Zambian mining company, Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), has invested more than US$2.2bn in the first two phases of its Mufulira smelter upgrade project, which has aimed to increase sulphur dioxide capture from zero to 51 per cent
Manufacturing
Sandvik unveils South African distribution hub
Global engineering company Sandvik has opened a new 16,000 sq m distribution hub near Johannesburg, South Africa, in order to enhance its business in southern Africa
Samsung commissions engineering academy in Lagos
Samsung Electronics West Africa (SEWA) has commissioned an engineering academy in Lagos for training electronic engineers
MDM Engineering to carry out expansion work at African Barrick’s plant
MDM Engineering has entered into an agreement with African Barrick Gold to carry out expansion work at African Barrick’s Bulyanhulu process plant in Tanzania
Figures indicate South African manufacturing slump
South Africas purchasing managers index (PMI), which is used to gauge manufacturing sector activity, fell to a three-year low in September