- Oct- 2021 -19 OctoberIndustry News 05_2021
Technology alone is not enough to achieve a circular economy
Climate change, environmental pollution, resource scarcity, global population growth: these are the defining issues of the 21st century. Approaching them by transitioning to a circular economy is one of the central challenges of our time. TOMRA Sorting Mining, Wedel/Germany, a global leader in sensor-based technologies with more than 50 years’…
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New ram guard makes pumps safer
The pump manufacturer Tsurumi Europe GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany, now offers an impact cover that protects the build-in water level sensor even in the event of massive force (Figure 1). The installation is very simple: loosen the two screws of the sensor, put on the protective cover and fasten the screws. From…
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Mobile screening plants in a large-scale operation in India
The red colour usually allows you to spot it from a distance: iron ore. The volcanic rock is mainly used in the manufacture of steel. India has vast reserves of iron ore and is the second biggest steel producer in the world. The mobile screening plants MOBISCREEN EVO from Kleemann…
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Hydrogen as an opportunity for the future: The Ruhr area is leading the way in the H2 transformation and is home to the most start-ups in this sector
In order to achieve the climate objectives by 2045, an enormous transformation is required in our production and business processes – particularly in industry. As a centre of industry at the heart of Europe, the Ruhr area is taking a leading role on the continent when it comes to the…
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Joint solution for stabilising the Rhine bed after coal mining ends – RAG and WSV sign agreement
On 25th August 2021, Michael Kalthoff, Member of the Board at RAG Aktiengesell-schaft, Essen/Germany, and Prof. Hans-Heinrich Witte, President of the Federal Shipping and Waterways Administration (WSV), Bonn/Germany, signed in Essen an agreement on final subsidence damage control for the Rhine bed in the Duisburg and Wesel region (Figure 1).…
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Milestone in the Saar region: Mining authorities approve rise in mine water levels
Around nine years after the Saar mine stopped operating, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, can now finally withdraw from the mine workings. Two recent decisions by the Saarland mining authorities, namely the approval of the colliery closure plan by the local mining authority and the issuing of the permit under water laws…
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RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbH is now the RAG Ibbenbüren division
To ensure that subsequent German coal mining industry operations run efficiently in the post-mining era, RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbH has merged with RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, with economic effect from 1st January 2021. As part of the merger, all existing business relationships are automatically transferred from RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbH to…
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STEAG reaches important milestones in its transformation process
STEAG GmbH (Figure 1) is making significant progress in its process of transformation initiated in the autumn of 2020. Following several profitable transactions, such as the sale of the subsidiary STEAG Power Minerals and the successful participation in decommissioning auctions under the German Act on the Termination of Power Generation…
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STEAG launches green energy campaign
The energy company STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, in cooperation with Quadra Energy GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany, is embarking on the marketing of green electricity. In that venture, STEAG is drawing on its extensive expertise in the field of energy trading with a view to concluding green power purchase agreements (Green PPAs) with operators…
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Industry association and IG BCE conclude “Coal post-mining” collective agreement
On 25th August 2021, the industry association Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau e. V. (bsn), Essen/Germany, and the German Trade Union for Mining, Chemicals and Energy (IG BCI), Hanover/Germany, signed the “Coal post-mining” collective agreement (Figure 1). Almost three years after coal production ceased in Germany, this marks the transition of…
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