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Furnaces and Kilns News
South Africa’s chrome industry well placed to ‘grow and prosper’
By: Nadine James 21st October 2016 South Africa’s relatively easy to mine chromium reserves, combined with the current deficit in the chromium market as well as the expected increase in global stainless steel consumption, has ensured that the country’s chrome sector has every opportunity to grow and prosper, says the International... →
Chilled-mirror hygrometer gives reliable control of sintering processes
14th October 2016 Moisture and humidity measurement solutions provider Michell Instruments, represented in South Africa by process control instrumentation manufacturer Instrotech, has introduced its S8000RS chilled-mirror hygrometer. The S8000RS is the smallest hygrometer on the market, says Linbro Park,... →
MOISTURE CONTROL The S8000RS chilled-mirror sensor is an efficient choice for moisture control in a range of metallurgical processes, including sintering
Foundry and engineering company clinches several contracts
By: David Oliveira 16th September 2016 Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie & Co received a number of orders recently to refurbish and manufacture furnace and smelting equipment, after orders from Southern Africa furnace operators dropped significantly from November last year to July this year. Thos Begbie & Co outgoing CEO... →
Consultant promotes technology over subsidies to ensure sustainability
By: Nadine James 16th September 2016 Coal mining companies need to embrace the technological revolution if they are to overcome current challenges, including lower commodity prices, rising labour costs and increased regulatory pressures, says commodity and industrial consulting firm Bryanston Resources. According to Bryanston... →
Investments in metal production remain low
2nd September 2016 As a result of the sustained pressure on commodity prices and continuing geopolitical risks, investments in metal production have remained at a low level, says the German engineering federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau’s (VDMA’s) supplier of plant, machinery, equipment and... →
LACK OF INTEREST There will be few major projects in the metal production sectors in 2016 as a result of continuing geopolitical risks, volatile commodity prices and the difficult situation in the global steel and aluminium industries
$900m engineering, procurement contract for copper smelter awarded
2nd September 2016 Engineering, procurement and construction management and consultation company Chiyoda Singapore, a subsidiary of integrated engineering company Chiyoda Corporation, has been awarded a $900-million offshore engineering and procurement contract for mining and processing company PT Freeport... →
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Chiyoda was awarded a contract by PT Freeport Indonesia its wealth of construction experience in copper smelter related facilities
Mining equipment sector to reach $156bn by 2022 – report
By: Ilan Solomons 6th July 2016 The global mining equipment sector is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% between 2016 and 2022, to reach a value of over $150-billion by 2022. This was according to a new report published on Monday by global market research company Allied Market Research (AMR) titled ‘World... →
Maintenance vital in efforts to reduce operating costs
By: Sebastian Whyle 17th June 2016 The current harsh economic and dynamic business environment that is characterised by recession, stiff competition and globalisation has made it imperative for every organisation to streamline its processes and reduce operating costs to remain competitive, stresses furnaces and industrial services... →
Value derived from waste streams
By: Robyn Wilkinson 20th May 2016 Ingenuity has become paramount to the survival of minerals processing industry suppliers amid the challenging economic climate, says South African furnace and kiln manufacturer Thermopower Furnaces South Africa (SA). The company has undertaken several projects aimed at deriving value from waste... →
Conveyor engineered to withstand high temperatures
By: Robyn Wilkinson 20th May 2016 Global mining solutions provider Tenova TAKRAF Africa is introducing the Superbelt conveyor technology, developed by Italian environment-friendly hot bulk materials handling solutions provider Magaldi Italy, to Southern Africa. The conveyor has been designed specifically for hot bulk materials... →
South African software to improve plant operations
