OST-Africa has developed the Efficiency Base (E-Base) system, which is a precision-engineered belt drive base system, developed to optimise tension, alignment and efficiency in pump and motor applications in mining and heavy industry. “Our robust E-Base system is a self-tensioning base, designed for pump applications with V-belt drives, to ensure […]
Year: 2025
Ethiopia has completed its first commercial shipments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a key milestone in the country’s efforts to deepen trade integration across the continent. According to Ethiopian trade officials, the cargo included meat, fruit, pulses, horticultural products and other agricultural goods, and was dispatched […]
The government’s stated objective is to strengthen domestic beneficiation by ensuring that a greater portion of South Africa’s chrome is processed locally. A public consultation process will allow for public responses to the government’s proposed chrome ore tariff until October 31. Intended to revive South Africa’s struggling chrome industry, the […]
Exporters Western Cape (EWC) will host a special Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) evening in November to highlight the improvements taking place in the Port of Cape Town. EWC says the event will spread the message to international carriers to once again make regular calls at the port. “We need […]
South Africa’s successful citrus season has been wrapped up, recording a 19% year-on-year increase in volumes handled at the end of September, according to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). The Durban Multi-Purpose Terminal was by far the most improved terminal, handling 131.6% more volume than last year, TPT said. The Ngqura Container Terminal […]
Becker Mining South Africa has launched Smartflow®, an agnostic integrated software platform that connects hardware systems, communication networks and operational processes into a single mine management solution. This advanced system consolidates IoT-enabled monitoring, safety devices and production data, providing operators with real-time oversight of underground and surface operations through a […]
Fibertex Nonwovens – specialists in the manufacture and supply of a comprehensive range of geosynthetic products – recently hosted a plant tour at its Hammarsdale manufacturing plant for members of the KwaZulu-Natal branch of IMESA (The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa). “At the IMESA September branch meeting event […]
BMG and Danfoss Drives celebrate a decade of close collaboration since signing a strategic alliance agreement in 2015. This formal partnership agreement has strengthened BMG’s original distribution agreement for Danfoss variable speed drives and the soft starter range, which has been in place since 2007. “BMG and Danfoss Drives share […]
Fibertex Nonwovens has supplied a durable glass fibre reinforcing grid – Glassmac PSA – for use in a recent highway rehabilitation project in the Free State province. Glassmac PSA is a polymer modified bitumen-coated self-adhesive glass fibre grid, developed by Fibertex Nonwovens to reinforce existing road surfaces, in order to […]
Metix, a leader in process plant solutions and engineering services for the pyrometallurgical sector, announced it has been chosen to execute Sakura’s refined ferromanganese project, known internally as “Project Salamander.” Sakura Ferroalloys, a strategic joint venture between Assore International Holdings (South Africa), Sumitomo Corporation (Japan), China Steel Corporation (Taiwan), and […]