Amplats force majeure to hit global PGM supplies
Both converter plants out of action while palladium and rhodium markets are already in deficit
09 March 2020 - 05:10
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s second-biggest source of platinum group metals (PGMs), is scrambling to find spare refining capacity after declaring force majeure on supply contracts and lowered its full-year refined output forecast by a fifth, or 900,000oz.
A company declares force majeure, a clause in all supply contracts with customers, to allow it to interrupt that supply if an extraordinary event happens. It carries with it reputational damage and it is not something companies declare easily.
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