By: Robyn Wilkinson 20th May 2016 South African process and operations management solutions provider BluESP is introducing Model Predictive Control, a form of advanced process control technology, with applications to improve plant efficiency in several industries, including smelting and minerals processing. →
Fire safety needs to be self-regulated
By: Robyn Wilkinson 20th May 2016 Global safety, health and environmental management services provider Nosa maintains that it is imperative that businesses in fire-related industries, such as smelting and minerals processing, assume a self-regulatory role with regard to fire safety standards. Nosa marketing, social media and... →
New products on offer
20th May 2016 Innovative instrumentation solutions designer and manufacturer E Instruments is introducing a combustion gas and emissions analyser that is ideal for commercial and industrial use, and a new sampling conditioning unit, which allows for moisture removal at flue gas sampling points. →
Upgrade will produce 3.38 Mt/y of hot metal
20th May 2016 International engineering company Paul Wurth has been contracted to reline a blast furnace at international steel products manufacturer NLMK’s Lipetsk plant, in Russia, to yield nominal production of 3.38-million tons of hot metal a year. →
Exploration, mining expected to grow in importance for cement producer PPC 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2016 The medium-term game plan of African cement producer PPC is to find new resources needed by its operations, which will probably require it to engage in some form of exploration and eventual mining close to where urban development is expected in Africa. Over time, the resources side of the... →
West African chamber to launch at Ghana mining event
8th April 2016 The newly formed West African Chamber of Mines (Wacom), which comprises chief executives from the chambers of mines in Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burkina Faso, will be officially launched at the twelfth West African Mining & Power Exhibition (Wampex) in June. →
Furnace cooling components supplied to Zambian smelter
By: Mia Breytenbach 11th September 2015 Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie last month supplied new start-up face equipment to the new smelter of Canada-based First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) Zambia-based Kansanshi copper mine. “The equipment supplied to the Isasmelt furnace includes copper-cooling components, cooling elements... →
Direct current arc furnace research and development focused on safety, efficiency
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 South African mineral and metallurgical innovation company Mintek is focusing on achieving greater safety and efficiency from its direct current furnaces, pyrometallurgy specialist consultant Rodney Jones tells Mining Weekly. →
Jewellery equipment manufacturer expands into metals processing
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 In responding to market trends and opportunities, South Africa-based induction-heating solutions company Hot Platinum (HPT) has gradually developed a new range of products applicable to metals processing in several industries. →
Copper smelter refractory installation completed
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 South African furnace and industrial service provider Dickinson Group successfully installed →
Industry knowledge supported by website
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 Mining solutions provider, Feeco International, uses its website to not only promote the company but also further the overall knowledge of the kiln and dryer industries, Feeco International director of business development Brian Madigan states. →
Malaysia ferroalloys project EPC 71% complete
By: Dylan Stewart 22nd May 2015 Process and engineering service provider Metix is on schedule to complete the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an infrastructure smelter complex for ferroalloy producer Sakura Ferroalloys, in eastern Malaysia, by March next year. →
GEFA System AB
22nd May 2015 Established in Sweden in 1989, GEFA System AB focuses on automated ventilation and combustion technology for the metals and mining industry, while also offering automated wastewater treatment solutions. GEFA is a small company consisting mainly of qualified electrical and software development... →
Black interests opting out of once-mighty ferrochrome business 
By: Martin Creamer 4th May 2015 Black South African interests are giving South Africa’s once-mighty ferrochrome business the cold shoulder. The value-adding pursuit, which puts six times more value into chrome and generates three times more jobs than mere raw chrome exportation, was last week ditched by Royal Bafokeng Holdings,... →
Ferrochrome produced in South Africa.
Recapturing SA market share top priority for new PPC chief
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2015 Following his first 100 days as CEO of cement producer PPC, Darryll Castle reports that action plans have been put in place to more aggressively win back market share within South Africa, while pressing ahead with its high-potential African expansion strategy. A civil engineer by profession, but... →
Ferrochrome smelter uses significantly less electricity
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2014 The Lion ferrochrome smelter, owned and operated by the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes to produce the equivalent volume of ferrochrome. In addition, the smelter needs far less coke than conventional smelters and uses significant... →
IMPRESSIVE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION The Lion ferrochrome smelter uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes
Smelter engineer delivers electrode columns for furnace project
By: David Oliveira 12th December 2014 South African smelter engineering firm Metix has successfully commissioned the electrode columns used in the C and D furnaces at the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture’s Lion Ferrochrome Phase 2 expansion project, in Steelpoort, Limpopo. Metix technology equipment manager Ivan Holl tells Mining... →
Installation team arrives at greenfield copper smelter
By: David Oliveira 12th September 2014 Minerals processing and smelter services company, Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at Canadian mining and metals company First Quantum Mineral’s (FQM’s) Kansanshi greenfield copper smelter project in Solwezi, Zambia, which is owned and operated by Zambian mining... →
KANSANSHI SMELTER COMPLEX Dickinson Group’s refractory installation crew has arrived at the Kansanshi greenfield copper smelter project in Solwezi
SA supplier delivers cooling elements to Zambian smelter
By: David Oliveira 12th September 2014 Furnace component engineering and production company Thos Begbie has completed the manufacture and delivery of 24 copper cooling elements to an Isa Convert furnace at a Zambia-based smelter. Thos Begbie chairperson and CEO Edwin Dreyer notes that the copper cooling elements weigh between 1 t and... →
EDWIN DREYER Zambia-based companies are first class and have the technological abilities to compete globally, as does South Africa
Focusing on care and maintenance
By: Mia Breytenbach 5th September 2014 Although local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group has undertaken more than 90 projects in furnace repairs, demolitions and installations for the mining, metals and minerals processing industry this year, it notes that furnace projects have decreased in magnitude, while... →
Increased demand for South African smelting tech
By: Pimani Baloyi 1st August 2014 As Africa’s mining industries consider new methods of processing precious metals and base metals, the demand for South African induction-heating technologies on the continent is increasing, says induction-heating solutions company Hot Platinum. Hot Platinum MD Ali Brey tells Mining Weekly that... →
Smelting companies prepare for economic upturn
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 There appear to be signs of a potential revival in furnace projects in sub-Saharan Africa, says electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, which is part of the international Tenova Mining & Minerals group. Tenova Pyromet MD Chris Oertel tells Mining Weekly that the... →
Sector uncertainty causes project delay
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 Scientific equipment supplier Wirsam Scientific and Precision Equipment has registered a decline in the number of projects that the company and its competitors are being contracted for, owing to the global economic downturn and local uncertainties. Wirsam Scientific’s product manager Marius de... →
Heat treatment specialist to complete furnace installation
23rd May 2014 UK-based metallurgical services laboratory and heat treatment specialist Keighley Laboratories is nearing completion of a heat treatment facility, comprising a nitriding furnace and a nitrocarburising furnace, at its West Yorkshire headquarters. Keighley Laboratories reports that construction is... →
South African furnace maker refurbs major refinery’s kilns
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 South Africa-based kiln and furnace manufacturer Van Tuyl Kilns and Furnaces has been contracted to refurbish global precious metals refining and smelting company Rand Refinery’s two kilns in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, says Van Tuyl MD Ian McCullough. McCullough tells Mining Weekly that the project... →
Accurate flue-gas measurements key for furnace efficiency
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 When extracting and refining valuable geological materials from the earth, a variety of industrial combustion processes are required, says global instrumentation solutions manufacturer E Instruments International. Product manager Bill Freed explains that the combustion processes can emit highly... →
SA to host first global furnace conference
By: Pimani Baloyi 23rd May 2014 The South African Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) says it is ready for an influx of global furnace manufactures, users and related stakeholders as it prepares to host the first Furnace Tapping Conference at the Misty Hills Country Hotel, in Johannesburg, from May 27 to 29. Organising... →
Tenova Pyromet to supply copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology
By: Leandi Kolver 24th March 2014 Electric furnaces and associated plant equipment supplier Tenova Pyromet, part of the international Tenova Mining & Minerals Group, has been awarded a contract to supply its copper cooling technology to Xstrata Technology, the company said on Monday. This contract award followed the successful... →
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