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4 SA NEWS 6 AFRICAN NEWS 10 GLOBAL NEWS 30 BENEFICIATION: Mix design process gets facelift 38 MARKETS 39 INSIGHT: Expecting increased investment in 2019 22 TECHNOLOGY 26 FACE TO FACE 36 ENVIRONMENT Value of testing lies in the sampling 20 years ‘on the job’ Cannabis and the workplace Many tests are conducted to check the quality of aggregates, the core components of concrete and road building, therefore aggregate quality really matters. This month Aspasa director Nico Pienaar celebrates 20 years as director of Aspasa, an era which has seen enormous changes in the quarry industry. Pienaar discusses what has changed over the past 20 years, and the growth of Aspasa. Cannabis legalisation in South Africa shifts from drug testing to impairment testing to keep employees and workplaces safe. www.quarryonline.co.za  QUARRY SA | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019_3