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SMS group’s continuous caster for billets and beam blanks in operation at SULB
EAF tech to reduce costs, drive sustainable production
7th July 2023

Global player, with German roots, SMS group is providing innovative technology solutions for electrical steel production through its electric arc furnace (EAF) technologies and optimised processes.... 


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Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
7th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Tivan has indicated that while Mount Peake remains a key asset, it is now expected to play a refocused facilitation role in the commercialisation of the company’s Speewah vanadium/titanium/iron... 


Zikalala provides updates on infrastructure projects and initiatives
28th June 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has assured the country that his department has plans in place to deal with the various infrastructural challenges. During a media briefing,... 


SMS group records significant increase in order intake and turnover
19th June 2023

Green transformation provides the foundation for improved profitability (Virtual Showroom): In the last financial year, SMS group again significantly boosted its order intake to 4.6 billion euros.... 


Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Plate orders two 6-high CVC® plus-aluminum cold rolling mills from SMS group at METEC trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany
19th June 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Plate Co., Ltd. awarded a new contract to SMS group during METEC trade fair 2023 in Dusseldorf. The deal covers one complete set of 1,850 millimeter... 


SMS group and Tata Steel join forces to showcase decarbonization technology on industrial scale
19th June 2023

(Virtual Showroom): SMS group and Tata Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make arrangements for conducting a joint industrial demonstration of SMS’s innovative EASyMelt... 


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Bochum plant annealing and isolating line project, Germany
2nd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The project forms part of the major investments within thyssenkrupp’s Steel Strategy 20-30. 


SMS group installs next-gen X-Pact® system to replace automation technology in hot strip mill at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brasil
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): SMS group has successfully upgraded the existing automation system at ArcelorMittal Tubarão’s hot strip mill in Tubarão, Brasil. The new automation project for the roughing mill... 


SMS group to deliver two high-speed forging presses to Saudi Arabia's biggest casting and forging plant
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Doosan Enerbility, Gyeongnam, Korea, has placed an order with SMS group for two high-speed open-die forging presses for the biggest greenfield casting and forging plant in Saudi... 


NCA successfully starts production with an aluminum cold rolling mill supplied by SMS group
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): At the end of February 2023, the new aluminum cold rolling mill (CRM) at North China Aluminum New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (NCA) in China successfully rolled its first... 


Jiuli grants FAC to SMS group for hydraulic radial forging line
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Jiuli, headquartered in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, has awarded SMS group the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for putting the fully automated forging line into... 


Ohmi Press Works and Forging in Japan orders an energy-efficient, latest-generation ring rolling machine from SMS group
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Japanese forging company Ohmi Press Works and Forging has placed an order with SMS group for a RAW 500/400-4500/800 EH radial-axial ring rolling machine. This is Ohmi's sixth... 


SMS group supplies Saarloha with a continuous caster to produce the largest round blooms in India
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Saarloha Advanced Materials Pvt. Ltd. (Saarloha), a Kalyani Group company, has awarded an order to SMS group for a continuous casting plant to produce India’s largest round... 


Is your business strategy optimised for AI and skills?
23rd May 2023

By Zuko Mdwaba, Salesforce Area VP / Africa Executive & South Africa Country Leader The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), data and CRM innovations presents one of history’s most... 


Clickatell launches chat commerce platform-as-a-service
5th May 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mobile messaging and chat commerce provider Clickatell has launched the first chat commerce platform-as-a-service (CCPaaS), which is expected to empower brands to capitalise on the opportunity of... 


FICO Survey: Nearly Two-Thirds of South Africans Say Friends or Family Have Been Scam Victims
2nd May 2023

As real-time payments rise, so do scams, with 70 percent  of South Africans saying they have received a message they thought  was a scam. Customers are overwhelmingly adopting real-time digital... 


DWS dismisses senior official for fraud, gross dishonesty
21st April 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has dismissed a senior official for fraud and gross dishonesty that had resulted in dual employment and double-dipping. Gabonewe Madikela was found... 


More robust fibre infrastructure will relieve pressure over mobile data costs
11th April 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Internet service provider (ISP) RocketNet is encouraging consumers to leverage uncapped data products using fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) for Internet access and believes there are creative avenues to... 


DP World counts on BOXBAY technology
3rd April 2023

Pusan terminal is world’s first to implement disruptive BOXBAY high-bay storage system (Virtual Showroom): DP World has announced the first commercial use of the revolutionary BOXBAY high-bay... 


thyssenkrupp Steel awards a contract worth billions of euros to SMS group for a direct reduction plant: one of the world's largest industrial decarbonization projects gets underway
3rd April 2023

(Virtual Showroom): thyssenkrupp Steel places an order with SMS group, Düsseldorf, for the engineering, delivery and construction of the first hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at the... 


SMS group modernizes SteelAsia's Calaca steel mill and implements digital solutions for higher annual production with lower CO2 emissions
3rd April 2023

SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp., the Philippines’ top steel producer, is equipping its steel mill in Calaca city, Batangas, with SMS group-developed Digital Solutions that will provide a more... 


SULB commissions SMS group for the modernization of an electric arc furnace and a four-strand continuous caster for billets and beam blanks
3rd April 2023

(Virtual Showroom): SULB Company BSC located in the Kingdom of Bahrain commissions SMS group for the revamp of the 130 ton electric arc furnace (EAF) and the modernization of the four-strand... 


