Project house offers solution to skills shortage - Mining Weekly - By: Shannon O’Donnell.
Mining Weekly - Published: 1 February 2008
Mining group goes east to beat tools shortage - The Guardian
Marianne Barriaux -
Friday September 7, 2007
The mining industry must turn to developing countries such as China and India to beat the chronic shortage of equipment that is blighting the business, a chief executive said yesterday.
Read full article here: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2164134,00.html
Eastern demand buoys Bateman - FInancial Times
By David Blackwell - Published: September 7 2007
Strong demand for metals and minerals from China and India helped Bateman Engineering, the designer and constructor of process plants for the mining industry, to report a 43 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to $21.2m (£10.5m) in the year to June. Revenues rose from $342.4m to $471.1m.
Read full article here: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/657c37bc-5cdb-11dc-9cc9-0000779fd2ac.html
Metals boom gives Bateman revenue boost - Business Day
Khulu Phasiwe - Trade and Industry Correspondent
7 September 2007
BUOYANT market conditions in the natural resources sector, fuelled by increased demand for commodities in China, helped engineering firm Bateman increase revenue 38% to $471m.
Read full article here: http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/TarkArticle.aspx?ID=2970292
Bateman more than doubles new order book - Business Report
Thabiso Mochiko - 7 September 2007
Johannesburg - Engineering firm Bateman`s new order book surged 124 percent to $691 million (R5 billion) in the year to June, boosted by demand for commodities worldwide, especially in emerging markets.
Read full article here: http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=563&fArticleId=4021954
Engineering Moves Toward High Gear -
Matthew O’Keefe &
Simon Tonkin
Baja Mining has announced that an engineering team has been
assembled to continue to develop the baseline and basic
engineering for the Boleo copper project in Mexico. This work
will lead to the signing of the final EPCM (Engineering,
Procurement, Construction and Management) contracts. Baja has
also provided an update on the financing of the project.
ACQUISITIONS could help Bateman Engineering NV find another gear in its pursuit of a medium-term annual revenue target of $US1 billion. While it is examining a number of small-to-medium-size businesses, the company also believes it is well positioned to make a major acquisition.
Bateman builds India hub
by Richard Roberts, 19 March 2007. Article
published by HighGrade (www.highgrade.net).
INCREASED capacity to take on larger engineering projects has given Bateman Engineering NV chief executive Dr Sivi Gounden confidence to predict a “medium-term” annual revenue target of $US1 billion – more than double current levels. Read the article here
Nimmo holds top of funds pack - The Herald 19 February 2007
"He said Bateman Engineering, which is focused on building kit for mining companies, was by last week 26% ahead."
IAN McCONNELL, Business Editor The Herald UK
Read the entire article at www.theherald.co.za
Putin Ends Curbs on Russian Diamond, Platinum Exports
By Yuriy Humber -
Bloomberg.com (Update4)
2007-01-15 11:51 (New York)
Read the entire article at Bloomberg.com.
Watershed year for Bateman,
by Richard Roberts, 14 December 2006. Article
published by HighGrade (www.highgrade.net).
BATEMAN Engineering has taken an early lead in the race among engineering groups to build a
stable growth platform in India’s mining sector by securing a deal to expand capacity at a zinc
concentrator in Rajasthan. The project makes it three-out-of-three in emerging markets for
Bateman after it announced a major contract in Russia last week to go with the breakthrough
earlier this year in China.
Read more here.
