28.10.2020 (807 Clicks)
Pekka Vauramo to continue as President and CEO of Metso Outotec until the end of 2023
Pekka Vauramo will continue as the President and CEO of Metso Outotec until the end of 2023. “This is a unique opportunity to lead the integration of the two great companies into Metso Outotec and to develop Metso Outotec to become an industry leader. We are in the beginning of our integration journey and Metso Outotec has a lot of potential to increase the effectiveness of its operations and to serve its customers even better and in a more sustainable way,” says Pekka Vauramo.
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27.10.2020 (666 Clicks)
Implenia accelerates Strategy Implementation and sets new Targets after rigorous Risk assessments of Portfolio
- Implenia finalized strategy implementation reviews for all Divisions, including a re-evaluation of opportunities and risks for all projects. This reinforced the need to sharpen and accelerate strategy execution
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27.10.2020 (612 Clicks)
Sedgman wins Contract Extensions in QLD
Cimic Group’s minerals processing company, Sedgman, has been awarded two contract extensions by QCoal to continue to operate and maintain its Sonoma and Byerwen mines processing plants in Queensland.
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26.10.2020 (675 Clicks)
NSK initiatives Combat counterfeit Bearing Manufacture
As a respected and coveted manufacturer of premium bearings, NSK has long been the victim of unscrupulous counterfeiters. Looking to cheat both the OEM and the user, those producing fake bearings will stop at little to deceive purchasers and boost the profitability of their illegal operations. However, NSK is fighting back with a range of measures that aims to nullify this corrupt practice.
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26.10.2020 (594 Clicks)
Service 4.0 – on site, without being there
- BEUMER Group develops digital product for enhanced customer service: the BEUMER Smart Glasses
Machine malfunctions and standstills that are not eliminated as fast as possible may become expensive for manufacturing companies. BEUMER Group developed the BEUMER Smart Glasses as a pioneering product that supports users quickly and easily. The BEUMER Customer Support technicians use them to take a virtual look over the shoulder of the customer's service technician to solve the problem together. This digital solution reduces travel times and costs.
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23.10.2020 (590 Clicks)
Metso Outotec and Boliden renew Service Contract for the Aitik Copper Mine in Sweden
Metso Outotec and Boliden have signed an extension of their service contract for Boliden’s Aitik copper mine in Gällivare, Northern Sweden.
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22.10.2020 (631 Clicks)
Skanska signs Contract on Ground Works for Metro Station in Oslo, Norway
Skanska has signed a contract with the City of Oslo on ground works for a new metro station in Fornebu, just outside Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 497 M, about SEK 470 M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter 2020.
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22.10.2020 (792 Clicks)
Costain Part of Proving Hydrogen can be distributed via existing Gas Networks
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ongoing assessments of the ability to use the existing UK gas transmission and distribution networks to transport hydrogen. The project is the first to bring together all the gas distribution networks, working collaboratively to develop an innovative hydrogen solution that could be an answer to decarbonised energy for heat, transport, industry and power generation, helping the UK meets its target to be net zero carbon by 2050.
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21.10.2020 (561 Clicks)
Industrial Minerals Association honors KaMin
KaMin is pleased to announce its Macon plant received the 2019 Safety Achievement Award for the Large Company Category at the annual meeting of the Industrial Minerals Association – North America. The IMA-NA Safety Achievement Award recognizes the best reportable injury rate for an individual IMA-NA member company by size for the preceding calendar year. In 2019, KaMin employees worked 343,288 hours, with zero injuries for a total injury rate of 0.00 per 200,000 employee work-hours.
'Safety is a core value at KaMin and our team deploys a safety-first approach in all we do,' said Michael Abbruzzese, Site General Manager of the Macon plant. 'Our number one goal is that every person returns home the same way they arrived at work. We encourage our employees to be aware of their behaviors, assess the risks, take precautions and complete the job safely and effectively.'
'This recognition is a testament to KaMin's commitment to safety, which is at the forefront of everything we do,' said Mike Nelson, President & CEO of KaMin. 'Our Macon team is highly-engaged and exemplifies the participatory and process-driven approach that we take to instill a culture of safety that is practiced by all of our KaMin employees globally.'
