R compact impact crusher, during Intermat Paris, 23-28 April 2018. This... 

The Chamber of Mines has launched its Mining for Schools initiative, an online platform to provide resources for teachers and learners to reinforce, enhance and extend learning about the South... 

Multidisciplinary openpit mining company Afrimat intends to develop its strategy of growth through diversification further by exploiting new opportunities in Africa by remaining “agile and... 

JSE-listed minerals exploration, development and investment company Sephaku Holdings’ (SepHold’s) net profit increased by 12.8% year-on-year to to R68.1-million for the year ended March 31, despite... 

Local industrial minerals and construction materials company Afrimat on Thursday reported a 25.4% increase in headline earnings a share to 196.4c for the year ended February 28, resulting from a...