Allocating capacity for new manganese exporters core to new contract

State-owned Transnet and diversified miner South32 recenlty signed a seven-and-a-half-year manganese export capacity allocation (Meca) contract, allowing for the transportation of 2.6-million tonnes a year of export manganese and realising almost R10.4-billion in total value for Transnet. A Meca contract provides for security of exported manganese volumes to Transnet and security of export rail and port logistics to its customers.