Tag: Merafe restarts lion smelter operations

Merafe’s Lion Smelter restarted ferro chrome production at 50% capacity on 16  Feb’26 following a shutdown of around 9 months. This was driven by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa approving a temporary reduction in electricity tariffs for a 12-month interim period. The Glencore-Merafe joint venture expects the smelter to return to its full…