Merafe posts lower earnings, ferro-chrome output

  • Thursday, March 8, 2012
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[Ferro-Alloys.com]Merafe’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) fell 28% year-on-year in 2011 as ferro-chrome production fell 12%, the company said on Tuesday March 6.
 
Merafe, which operates the Xstrata-Merafe Chome Venture with Xstrata Alloys, recorded Ebitda of $3.8 million in 2011 compared with $5.3 million in 2010, the company said. Total ferro-chrome production for the year dropped to 263,000 tonnes, which represented around 65% of capacity utilisation, amid lower demand.
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