16.08.2023

Strong first-half results - Implenia is on track to meet 2023 targets

Implenia CEO André Wyss about the half-year results: “With our strategic portfolio mix, we once again achieved strong results in the first half of 2023. Following a successful transformation and the completion of the Wincasa acquisition, Implenia is excellently positioned for sustainable success.  

Market-Place-4.0 Cimic Group

15.08.2023

UGL awarded Expansion Contract to support Construction of Lithium Processing Trains at the World Leading Plant in Western Australia

UGL awarded Expansion Contract to support Construction of Lithium Processing Trains at the World Leading Plant in Western Australia (Credits: Albermarle)

• Albemarle awards a $330 million contract to UGL, a member of the Cimic group
• UGL will support construction of lithium processing Trains 3 & 4 at the world leading plant
• Albemarle and its major Kemerton contractors launch massive recruitment campaign

Albemarle, a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, has awarded a major contract to UGL as part of expansion of the Kemerton Lithium Hydroxide Processing Plant, near Bunbury, in Western Australia.

Albemarle’s Kemerton Expansion Project will see construction of processing trains three and four with plant capacity set to double at full capacity to up to 100 ktpa (100,000 metric tonnes) of lithium hydroxide each year.

UGL’s Kemerton expansion contract is valued around $330 million and will include:

• structural, mechanical and piping works;
• electrical and instrumentation works; and
• associated procurement and fabrication of piping and other items.

Albemarle’s investment in expansion of Kemerton, announced in May 2023, is the biggest investment by any company in downstream processing of lithium in Australia with future production to support the manufacture of an estimated 2.4 million electric vehicles annually.

Albemarle’s VP, Capital Projects Australia, Josh Rowan said the contract was one of the largest ever awarded by Albemarle in Australia and coincided with the launch of an intensive three-month recruitment drive coordinated by Albemarle in support of its major Kemerton contractors.

“We are Australia’s largest producer and manufacturer of lithium and our Kemerton plant is about to get a whole lot bigger,” Mr Rowan said. “We know that construction of trains 3 and 4 will create over 1000 new jobs across all of our major contractors and UGL is a major employer among several companies that are already recruiting in earnest.

“Kemerton expansion is a boon for jobs across construction, engineering, support services and more and we are supporting our contractors with this recruitment drive because their ability to employ skilled workers is critical to delivering the project safely and on schedule.”

Mr Rowan said that workers interested in being a part of the clean energy transition by helping to expand the biggest and most productive lithium hydroxide processing plant in the nation, should visit www.albemarle.com/careers for direct links to jobs across Kemerton’s major contractors.

Source: Albermarle

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14.08.2023

SMT Scharf AG: strong After-Sales business - H1 2023

SMT Scharf AG (WKN A3DRAE; ISIN DE000A3DRAE2), a worldwide leading provider of customised transport solutions and logistics systems for underground mining, has today published its final results for the first half of 2023.  

14.08.2023

Akobo Minerals appoints Prof. Steven Rupprecht as Mine Manager and Strategic Adviser

Akobo Minerals AB (publ) (Euronext and Frankfurt: AKOBO), the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company, today announced that it has appointed Professor Steven Rupprecht as Mine Manager and Strategic Adviser to its operation situated in south-west Ethiopia.  

14.08.2023

Pula on the move in Mozambique and Malawi

In an effort to expand its presence in the critical minerals space for EV batteries and other green energy uses, Pula is positioning itself to expand its holdings beyond its graphite assets in Tanzania. Starting with conversations that began in March, which culminated in a visit to Mozambique in May, the Pula Group has completed the initial steps in setting up the Pula Group Mozambique.