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PanAridus will join Cooper Tire & Rubber Co and its consortium partners on a previously-announced $6.9 million Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) grant toward development of guayule plant-based polymers for use in tyre manufacturing. This news comes ahead of International Mining’s February article on haul roads, tyres and tyre management. Cooper Tire, PanAridus, and[…]

Edward (Ted) L. Doheny, II has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Joy Global in accordance with the company’s previously announced executive succession process. Former President and CEO, Michael W. Sutherlin, has resigned from those positions and from the Board of Directors in preparation for his expected retirement on February 1, 2014. At[…]

This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is America’s Mack Trucks, part of Volvo Group. The prize was awarded for the company’s innovative suspension system, which takes full advantage of the properties of high-strength steel. “Mack Trucks has laid the foundation for a pioneering improvement of a long-established feature of heavy goods vehicles,”[…]

CleanTeQ’s recently appointed CEO Cory Williams aims to developing opportunities for the company and its unique intellectual property and technology portfolio, in Asia, as a priority. CleanTeQ is a world leader in water treatment and resource recovery technology and, reportedly, the Australian leader in biological air purification. CleanTeQ develops technologies in-house and partners with leading[…]

Altra Industrial Motion closed its acquisition of Svendborg Brakes on December 17, the global manufacturer of premium quality caliper brakes. “Svendborg is a leading brand that provides Altra with new technology and access to a number of new geographic regions,” said Carl Christenson, Altra’s President and CEO. “This acquisition presents a number of new opportunities to[…]

Australia’s first Westech Flow Control Body® for off-highway dump trucks was officially launched this month by leading non-OEM engineer and manufacturer Austin Engineering. The first Flow Control Body to be manufactured in Australia was on display at an event in the Hunter Valley, which was well attended by representatives of local minesites, OEMs, government and media. Austin Engineering[…]

The Model TA belt alignment control by Conveyor Components Co is a rugged and dependable deviation switch for use with belt conveyors when they become misaligned due to an unbalanced load, high speed, belt damage or other problems. In the event of belt run off these belt alignment controls can save time and money by[…]

A new and efficient method for the removal of uranium and other heavy metals from water has been developed at the University of Eastern Finland. Chemec, a Finnish chemicals industry company, has purchased the rights in the invention and will introduce the method to the commercial markets. Binding metal ions to a solid material, the[…]

“Global corporate, political and macro-economic thought-leaders from Australia and Africa, North America and the UK will headline the 20th annual Investing in Africa Mining Indaba™, February 3 to 6 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre,” says Managing Director Jonathan Moore. International Mining will be attending. “This reflects accelerated mining interest around the African continent[…]

Tenova Mining & Minerals South Africa has been awarded a significant materials handling contract by Sasol Mining. The award forms part of Sasol Mining’s Tweedraai expansion project in Secunda, South Africa, which will see part of the Syferfontein mine being replaced. The new conveyor system includes the design and installation of three conveyors totalling 3[…]