PARKS TAU: Rising global tension offers SA opportunity to be anchor in supply chains
SA’s PGM resources may be critical leverage in some of the trade talks that will emerge from the current turmoil
Leveraging SA’s rich natural endowments and maximising emerging global energy trends calls for innovation, collaboration and decisive action. There is a need to adapt to a shifting global paradigm and the transformative potential of green hydrogen, to unlock economic growth.
Our country is uniquely blessed with natural endowments. Our Bushveld Igneous Complex holds more than 80% of the world’s known reserves of platinum group metals (PGMs), a treasure trove that has long been the backbone of our mining and manufacturing sectors. For decades, PGMs such as platinum, rhodium and palladium have fuelled our automotive and industrial processes, supporting a thriving midstream and downstream ecosystem. ..
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