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April 2019
PASTE
An INTERNATIONAL MINING Supplement
TAILINGS MANAGEMENT
PASTE
An INTERNATIONAL MINING supplement
TAILINGS MANAGEMENT
The PASTE supplement cover this year
shows a large thickener at an Australian
gold mine, where the client asked
FLSmidth’s team of specialists to assess
the thickener performance and offer a
solution to improve productivity and
overall performance
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IFC: Sika has agreed to acquire King Packaged Materials Company, a large
independent Canadian manufacturer of dry shotcrete and mortars for concrete
repair in mining
P1: Recently FLSmidth supplied paste and leach feed thickener solutions to major
miners both in Peru and Australia
P2: Outotec’s new ACT Thickener Optimizer system at the Yara apatite (phosphate)
operation is well integrated with plant DCS, maintaining process stability
P3: Jack Evans of Hawk Measurement discusses how flocculants dosing control for
mining thickeners and clarifiers is influenced by a number of process factors
P4: Paterson & Cooke reviews recent developments in the design and
implementation of tailings pipeline transportation systems
P8: Weir Minerals says it continues to push the envelope of paste developments,
designing some of the world’s most advanced hydraulic piston pumps for the
mining industry
P9: After acquiring American Spare Parts Depot and NovaTek, Swedish filtration
technology company, Flowrox has strengthened its filtration portfolio
P10: Golder Associates explains how in the right situation, paste tailings or filter
cake can be safely and usefully placed in an inactive open pit
P12: Bryan Ulrich, Vice President of Geotechnical Engineering of the Mine Site
Infrastructure group at Stantec, argues that central tailings discharge can be
especially advantageous at closure
IBC: WesTech Engineering discusses the ins and outs of thickener strategies and
equipment in mine backfill projects
Sika acquires Canadian shotcrete major King
ika has agreed to acquire King Packaged
Materials Company, a large independent
Canadian manufacturer of dry shotcrete
and mortars for concrete repair. With the
acquisition Sika will further expand its
geographical footprint in Canada and improve
its growth potential in the home improvement,
construction, mining and tunnelling markets.
The acquired business generates annual sales
of CHF61 million with a workforce of 180
employees. Closing of the
transaction is expected to
take place in the second
quarter of 2019.
King is a family owned
business and a well-
established manufacturer of
products for the
construction and mining
industry as well as for the
home improvement
distribution channel. The
portfolio includes shotcrete
solutions, grouts, and repair
and masonry mortars. “The
company has an excellent
reputation for its recognised
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brands, its high quality and reliable product
solutions, and its strong technical sales
expertise. King operates three large state-of-
the-art plants, two of which are located at
Boisbriand, Quebec, close to Montreal, and at
Brantford, Ontario, near Toronto, which are the
most populated regions in Canada with dynamic
construction activities. Another plant is situated
in Sudbury, Northern Ontario, close to the
mining industry.”
Christoph Ganz, Regional Manager Americas:
“With the acquisition of King and its broad and
highly complementary product offering we will
further strengthen our presence in Canada and
open up exciting new cross-selling
opportunities. Especially in the home
improvement market and in the growing
tunneling and mining market segments, the
acquisition of King Packaged Materials will
make Sika one of the leading suppliers of
concrete solutions in Canada. We
look forward to a successful joint
future and would like to extend a
very warm welcome to all King
employees as they join the Sika
team.”
“The owners of King Packaged
Materials Company, the Hutter and
Macpherson families, strongly
believe that Sika is the ideal partner
to continue the growth of King
products in all of their market
sectors. They look forward to the
joint business and sales activities
which offer great potential to expand
the product portfolio across Canada
and internationally.” IM