South32 CEO sees room for further consolidation of SA’s manganese sector
Exxaro’s acquisition of Northern Cape assets offers scale, though rail network must be improved, Graham Kerr says
South32, the world’s largest manganese producer, has called for further consolidation of the segment in SA and an improvement in Transnet’s rail performance to increase the country’s output of the metal.
Speaking at a mining conference hosted by Bank of America this week, South32 outgoing CEO (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/mining/2025-05-12-south32-appoints-anglo-executive-as-new-ceo/) Graham Kerr was upbeat about coal miner Exxaro’s R12bn acquisition (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/mining/2025-05-13-exxaro-in-r12bn-deal-to-buy-macozoma-manganese-mining-assets/) of manganese assets in the Northern Cape, announced on Tuesday. ..
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