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South Africa’s new technology must be used to revive some lost ferrochrome business

3rd October 2025

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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Provided power costs are fixed, South Africa’s chrome mining companies have made it clear that they are ready to be part of ferrochrome solution. With new proven South Africa-developed smelting technology, the use of electricity can be reduced by 70%, which means investment is needed to revive the many chrome smelters that have been idled.

It is vitally important for South Africa to take every available opportunity to add value to the metals and minerals that it mines and investing in the new smelt technology what needs to be done. When aluminium production was introduced in KwaZulu-Natal, investors were incentivised to put their money into aluminium and they did. The same sort of investment incentives should now be introduced to put South Africa’s ferrochrome smelters back into action.

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Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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