Transalloys (Pty) Ltd

Transalloys is a well-recognized supplier of silicomanganese globally, and the largest silicomanganese producer in South Africa. The production plant is situated 14 km west of eMalahleni and approximately 90 km east of Pretoria, in the Mpumalanga Province. Manganese ore used in the production process comes from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa which is known to contain 75% of the world’s identified manganese ore reserves.

The company was established in 2007 when the Renova Group, a Russian diversified investment holding, acquired the plant. Since 2018 Renova,decreased its effective interest in Transalloys to below 25%. Today more than 51% shares in Transalloys are held directly by Swiss and Israeli investors. 

The Renova Group acted as an important locomotive for Transalloys development - under its strategic leadership and as a result of the concerted efforts by the Transalloys’ management team and the employees, the productivity and output of the plant were increased by 50% from what it was at acquisition. Our current production capacity is approximately 165 000 tonnes of sillicomanganese per annum. 

The standard grade silicomanganese contains 15.5 to 16.5% of silicon, 65 to 67% of manganese and a maximum of 2% carbon. SiMn is used, inter alia, as a grain refiner and for de-oxidation in the steel manufacturing process. Transalloys’ products are recognised internationally for quality. We are ISO -9001:2015 listed. We produce low phosphorus SiMn which is a preferred product by many end-users. 

Transalloys’ business is built on our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork and commitment to continuous improvement and innovative thinking. Our vision is to become a benchmark in the manganese alloy industry through our people, adaptability and perseverance.