Amplats ramps up stricken smelter, force majeure to be lifted

The repair of the stricken Anglo Converter Plant (ACP) Phase B unit has been safely and successfully completed ahead of schedule, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Monday. Amplats’ chain of processing facilities, as well as the ACP Phase B unit that was meant to replace it, was temporarily closed on March 6 following an explosion and an 80-day completion date to May 25 predicted.