In total, Zimplats’ US$1.8 billion investment is targeted at building capacity for processing and refining platinum here at home, while supporting skills and domestic suppliers.

Major smelter expansion: Zimplats has tripled its smelting capacity to 380,000 tonnes of concentrate per year through a new furnace at its Selous Metallurgical Complex, expanding local processing. The expanded smelter isn’t just for Zimplats’ own ore; it is designed to handle concentrates from other platinum miners in Zimbabwe.

📍 🧵THREAD: What is Zimplats doing to build Zimbabwe’s capacity to process and refine platinum locally? In 2021, Zimplats announced a US$1.8BN investment into its Zimbabwean operations, the single largest FDI commitment in decades. A key part of that investment? Making sure there’s more processing at home.