Industrie 13 martie 2026

Glencore Pushes South Africa Smelter Job-Cut Deadline to April 7 as Eskom Talks Enter Final Week

Glencore amână termenul pentru concedierile de la topitoria din Africa de Sud până pe 7 aprilie, în timp ce discuțiile cu Eskom intră în ultima săptămână

Glencore’s South African ferrochrome unit delayed a layoff decision to April 7 after Eskom requested more time to finalize approval of a discounted electricity deal. The company says 1,500 jobs are at risk without a 62 South African cents/kWh tariff. Only 11 of 66 smelters remain in operation as power prices have surged over 900% since 2008. Any new deal still requires approval from the national energy regulator.
aprilie 3, 2026