QMASTOR has finalised contracts with one of South Africa’s largest and fastest growing mining groups. After a competitive tender process, Exxaro Resources has finalised software licensing, professional services and support and maintenance contracts with QMASTOR for the implementation of its Pit to Port commodity supply chain management system.
The Pit to Port system will enable the Exxaro group to improve the decision support and management of their bulk commodity tonnage, quality and value across their export and domestic supply chains. The group will specifically use the software to manage sales, marketing and logistics of coal and mineral sands products.
The Pit to Port system will be used for the following Exxaro operations: Namakwa Sands; KZN Sands; Australia Sands (TiWest); Grootegeluk Coal; Leeuwpan Coal; New Clydesdale Colliery; North Block Coal Complex; Inyanda Coal and Exxaro Corporate Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
QMASTOR General Manager, Steve Maxwell, said “QMASTOR welcomes the start of our relationship with such a significant and well respected African company in Exxaro Resources. This contract is of strategic significance to QMASTOR. It further validates our international distribution strategy that provides global reach for our products, with competitive local delivery capability and customer services for our clients. QMASTOR looks forward to a successful system deployment with Exxaro and the ability to leverage this African delivery capability into the future. This relationship also enables QMASTOR to diversify into a new commodity group, mineral sands, and increase the significant market potential for our company.”
QMASTOR has pioneered innovative solutions to empower clients to improve their operations and maximise profit through the efficient use of resources across the supply chain.
Exxaro has a diverse and worldclass commodity portfolio in coal, mineral sands and industrial minerals, with exposure to iron ore through a 20% interest in Sishen Iron Ore Co (SIOC). As the second-largest South African coal producer with capacity of 45 Mt/y and the third-largest global producer of mineral sands.