Failure to move to green energy could see SA mining products rejected globally, says Neal Froneman

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Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, says a failure to move to greener energy could see South Africa’s mining products shunned globally. In this clip Froneman explains exactly what he means by this, he was on the BizNews Power Hour and said "soon, if platinum-group metals, iron ore or gold are produced by carbon-intensive electricity, we’re not going to be able to sell our products because the world has gone green and is going greener every day”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Jun 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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