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Xstrata Alloys Press Release: Xstrata Alloys operations reduce electricity demand (PDF)
Johannesburg, 25 January 2008
Xstrata advises that, in response to a request by Eskom to key industrial customers in South Africa to reduce electricity demand to the minimum possible, Xstrata Alloys has accordingly reduced load across the Xstrata-Merafe Chrome Venture ferrochrome furnaces and Xstrata’s vanadium and platinum operations until further notice from Eskom.
Production is continuing at Xstrata Coal’s South African operations and Xstrata Coal is working with Eskom to address any domestic coal supply issues.
The request is due to a number of planned and unplanned outages at Eskom. Eskom anticipates these emergency measures will remain in place for approximately two to four weeks.
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