https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/493.html Africa Building Materials news 15 Materials & Equipment news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/493.html en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:30:38 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigerias-dangote-hopes-to-strike-gold-in-south-africa-634111a The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has engaged with Nigeria’s Dangote Group, and a spokesperson told Reuters that the company could list its petroleum refinery in South Africa after a Nigerian IPO. 1-270581 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bosch-celebrates-120-years-in-sa-with-renewed-focus-on-local-innovation-and-growth-856153a For more than a century, Bosch has been part of South Africa's industrial story. Now, as the global technology and engineering company celebrates 120 years in the country, it is reaffirming its long-term commitment to local manufacturing, skills development, sustainable technologies and industrial innovation. 1-270059 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/holcim-lafarge-sale-up-chinese-ownership-of-african-cement-market-366148a Swiss cement maker Holcim will exit its Nigerian business through the sale of its almost 84% stake in Lafarge Africa to China's Huaxin Cement in a $1bn deal, it said on Sunday. The deal aligns with Holcim's strategy to streamline its portfolio and focus on high-growth regions, including the coming spin-off of its North American business, which remains on track for a US listing in the first half of 2025. 1-253923 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pg-bison-unveils-new-supawood-medium-density-fibreboard-mdf-line-in-mkhondo-363238a PG Bison proudly welcomed guests to the official launch of its new medium-density fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo, marking a significant milestone for the company and the South African furniture industry. The project was one of the investment commitments made at President Ramaphosa's 2020 South African Investment Conference. 1-252413 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/milken-motsepe-prize-finalists-open-up-sa-green-energy-opportunities-349388a Stellenbosch was buzzing with the return of students and Varsity Cup rugby, but there was another movement starting. The university engineering building hosted live demonstrations by four of the five finalists (one was in Nigeria) for the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy and each team had the same 24 hours to generate a minimum of 65kWh of electricity from their solutions. The grand prize is $1m in cash, with a runner-up prize of $250,000. 1-246183 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-can-be-top-nuclear-technology-exporter-901174a Speaking at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Dr Kelvin Kemm, chairman of Stratek Global, announced that South Africa has the potential to become an exporter of nuclear reactors. The country was an early pioneer in developing a commercial small modular reactor (SMR), and it is now a world leader in SMR development, ready to construct the prototype immediately. This initiative is entirely privately funded. 1-245844 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/green-hydrogen-is-not-coming-to-save-the-pgm-industry-012195a Cyril Ramaphosa opened the inaugural Green Hydrogen Summit in 2022 with the promise of green hydrogen’s transformative potential. “Green hydrogen is identified in the Investment Plan as one of the four ‘big frontiers’ of a just energy transition, indicating that it has huge growth and investment potential,” the president explained. “Together, South Africa and Zimbabwe hold over 90% of the world’s known platinum group metal reserves. Since 30 to 40% of the supply goes into the production of catalytic converters for internal combustion vehicles, the initial focus of the research was on hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles as an alternative market to the internal combustion engine vehicle.” 1-245777 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/493/244726.html In August 2022, Marthinusen & Coutts Zambia was tasked with a challenging assignment. A smelter based in the Copperbelt region requested an in-country repair solution for their two critical 4.5MW compressor motors. The company was given a tight deadline of just three weeks to overhaul and commission the motors. 1-244726 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/640/243578.html Namibia began construction on Monday of Africa's first decarbonised iron plant, to be powered exclusively by green hydrogen, the country's investment promotion body said. 1-243578 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/757/242236.html Uganda welcomes its first Four Points by Sheraton hotel, a project brought to life by the leading African planning, design, architecture, and engineering team at FBW Group. The newly opened Four Points by Sheraton Kampala is poised to contribute to Uganda's post-pandemic visitor economy recovery. 1-242236 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Materials & Equipment Africa