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Need for alertness in refineries
3rd September 2021

The easiest way to avoid disasters at an industrial facility is if personnel quickly identify and act upon, imminent danger.  


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World-first plant supplied
20th August 2021

Metallurgical industry plant supplier SMS group last month announced that it had supplied a world-first greenfield e-scrap recycling plant for precious metals to plastics recycling giant Ecopolis... 


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Lithium-ion battery recycling operation, Germany – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Primobius has successfully commissioned the front-end shredding and beneficiation circuit of its showcase lithium-ion battery recycling demonstration plant. 


Neometals to fast-track lithium-ion battery recycling
19th August 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Neometals and its joint venture (JV) partner SMS group GmbH have agreed to fast-track commercialisation of commercial lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling operations. The JV vehicle... 


Neometals commissions first phase of demonstration plant
12th August 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Neometals, through its joint venture (JV) with mechanical engineering firm SMS group GmbH, has successfully commissioned the front-end shredding and beneficiation circuit of its showcase... 


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Tulkubash oxide gold project, Kyrgyzstan – update
30th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Charaat Gold Holdings has reported that although the seizure of the Kumtor mine has delayed debt financing for the proposed Tulkubash mine, the project’s timeline has not materially shifted. 


Is convenient repair request logging the key to improved uptime?
19th July 2021

The right tools, appropriate systems and accurate data could make a considerable impact on the ease and speed at which equipment is repaired in your organisation. Verdantix's latest research... 


Around-the-clock vaccine freezer monitoring
9th July 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Local automation and control industry electronic products manufacturer Omniflex is providing Data2Desktop technology to monitor and detect slight internal temperature deviation in Covid-19 vaccine... 


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Lithium-ion battery recycling operation, Germany
9th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A joint venture between Neometals and SMS Group plans to build a 50 t/d commercial scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant. 


DIRECT COMPARISON 
The microbial product is composed of a mix of non-genetically modified natural bacteria and their micronutrients and reduces suspended and surface oil
ZSD developed for water treatment plants
2nd July 2021

Metallurgical industry plant supplier SMS group is committed to taking care of the environment and has developed an environmentally beneficial product called Zero Solid Discharge (ZSD). ZSD is a... 


Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia  – update
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
4th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The environmental-impact statement for the processing facility of the project is facing a potential delay. 


Digital toolbox supporting pan-African vaccination roll-outs
Digital toolbox supporting pan-African vaccination roll-outs
28th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

The deployment of a mobile technology platform to manage Covid-19 vaccination appointments and stock availability will help create an enabling path for African countries in the fight against the... 


Harmony CEO Peter Steenkamp receiving his Covid-19 vaccination at the Medscheme Health Facility in Florida, Roodepoort.
Newly elected Minerals Council office bearer vaccinated
27th May 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony CEO Peter Steenkamp, who was elected a Minerals Council South Africa VP on Wednesday, braved Thursday’s early morning chill to receive his Covid-19 vaccination at the Medscheme Health... 


Digitising manual and paper-based processes – increasing efficiencies and data velocity
20th May 2021

Statistics show that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors and industries have expedited their digitalisation strategies to stay relevant and in business. The pandemic’s impact on... 


German recycling plant proves up for Neometals JV
7th May 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Operating and capital cost estimates for the Primobius joint venture (JV) battery recycling plant, in Germany, has been completed. ASX-listed Neometals in 2020 struck a JV agreement with... 


Digitising manual and paper-based processes - increasing efficiencies and data velocity
9th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Statistics show that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors and industries have expedited their digitalisation strategies to stay relevant and in business. The pandemic’s impact on... 


Vodacom reduces water use by 63%, deploys IoT solutions
9th April 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

As telecommunications group Vodacom implements its water-saving strategies, which have reduced its water consumption by 63% since 2015, it is working to deploy its Internet of Things (IoT)... 


Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
12th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Mt Peake has been awarded Major Project status by the federal government. 


Neometals JV partners with Itochu for battery recycling
5th March 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Neometals on Friday announced that its joint venture (JV) with SMS group GMbH, Primobius GmbH, had inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Itochu Corporation... 


Tulkubash oxide gold project, Kyrgyzstan – update
Tulkubash oxide gold project, Kyrgyzstan – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Chaarat Gold Holdings unveiled plans for a fundraising on February 5 to complete the upfront equity portion of the project. 


HEALTHY PLC
The upgraded PLC is used in conjunction with Becker’s chairlift system to safely transport personnel on mines
Upgraded chairlift PLC panels increase safety
15th January 2021

Mining systems solutions provider Becker Mining South Africa in October last year successfully installed and commissioned its first, upgraded chairlift programmable logic controller (PLC) panel,... 


SMS Group to buy Andritz Maerz's copper furnace business
13th January 2021 By: Donna Slater

Industrial furnace company Andritz Maerz and plant supplier SMS Group have entered into an agreement to transfer the global copper furnace business, including the related intellectual property and... 


