The operator of South Africa’s last remaining manganese smelter said it may have to cut as many as 600 jobs as high power prices undermine the viability of its business.
Transalloys (Pty) Ltd. issued retrenchment notices to staff and is running only two of its five furnaces, the company, based in the coal-rich town of eMalahleni, east of Johannesburg, said in a statement Monday.
Surging South African power prices and competition from China have hit local processors of ferrochrome and manganese, both of which are key ingredients in…
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