Chromite conundrum: how to bring demand back into an abating market
By Antonio Torrisi
Published: Wednesday, 05 February 2014
South Africa, the world’s leading producer of chromite, has seen its mining sector threatened by strikes and demonstrations since 2012, resulting in the death of 34 miners following clashes at a platinum mine. As calm returns to the sector, Antonio Torrisi, Graduate Reporter, investigates the nation’s chromite supply situation.
Political turmoil in South Africa
has impacted the chromite mining industry in recent years, with
several chrome ore producers, including Lanxess and Glencore
Xstrata, experiencing operations disruption.
Recently, however, the chromite
mining industry has shown signs of stabilisation and slow
expansion began in the second half of 2013.
Consultancy group...