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Manufacturing production up 0.3% y/y in Sept
11th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South Africa’s manufacturing production increased by 0.3% year-on-year in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. The largest positive contributions were made by the motor vehicles,... 


AMSA's Newcastle works
ArcelorMittal, IDC end exclusive South Africa talks with no deal
11th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

ArcelorMittal’s exclusive talks with South Africa’s biggest development finance institution regarding its potential sale of its local steel operation have ended without a deal, leaving the company... 


The Premier factory
Millbake, Groceries divisions give Premier Group’s interim results a boost
11th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed fast-moving consumer goods and personal care products company Premier Group has reported that its interim results for the six months ended September 30 demonstrate the continuance of a... 


Cultivating a People-Centric Approach to Business Means Better Service to Communities
11th November 2025

By: Alfred Challis CEO of MANZI Water Business, at its best, has never been about products alone. It has always been about people. The people who strive to deliver better solutions in the face of... 


H&I and AfriSam received a Special Mention for the Malmesbury Bypass Project in the Western Cape
Projects using AfriSam Construction Materials shine at the 24th Construction World Best Projects Awards
11th November 2025

AfriSam’s long standing commitment to excellence and innovation in the built environment was once again underscored at the 24th Construction World Best Projects Awards, where several projects using... 


Prosper NWT provides funding for Fortune's Alberta refinery site acquisition
11th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian critical minerals developer Fortune Minerals has secured a C$3.8-million loan from Prosper NWT, a public agency of the government of the Northwest Territories, to complete the purchase of... 


Ferrexpo output, exports interrupted after power strikes in Ukraine
10th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore pellet producer Ferrexpo has temporarily suspended production and exports from its Ukrainian operations after missile attacks on the country’s power infrastructure disrupted electricity... 


Aluminium premium hits record in US on tariffs, global squeeze
Aluminium premium hits record in US on tariffs, global squeeze
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

Premiums for consumers buying aluminium on the physical market in the US have hit record highs, driven by steep import tariffs and tight supplies globally. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs... 


Why investing in your people is a crucial step to improving customer service
Why investing in your people is a crucial step to improving customer service
10th November 2025

By: Kate Shead - HR Executive at Telviva The field of customer service is undergoing a profound transformation with the proliferation of communication channels, and as businesses increasingly adopt... 


China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's market regulator said on Monday that it granted conditional approval for a lithium-related joint venture between Chile's state-run copper giant-Codelco and local lithium producer SQM. The... 


Andries Janse van Rensburg, Business Development Manager - Specialty Building Materials, at Chryso Southern Africa
CHRYSO Delivers Specialty Waterproofing Solutions for Concrete and Bridge Structures
10th November 2025

As infrastructure networks age and traffic demands increase, the long term protection of bridges, overpasses, culverts and other critical concrete structures has become a top priority for engineers... 


Japan's Marubeni to invest in Australian critical minerals project
Japan's Marubeni to invest in Australian critical minerals project
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

Japan's Marubeni said on Monday it will invest in a mineral sands project of Australia's RZ Resources, following in the footsteps of compatriot JX Advanced Metals which struck a similar deal with... 


The ban's suspension marks the latest relaxation of China's mineral export control regime following the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China halts ban on gallium, germanium, antimony exports to US, but controls remain
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

China has suspended a ban on exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US, its commerce ministry said on Sunday, although the three metals remain subject to broader export controls... 


holding coal up to the light
Inland coal market urgently needs reforms, conference hears
7th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s inland coal market faces a critical need for reform, with inconsistencies in supply, declining coal quality and logistical bottlenecks threatening the reliability of the fuel that... 


Gauteng Industrial Development Zone chief investment officer Maidei Matika
Gauteng agency declares OR Tambo SEZ Precinct 2 'open for investment'
7th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In marking a significant step in South Africa’s industrial development journey and turning eastern Gauteng into an aerotropolis, FNB Gauteng Business and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency... 


Sanedi CEO Dr Titus Mathe
Sanedi head urges revival of coal research, PPPs to drive energy transition
7th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe has called for the re-establishment of research capacity in South Africa’s academic institutions to support... 


Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Executive Director Joel Netshitenzhe.
Strong renewed thrust for South African PGM exchange under way
7th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 


CHEP Drives FMCG Resilience Amid Economic Pressure and Shifting Consumer Behaviour
CHEP Drives FMCG Resilience Amid Economic Pressure and Shifting Consumer Behaviour
7th November 2025

As South Africa continues to grapple with inflationary pressures and rising consumer expectations, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is undergoing a major transformation. From shifting... 


Trump Administration adds copper, coal to critical minerals list
Trump Administration adds copper, coal to critical minerals list
7th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US added uranium, copper and silver to a government list of critical minerals as the Trump administration broadens its scope of what commodities it deems vital to the American economy and... 


SOLAR-POWERED FLASHABILITY
The newly launched solar-powered LED flashing cones come in six reflective colours with the LED lighting widgets configured to flash the same colour
Solar-powered cones up night shift safety
7th November 2025 By: Donna Slater

Newly developed solar-powered light-up safety cones have been released to the South African mining market by quarry, mining and industrial products supplier ERG Industrial. The 1.8-m-tall safety... 


