PROMISING PROCESS--Kell technology ignites industry-creating hopes for platinum sector

摘要

Anew technology - the Kell process -is igniting hopes that South Africa i will be able to create a new industrial thrust out of its unique platinum endowment.There is a snowballing conviction at high level that South Africa could and should become the first mover in creating a kind of Platinum Valley' that emulates the great Silicon Valley success of the US.Newco, the temporary name given to a newly consolidated South African platinum company that has aspirations to be a major player, is showing distinct willingness to stride towards full-scale beneficiation.