Living the Implats Way
Our purpose is to create a better future to improve the lives of future generations. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Our purpose is to create a better future to improve the lives of future generations. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Implats has the advantage of geographical diversification and exploits platiniferous horizons within the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe and the palladium-dominant orebody located in the Lac des Iles Intrusive Complex in Canada. The Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke layered intrusions are unique in terms of size and geological continuity.
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Decarbonisation is an urgent global challenge. There are increasing opportunities to use platinum-catalysed fuel cells to provide zero-emitting, carbon-free energy, in electricity and mobile applications.
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Employee accommodation and living conditions remain key strategic issues for improving the wellbeing of our employees and host communities in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Our focus remains on facilitating the creation of sustainable human settlements and access to decent accommodation for employees who are residing in informal structures.
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The increasing evidence globally of physical climate impacts – wildfires, floods, rising temperatures – is driving a greater sense of urgency in building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate.
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Zimplats is investing in several initiatives designed to upskill and provide sustainable employment or income generation for community members, with a focus on promoting food security.
Cattle ranching project
Zimplats continues to make strides in implementing a US$15 million commercial cattle ranching business, jointly owned by Zimplats Enterprises (Private) Limited and Palmline Holdings. This leading example of a shared value initiative supports the government’s thrust for agricultural development, employment creation and forex generation. Zimplats Enterprises plays an oversight role regarding the joint-venture project and the Zimplats executive committee receives monthly management reports as well as annual audited financial statements. Further, two non-executive directors from the Zimplats management team sit on the board of the joint venture to ensure that sound corporate governance prevails in the cattle ranching and dairy business.
Progress to date confirms the project will contribute to the revival of national commercial beef and dairy milk production and community herd health and livelihoods. There are now more than 2 590 cattle onsite, of which 780 are dairy cows. About 62 000 litres of raw milk are currently sold each month. Beef sales are expected to begin early in 2022 and full capacity is expected within four years.
The community is already benefiting from improved herd health through provision of vaccines and antibiotics. More than 4 900 community cattle have been treated. This had added significance following a theileriosis outbreak.
Agricultural college dairy parlour upgrade
Zimplats refurbished the milk parlour at Gwebi Agricultural College, north-west of Harare, which provides facilities for instruction in managing crops and livestock. The facilities can now accommodate 250 to 300 cattle and currently provide temporary milking facilities for 200 cows from the cattle ranching project while a milking parlour in Ngezi is being constructed. The upgrade included the establishment of a centre of excellence for community members to learn about livestock management.
Village ecosystem for horticulture project
Zimplats has launched a project aimed at creating self-sufficient, food-secure communities while promoting their resilience to climate induced shocks. We established three smallholder irrigation schemes in the Mhondoro Ngezi and Chegutu rural districts, as part of a five-year programme that will see the launch of 15 such schemes. Zimplats is investing in the appropriate infrastructure for the participants and facilitates training through a range of project partners. Zimplats has secured markets for the produce grown, through the Company’s caterers and other commodity buyers.