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Multi-port valve block now available
7th November 2025

International valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding its single-use range with the GEMÜ Multiport SUMONDO multi-port valve block, which is available with pneumatic or manual block locking. The GEMÜ... 


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Partnership helps meet increased demand
7th November 2025

Aligning with growing linear motion technology demands, linear motion systems specialists Rollon has partnered with industrial solutions provider BMG to deliver high-performance solutions for... 


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Effective treatment aids equipment life
7th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As application owners aim to maximise oil use, bearings and lubrication systems, manufacturer SKF’s RecondOil Box advanced oil-treatment solution improves oil cleanliness, allowing for its reuse... 


Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa
Wojciech Kulma
7th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa, which manufactures and sells chemical products 


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Heavy rare earth separation facility, Malaysia
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Lynas Malaysia, a subsidiary of Australia-headquartered Lynas Rare Earths is building a new heavy rare earth (HRE) facility that will have processing capacity to separate up to 5 000 t/y of HRE... 


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Toroparu gold project, Guyana
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A preliminary economic assessment, published in October 2025, has confirmed Toroparu as a large-scale, long-life openpit gold project with robust economics. 


Location map of the Makhado project
Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Key milestones have been achieved, despite some construction delays. 


Another trade arrow in the quiver
7th November 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

If you have a passion for analysing and assessing the dynamics of global trade policy, then you are truly living in the golden age. On October 24, another analytical tool was added to the Tariff... 


Oranges in a box
AIIM acquires 70% stake in Port Elizabeth Cold Storage
6th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Infrastructure investment managers African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has acquired a 70% stake in Port Elizabeth Cold Storage (PECS) in the Coega Port Zone, in the Eastern Cape. The... 


Inside Biovac's facilities in Cape Town
Biovac boosts vaccine capabilities with new lab; health tech park to open next door
6th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

Biopharmaceutical company, the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of Southern Africa (Biovac), has opened a product development laboratory at its Cape Town facility. The company says the new... 


Alan Winde
Western Cape govt leans on governance record as it courts investors at first ever investment summit
6th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Western Cape government has invited the private sector to partner with it as it targets a R1-trillion provincial economy by 2035, up from R664-billion in 2024. At the province’s first ever... 


Industry calls for minimum local-content specifications in private grid projects
Industry calls for minimum local-content specifications in private grid projects
6th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Following consultations with the Department of Energy and Electricity (DEE) on an initiative to procure new grid infrastructure from private consortiums, local Industry has again urged government... 


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Sappi shifting focus to North America, debt reduction
6th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified industrial business Sappi delivered adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, special items and plantation fair value price adjustment (Ebitda) of... 


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First hybrid mobile screen for Southern Africa
6th November 2025

Sandvik Rock Processing, in partnership with its Southern African distributor S&R Enterprises, has launched its tracked Sandvik QA452e triple deck sizing screen for use on a major dam project in... 


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Cell C moves forward on JSE listing
5th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications and technology company Cell C is moving forward on plans to list all of its issued ordinary shares on the prime segment of the main board of the JSE. In an update to shareholders... 


Rate Cutting  -  The Paradigm
Rate Cutting - The Paradigm
4th November 2025

We are nearing the end of another year in the insurance industry - a time to reflect on both achievements and the inevitable setbacks. While some outcomes may not have gone as planned, every... 


SAFVCEC GM Jill Atwood-Palm
South African export councils bullish about increasing trade with China
4th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Two South African export councils say their participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will contribute in strengthening South Africa’s presence in the Chinese market, increase the... 


Two-a-Day modernises operations with Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT, advancing sustainability in South Africa’s fruit industry
Two-a-Day modernises operations with Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT, advancing sustainability in South Africa’s fruit industry
4th November 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, together with trusted partner, Technoserve Medium Voltage, has implemented its advanced RM AirSeT... 


Introducing SE Advisory Services
Introducing SE Advisory Services
4th November 2025

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today announced the launch of SE Advisory Services, its flagship global consulting brand.  SE Advisory Services provides a broad range of... 


Recycling bodies strongly reject amendments to scrap price preference system
Recycling bodies strongly reject amendments to scrap price preference system
4th November 2025

Three recycling organisations have strongly rejected the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa’s (Itac’s) amendments to the price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal,... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Southeast Asian countries want to operate in S Africa for AfCFTA access – Ramaphosa
3rd November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Returned from his Southeast Asian trip, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that amid global economic uncertainty, South Africa must diversify its trade and investment relations. Ramaphosa... 


Aspen to receive R500m payment to settle manufacturing dispute
31st October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed pharmaceutical company Aspen will receive €25-million, or about R500-million, on December 1, in full and final settlement of a contractual dispute. The dispute, the details of which are... 


Powering SA's Municipalities: WEG attends the 71st AMEU Convention
31st October 2025

Municipalities throughout South Africa find themselves at a pivotal juncture. While energy demands increase and costs rise, there are also opportunities to participate in a new generation of energy... 


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