BETTER AND BETTER
The current revamp project focused primarily on enhancing the repeatability and furthering the development of the welding parameters
Digitalised process takes pipe welding to next level
6th November 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Japanese steel manufacturer JFE Steel Corporation has produced the first pipe at its Fukuyama Works in Japan after the successful revamp of its submerged arc welding stands by metallurgical plant... 


TNG unveils integrated battery plans
3rd November 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed TNG has established a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) business as part of its vertical integration strategy for its Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, in the Northern... 


LOCAL IS LEKKER 
NEPEAN has locally developed a range of standard plant conveyors with the aim of delivering these conveyors in as short as possible time to the market at competitive pricing
Company raises bar with innovative components
2nd October 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Engineering, mining services and industrial manufacturing specialist NEPEAN Conveyors recently unveiled two ground-breaking conveyor component solutions in South Africa - a conveyor belt monitoring... 


Proposed AARTO regulations pose ‘severe risk’ to business – Road Freight Association
2nd October 2020 By: Irma Venter

The Road Freight Association (RFA) says it is working with all relevant role-players to ensure that the proposed Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) is “considered... 


GREATER ACCESSIBILITY
The enclosure design is not only state-of-the-art, but also takes into account all aspects of operational safety while also ensuring better machine accessibility
Press tech allows for high-quality extrusions
25th September 2020

Metallurgical industry plant and integrated systems provider SMS group recently received the final acceptance certificate from aluminum frames supplier Garner Aluminium Extrusions (Garnalex). The... 


Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

TNG will partner with Germany-based strategic engineering group SMS Group for the development of a carbon-neutral technology to produce green hydrogen as part of an optimisation strategy for the Mt... 


TNG looks at green hydrogen production at Mt Peake
17th September 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

– ASX-listed TNG will partner with Germany-based strategic engineering group SMS Group for the development of a carbon-neutral technology to produce green hydrogen as part of an optimsiation... 


Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
4th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

TNG has appointed KPMG as its financial adviser for project financing to develop its Mt Peake project. 


Neometals signs up for European JV
4th August 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Neometals has struck a joint venture (JV) deal with mechanical engineering firm SMS group GmbH to commercialise the company’s lithium battery recycling process. The JV, dubbed Primobius... 


New digital technologies improve manufacturing capabilities
3rd July 2020

Metallurgical plant supplier SMS group has developed digital technology called the X-Pact MES 4.0, along with the Safety Locator Suite system, which both aid in the digital transformation of... 


Plant productivity could be increased by virtual support
3rd July 2020

Metallurgical plant supplier SMS group aims to increase the technical resources of its clients’ plants by using local service teams from SMS Group with virtual support from global experts around... 


Cybersecurity critical for mining companies as attacks surge – EY
12th June 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

As mining companies progress their digital transformation strategies – accelerated by the various lockdowns implemented on the back of Covid-19 – cybersecurity needs to be at the forefront of risk... 


URISHANIE GOVENDER
De Beers developed action plans per country of operation, with preventive protocols as well as emergency response plans and restart procedures
Covid-19 response built on successful holistic approach
22nd May 2020 By: Nadine James

The De Beers Group’s ‘Put Safety First as our Number One Value’ way of work – driven by management and mainstreamed into the operations – has led to numerous successes in terms of the holistic... 


Two-way radio network enhances safety
6th May 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Two-way Radio communications Solutions specialist Lazer Communications partners with Motorola Solutions and installed its Motorola MotoTRBO™ professional digital two-way radio network for leading... 


Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp
Harmony shares its return to work measures
5th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Gold miner Harmony has published a document outlining the measures it has implemented to protect returning employees from contracting or spreading Covid-19. The company operates in South Africa... 


Neometals completes pilot work
2nd April 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Neometals ahs completed the pilot plant test work on its lithium-ion battery recycling technology, meeting all technical objectives set and confirming the recovery of high purity... 


WIDE SCOPE
SMS group will present solutions for the full range of manufacturing materials for tube and wire products
Company to present innovations at trade fair
20th March 2020

Metallurgical industry plant and integrated systems provider SMS group will present its new plant concepts and innovations at the Tube and Wire Trade Fair taking place from March 30 to April 3,... 


Digitalisation beneficial for steel producers
28th February 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Digitalisation will become an increasingly important strategy for steel producers to achieve a competitive advantage in the market, says metallurgical industry plant and integrated systems provider... 


Rising connectivity lays path for digital economy in Africa
31st January 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Increasing connectivity is laying the foundations for the digital economy in Africa, however, several challenges still need to be overcome for the continent to fully leverage the opportunities a... 


MTN relaunches MoMo in South Africa
24th January 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed telecommunications group MTN is going live with its mobile money (MoMo) service in South Africa. The company’s third attempt at deploying MoMo services in the country follows the... 


Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia
Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia
10th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

TNG has signed a term sheet for a life-of-mine offtake agreement for the entire high-purity iron-ore product to be produced at the project. 


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