- Oct- 2016 -13 OctoberNews in Brief 05_2016
Mining trips to Solwezi and ZIMEC in Zambia
A German delegation visit, organised by the Centre of Excellence for Mining and Raw Materials at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) in South Africa and their new office in Zambia, travelled to the town of Solwezi in June 2016. The group, composed of German suppliers in the mining…
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Analysis: Momentum for solar-diesel hybrid microgrids in the Zambian mining industry
In recent years, an ongoing drought has caused a severe power crisis in Zambia. The new analysis “Power crisis and consequences for solar energy in the Zambian mining sector” from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn/Germany, in its role as facilitator of the Project Development Programme (PDP)…
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Mining in Brazil offers a variety of opportunities
Brazilian mining is not only an important supply of raw materials for German industry. It also provides German companies with opportunities for investment along the entire value-added chain. This is true not only of collaboration on large-scale projects, but also of projects involving smaller, emerging Brazilian mining companies. However, the…
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BDEW
The Executive Board of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), Berlin/Germany, has re-elected Johannes Kampmann, Technical Director at Städtische Werke Magdeburg, as President. The BDEW Vice Presidents are Jörg Simon, Chairman of the Board of Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Christian Meyer-Hammerström, Managing Director at Osterholzer Stadtwerke, Dieter Steinkamp, Chairman…
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BVEG
Martin Bachmann, Member of the Board at Wintershall Holding GmbH, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of the Federal Association of Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Geothermal Energy (BVEG), Hanover, formerly the German Industrial Association of Oil and Gas Producers (WEG), following Gernot Kalkoffen‘s decision to…
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EnBW
The Supervisory Board of Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Karlsruhe/Germany, has elected Lutz Feldmann as its new Chairman, taking over from Claus Dieter Hoffmann.
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ExxonMobil
Florian Barsch, former Managing Director at the production subsidiary ExxonMobil Production GmbH, was appointed the new Chairman of the Board of ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH (EMCEHG), Hamburg/Germany, on 1st July 2016. His predecessor Gernot Kalkoffen is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
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OMV
Reinhard Florey, of Finnish stainless-steel producer Outokumpu, succeeded David C. Davies as Financial Director at OMV in Vienna/Austria on 1st July 2016. Peter Löscher, former Chairman of the Board at Siemens, has become the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OMV.
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THGA
On 9th May 2016, the three academic vice presidents of the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) were elected in the university‘s first ever elective assembly: Prof. Dr. Jochen Arthkamp was made Vice President of Study and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Michael Bendrat Vice President of Research and Development and Prof. Dr.…
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TU Clausthal
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Friedrich Ludwig Wilke, Vice Chancellor of Clausthal Technical University (TUC) from 1976 to 1978, has contributed to the international exchange of knowledge in the field of mining for decades. Three years ago, the Society of Mining Professors founded the „Ludwig Wilke Award“ in his…
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