25 APRIL 2008
MEDIA RELEASE
 

ASSMANG FURNACE UP AND RUNNING

Assmang Limited has resumed ferromanganese production on Furnace 2 at its Cato Ridge Works. This follows a small burn through on the shell of the furnace on Saturday, 19 April 2008. Repairs to the furnace were completed yesterday following which the Department of Labour lifted its prohibition order.

Burn throughs of this nature are not unusual occurrences in furnace operations in South Africa and around the world and at no time was there any risk to employees or the plant.

Four furnaces are now operational at the plant with the shutdown for planned maintenance on the fifth furnace progressing well. This furnace is expected to be recommissioned mid-May. The sixth furnace, damaged extensively in the explosion of 24 February, is expected to be recommissioned in the 4th quarter of 2008.

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Issued by: Claire Lotter
                  Baird’s Renaissance
                  Tel (011) 504 4000
                  Cel 083 272 6378

For more information: Jan Steenkamp
                                   Assmang Executive Director
                                   Tel (011) 779 1106
                                   Cel 082 492 6948