Valterra Platinum
A Johannesburg-based platinum group metals producer formerly known as Anglo American Platinum, demerged from Anglo American in May 2025 and now independently listed on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges, with mines including Mogalakwena and Amandelbult in South Africa's Bushveld Complex.
Covered in 3 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 14, 2026.
Coverage
BMI Cuts Platinum and Palladium Price Forecasts as Car Sales Slow and South African Mines Recover
BMI cut its 2026 platinum forecast to $1,900/oz from $2,000 and palladium to $1,400 from $1,500, citing shrinking car sales and faster South African mine recovery, though it still expects both metals in deficit.
Southern African PGM Producers Post Sharply Higher Basket Prices in 2026, Even as the Rally Cools From Its Q1 Peak
Valterra Platinum's realized PGM basket price rose 85% to $2,801/oz in H1 2026 and Tharisa's reached $2,681/oz, as Southern African producers cash in on the PGM rally even as quarterly prices ease from Q1's peak.
World's Top Platinum Producer Says AI Data Centers Could Drive a Fivefold Demand Surge by 2030
Valterra Platinum's CEO says AI data centers already use 200,000-400,000 ounces of platinum group metals a year, a figure that could grow fivefold by 2030, after the miner's H1 2026 profit jumped 17-fold and platinum traded near $1,757/oz.
