South Africa: Merafe’s ferro chrome production inches up in 9MCY’24

Merafe, South Africa’s major ferro chrome producer, a joint venture between the Glencore and Merafe groups, reported ferro chrome production of 230,000 t in 9MCY’24. Production edged up by around 2% against 225,000 t in the CPLY. The rise in output is mainly due to all smelters operating continuously during the winter months without any shutdowns.