Nucor Steel Gallatin integrates SMS digital’s MES 4.0 into new steel production lines
3rd April 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Nucor Steel Gallatin produced the first hot coil following a comprehensive upgrade of its production lines using SMS digital’s Manufacturing Execution Suite (MES 4.0®) at its... 


Aurubis and SMS group forge ahead with the first multimetal recycling plant in the US
3rd April 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Bundling know-how, fully exploiting synergies, and entering a new market: Multimetal producer and copper recycler Aurubis AG and Düsseldorf-based plant and machine manufacturer... 


At METEC 2023, SMS group will be showing pathways leading to a sustainable and future-oriented metallurgical industry
3rd April 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Every four years, the Düsseldorf trade fair quartet GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST opens its doors to the ‟Bright World of Metals“, one of the leading platforms for the... 


Telkom, Clickatell launch mobile messaging payments
24th March 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Chat commerce and business messaging firm Clickatell has launched its Chat 2 Pay feature for integrated communications company Telkom to enable safe and effortless mobile payments. The Chat 2 Pay... 


ARC’s portfolio resilient amid challenging macroeconomic environment
17th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed African Rainbow Capital (ARC) says its diverse investment portfolio has shown remarkable resilience in what was challenging macroeconomic conditions for all the firms it is invested in,... 


With the most powerful 4.3-meter heavy plate mill from SMS group, Tisco expands its product range in the stainless steel sector
10th March 2023

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (Tisco), located in Taiyuan, China, has successfully produced the first plate on its new 4.3-meter heavy plate mill supplied by SMS group. It is the most... 


Highbar LLC demonstrates its trusts in the expertise of SMS group by commissioning the supply of an environmentally sustainable rebar minimill and places options on two additional minimills
10th March 2023

Highbar LLC, a new scrap metal recycling and steel production company focused on environmental steel production, has placed an order with SMS group to build new rebar minimills in the United... 


Telkom, Clickatell to launch mobile messaging payments
9th March 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Chat commerce and business messaging firm Clickatell has launched its Chat 2 Pay feature for integrated communications company Telkom to unlock the convenience of safe and effortless mobile... 


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SMS group supplies landmark project in Sweden
3rd March 2023

Metallurgical industry supplier SMS group is providing a broad range of technology and equipment for a project for steelmaking startup H2 Green Steel in Sweden. This agreement will see SMS group,... 


Tivan strikes A$20m deal for Speewah
20th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Tivan has struck A$20-million a deal with ASX-listed King River Resources to acquire the Speewah vanadium/titianium/iron project, in Western Australia. Under a binding term sheet signed... 


Slag granulation in non-ferrous sector
10th February 2023

SMS Group subsidiary Paul Wurth notes that its INBA slag granulation and dewatering system is the proven route for converting molten slag into a value-added product not only in the field of blast... 


SMS group supplies process technology for the world's first large-scale green steel production plant
8th February 2023

H2 Green Steel’s landmark project in Sweden showcases SMS’s leading technology SMS group, one of the world’s leading steel and metals plant engineering companies, has been selected to provide a... 


SMS remains a force to be reckoned with, even 30 years after its launch
20th January 2023

By Marthinus Jansen van Vuuren, Content Marketing Expert at Infobip  Despite the rise of advanced and hi-tech communication platforms in recent years, SMS usage for business communication is at an... 


Michelin unveils ground-breaking entry-level 4IR technology solution
Michelin unveils ground-breaking entry-level 4IR technology solution
24th November 2022

It’s now possible for small-to-medium-sized surface mining operations to capitalise on the benefits of digital technology. Michelin has just introduced an entry-level version of its tyre pressure... 


New Infobip research shows the rising dominance of chat apps for customer communications 
23rd November 2022

Data from more than 153 billion communications interactions shows customers now prefer conversations with brands on their favorite digital channel  New research from global cloud communications... 


FICO Survey: 42 Percent of South Africans Believe It Is OK to Exaggerate Insurance Claims
16th November 2022

Consumers see need for stronger fraud and security protection, but too many checks will turn them off Many financial institutions consider their fraud teams to be a necessary overhead to cut fraud... 


Location map of the Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
28th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

TNG has warned of a cost blow-out at the project. 


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Conference to map future role of aluminium
30th September 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

This year’s International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition serves as a stepping-stone towards the vision of doubling local aluminium demand by 2030 by increasing local demand and exports of... 


Primobius costs battery shredding plant
13th September 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

An internal engineering cost study (ECS) for a first-stage shredding plant, of a potential 50 t/d integrated lithium-ion battery recycling operation in Germany, has placed a capital cost of... 


TNG weighs hydrogen solution at Mt Peake
12th September 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed TNG is weighing the use of hydrogen reductant at its Mt Peake operation, in the Northern Territory, to reduce carbon emissions. The company on Monday announced that it had engaged... 


Dam collapse at abandoned South African diamond mine kills three
11th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

A dam at South Africa’s abandoned Jagersfontein diamond mine collapsed early Sunday, triggering heavy flooding that damaged property and killed at least three people. About nine houses were swept... 


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