Anglo American shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to demerge its platinum group metals (PGM) business — giving birth to a new entity, Valterra Platinum.

The vote by Anglo shareholders to demerge Anglo American Platinum, soon to be renamed Valterra, marks a critical step in the portfolio simplification efforts led by CEO Duncan Wanblad, with the sale of De Beers the last remaining cog in the fulfilment of the restructuring...

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