Ferrochrome producer Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco) has temporarily shut down one of its Kwekwe plants, after a sharp drop in prices for the metal.
This has been attributed to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, as well as the economic slowdown in key market China.
Zimasco has two plants, each with two furnaces with a combined 144 000t/annum capacity.
Zimasco is the largest integrated ferrochrome producer in Zimbabwe.
Its operational centers located in Kwekwe, Shurugwi & Mutorashanga.
Meanwhile, the Shangani Energy Exploration (SEE), a joint venture between Sinosteel of China and Zimasco, is exploring coal bed methane in the Matabeleland North Province.
It wishes to start a pilot gas production for power generation in 2024.
The project is estimated to cost US $800 million and SEE is the financer. The project consists of developing gas wells and building a 400 MW power station.
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