Merafe Resources和Glencore将在12月9日前关闭两个南非铁铬冶炼厂,除非政府采取行动,否则有超过2 400个直接就业机会的风险。 Merafe Resources and Glencore will close two South African ferrochrome smelters by Dec. 9 unless the government acts, risking over 2,400 direct jobs.

Merafe Resources在与Glencore的合资企业中,计划到12月9日关闭南非的Boshoek和Wonderkop铁铬冶炼厂,除非政府届时提供可行的解决办法,并引述Eskom提出的电价对长期运营来说是站不住脚的。 Merafe Resources, in a joint venture with Glencore, plans to close its Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters in South Africa by December 9 unless the government provides a viable solution by then, citing Eskom’s proposed electricity tariffs as unviable for long-term operations. 这一转移将导致2 400多个直接就业机会损失和17 000个间接就业机会,狮子冶炼厂仍在运作。 The move will result in over 2,400 direct job losses and up to 17,000 indirect jobs, with the Lion smelter remaining operational. 封锁是多年来能源成本不断上涨、生产下降和因电力短缺和缺乏竞争力的关税而一再停产之后发生的。 The closures follow years of rising energy costs, production declines, and repeated shutdowns due to power shortages and uncompetitive tariffs. 尽管最近提出了只支持狮子冶炼厂的关税建议,但合资企业说,其他两个设施没有可持续的解决办法,促使从12月1日起发出裁员通知和自愿解职一揽子计划。 Despite a recent tariff proposal that supports only the Lion smelter, the joint venture says no sustainable solution exists for the other two facilities, prompting retrenchment notices and voluntary severance packages effective December 1. 这项决定强调了南非铁色部门正在进行的斗争,该部门生产了全球产出的五分之一左右,但面临高电价和竞争力下降的挑战。 The decision underscores ongoing struggles in South Africa’s ferrochrome sector, which produces about one-fifth of global output but faces challenges from high electricity prices and declining competitiveness.