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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Hydrogen is a versatile, zero-emission energy carrier with a high energy density. It can also be stored in large quantities and for long periods. The Hydrogen Council currently estimates that hydrogen could represent 18% of global energy demand by 2050.
To address the global decarbonisation challenge, there are increasing opportunities to use PGMs, which catalyse the electrolysers that generate hydrogen as well as the fuel cells that convert hydrogen into electricity to power mobile and stationary applications.
In supporting the development of a fuel cell economy, we aspire to make hydrogen a key part of decarbonising and powering our own operations, moving us closer towards carbon neutrality.
Implats has invested around R25 million in targeted fuel cell development in South Africa in collaboration with government and academic institutions to help promote local technology development, as well as develop local skills and fuel cell manufacturing and deployment.
We have installed a 1.5kW fuel cell for testing under realistic load conditions at our Springs Refineries, where grey hydrogen is already piped. The testing of the stationary fuel cell follows the already successful implementation of a fully operational mobile hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift at the refinery, which emits zero air pollution.
Implats donated 16ha of its land for fuel cell manufacture at Impala Springs for the development of a special economic zone (SEZ), aimed at driving local fuel cell manufacturing.
We continue to support the development of the hydrogen economy through several partnerships.