Most earthmoving equipment arrives at Tirupati’s Sahamamy plant on schedule

In expanding its graphite production operations in Madagascar, specialist graphite and graphene company Tirupati Graphite reports that most of the new earthmoving equipment for the 18 000 t/y plant at Sahamamy has arrived on schedule, despite logistical challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The earthmoving equipment includes hydraulic excavators, payloaders, bulldozers and area graders from manufacturers including Hitachi, Komatsu and BEML; while an outstanding four 30 t articulated dump trucks are currently in transit and expected to arrive on site in early February.