Modern Mining November 2017

PRODUCT News

Multotec builds local capacity in Mozambique

Being locally registered in Mozambique and well-staffed with 26 highly trained and qualified Mozambican nationals, Multotec Services Mozambique Limitada has secured supply contracts for processing equipment with some of the country’s major role players. “We were the first mineral processing company to establish a facil- ity in Tete province – back in 2011,” says Thinus Kruger, Multotec’s Regional Manager for East Africa. “We now have a solid presence with our full range of mineral processing solutions, as well as maintenance and fabrication services.” Kruger emphasises that the company’s global strategy is to be located close to customers, not just in-country but as near to opera- tional sites as possible. “Our branch is situated within 20 to 100 kilometres of all our major customers, making for fast response times in terms of maintenance and support services and for the delivery of emergency spares,” he says. Multotec Services Mozambique’s customer base now includes four major coal players, a graphite mine and a heavy minerals mine, as well as mineral separation plants and harbours. Included in the full fleet of vehicles to enhance customer service is an 8-t crane truck for collection and deliveries, a personnel transporter, double-cab vehicles for service support, two forklifts, an equipped standby trailer, and a rugged HDPE welding trailer for overland instal- lations of HDPE pipes. Situated just off the main road between Tete and Moatize, the Multotec facility is just 10 km from the airport and 15 km from customs, and boasts a 1 000m 2 fabrication workshop with a bending break, guil- lotine, pedestal drill, power saw and a variety of welding machines. “Leveraging the local team’s combined 60 years of experience in mineral processing, our company in Mozambique offers long-term maintenance contracts, supply contracts and fixed price agreements to suit customer requirements,” says Kruger. “We also conduct small to medium-scale steel fabrication and specialise in the manufactur- ing of steel chutes, launders, steel pipes and general fabrication work, including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium and welding and installation of HDPE pipes.” The range of work carried out for customers encompasses service exchanges and refurbishment of cyclones, the retro-fitting of belt cleaners, samplers and cyclone clusters, and preventative or reactive maintenance of screening and other process equipment. Vivienne Murray, Multotec Group, tel (+27 11) 923-6000

Multotec Services Mozambique undertakes the installation of HDPE pipes as part of its wide service offering.

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