The plant will be the first at-scale, low-carbon fertiliser production facility in the world, producing 700 000 t/y of nitrogen fertiliser and serving farmers across the Pacific Northwest region. 

De Beers plans to shut down its lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, Lightbox, and focus on natural diamonds, it said on Thursday, as the company battles weak diamond prices due to low demand and... 

Africa's manufacturing sector stands at the cusp of a transformative era, propelled by regional integration efforts that are reshaping the continent into a formidable global economic force. The... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has made progress in improving its operational performance and with investment into new assets since it announced a turnaround strategy in October 2023.... 

Schneider Electric , the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, has unveiled two new flagship products – the Altivar Process ATV6100 Medium Voltage... 

JSE- and Aim-listed Gemfields Group announced that Kagem Mining, the emerald mine in Zambia which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% owned by the government through the Industrial Development... 

Africa policy experts have called on the G20 to back Africa’s efforts to develop by aligning global trade and investment frameworks with inclusive green industrial development. The joint G20 input... 

Executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg Dada Morero has acknowledged that the city is in a “crisis”, with “extreme actions” required to mitigate this. Delivering the State of the City Address... 

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy... 

Diversified major Rio Tinto and partner Indium have successfully extracted the first primary gallium from bauxite processed at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec as part of a research and... 

South Africa has been too slow to act on the impending gas cliff and the only way for the country to navigate this challenge now is through liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, global oil and gas... 

iTHERM SurfaceLine TM611 provides accuracy and response time comparable to invasive temperature measurement. The non-invasive thermometer iTHERM SurfaceLine TM611 by Endress+Hauser can be used... 

Aim-listed Shuka Minerals has received formal approval from the JSE and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for a secondary listing of its ordinary shares on the JSE, with trading expected to... 

South Africa faces a stark reality: failure to take urgent action to address the impending ‘gas cliff’ will result in economic regression, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa... 

Security forces in Niger have searched the offices of uranium miner Orano's local subsidiaries, seizing phones and equipment, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday, months after the French company... 

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Lynas Rare Earths is eyeing potential purchases of rare earths deposits in Malaysia and Brazil and plans to work with early-stage developers to help bring their mines online, its CEO Amanda Lacaze... 

Intergovernmental organisation UN Trade and Development (Unctad) says the global copper industry is entering a pivotal phase of requiring more production but also smarter and more inclusive... 

Dewatering pump and dredging rental specialist IPR has expanded its footprint in the Free State by joining forces with its sister company Rand Air, both of which form part of Atlas Copco’s... 

Although mining input costs have moderated in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2024, significant pressures remained, the Minerals Council South Africa revealed on May... 

Minerals explorer Canada Carbon said on Monday that it was appealing a decision by Quebec’s agricultural land protection commission that threatened to derail its flagship Miller graphite project,... 

Deputy President Paul Mashatile, on April 30, proposed that three “war rooms” on the economy and jobs, on clean governance and on poverty and hunger be established, in line with the three... 

The mining and financial communities are mourning the passing of Peter Gillin, an executive whose decades-long career shaped several prominent companies. Gillin passed away on Friday, after facing... 

Canada's Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and high security costs because of jihadist threats, its CEO told Reuters.... 

Funding from the newly established Transformation Fund will be allocated to various productive sectors of the economy, including the services industry, tourism and agriculture, among others,... 

Refining services provider Heraeus Precious Metals finds in its latest appraisal publication that fabrication demand for gold fell significantly in the first quarter of the year, largely owing to... 

South Africa’s manufacturing sector remains a vital engine of economic growth and job creation. However, the role of tariffs in shaping its trajectory is increasingly under the spotlight. As the... 

Schneider Electric South Africa, a leader in digital transformation for energy management and automation, has launched the TeSys Deca Advanced, an advanced contactor solution designed to... 

Australia’s mining industry is set to benefit from the continuation of key policy initiatives after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party secured a resounding victory in the 2025... 

Schneider Electric , the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, will be participating in the 13th edition of the Africa Automation and Technology... 

President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now he’s eyeing the global seabed that holds vast troves of critical metals for green technologies but is... 

The Durban Chemicals Cluster (DCC) Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Accelerator has driven more than R41-million in new sales, generating an estimated 359 new jobs in the local chemicals... 

Canadian miner Northern Graphite will put its Quebec plant under care and maintenance, effectively stopping production at North America's only graphite producing facility, by the end of 2025 if the... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses a major tariff review initiated by the International Trade Commission of South Africa for inputs used in solar, wind and battery storage facilities... 

While there is strong demand for gas for industrial and commercial uses in South Africa – and no shortage of finance for upstream oil and gas projects – the country has yet to take meaningful steps... 

The full implications for South Africa of US President Donald Trump’s untargeted trade and industrial policies are not yet fully known. They are unlikely to be pain-free, however. Besides for the... 

Keren Energy has made significant progress in the development of its green hydrogen (GH2) production facility near Vanrhynsdorp, in the Western Cape, says CEO George van Rensburg. The project aims... 

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of... 

Fertiliser supplier Suiso, founded by Paul Erskine, is taking a decisive step towards sustainability with a R31.5-billion coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project in Kriel, Mpumalanga. The... 

Leading diesel engine manufacturer for trucks and buses Volvo Penta – a division of the automotive manufacturer Volvo Group – is “redefining service excellence” by strengthening its dealer and... 

Following a rigorous vetting process, industrial and mining equipment supplier Babcock’s Bartlett branch in Gauteng and Middleburg branch in Mpumalanga, both of which service and maintain client’s... 

Industrial solutions supplier BMG’s agricultural division has extended its portfolio of belting to include newly launched specialised Gates belting, designed to enhance performance and durability...