With Keliber, Sibanye-Stillwater seeks a foothold in the European battery metals market.

The US metals producer had reached a deal with workers in December 2021 to end primary aluminum production at San Ciprian.

The 102 year-old Rand Refinery is the only African refiner accredited with the London Bullion Market Association.

The coal producer has been searching for assets outside South Africa, where shipments are being curbed by rail bottleneck.

Production disruptions in Latin America and Africa have raised the stakes for a tighter market this year.

The mining and transport company reported a profit of $1.04 billion for the final three months of 2022.

The Anglo American unit produced 37.7 million tonnes of the key steel ingredient in 2022, down from 40.9 million tonnes the previous year.

Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the US.