South African government to grant further price electricity price concessions to FeCr smelters; to require chrome ore export licenses as first step to taxing ore exports

The South African government moved to help its nearly defunct ferrochrome industry. The government’s cabinet approved an unspecified plan to further reduced power costs to the smelters.  Eskom already gave the two remaining producers—Samancor Chrome and Glencore—negotiated power agreements that reduced electricity costs. However the smelters said the cuts were not deep enough. However, any…


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