Weir’s original equipment orders rose 7% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 following ongoing momentum at brownfield sites and a large order from Codelco, the OEM said in its results statement today.
In a six-month period that saw the company complete the acquisition of Micromine, add the Townley business to its offering and invest in CiDRA’s P29 mineral separation tech deployment, Weir was able to achieve an adjusted operating profit of £237 million ($314 million), up 10% year-on-year.
It said the positive demand environment was driving order momentum, acknowledging the £40 million order for the Minerals business to provide a tailings transport solution for the Talabre tailings dam expansion project in the Atacama region of Chile.
In the ESCO business, which recorded a 1% year-on-year bump in orders during the six-month period, the company also mentioned a “significant” booking at Barrick’s Lumwana mine, in Zambia, after several years of close partnership.
“The booking ultimately led to a complete extraction solution, including orders for mining GET (ground engaging tool) and MOTION METRICS™ wear monitoring,” Weir said.
The Lumwana operation is currently in the process of expanding operations, with plans to reach projected production of 240,000 t/y of copper.
The expansion involves first doubling throughput by twinning the existing process circuit and then by significantly increasing mining volumes. Plant throughput will grow from the current 27 Mt to 52 Mt. Commissioning of the new Barrick expansion project process plant is planned to start in the second half of 2027.
Weir added on the ESCO business: “Overall, strong underlying growth in mining and construction was offset by phasing of truck body orders.”
