South Africa’s Ferrochrome Industry Faces Unprecedented Energy-Driven Collapse

The Global Energy Crisis Reshaping Industrial Competitiveness

Friday, February 13, 2026

Kazakhstan signs ferroalloy plant deal with Chinese partner

Kazakhstan’s western Aktobe region has signed a framework agreement with China’s Suzhou Hunan New Materials to build a ferroalloy plant, which will process chromite ore.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Eurasian Resources Group to Pour Record $1 Billion into Kazakhstan

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has announced a record investment exceeding $1 billion in Kazakhstan for 2026 - the largest single-year investment in the group’s history......

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Nersa mulls interim tariff solution for ferrochrome smelters amid parallel work targeting 62c/kWh

Eskom Distribution’s Gugulethu Dumakude acknowledged that the 87c/kWh tariff was not considered low enough for the ferrochrome producers

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Chinese Company to Invest up to $150 Million in Chromium Processing in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe Region

Chinese Company to Invest up to $150 Million in Chromium Processing in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe Region

Friday, January 23, 2026

Stakeholders invited to comment on Eskom’s ferrochrome NPA application

Electricity represents 35% to 40% of ferrochrome production costs

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Langpan Mining’s second chrome processing plant commissioned

JSE-listed Mantengu Mining has announced the successful commissioning of Langpan Mining’s second chrome processing plant on December 10.

Monday, December 15, 2025

Eskom’s new solution to saving South Africa’s ferrochrome smelters–a task force to study the problem

Eskom announced that it finalized a memorandum of understanding with Samancor Chrome and Glencore and government officials to establish a joint multi-task team that will “prioritise developing an intervention that supports industrial competitiveness while ens...

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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