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South African technology positioned to elevate alloy production to new high level of greenness.
Global green alloy acclaim is there for South Africa to attain using new local technology
10th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa, which hosts more than 70% of the world reserves of chrome ore and manganese ores, was dominant in ferroalloy production until 2010. In the early 2000s, South Africa was the undisputed... 


Vesconite Hilube line shaft bushings have proven successful in seawater lift pumps and oil waste-disposal pumps on the Gulf Coast
Vesconite Hilube revolutionises pump performance on the Gulf Coast
9th December 2024

One of Vesconite Bearings’ innovative bushing materials, Vesconite Hilube, has assisted a US pump manufacturing company on the Gulf Coast in coping with its harsh and highly corrosive operating... 


Green SmeltDirect uses 70% less electricity.
Thrilling new home-grown technology can win back South Africa’s lost ferroalloy renown
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New Proudly South African smelting technology, which uses 70% less electricity, cuts costs, slashes carbon emissions and can process low-grade material, has all the attributes needed to win back... 


Chrome captain of industry turns to Babcock for Volvo Construction Equipment
Chrome captain of industry turns to Babcock for Volvo Construction Equipment
6th December 2024

For Solly Madibela, owner of MYSOL, all that glitters is not gold, but it’s in the gleam of chrome that he’s found true value. A key component of stainless steel production due to its non-corrosive... 


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South Africa must move inventively and swiftly to recover lost ferroalloy ground
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s private sector a world-leading ferroalloy producer until the public sector performed so badly on the energy front that China took over that leadership using South African-mined raw... 


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Manufacturer boosts vessel hygiene with CIP optimised equipment
29th November 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Stainless steel processing equipment manufacturer Anderson Engineering emphasises the importance of taking a holistic approach to system design, component selection and attention to detail during... 


EXPANDED SERVICE
KonNx has expanded its capacity to offer full-service solutions to mining clients
Company advances cable solutions
29th November 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Electrical cable coupler manufacturer KonNx Africa is meeting the growing demand in the African mining industry for safer and more efficient power solutions with its innovative high-voltage cable... 


South Africa is duty-bound to win back lost ferrochrome market share
29th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s private sector once ruled the ferrochrome industry very convincingly, and rightly so, given this country’s chrome endowment and the major success it achieved in adding much value to... 


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Brasco best choice for cutting-edge filtration solutions
29th November 2024

A prominent and highly successful salt processing plant in the Northern Cape has chosen to partner with a widely recognised leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of industrial... 


Tharisa mine
Tharisa posts 26% increase in full-year operating profit
28th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London- and Johannesburg-listed chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported improvements in its production for the financial year ended September 30, which culminated in a... 


Iron-ore being loaded onto a ship
Iron-ore edges higher on firmer steel output, but Trump tariff pledge weighs on market
26th November 2024 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures ticked up on Tuesday for a second straight session, buoyed by stronger global steel production, although US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to implement new tariffs when he... 


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Brasco best choice for cutting-edge filtration solutions
25th November 2024

A prominent and highly successful salt processing plant in the Northern Cape has chosen to partner with a widely recognised leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of industrial... 


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Acid mine drainage tackled
22nd November 2024

A local innovation is helping to dredge sediment more efficiently from water cleaning reactors, contributing to the treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) from historic mine workings in Gauteng.... 


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Columbus Stainless calls for holistic govt approach to safeguard domestic steel production
15th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Cooperation between the South African government and the steel manufacturing industry is imperative to address the underlying economic and other issues that created the current lack of local demand... 


Columbus Stainless Calls for Holistic Government Approach to Safeguard Domestic Steel Production
15th November 2024

Amidst global and local steel oversupply, nations such as the USA, as well as those in South America and Europe, have implemented protective measures, including increased import tariffs, to shield... 


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Coal, gold weigh on mining industry’s production increases
15th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s gold and coal sectors were the only sectors to post decreases in production for September and the situation is unlikely to turn around markedly in the near term. Statistics South... 


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Copper demand spurs innovative mining
15th November 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Amid growing copper demand globally, driven by the energy transition, mining companies face significant pressures to increase output amid declining copper head grades.  To meet this challenge,... 


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SA’s ferroalloy industry has ‘entered the final stages of dying’, unless govt, industry step in, says ARM’s Bouwer
8th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

While Zimbabwe has taken steps to ban chrome-ore exports in favour of beneficiation, vast ore volumes are leaving South Africa without being beneficiated, says African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)... 


STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLUTIONS
BMG delivers state-of-the-art valve solutions to diverse industries across Africa
Partnership delivers advanced solutions in sector
8th November 2024

Through close teamwork, power transmission and motion control products distributor BMG and valve designer and manufacturer InterApp offer a comprehensive range of valve products for use in... 


Pump and dredging specialist IPR has contributed to the treatment of acid mine drainage from historic mine workings in Gauteng
IPR customises its SlurrySucker to treat acid mine drainage
29th October 2024

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 


Australia risks losing top spot in global steel supply chain, Fortescue says
Australia risks losing top spot in global steel supply chain, Fortescue says
29th October 2024 By: Reuters

Australia risks losing its dominant position in the global iron-ore market if it does not move swiftly to produce green iron, and would do well to learn lessons from the near wipe-out of its nickel... 


Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project
24th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

French miner Eramet will buy back Tsingshan Holding Group’s stake in an Argentinian lithium project, marking a rare retreat for the Chinese conglomerate from an expansion beyond its core nickel... 


Iron-ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh
Iron-ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh
22nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Prices of iron-ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material will slide, with steel demand in top consumer China showing signs of... 


Indonesia controls nickel ore supply to balance weak demand
Indonesia controls nickel ore supply to balance weak demand
18th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Indonesia is managing the amount of nickel ore its miners produce in order to balance supply and demand, a government minister said. “We need to maintain supply and demand balance,” Bahlil... 


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Event an opportunity to source new tech
18th October 2024 By: Halima Frost

Waterjet cutting service provider MAXJET will attend this year’s Manufacturing Indaba – to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, on October 22 and 23 – to scout new... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala
Ferrochrome production edging back up marginally, Merafe’s latest report shows
14th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The report on Monday by Johannesburg Stock Exchange- and A2X-listed Merafe Resources shows ferrochrome production to be edging back up maginally. Ferrochrome is a key ingredient of stainless steel... 


Tharisa mine
Tharisa records highest ever full-year chrome production at 1.7Mt
10th October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London- and Johannesburg-listed chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa increased its PGM production to 145 100 oz for the financial year ended September 30, from the 144 700 oz... 


Image of an air compressor and graphics to show Atlas Copco energy recovery systems enable the re-use of thermal energy
Energy recovery system reduces air compressor costs and emissions
4th October 2024

Compressed air is a key component of many manufacturing or processing operations and it is also recognised as one of the largest consumers of a plant’s energy, contributing to overall costs and... 


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Choosing the right abrasives for different substrates with Grinding Techniques
3rd October 2024

Abrasives, primarily categorised as either bonded or coated, are materials used to wear away or polish surfaces through friction. Bonded abrasives include cutting and grinding discs manufactured... 


Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Wyloo Metals, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, has unveiled a partnership with digital metals platform Metalshub to create a price index for low-carbon nickel concentrate and nickel... 


Iron-ore soars to near three-month high on China's fresh property stimulus
30th September 2024 By: Reuters

Iron ore futures surged to a near three-month high on Monday, propelled by improving demand outlook on the back of top consumer China's latest property stimulus and a raft of monetary easing... 


an ARO EVO electric diaphragm pump
Diaphragm pumps key for chemicals sector
27th September 2024

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s new EVO series electric diaphragm pumps – which form part of flow creation and industrial product supplier Ingersoll Rand’s ARO fluid handling products – are... 


A range fo containers holding the heavy-duty industrial and commercial butyl-based detergent BH-38
Greener chemical cleaner on offer
27th September 2024 By: Halima Frost

South African industrial and retail chemicals manufacturer Reinol-Janek Chemicals’ BH-38, a heavy-duty industrial and commercial butyl-based detergent, offers a greener, all-purpose cleaning... 


Iron-ore extends gains to near $100/t after China pledges more stimulus
26th September 2024 By: Reuters

Prices of iron-ore futures extended gains into a third straight session on Thursday, after top consumer China's pledge for more stimulus injected further confidence just as the last wave of... 


China mining heavyweights partner with Zimbabwe on lithium mine
25th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

Chinese miners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Holding Group are defying low lithium prices to develop a deposit of the battery metal with a Zimbabwean state company. The two firms already... 


Iron-ore soars on China stimulus, lower global supply
Iron-ore soars on China stimulus, lower global supply
25th September 2024 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures prices surged on Wednesday, as a fresh batch of policy easing measures from top consumer China lifted market sentiment, while lower global supply also lent support. The... 


Iron-ore hits over 1-year low on soft China demand prospects, firmer supply
23rd September 2024 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures fell on Monday to their lowest in more than a year, as investors weighed prospects of soft China demand amid an uneven economic recovery and stronger supply against fresh monetary... 


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ND Engineering announced the overall winner at this year’s Stainless Steel Awards
20th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has announced the winners of its Stainless Steel Awards after a five-year hiatus, with ND Engineering having been awarded the... 


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MULTI ALLOYS: A division of EMVAfrica
20th September 2024

Established in 1997, MULTI ALLOYS is a leading stockist of duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys and specialised metals in the South African market and focuses on the supply of these... 


The above image depicts the pouring of an N’GENIUS Series grade from furnace into ladle at Furniss & White
UK foundry first user of new austenitic steels
20th September 2024

British steel foundry Furniss & White has become the first company in the world to manufacture castings using an “innovative new series of high-strength austenitic stainless steels”. Furniss &... 


The above image depicts the electric arc furnace that Swiss Steel Group uses to produce Green Steel Stainless+
Supplier launches ecological stainless steel
20th September 2024

Metal supplier Swiss Steel Group has successfully launched a new variant of stainless steel that meets the highest ecological standards, Green Steel Stainless+. “This innovative solution... 


The above image depicts Sassda executive director Michel Basson.
Organisation reintroduces awards, promotes sustainability
20th September 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, the Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has reintroduced the Sassda and Columbus Stainless Awards – with the theme of innovation... 


The above image depicts a Columbus Stainless steel mill
Poor consumption drives change in strategy
20th September 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Steel mill Columbus Stainless notes that apparent yearly consumption of stainless steel continues to decline in South Africa, with Columbus Stainless senior local sales manager Nocwaka Ntshangase... 


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