Amplats to fix failed converter plant by next week
The world’s number two PGMs supplier will gradually return its converter plant to production after two water leaks forced repairs
10 June 2020 - 11:47
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) will complete repairs to one of its two broken converter plants next week and begin a cautious return to production to avoid any further failures.
Amplats, the world’s second-largest platinum group metals (PGMs) supplier after Sibanye-Stillwater, declared force majeure on client contracts and concentrate supplies from third parties in March after both its converter plants failed in quick succession...
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