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Mozal aluminum smelter shutdown tightens global supply

Yieh Corp 20 Mar 2026
South32’s Mozal aluminum smelter in Mozambique has entered full shutdown and maintenance as of March 15, following a collapse in ...
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South32 places Mozal on care and maintenance

Mining Weekly 17 Mar 2026
Diversified miner South32 has placed its 63.7%-owned Mozal aluminium smelter on care ...
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South32 puts Mozal Aluminium on care and maintenance amid power woes

Business Day 16 Mar 2026
CEO Graham Kerr reflects on Mozal’s economic impact .
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News24 | Mozal smelter officially shuts, alumina to be sold to third parties

News24 16 Mar 2026
South32 CEO Graham Kerr said the outcome was not what the group wanted ... .
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Mozambique's Mozal aluminum smelter halts production over power supply constraints

Xinhua 16 Mar 2026
Mozal confirmed on Monday that it had stopped producing and exporting aluminum ingots after negotiations over electricity tariffs failed to reach an agreement ... Mozal requires about 960 megawatts of electricity to operate at full capacity.
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Mozal Aluminium mothballed due to soaring electricity costs, thousands of jobs affected

Independent online (SA) 16 Mar 2026
Mozal Aluminium (Mozal), one of the biggest industrial groups in Mozambique, has been put on care and maintenance due to high electricity costs, after running continuously for the past 25 years.
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South32 CEO says it’s too late for an energy deal at Mozal

Business Day 13 Feb 2026
About 25,000 jobs will be lost when the Mozambican smelter winds down next month .
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South32 sees strong first half earnings growth while preparing for Mozal shutdown

Independent online (SA) 12 Feb 2026
South 32 generated strong first half earnings growth after higher metals prices boosted a stable operating performance, while Mozal Aluminium in Mozambique is being put into care and maintenance.
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SONJA BOSHOFF: Mozal, electricity prices and the slow erosion of SA’s industrial base

Business Day 12 Jan 2026
The expiry of Mozal's electricity tariff pact poses a threat to the industrial sector .
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COSATU raises alarm over potential closure of Mozal, threatens 27,200 jobs in South Africa and Mozambique

Independent online (SA) 23 Dec 2025
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been deeply alarmed by news of a potential mothballing or even closure of Mozal’s operations in Maputo, Mozambique ... Its current agreement with Mozal ceases at the end of March 2026.
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NTCSA says any electricity deal to salvage Mozal must ensure its financial sustainability

Mining Weekly 18 Dec 2025
The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it remains open to finding a solution for the Mozal ...
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South32 to mothball Mozal smelter after failure to seal electricity deal

Business Day 17 Dec 2025
Despite months of talks, no new electricity supply agreements have been reached .
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News24 | NTCSA seeks new Mozal power deal — if it protects SA consumers

News24 17 Dec 2025
The National Transmission Company South Africa says it remains committed to concluding a new electricity supply agreement with the Mozambican smelter, but only in a manner that safeguards its financial stability and protects electricity consumers ...
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Europe trawls for alternative aluminium supply in face of Mozal shutdown

Mining Weekly 17 Dec 2025
South32 confirmed on Tuesday that the 560 000 metric ton per year capacity Mozal ...
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South32 may avert shutdown of Mozal Aluminium smelter despite power deal deadlock

Independent online (SA) 17 Dec 2025
Eskom could yet step in to save South32’s Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique from being mothballed, after the JSE-listed miner failed to secure a new power supply agreement with the country’s electricity provider.

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