According to GlobalData, South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum in 2023, with output up by 0.66% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, production from South Africa decreased by a CAGR of 3.26% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 0.68% between 2023 and 2027. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Platinum Mining to 2030 report. Buy the report here.
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South Africa accounts for 70% of global production, with the largest producers being South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe and Canada.
Leading producers of platinum in South Africa are Anglo American, Sibanye Stillwater, Impala Platinum and Northam Platinum. During 2020-2021, Anglo American's output was down by 26%, Sibanye Stillwater's output decreased by 10%, while output from Impala Platinum decreased by 11%.
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