Material handling

TAKRAF GmbH secures a major contract for the turnkey supply and installation of a bauxite handling plant in Guinea, West Africa.

Voith was chosen by SsangYong Cement to engineer and install a belt conveyor drive and controller system in its Donghae plant in South Korea.

Logistec USA signs a definitive agreement with Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment to form a joint venture to expand bulk cargo handling services in the US Southeast and Gulf Region.

AUMUND France has placed an order at STAMA for a Samson® 450 Super Series to be employed at the Port of Sousse, Tunisia.

AGD Equipment has delivered a Sennebogen 655 dragline excavator to Thomas Armstrong Aggregates Ltd.

Glencore has announce that the company has purchased the Fleurette group’s remaining 31% stake in Mutanda Mining Sarl and an approximate 10.25% stake in Katanga Mining Ltd.

Siwertell receives another order for a next generation, road-mobile ship unloader.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has reported that its subsidiary, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI), continues to seek approval from Indonesian authorities for the export of its copper concentrates.

Terex appoints John D. Sheehan as its next Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as if 27 February.

MnSP is taking steps toward construction of a US$240 million soybean processing plant at Spiritwood, North Dakota.

This will be the third road-mobile cement unloader that Siwertell has delivered to Acico.

ABP’s Port of King’s Lynn has successfully completed its first import of high quality soya bean meal on behalf of Glencore Agriculture UK.

Bonfiglioli Australia has appointed a new NSW Sales Manager with extensive experience in mining and energy industries, Gary Brown.

Matthew Hepler has been appointed to Terex Corp.’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Mondi Ltd and Mondi plc has announced that David Hathorn is to retire and Peter Oswald is to be appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer.