Valterra Platinum expects full-year profit to double on metal price rebound

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South Africa's Valterra Platinum JSE:VAL said on Friday it expects its annual profit to rise by as much as 106%, on the back of a record rally in platinum prices and operational cost reductions.Valterra said that, under its updated outlook, it expects headline earnings between 15.6 billion rand and 17.3 billion rand ($965.71 million and $1.07 billion) in the year ended December 31, up from 8.4 billion rand the previous year.The earnings for the period were boosted by a 26% increase in prices for the platinum group metals (PGM) basket as well as 5 billion rand worth of operational cost reductions, which more than offset the impact of inflation and 1.7 billion rand in one-off demerger-related costs, it said in a trading statement.Valterra, the world's top platinum producer by value, was demerged from its restructuring former parent company Anglo American LSE:AAL last May.Spot platinum NYMEX:PL1! prices hit a record $2,684.43 an ounce earlier on Friday, up 27% year-to-date. The price of platinum, which is used to make catalytic converters that curb vehicle emissions, is being driven up by the European Union's U-turn on a 2035 combustion-engine ban, tight supply and rising investment demand for precious metals. Valterra will publish its results for the 2025 financial year on February 25. ($1 = 16.1540 rand)

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