Tag: South Africa
RBM to increase output with new plant
South Africa-based Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton joint venture, intends to construct a large plant with operations expected to begin in 2016.
Russia implements duty on some stainless
Russia has implemented a three year, anti dumping import duty on various flat rolled steel from South Africa, Korea, Brazil and China. The duties will apply to flat rolled steel containing 2.5% of nickel or more.
Niger Uranium invests in Nickel
Niger Uranium Limited will invest ZAR 25 million for nickel exploration in South Africa and Zimbabwe in order to garner substantial, low grade but lucrative, open-pittable sulphide nickel mineralization.
Gulukwane iron ore project
African Iron Ore Investment Ltd, (AIOL) has entered into heads of agreement to acquire 61% of each of two companies which together hold the prospecting rights for a South African iron ore project.
Assmang appoints Sumitomo
Assmang Ltd, which is one of major mining companies in South Africa and which has Ore & Metal Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Assore Ltd, as their worldwide agent for sales, which in turn has now appointed Sumitomo Corp. as the agent for sales of manganese
Titanium project terminated
A project to mine titanium in the Xolobeni region of Eastern Cape, South Africa, granted to Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM), has been stopped in its tracks by Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica after an internal appeal from a community organisation, the AmaDiba Crisis Committee, represented by the Legal Resources Centre.
South Africa: power plant for ferrochrome unit
Sinosteel Corp. may build a natural gas-fired power plant to extend its ferrochrome capacity in South Africa beyond the current USD 450 million expansions.
South Africa: SS facility
Columbus BWS JV has invited German steel company Boecker & Wender Stahl to set up the proposed SS facility in the Coega IDZ and deepwater port, South Africa.
Iscor shares soar on news of LNM offer
Steel producer Iscor confirmed yesterday that it has received an offer from LNM Holdings NV
Stainless steel awards offer opportunities
Architects, specifiers and developers have the opportunity of raising the level of awareness of their companies and services, both locally and internationally, through the Stainless Steel Awards programme.
