World number one and three of platinum group metal producers have issued force majeure notices to their customers, contractors and suppliers as SA enters its 21-day lockdown to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

Sibanye-Stillwater, with mines and plants in SA, the US and Zimbabwe, along with Impala Platinum (Implats), which has similar set-ups in SA and Zimbabwe, have both triggered force majeure clauses in their contracts...

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