Following a rather disappointing trade fair in 2023, the 2025 edition ensured great satisfaction among exhibitors.
What an inspiring Mining & Minerals Hackathon Award Ceremony at bauma 2025.
How can digital technologies and interoperability make mining more efficient and sustainable?
What challenges do machine manufacturers face when exporting to Asia - and how does the VDMA provide support?
bauma is coming to the right time. Uncertainties and volatility are affecting more than ever international trade and the general setup for the mining industry.
Mining was the focus of the bauma FORUM on 8 April 2025.
At bauma 2025, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elisabeth Clausen, Head of the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies at RWTH Aachen University and Stephan Oehme spoke about research and technological developments for the future of mining.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan still have many good projects up their sleeves. Kazakhstan plans to expand its role in the global production of rare metals and earths.
Beyond the political noise, USA remains the largest market for German machinery export.
The VDMA Mining & Minerals delegation to China in March 2025 began its trip with a visit to the JINGANG Group in Jinan.
The Mining & Minerals Board of Directors is composed as follows:
In this interview, the Chairman of the Mining & Minerals Association answers the questions of which topics are of interest to the industry and how the VDMA supports its members.
Declining production figures in Germany - Focus on lithium mining - Economic expectations for 2025 dampened.
Here you may find the information material of this year's Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals at Zollverein Colliery.
24 companies participated in the German Pavilion; that is about half of the companies that would have liked to take part, but were on the waiting list.
The trade fair which took place in Belo Horizonte from 9 to 12 September reflected the positive mood in the Brazilian mining industry.
The processing of mineral raw materials is becoming increasingly important. The Mining Association has therefore been renamed Mining & Minerals.