# Rustenburg Platinum Mines acquires Mototolo Joint Venture and Chrome Recovery Circuit

The Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved the large merger in which Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited acquired the Mototolo Joint Venture and all movable assets of the Mototolo Chrome Recovery Circuit.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-23
- Where: South Africa
- Status: completed
- Products: platinum group metals, chrome
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Anglo American Platinum](https://endata.com/companies/3776.md) (investor)
- [Rustenburg Platinum Mines](https://endata.com/companies/33325.md) (acquirer)
- [Glencore Operations South Africa](https://endata.com/companies/33326.md) (partner)
- [Mototolo Joint Venture](https://endata.com/companies/35067.md) (target)
- [Mototolo Chrome Recovery Circuit](https://endata.com/companies/35068.md) (target)
- [Kagiso Tiso Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/35069.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sheriahub.com](https://sheriahub.com/cases/za/caselaw/rustenburg-platinum-mines-limited-v-the-mototolo-chrome-recovery-circuit-lm157aug18-2018-zact-55-23-october-2018), 2018-10-23: "On 7 February 2018, the Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved the large merger in terms of which Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited acquired the Mototolo Joint Venture as well as all of the movable assets of The Mototolo Chrome Recovery Circuit."

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