Amid strained economic conditions, contractors are opting to buy cheaper and lower-quality building materials, such as cement, to reduce costs, which cement manufacturer AfriSam cementitious... 

Construction materials supplier Fibertex geotextiles are used to stabilise the foundations of railway structures, enabling them to withstand the dynamic loads of high speeds and great weights of... 

This week we profile Kenneth Maduna, CEO of Bluedrop Energy, which is involved in composite liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder manufacturing and LPG trading 

Year of formation and background to founding: Celebrating 80 years in 2020, Mineral Technologies is built on the passion and vision of our people, who strive to bring innovation and unparalleled... 

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite has commissioned Stage 1 of its Tirupati Graphene and Mintech Research Centre (TGMRC), in India, which is focused on graphene manufacturing and... 

Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing has issued an update on its troubled 787 airliner programme, as well as reporting on its civil and military aircraft deliveries during the second quarter... 

Cooling solutions company Industrial Water Coolers’ (IWC’s) slurry and solution cooling towers are designed with ease of maintenance in mind and are specifically designed and developed to handle... 

Gibela is behind schedule in the delivery of the new trains to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. 

Gas start-up company Bluedrop Energy plans to list its shares on the NYSE in 2022 and the JSE at a later stage. Bluedrop in April secured $20-million, or R300-million, in funding from US-based... 

JSE-listed industrial minerals, commodities and construction material openpit mining company Afrimat has released the findings of the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of the... 

After slipping to 27 in the first quarter of the year, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index increased to 39 in the second quarter. Even though this is the highest level the index has reached since... 

Five young innovators supported by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), on June 29 launched and showcased their products to the... 

Two specialised expandable graphite products sold by graphite and graphene producer Tirupati Graphite are gaining “significant” traction as the company undertakes development of speciality graphite... 

Afrimat, the JSE-listed industrial minerals, commodities and construction material openpit mining company, has released the findings of the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of... 

After slipping to 27 in the first quarter of the year, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index has increased to 39 in the second quarter of the year. Even though this is the highest level of the... 

Vexila is the first company in Africa to embrace and adopt composite insulator technology on Fuse Cutouts and continues to remain the only manufacturer of this product in South Africa, after more... 

A range of stairway cleats manufactured from fully composite polymer offers a number of innovative new features. Made in Nano555 high visibility green – said to be the most visible colour to the... 

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite’s graphene and technology development unit, Tirupati Graphene and Mintech Research Centre (TGMRC), has developed a graphene-aluminium composite, which... 

Two of motion and control technologies supplier Parker Hannifin’s products have been used in overseas development projects this year and have received significant demand from the local market, for... 

Coal miner MC Mining’s run-of-mine (RoM) coal production at the high-grade Uitkomst metallurgical and thermal coal mine for the quarter ended March 31 was 115 44 t, 9% lower than in the quarter... 

PT Archi Indonesia has postponed its planned initial public offering of as much as $500-million because of weak gold prices and falling stocks, according to people with knowledge of the matter.... 

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite, with operations in Madagascar and India, has announced a placing with institutional and other investors of 11-million ordinary shares to raise an... 

Geosynthetic manufacturer and supplier Fibertex specialists work closely with automotive manufacturers to design solutions for vehicles, using lightweight materials for high performance, enhanced... 

Precast concrete has helped to accelerate and mitigate risks on complex civil-engineering construction projects the world over. This includes on demanding reservoir projects that are traditionally... 

Armoured product manufacturer SVI Engineering has extended the range of armoured bakkies available in South Africa to include the 190 kW V6 Amarok. SVI’s clients opted for the ultimate civilian... 

The greater use of larger semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills to improve productivity in the mining industry is widely recognised and the move has necessitated the development of new liner designs... 

UK-based global industrial technology group Rolls-Royce reported on Monday that it had formally started making the biggest aeroengine in the world, the UltraFan. This is intended to be the basis... 

Developed centuries ago, paper has a fascinating history as it has been through the mill – literally and figuratively – in terms of what it is made from, says paper and pulp industry association... 

Used throughout the water, petrochemicals and power generation sectors to move large volumes of water, vertical suspended pumps are essential assets, says fluid engineering specialist Sulzer... 

Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation (PRO) for the South African paper and paper packaging sector, is calling on South African food producers to help drive awareness that food and... 

By Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director, SEW Eurodrive For South Africa to achieve any degree of meaningful economic recovery requires an ideological shift in the ruling party and for government to... 

South African contractor Concor, in partnership with OptiPower, has been awarded a contract for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for 24 additional dishes for the MeerKAT. 

Global major commercial aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation has warned Boeing that the airframer must “get its house in order” regarding problems concerning the Boeing 787 production... 

Industrial maritime company Paramount Maritime's subsidiary Nautic Africa has launched its new flagship 35 m Sentinel vessel, the second of the new enhanced class, and ultimately destined for a... 

Construction connection technology supplier Peikko South Africa has embarked on the second phase expansion of a production and warehousing facility for a food manufacturer in Johannesburg. The... 

Macsteel is putting its money where its mouth is, committing to pay SME suppliers within 30 days in a bid to contribute to the sustainability and growth of this critical sector of the South African... 

Steel merchant Macsteel has committed to its paying small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers within 30 days, in a bid to contribute to the growth of this critical sector of the South... 

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa has extended the date by which coal miner MC Mining is to repay two loan facility drawdowns of R160-million to July 31. MC Mining... 

MC Mining expects to secure the remaining funding needed for Makhado Phase 1 project in the first quarter of this year. 

A gold mine in the southern tablelands of New South Wales, in Australia. 

Coal exploration, development and mining company MC Mining says its Uitkomst metallurgical and thermal coal mine experienced absenteeism as a result of the impact of the pandemic, which resulted in... 

UK-based global major industrial technology group Rolls-Royce has functionally inaugurated its new leading-edge engine testbed by successfully completing the first engine run in it. (The official...