About Northam Platinum Holdings

Northam Platinum Holdings Limited operates as an independent, mid-tier, integrated platinum group metals (PGM) producer with two primary assets, the Zondereinde and Booysendal mines in the South African Bushveld Complex. The company’s activities are integrated; from the underground mining, through to the concentrating, smelting and base metal recovery processes. Primary Products and End Uses The company’s primary products are the three main PGMs, such as platinum, palladium and rhodium. The primary consumers of these PGMs are the motor-manufacturing and jewellery industries. Other industrial uses range from chemical and electrical applications to glass manufacture. In the automotive sector, PGMs are used in exhaust systems, autocatalysts, helping to reduce noxious and greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Strategy The company’s strategy is based on growth, diversification and optimisation. Sales and Marketing The company’s metal is sold in sponge or ingot form to customers in the US, Europe and the Far East. The company’s in-house marketing department is responsible for marketing and sale of products domestically and to major markets in Asia, Europe and North America. History Northam Platinum Holdings Limited was incorporated in 1977.