South African phosphate mining and processing group Foskor gave its name to foskorite—but ironically, it is no longer mining that ore as it refocuses its strategy and resources. John O’Hanlon speaks to the VP of Mining, Johan Horn.

 

 

 


Process technology company Escher is building firm and long-standing relationships with the major oil and gas companies. Managing director Yvo Jansen talks to Andrew Pelis about the company’s drive to innovate and expand into new markets.

 

 

 

 


Afripack Pty Ltd is today a leading player in South Africa’s flexible packaging market. CEO Arnold Vermaak talks to Jayne Flannery about the company’s evolution from being a simple manufacturer of paper sacks.

 

 

 

 


As the Mills-Peninsula Hospital nears completion, executive project manager E.J. Saucier shares with David Hendricks some of the things that went right on the project that might have gone wrong if not for an experienced project team and some creative thinking.

 


Timberline Resources is an emerging gold producer and a junior gold exploration company with a business model that includes a predictable cash flow, David Hendricks reports.

 


Andrew Pelis talks to a vice president of SuKarne about the importance of lean production techniques to Mexico’s largest beef-producer, and the export potential generated by the country’s enviable animal health record.

 


Seahawk Drilling plans to soar to international status within a few years. COO Kurt Hoffman talks with April Terreri about the shallow-water drilling company.

 


Sage Gold is in transition from an exploration company to a production company. President and CEO Nigel Lees explains the significance of the change to April Terreri.

 


Honeywell FM&T has been manufacturing and supplying components for national defense systems for more than 60 years. Operational excellence manager Barbara Rich tells Gay Sutton how the company has achieved this enviable record.

 


By positioning itself in a region already rich in mineral assets and infrastructure, Labrador Iron Mines is reviving a historic mining operation within the heart of Canada’s prolific Labrador Trough iron range. Keith Regan learns how this first mover of high-quality DSO product envisions a growing production profile at its deposits along the Quebec-Labrador border.