- Feb- 2018 -15 February
IG BCE devises a road map for restarting the energy transition
The German Trade Union for Mining, Chemicals and Energy (IG BCE), based in Hanover/Germany, welcomes the news that the CDU, CSU and SPD plan to gather together all the stakeholder groups affected by the energy transition and hold discussions. “We will be actively involved in the planned commission,” announces Michael…
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Forum Bergbau 4.0 – Smart Mining Conference: The latest news on the digitalisation of the mining industry
On 14th and 15th November 2017, experts of science and industry joined together with representatives of relevant associations in the Tivoli centre, Aachen/Germany, to discuss the latest on the digitalisation of mining. The Smart Mining Conference was organised by the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) of the RWTH Aachen…
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Global trade in coal up 1.5 % in 2017
According to provisional calculations by the German Coal Importer Association (VDKi) in Berlin, global trade in coal rose 1.5 % in 2017 to 1,140 mt, while worldwide demand for coal increased by 2 % to reach 6.9 bn t. Following a decline in 2016, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported on,…
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German mining machinery manufacturers have mastered the turnaround
Mining machinery manufacturers in Germany have mastered the turnaround. After revenues continued to decline for four consecutive years, the sector is now expecting to break even in 2017. Based on the figures for the first nine months of the year, the mining equipment manufacturers are expecting to at least repeat…
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IranConMin – the positive trend continues
There was once again considerable interest in IranConMin in 2017: some 20,500 visitors attended the trade fair for mining, construction machinery and construction systems, which took place from 4th to 7th November 2017 in Tehran. Nearly 300 exhibitors from 15 countries showcased their product portfolios on a surface area of…
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IMAG becomes international partner of mining trade fair MICA
IMAG GmbH, Munich/Germany, is expanding its involvement in the mining sector. With immediate effect, the subsidiary of Messe München has become an international partner of the MICA mining trade fair (Figure 1) in Algiers/Algeria. To make this official, IMAG and Symbiose Communication Environnement have recently signed a partnership agreement. The…
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World Mining Congress 2018: Promotion of fundamental scientific and technological cooperation in the mining industry
From 19th to 22nd June 2018 the largest industry event that brings together specialists and scientists from 50 countries working in the sphere of development of solid mineral deposits, science and technology, as well as environmental protection and industrial safety will take place in Astana/Kazakhstan – the 25th World Mining…
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DMT
The Management Board of the DMT Group in Essen/Germany expanded on 1st January 2018. Prof. Eiko Räkers (CEO) and Ulrich Pröpper are joined on the Management Board by Maik Tiedemann and Jens-Peter Lux. Tiedemann was until recently a division manager for MAN Diesel & Turbo. On 1st July 2018, he…
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EWE
Urban Keussen, former Deputy Chair of the Management Board at Dutch transmission system operator TenneT, is moving to EWE AG in Oldenburg/Germany, where he is scheduled to take up his role as Chief Technology Officer on 1st March 2018. The EWE Supervisory Board has also appointed Marion Rövekamp to the…
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Innogy
On 31st December 2017, Werner Brandt stepped down as Chair of the Supervisory Board of innogy SE, Essen/Germany. His successor has provisionally been named as Erhard Schipporeit, former Chief Financial Officer at E.ON. On 19th December 2017, innogy parted ways with its Chair of the Management Board, Peter Terium. The…
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