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19 June 2013
Winners of platinum producer Lonmin's jewellery design innovation awards have been announced.
Set the theme of 'New Frontiers', designers submitted platinum jewellery creations inspired by artistic movements such as Modernism, Bauhaus and Art Deco.
19 June 2013
South Africa's state-owned mineral and metallurgical innovation research firm Mintek is to remain focused on platinum-based catalysts for fuel cells.
Chief executive Abiol Mngomezulu told MPs that the company remains committed to research and development to promote efficient mineral processing technologies to produce value-added products and services for the mining industry, reports Independent Online.
19 June 2013
Work on developing South Africa's fuel cell industry to support platinum beneficiation was given a kick-start after the government announced its support of a major new scheme.
As part of its beneficiation strategy and the drive to improve on the uses of platinum, the South African government will partner with Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum with initial field trials of a new methanol-fuelled 'home generator' prototype product designed for use in off-grid residential applications.
19 June 2013
Dr Jonathan Charles Frost, a director of Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, was honoured by the Queen this month.
He was made an officer of the Order Of The British Empire (OBE) in the recent Queen's birthday honours list.
Dr Frost has been instrumental in developing high quality fuel cell components for Johnson Matthey.
17 June 2013
Platinum miners and trade unions have agreed a draft framework with government for creating a sustainable mining industry in South Africa.
Businesses, labour representatives and government have committed to ratifying the document by June 26th, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday (June 14th).
12 June 2013
The US government is investing millions of dollars more in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, the Department of Energy has confirmed.
Some $9 million in new funding is being made available for the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for use in vehicles, backup power systems, and hydrogen refuelling components.
12 June 2013
Output of platinum group metals (pgms) in South Africa fell sharply in April, according to latest figures.
Statistics South Africa said Tuesday (June 11th) that pgm production fell 13.4% in April from the same month in 2012.
10 June 2013
Johnson Matthey was on hand at the recent PlantWorx event to offer diesel particulate filter (DPF) retrofit advice to the construction industry.
DPFs, which use a platinum group metal catalyst, are being increasingly relied upon to cut emissions and meet environmental targets in the UK and around the globe.
7 June 2013
Jewellery maker graff has unveiled a dazzling new platinum and gold cuff set.
The one-of-a-kind set comes laden with white diamonds and a central 38.03-carat pear-shaped fancy yellow diamond.
The whole piece, which started out as a hand-drawn sketch, was handmade at Graff’s Mayfair workshop in central London, reports Professional Jeweller.
6 June 2013
Fuel cells using platinum group metal catalysts make for ideal back-up power sources in the telecoms sector, in particular for telecommunications base transceiver stations (BTS) in developing regions, where shipments of fuel cells have increased sharply in the last two years.
With mobile phone adoption rocketing, connectivity is vital to local economies. In India, for example, there are 65,000 BTS being installed every year.