SA chrome ore miners to fend off proposed export tariff
Cabinet backs the imposition of a chrome ore tariff to support local ferrochrome smelters, but the problem lies with Eskom
22 October 2020 - 19:51
SA’s cabinet backed the imposition of a tariff on chrome ore exports as part of a raft of interventions to “support domestic ferrochrome production and its chrome value-chain sector”.
The two sentences in a 10-page statement released after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting puts SA's independent chrome producers on the defensive. ..
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