Leadership reviews

  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S
    STRATEGIC REVIEW
  • PERFORMANCE:
    FINANCIAL CAPITAL
  • CHAIRPERSON'S
    REPORT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STRATEGIC REVIEW

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STRATEGIC REVIEW

2021 was a year of recovery for the Venture from a market, operational and financial perspective. The global economic recovery in our industry led to robust demand for ferrochrome, which coupled with supply constraints, contributed to higher realised ferrochrome prices. I am pleased to report that Merafe achieved its highest profit after tax since the inception of the Venture. It was also a year when we saw a marked improvement in safety at the operations of the Venture.

ZANELE MATLALA
Chief Executive Officer

PERFORMANCE: FINANCIAL CAPITAL

CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

2021 YEAR IN REVIEW

Revenue of

R8.1 billion

(2020: R4.78 billion)

EBITDA# of

R2.4 billion

(2020: R168 million)

Net profit of

R1.674 billion

(2020: net loss of R1.00 billion)

Fatalities

NIL

(2020: 1 fatality)

Final dividend of

22.0c per share

(2020: no dividend)

# Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation

Headline profit of

67.0c per share

(2020: loss of 0.8 cents per share)

Ferrochrome sales volumes of

394kt

(2020: 305kt)

Ferrochrome production of

379kt

(2020: 265kt)

Total recordable injury frequency rate(TRIFR) of

2.75

(2020: 3.91)*

Average ferrochrome CIF price of

108 USc/lb

(2020: 72 USc/lb)

* Restated (3.89 to 3.91). The 2020 financial year data related to hours worked was corrected to align with reporting definitions.

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Positive performance or occurrence compared to prior year

No change in performance compared to prior year

Negative performance or occurrence compared to prior year

OUR OPERATING CONTEXT

Key statistics for 2021

  • Global ferrochrome production increased from 12.5mt in 2020 to approximately
    14.4mt
  • South Africa produced approximately
    3.7mt OF FERROCHROME
    (2020: 2.8mt)
  • Ferrochrome demand increased
    from 13.1mt in 2020 to
    14.5mt
  • China imported approximately
    12mt CHROME ORE
    from South Africa (2020: 11.7mt)