Kumba focuses on delivering across the value chain to the customer’s door

Are these words from a forgotten era? Or are they new ways of doing business in the current dynamic iron ore industry? Just as we add value to the ore we supply, we add weight to the meaning of these words. That’s because these three words epitomise our approach to business – an approach that is as unique as our product.

We prefer to prioritise quality rather than quantity, a commitment that allows us to focus on anticipating the needs of a select range of customers.

This mindscape has altered the iron ore landscape. The physical properties of our African iron ore have enabled us to create niche products that enhance operational efficiencies for our steelmaking customers. This focus on sustainable partnerships drives all our initiatives so that Kumba can evolve from simply being an efficient miner of iron ore to becoming a value-adding strategic supplier of iron ore.

The needs and preferences of our customers drive everything we do at Kumba. We strive always to realise our goal of becoming much more than an efficient miner of iron ore, to continually add value to the ore we supply so as to meet the strategic demands of our customers with tangible benefits.