About KaMin – Our vision is to be the global leader in performance minerals that enables innovative product solutions for everyday life. KaMin is a recognized leader with more than 90 years of experience in delivering performance mineral solutions in a broad spectrum of end use markets including: building & construction, automotive & catalyst, agriculture, health & beauty, packaging, and specialty & graphic paper. The company mines, produces, and distributes its products from its three US plants located in Georgia – Macon, Sandersville and Wrens – and internationally at production and converting facilities in South America (Brazil) and Europe (Belgium).
Source: KaMin
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21.10.2020 (629 Clicks)
Epiroc wins large Mining Equipment Order in Russia
Epiroc has won a significant order from Norilsk Nickel for underground mining equipment that will strengthen safety while ensuring a highly efficient mine development.
Norilsk Nickel is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel, palladium, platinum and copper and has a high focus on automation and new technologies. The mining company has ordered Epiroc’s Boltec M and Cabletec M rigs for use in the Oktyabrskiy, Mayak and Komsomolskiy mines in Russia to reinforce the underground rock in the safest and most productive manner.
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06.04.2023
Ground Support with High Tensile Steel Mesh for Tunnelling and Underground Mining
Traditional support and reinforcement systems such as shotcrete reinforced with electro-welded mesh or fibre concrete used in underground mining are limited in their capability against dynamic loads...
#Mining #Tunnelling #anchor #excavation support #roadway supports #reinforcement and anchoring works
06.04.2023
Circular Construction of the Future with Pilot Project in Bremen
Strabag’s Circular Construction & Technology Center (C3) at Bremen’s former oil port in Germany shall establish a regional circular economy that preserves resources and avoids carbon...
#Strabag SE #Geotechnics
23.12.2022
Sustainability in Construction – Closing the Loop for Geosynthetics
Geosynthetics have been used in various geotechnical applications for several decades now. Solutions with geosynthetics contribute to the conservation of granular materials and to a reduction.
...04.06.2023 - 08.06.2023
ICOE 2023 6th International Conference in Ocean Engineering
06.06.2023 - 08.06.2023
FLOOD & COAST 2023
06.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
74. BHT - Freiberger Universitätsforum
07.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
17 DECGE Danube – European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering

World’s longest Railway Tunnel Project – supported by innovative Conveyor Digitalisation and reliable Engineering
17. October 2022 (1208 Clicks)
The consortium BTC Brennero Tunnel Construction and the Hosch Group jointly delivered on a world-class tunnelling project by combining excellent engineering with the innovative remote monitoring system Hoschiris Discover.
#Brennero Tunnel Construction (BTC) #HOSCH-Foerdertechnik Recklinghausen GmbH #Tunnelling #Traffic tunnels #Conveyor technology #Digitalisation
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RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 6: Management- und Bildungssysteme für technische Prozesse
02. April 2019 (5111 Clicks)
Das Buch 6 der Reihe „Dokumentation der technischen Entwicklung bei der RAG“ stellt die Entwicklung der Management- und Bildungssysteme für technische Prozesse, also z.B. zur Effizienzsteigerung, zum Arbeits-, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz sowie zur Ausbildung und beruflichen Fortbildung, bei der RAG dar.
#RAG Aktiengesellschaft #Mining #underground mining #abandoned mining
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11.05.2023 (256 Clicks)
Roland Hecken to become new COO at HBT GmbH
Since May 2, 2023, Roland Hecken has joined the management of HBT GmbH as Tec...
#HBT GmbH #Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG #EXPROTEC GmbH #Mining #underground mining #Machinery for Mining and Construction
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10.05.2023 (239 Clicks)
EU-funded MaDiTraCe project: technical solutions for transparent ESG-standards for critical raw material supply chains
In January 2023 MaDiTraCe, a research and innovation project funded by the Ho...
#DMT GmbH & Co. KG #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining
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15.05.2023 (187 Clicks)
LKAB - Historic permit application decisive for the green transition in the north
LKAB today submitted an historic environmental permit application that is nec...
#LKAB #Vattenfall AB #Mining #surface mining, quarrying
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17.05.2023 (150 Clicks)
Epiroc to purchase key assets in Australian mining equipment manufacturer Schramm
Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and ...
#Epiroc Group #Mining #surface mining, quarrying #underground mining #drill bits #drilling tools
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