Manganese is the fourth-most used metal globally by tonnage.

Private South Africa Port Project Set to Boost Manganese Exports

The Logistics Group has built a port facility in South Africa that will enable increased volumes of a key battery metal to be offloaded from one of the world’s longest freight trains for export as the country struggles with a lack of rail capacity, according to its chief executive officer.

Volumes transported across the continent’s most industrialized nation by state-owned port and rail operator Transnet SOC have declined over recent years due to corruption, mismanagement and a shortage of locomotives.

🛤An 861-kilometer (535-mile) line that runs from mines in Sishen to the Port of Saldanha on the west coast and is used by a 4-kilometer-long train that comprises 375 wagons has remained among the most reliable of its operations.

📝Manganese is the fourth-most used metal globally by tonnage. South Africa has about 80% of estimated global reserves of the metal that’s used in steelmaking and is a key component of lithium-ion batteries.