African Rainbow Minerals has announced to suspend operations of two electric furnaces. The arrangement to decrease production of ferrochrome in South Africa is enlarging.

Following the decision by Samancor Chrome which decreases their production of charge chrome in October to December quarter of 2008 by 70,000 tonnes, African Rainbow Minerals announced on October 24th 2008 that it has decided to suspend operations of two electric furnaces installed at the Machadodorp Plant of Assmang in South Africa for production of charge chrome. Assmang is an affiliated company of African Rainbow Minerals.

African Rainbow Minerals said that the resumption of furnaces is subject to a recovery of demand for ferrochrome. It also said that the operation at Dwarsrivier Mine of Assmang to mine chrome ore has been maintained by having taken an attitude to watch carefully about a further movement of demand for ferrochrome. – Steelprices-India