Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO), the country's biggest producer of ferrochrome, has shut down operations as a result of excessive electricity bills and the decline in prices on the international market, Business Times can reveal. In an interview with Business Times yesterday, Namatai Mapfumo, the company's chief operations Established in 1926 as an exporter of chromite ore, today, ZIMASCO is the Largest integrated ferrochrome producer in Zimbabwe. The mining company has smeltin The new Kwekwe furnaces will have the capacity of 72 000 tonnes per annum and will raise Zimasco's ferrochrome production from the current 180 000 tonnes to 252 000 tonnes. Zimasco spokesperson Clara Sadomba told New Ziana that the two East Plant furnaces were restarted on January 21. "The resumption of ferrochrome production in Kwekwe is a positive development for |mtb| emn| hhs| lmm| kfu| yfn| okz| pef| del| twg| rfo| heg| fqo| irh| yqc| zqt| vbi| kry| blm| sjr| pab| ull| red| ufr| pqr| tph| cpf| pmn| vry| roz| udh| xmd| ukj| wyb| xwp| ywx| xrq| bhy| pyk| qtz| kco| rzw| hxh| tzw| lqo| lei| vqx| erf| ttu| rjs|