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AECI Limited began as African Explosives and Chemical Industries and remains closely tied to mining. AECI operates across the mining explosives value chain, manufacturing and distributing initiating systems and bulk emulsion explosives for surface and underground mines, and AECI Mining Chemicals supplies chemicals used in metallurgy.
- Registered name
- AECI Limited
- Type
- Private company (mining solutions and chemicals)
- Fields funded
- Engineering, chemistry and technical fields linked to AECI’s businesses
- Website
- aeciworld.com
- Phone
- +27 11 806 8700
More than explosives
AECI also runs a chemicals segment that covers industrial and specialty chemicals, plant health and water treatment. AECI supplies raw materials to makers of home and personal care products, and to customers in water treatment, agriculture, pulp and paper, food and healthcare.
AECI presents itself as a partner in making mining safer and more efficient. AECI uses virtual reality training and blast simulation, and builds digital twins of customers’ operations, digital copies that let engineers test blasting plans before carrying them out underground or in open pits.
Careers at AECI
AECI runs a jobs portal at jobs.aeciworld.com for graduates starting careers, learners and apprentices entering the industry, and experienced professionals. Students interested in AECI should register there, because AECI advertises bursaries through its careers portal rather than on a fixed annual date.
An irregular bursary
The last AECI bursary round BursariesAfrica could confirm closed on 30 June 2024. AECI has not followed a predictable yearly calendar, so BursariesAfrica suggests watching the careers portal from about April each year and applying promptly when a call appears.
Researching AECI before applying
AECI’s divisions need quite different skills: a mining explosives business needs chemical and mining engineers and safety specialists, while water treatment and plant health need chemists and agricultural scientists. Read AECI’s divisional pages and mention the specific business that fits your studies when you apply. Ask AECI whether a bursary includes vacation work at a manufacturing site, and whether bursars must work for AECI after graduating.
AECI’s integrated reports, published for investors, describe the group’s operations in more than 20 countries and show where AECI is growing, which helps students picture where an AECI career could lead.
Learners and apprentices can also reach AECI without a degree. AECI’s careers portal lists apprenticeship and learner opportunities for people entering technical trades, which suit students who prefer workshop training to university study.
Chemistry and engineering students can compare AECI with other companies on our Engineering Bursaries page.
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