Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has announced the appointment of Damiano Violi as Managing Director. Joining the business from 1 April, Damiano’s appointment demonstrates Yanmar’s commitment to continued international growth and becoming a leader in the compact equipment market.

Hatch, Anglo American, BHP, and Fortescue have formed a Green Hydrogen Consortium to look at ways of using green hydrogen to accelerate decarbonization within their operations globally.

Geobrugg kann derzeit alle Produktionsstätten weiter betreiben

After the UK left the European Union on 31 January, GlobalData asked the readers of Mining Technology to vote on what they expected Brexit’s effect on the UK mining industry to be. According to the 2,094 respondents, 29% saw the move as strongly positive, 28% strongly negative, 16% slightly negative, 10% slightly positive and 17% neutral.
GlobalData’s Mining Technology writer Yoana Cholteeva comments: “Brexit has already had a significant effect on the UK mineral industry. Market conditions and the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit saw UK-based operator Sirius Minerals cancel a US$500m bond sale to finance its polyhalite Woodsmith project in North Yorkshire in September 2019, a mining project which would have become the biggest in the UK.

Starting the new decade, geosynthetics leader Solmax is launching a refreshed 2020 website. The redesign adds efficiency and advanced functionality to the site to meet the information and specification needs of all Solmax customers, from engineers to installers and business development specialists.

• Globaler Umschlagsplatz für ungenutztes, gebrauchtes und überholtes Voith Turbo Equipment
• Bereitstellung einer informativen Produktübersicht einschließlich der Verfügbarkeit
• Erweiterung des Serviceportfolios bei Voith

• Schwere Taifune in Japan verursachen höchste Schäden des Jahres
• Hurrikan Dorian, der stärkste Wirbelsturm 2019, verwüstet die Bahamas – US-Festland weitgehend verschont
• Insgesamt verursachen Naturkatastrophen Schäden von 150 Mrd. US$, rund 52 Mrd. US$ waren versichert – Im Rahmen des langfristigen Durchschnitts
• Humanitäre Tragödie durch Zyklone in Mosambik – Mehr als 1.000 Tote – Besserer Schutz dringend nötig

• Severe typhoons in Japan cause the year’s biggest losses
• Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane of the year, devastates the Bahamas – US mainland largely spared
• Natural catastrophes cause overall losses of US$ 150bn, with insured losses of about US$ 52bn – In line with long-term average
• Humanitarian tragedy caused by cyclones in Mozambique – Over 1,000 deaths – Better protection is urgently needed

Gegen den allgemeinen Trend erwarten die Bergbaumaschinenhersteller aus Deutschland für 2019 ein Rekordjahr. Der VDMA rechnet mit einem Umsatzplus von 38 % auf rund 5 Milliarden Euro. 2020 sollen die Erlöse zumindest gehalten werden.

OilQuick und Engcon sind zwei weltbekannte Akteure. OilQuick ist weltweit führend in der Herstellung vollhydraulischer Schnellwechselsysteme und Engcon ist weltweit führender Anbieter von Tiltrotatoren und Zubehör für Bagger. Nun haben beide beschlossen, ihre Zusammenarbeit zu vertiefen.

Global ventilation fans and systems manufacturer, TLT-Turbo GmbH, has spent the past five years investing in and equipping its on-site test lab. The test lab now provides streamlined processes for research, advancing product quality and expanded capabilities for material testing. With a focus on particle impact wear testing, the test lab is driving innovation forward at TLT-Turbo as the results help improve product reliability, quality and performance in their final operating environment.

• Outlook for 2019 updated in light of deteriorating market environment
• Global sales activities improve conditions for further growth
• Assessment of the acquisition of assets of the Mühlhäuser Group completed

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) has published on its website the details of its 91 managed tailings storage facilities (TSFs) and an additional 62 TSFs at non-managed joint venture operations in which it has an interest, as requested by the Church of England Pensions Board and the Swedish Council on Ethics for the AP Funds, representing 96 institutional investors.

Anglo American has committed to the World Bank’s Climate Smart Mining initiative, by becoming a founding donor to the Climate Smart Mining Facility. It is the first-ever fund that is dedicated to making mining for metals and minerals a more sustainable practice that complements the energy transition.

After completion of an extensive worldwide investment program, which includes multiple new engineering and production facilities as well as an extended sales network, Huesker is now strengthening its management structure.

Nach Abschluss eines umfangreichen weltweiten Investitionsprogramms, das mehrere neue Entwicklungs- und Produktionsstätten sowie ein erweitertes Vertriebsnetz umfasst, stärkt Huesker seine Managementstruktur.

• Dittrich: „Was wir an den sieben Tagen in München erleben werden, wird gigantisch.“
• Rekordteilnahme: 3.700 Aussteller aus rund 60 Ländern
• Live-Bilder vom Außengelände in der Webcam

• Group revenue registers marked increase to EUR 70.8 million
• Operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 5.3 million at upper end of forecast range
• Corporate strategy successfully continued, not least through RDH acquisition
• Positive FY 2019 outlook in light of increased investment in underground mining

• Konzernumsatz auf 70,8 Mio. EUR deutlich gesteigert
• Operatives Ergebnis (EBIT) mit 5,3 Mio. EUR am oberen Prognoserand
• Unternehmensstrategie u.a. durch Zukauf von RDH erfolgreich fortgeführt
• Positiver Ausblick für 2019 angesichts verstärkter Investitionen im Untertagebergbau

Engineer Pedro Repetto was integrated to the Committee