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Ferrochrome, South Africa
Rustenburg, South Africa25.67°S 27.24°E
computed criticality17/100
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South Africa world's #1 chromite producer (~45%)
2024Fault line
Chrome, which makes steel stainless, is mined mostly from South Africa's Bushveld complex, but its conversion to ferrochrome is migrating to China for lack of reliable power in South Africa.
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Glencore-Merafe
Samancor
Chinese producers
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