Quarry Southern Africa November 2017 | Page 5

CONTENTS Keep a lookout for our upcoming January/ February 2018 issue, which will feature articles and insights focusing on health and safety within the quarrying and surface mining sector. If you would like to contribute, or to partner with this issue through advertising, please contact [email protected]. SNEAK peek 30 PROFILE Passionate about sustainability Colleen Cluett has a Master’s degree in ecology from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is a‎director at environmental consultancy firm Cluett Consulting. 20 BENEFICIATION 24 TECHNOLOGY 27 SUSTAINABILITY Building for the future: PPC celebrates 125 years New technologies in asphalt plants Recycled asphalt: efficient, effective, economical Since the establishment of De Eerste Cement Fabrieken Beperkt back in 1892, PPC has grown to become South Africa’s largest cement producer. Over the past 125 years, the company has achieved several milestones and contributed to some of South Africa’s most iconic structures. As changing economic conditions and technologies combine to create new requirements for construction and road building, so, too, are the requirements for asphalt plants changing. As focus shifts towards using more recycled material, the need for better recycling technologies becomes more pressing. So, too, does the need for more effective, efficient, and economical methods of processing secondary materials, as well as better ways of dealing with reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). SOUTHERN AFRICA 4 ASSOCIATIONS 34 AFRICA MARKETS 6 38 GLOBAL 8 INSIGHT 40 QUARRY SA | NOVEMBER 2017 _ 3