Citroën SA is entering the South African market for minibus taxis after a lengthy period spent researching this important segment and setting up a strategy to become a significant player – with a range of 15-, 16- and 19-seater Relay buses.

The call for South Africa to re-establish its own shipping industry to service ports along the coast as well as to connect the country with Brazil, India, China and the Far East is getting louder.

In a move designed to boost growth in its mining business and diversify its earnings through sub-Saharan Africa, Cargo Carriers in June 2012 acquired a 55% stake in Zambian-based BHL.

Xiangdian Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd is the first dump truck manufacturer in China to sell its independently designed and manufactured equipment. 

Dr James McMillian from the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced at the 20th International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels (ISAF) during his plenary address that cellulosic ethanol conversion technology is now ready for deployment, since the process has been substantially advanced and derisked in the last five to 10 years of focused research and development.