24.05.2022 (266 Clicks)

BAS Mining Trucks delivers third Mining Truck to KB Handel

BAS Mining Trucks recently delivered an 8x4 widespread pusher with single mounted tyres to KB Handel. This is already the third BAS Mining truck that KB takes into operation at the OBA in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 8x4 widespread pusher with single mounted tyres has a payload of 40 t and will be used to transport asphalt granulate over a short distance of max. 400 m.  

23.05.2022 (802 Clicks)

Metso Outotec wins Order for large Iron Ore Pellet Plant in Oman

Metso Outotec has signed an agreement for the delivery of engineering and key equipment for an iron ore Grate Kiln pellet plant to Vulcan Pelletizing LLC.

The plant is located in the industrial port of Sohar, the Sultanate of Oman. The value of the order is approximately EUR 33 million, and it has been booked in Metals’ Q2/2022 orders received. The pellet plant will supply pellets to Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC, Oman.

Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery consists of the supply of core pelletizing plant equipment, including the traveling grate, rotary kiln, and annular cooler. The design is based on the Grate Kiln plants that Metso Outotec is currently supplying for a customer in India. The plant, which is planned to produce six million tons of high-quality iron ore pellets per year, is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2023. 

“This is the third order for a 6 mtpa Grate-Kiln pelletizing plant within the last 16 months.  Metso Outotec is proud to be the Vulcan group’s selected partner in iron ore pelletizing, and we look forward to propelling the Vulcan group to be a global leader with world-class pellet products,” says Chris Urban, Vice President, Heat Transfer Products at Metso Outotec.

Metso Outotec is the world’s leading supplier of Grate Kiln pellet plants, with more than 50 installations globally totaling over 130 mtpa of production. The Metso Outotec technology produces superior-quality pellets while minimizing overall plant operational expenses.

Source: Metso Outotec

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20.05.2022 (467 Clicks)

Skanska named an international Leader in Sustainability

Skanska has been named a “Climate Leader” in Europe as the result of a joint initiative between the Financial Times and the data insight company Statista. Existing emissions data from 4,000 companies as well as actions for reducing carbon emissions were reviewed, taking a range of criteria linked to verifiable data into account. Only 10 percent of the companies reviewed qualified for the list.  

20.05.2022 (335 Clicks)

Webuild unites two Lots on Brenner Base Tunnel as Work proceeds on world’s longest Railway Tunnel

From the southern portal at Fortezza to the Brenner, there is now a tunnel that is 24.1 km long, part of the 64 km that will connect the Italian town with Innsbruck in Austria to create the Brenner Base Tunnel, which will become the longest railway tunnel in the world. This milestone was reached with the breakthrough of a diaphragm separating lots H71 Isarco River Underpass being built by Webuild and Mules 2-3 being built by Webuild and Ghella on the Italian side of the project.  

18.05.2022 (415 Clicks)

Her Majesty The Queen visits Paddington Elizabeth Line Station ahead of the transformational Railway

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, visited Paddington Elizabeth line station to mark the completion of the transformational new railway ahead of its opening to passengers on Tuesday 24 May. During the Royal visit, Her Majesty officially unveiled a plaque to celebrate the completion of the line named in Her honour. The plaque will be permanently mounted at Paddington station, celebrating The Queen’s connection with the railway for generations to come.