Merafe announces rise in ferrochrome price for Q2-2022
SANDTON – Merafe Resources has advised that the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the second quarter of 2022 has been
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Merafe ferrochrome production increases by 42.7% YoY
Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2021
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Zimasco to build new ferrochrome furnaces at its Kwekwe complex
On 19 September 2021, Zimasco, (owned by China’s Sinosteel Corp.) announced that it will invest US$35Million in new ferrochrome furnaces at
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Merafe’s strong and ungeared to withstand challenging times ahead
The COVID-19 pandemic has destabilised the global health systems and disrupted economies. This pandemic coupled with an already fragile operating
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China to close small ferrochrome furnaces
Roskill has reported that under the guidance of China’s 14th five-year plan (2021-2025), officials have started to impose several measures
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Export tax may have destructive impact on SA chrome industry
An independent chrome ore producer group, made up of both primary and by-product chromium miners in South Africa, Chrome SA,
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SA to impose tax on chrome export to stimulate FeCr production
The Minerals Council notes fundamental competitiveness issue for ferroalloy producers, globally competitive electricity pricing, has not been addressed. The Minerals
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Merafe: All FeCr smelters, except for Lydenburg, are operating
In its production report for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, Merafe Resources say its attributable ferrochrome production from
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FeCr production suffers due to unrestricted exports of chrome ore
The increasing and unrestricted exports of chrome ore from South Africa is contributing to the displacement of ferrochrome volumes from
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