Producer relies on forecasting, localisation to mitigate challenges

Global overcapacity and price concerns are rattling South Africa’s steel sector, as flat domestic demand on stalled construction investment and a structural surge in cheap steel imports erode local... 

Zinc coatings extend rope life

Steel wire ropes are mission-critical assets in mining hoists, ship repair, draglines and bulk materials handling. They run under constant tension, bending fatigue and abrasion and are often in... 

Diamond industry at a turning point – expert

The natural diamond industry’s legacy operating model of scarcity driving desire and desire driving price is under strain and as the industry moves forward, producers and traders confront pressures... 

Angola rivals Botswana as top diamond supplier

Angola emerged as Africa’s second largest diamond producer by value in 2024, with a total diamond output worth $1.41-billion, marking a significant shift in the global diamond landscape that has... 

Partners advocate switching to alternative fuels for oxyfuel cutting

South Africa’s metal fabrication sector is under pressure to reduce costs without compromising safety and output, with rising energy prices, persistent skills shortages and tighter project margins... 

Institution implements standards for global competitiveness

South Africa’s welding and cutting sector is facing a critical shortage of competent welding personnel at a time when local manufacturers must meet tougher global quality demands and adopt... 

Process selection, hybrid welding approach extend equipment life

In mining and materials handling, selecting the correct welding and hard facing process is crucial to combat abrasion and impact wear, observes industrial engineering solutions supplier Weartech.... 

Firm unpacks use of alternative fuels in boiler sector

South Africa’s industrial steam users are under pressure, with gas curtailment, volatile diesel prices and tightening emissions standards forcing a rethink on how plants generate heat, says energy... 

Boiler upgrades maximise efficiency at fishmeal plant

Global fishing company Oceana Group has completed a boiler upgrade at its Laaiplek fishmeal plant, in the Western Cape, replacing end-of-life equipment with modern systems designed to increase... 

AI camera system enhances furnace, boiler uptime

As mining operations pursue reliability and energy efficiency, global refractory and industrial solutions provider DGC Africa is rolling out its Vision AI platform to turn camera infrastructure... 

Enlit Africa to strengthen relationships

To bridge the gap between financial institutions and project developers, Enlit Africa 2026 has introduced a range of programmes that increase awareness of stakeholder concerns and align project... 

BESS solutions  become financially viable

The clear and accelerating pivot from solar-only to hybrid energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa is owed to cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESS) making hybrid solutions... 

Cape Town progresses scheme to diversify water supply

The City of Cape Town is advancing its New Water Programme (NWP) to reduce dependence on rain-fed dams, having allocated R492-million of its 2025/26 budget to the programme. The NWP targets the... 

Sustainable long-term AMD solutions floated

With a State-led long-term solution to treating acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Eastern and Central basins of the greater Witwatersrand Goldfields being provisionally deferred to 2040,... 

Gold mine focuses on sound water management

mid a global water scarcity problem, midtier gold miner Gold One’s Modder East mine is targeting reduced freshwater extraction at its operations through an integrated water stewardship programme...