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12.01.2022 (320 Clicks)

Anglo American completes Sale of Shareholding in Cerrejón Mine

Anglo American plc announces the completion of the sale of its 33.3% shareholding in the Cerrejón joint venture to Glencore plc for a total cash consideration of approximately US$294 million, based on an effective economic date of 31 December 2020.

12.01.2022 (338 Clicks)

JLT Mobile Computers completes Acquisition of French Sales Partner ID Work that becomes JLT France

As part of JLT’s growth strategy to strengthen its sales channel, the acquisition reinforces the company’s French presence and commitment to one of its largest and most important European markets.

12.01.2022 (413 Clicks)

Future Minerals Forum: Ministerial Participants emphasize Need for Collaboration with Mining Industry Stakeholders

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, convened the inaugural Future Minerals Forum (FMF), in Riyadh from January 11 to 13, 2022 to advance dialogue on future minerals, investment in mining, and collaboration across the region from Africa to Central Asia.

The event began with a Ministerial Roundtable, attended by 15 Ministers and 25 representatives from across the region and beyond.

Discussions focused on three key themes. Ministers, representatives of multilateral organisations and agencies, mining leaders and non-governmental organisations from 31 countries spoke of the important contribution that mining can and does make to their societies, and how they are working to ensure that they maximize the benefits of their mining sectors and supply chains in support of their societies’ sustainable long-term economic prosperity and resilience.

Contributions also centered on the critical role that metals and minerals will play in the just transition to a low-carbon energy future, and the role each country in the region can play in developing sustainable and responsible mineral value chains. Finally, Ministers discussed opportunities for deeper collaboration across the region. The discussions were framed by expert presentations from representatives from the private sector and international organizations.

Participants of the Ministerial Roundtable emphasized the importance of collaboration and coordination between governments and their partners from the private sector and civil society. Working together for progress in the sector is a foundation for sustainable, responsible, and inclusive mining developments that deliver shared benefits, extending past the mining site and beyond the lifecycle of the mine, to local communities, societies, national and regional governments, and beyond.

Participants agreed the global mining sector finds itself at a moment of both great challenge and opportunity. As the world economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, mining countries and companies continue to navigate the public health risks associated with the virus, and the economic turmoil that has resulted from the crisis. At the same time, supply chains are recovering, and consumer demand is growing. Compounding the challenge is the significant growth in demand for minerals and metals required to meet the goal of limiting global warming, a goal first established in the Paris Agreement in 2015 and reiterated at COP26 in Glasgow.

Minerals and metals are vital to achieving a low-carbon economy through new and emerging technologies, including electric vehicles, battery storage and renewables energies. Demand for critical minerals is accelerating, and prospected to grow multifold in the next decades. The growth in demand for these minerals presents an historic opportunity for the region.

Considering this opportunity, participants highlighted the region’s potential to help meet the world’s mineral needs of the future. The region holds some of the largest reserves and resources of key commodities. With its unique geological endowment, the region has high potential for mineral production growth.

Participants further highlighted that mining, and the minerals industry, can be a major development driver for the region. Mining can increase the strength and effectiveness of communities, improve people’s quality of life, and enable people to participate in decision making to achieve greater long-term control over their lives. Governments have a central role to play in bringing the mining sector and society closer together to create shared value.

As countries take steps to secure supply of critical minerals and processing capacity, participants agreed on the need to establish a space for discussing current and future challenges on sustainable future minerals. They also agreed to a collaborative approach that brings together all stakeholders seeking to find common ground for developing resilient mineral supply chains, and that it is the right time for the region to convene this dialogue.

Participants affirmed a consensus position on the importance of minerals to future societies and economies. They called for a roadmap for progressing multistakeholder dialogue on mining and minerals in the region.

Source: Red Robot

                     

12.01.2022 (356 Clicks)

Nordic Iron Ore appoints interim CEO

Nordic Iron Ore's CEO Lennart Eliasson retired at the turn of the year. Lennart Eliasson will continue as interim CEO on a consulting basis.

11.01.2022 (544 Clicks)

German Entrepreneur and Founder of H. Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Hermann Paus passed away on 27.12.2021

On Dec. 27, 2021, Hermann Paus, entrepreneur and founder of H. Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH, passed away. He would have turned 90 on January 28.

11.01.2022 (306 Clicks)

Sika postes Record Sales for 2021 – Growth of 17.1%

• Sales increase of 17.1% in local currencies – 2021 sales at CHF 9.24 billion (+17.3% in CHF)
• Additional growth platforms created through seven acquisitions: Kreps (Russia), DriTac (USA), BR Massa (Brazil), Hamatite (Japan), American Hydrotech (USA), Bexel (Mexico), and Landun (China)
• Signing of MBCC Group takeover agreement – closing planned for second half of 2022
• Expansion of production sites in Stockholm (Sweden) and Doha (Qatar), commissioning of new production sites in Jiaxing City (China) and Pune (India), establishment of a new national subsidiary in Ghana
• Over-proportional increase in EBIT and EBIT margin of 15% anticipated for 2021
• Confirmation of 2023 strategic targets for sustainable, profitable growth

11.01.2022 (319 Clicks)

Hurricanes, cold Waves, Tornadoes: Weather Disasters in USA dominate natural Disaster Losses in 2021

• In 2021, natural disasters caused overall losses of US$ 280bn, of which roughly US$ 120bn were insured
• Alongside 2005 and 2011, the year 2021 proved to be the second-costliest ever for the insurance sector (record year 2017: US$ 146bn, inflation-adjusted) – overall losses from natural disasters were the fourth-highest to date (record year 2011: US$ 355bn)
• Hurricane Ida was the year’s costliest natural disaster, with overall losses of US$ 65bn (insured losses of US$ 36bn)
• In Europe, flash floods after extreme rainfall caused losses of US$ 54bn (€46bn) – the costliest natural disaster on record in Germany
• Many of the weather catastrophes fit in with the expected consequences of climate change, making greater loss preparedness and climate protection a matter of urgency

10.01.2022 (318 Clicks)

Hexagon strengthens its Life-of-mine Solutions Portfolio with the Acquisition of Minnovare

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, acquired Minnovare, a leading provider of drilling technology that improves the speed, cost and accuracy of underground drilling.

07.01.2022 (315 Clicks)

Robbins XRE TBM crosses the finish Line at Chile’s Los Condores HEPP

A Robbins 4.6 m (15.1 ft) diameter Crossover machine holed through in the Andes Mountains of Chile in the last quarter of 2021. The XRE TBM bored a 3.3 km (2.1 mi) long tunnel for Chile’s Los Condores Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP) and project owner Enel.

07.01.2022 (327 Clicks)

„Mechanical and plant engineering industry urgently seeks skilled workers“

Commenting on the current situation on the labour market, VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann explains: 'Despite the still tense Corona situation, demand for labour in the mechanical and plant engineering industry remains high.