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Mining machinery manufacturers are reinventing themselves
The manufacturers of machines for extraction and preparation of raw materials have also been shaken by the coronavirus pandemic. The figures underline this. In reaction to this, the sector is working hard to reinvent itself. Everyone agrees here that driving forward new developments and digitisation of processes are the best…
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Redpath Deilmann: sinking work completed
Since 2018, Redpath Deilmann GmbH, Dortmund/Germany, has been sinking two shafts for the new Nezhinskiy potash mine in Belarus on behalf of Slavkaliy IOOO (Figure 1). The sinking crews completed their work on 17th July 2020. Both shafts were sunk using shaft boring roadheaders (SBR) from Herrenknecht. The total construction…
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CFH Group strengthens bundling of business activities in the ventilation sector
CFH GmbH (www.cfh-group.info), Gladbeck/Germany, has joined with ventilation specialist Korfmann Lufttechnik GmbH, Witten/Germany, to set a common course for the future. The cooperation among the subsidiaries and holding companies in the ventilation sector will be further intensified by the CFH Group’s assuming full holding of Korfmann Lufttechnik GmbH and their…
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RAG-Stiftung ends first year of funding obligations successfully – and remains on course despite the coronavirus crisis
The Board of Executives of the RAG-Stiftung presented the figures for the 2019 business year on 4th June 2020 in Essen/Germany. Summary: The foundation model worked to its full extent and as expected in the first year in which financing for the perpetual obligations was to come from the German…
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RVR to gradually take over 20 spoil tips from RAG Aktiengesellschaft
RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, is putting its spoil tips in new hands: The Ruhr Regional Association (Regionalverband Ruhr, RVR) is taking over 20 redeveloped mining sites with a total surface area of 1,149 ha (Figure 1). These are primarily intended to be developed into natural sites and activity areas. “The mountains…
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PCB pilot facility shows: Stable operation at both RAG Aktiengesellschaft sites but new analytical process needs further development
RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, tested methods for further reducing PCB in pit water at pilot facility level in Bergkamen and Ibbenbüren. The initial results from this series of tests are now available. The investigation into the PCB content takes place at the margin of detectability in the trace substance range. The…
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STEAG: Strategic repositioning progressing well
STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, is looking back on a satisfactory business year 2019. In a difficult market environment, the energy company has successfully maintained its position, achieved its earnings targets and increased its profitability. This creates a sound basis for mastering the major challenges of the current year. The German Parliament…
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STEAG publishes sustainability report
STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, has now published its first sustainability report. There, the energy company documents the wide variety of ways in which it is taking on social responsibility. “We are fully aware that only sustainable, responsible action can secure the success of a business in the long term,” says Joachim…
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STEAG solar power continues to grow under the Spanish sun
In the sunny country of Spain photovoltaics (PV) is to be given a massive boost – this was the goal set at the end of 2018 by the Spanish government, which then created the legal framework for its implementation. Würzburg’s STEAG Solar Energy Solutions (SENS) GmbH, part of the STEAG Group…
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Energy consumption only slightly affected by the coronavirus pandemic
In the first three months of this year, energy consumption in Germany was almost 7 % below the comparable value from the previous year (Figure 1). According to preliminary calculations from the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen), consumption in the first quarter fell by 6.8 % to 3,457 PJ or 117.9 Mtce.…
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