MINING/ OTHER MINERAL EXTRACTORS & MINES | FOSKOR | TW PROFILE
TOP WOMAN: SARAH LUTHULI Sarah Luthuli is honoured for her contribution towards skills development at Foskor with a specific focus on graduate development and learnerships. Her qualifications include: MBA and various executive qualifications from leading international business schools, INSEAD (France) and IDM (Switzerland). The Graduate in Training program embraces, encourages and supports Foskor graduates to unleash their potential and strive to be dynamic, ambitious and highly skilled employees. This ultimately forms a critical driver of the succession pipeline at Foskor. The learnership programmes are aimed at improving the skills of the workforce and also address the scarce skills. Accredited learnerships are offered in the engineering and chemical processing fields and skills programs address the mineral excavation, metallurgy and SHEQ disciplines. This is aimed at improving the skills of the workforce and is also offered to unemployed members of the local communities. The skills programmes is facilitated through Training Simulators that use virtual reality and deliver cutting-edge technologies which dramatically increase realism to ensure operator optimisation and business improvements.
COMPANY SYNOPSIS Business sector: Mining and manufacturing Employees: 1,875 (as at 31 March 2011) Turnover: R4.6-billion Activities: Mining and beneficiation of phosphate rock and subsequent production of phosphoric acid and phosphate-based fertilisers FORWARD OUTLOOK Over the next five years Foskor aims to
25.1%-50% FEMALE SHAREHOLDING
25.1%-50% FEMALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
COMPANY INFORMATION COMPANY PROFILE Foskor (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African producer of phosphates and phosphoric acid with international exposure. Foskor unlocks shareholder value through the profitable, responsible and sustainable beneficiation of phosphate rock into either phosphoric acid or phosphate-based granular fertilisers sold globally. Foskor is one of the largest suppliers of phosphoric acid to India, known to be the world’s largest phosphoric acid market. Domestically, Foskor is the leading supplier of granular fertilisers, i.e. diammonium phosphates (DAP) and monoammonium phosphates (MAP) and variations thereof. The phosphate rock concentrate is sold locally to other fertiliser producers and used as a raw material to produce phosphoric acid, the latter of which is exported to India, Japan, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Dubai and Mexico.
GENDER EMPOWERMENT STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
grow distribution networks through the market diversification strategy and to focus on product diversification through both acquisitive and organic growth to balance the company’s portfolio, steady sales volumes and protect cash flow during economic downturns. GENDER EMPOWERMENT & SED Foskor’s human capital strategy is aimed at attracting and retaining scarce skills, developing a talent pool and skills pipeline, rewarding excellence generously, fostering sound employee relations in a stable work environment, and encouraging diversity through transformation. Foskor is committed to empowering staff and local communities, uplifting the less privileged while protecting the human rights of all and promoting gender equality. CSI initiatives: Dinaledi Schools Project, Selema Tsela Drop-in Centre, Cattle Project, e-Learning, Farming Market Day, UniZul Science Centre, Indigenous Home, Enseleni Zululand Birding Route, Business Against Crime, Ntambanana Community Centre, Arc Grain Crop Institute, Foskor Primary School, Zululand Centre for Sustainable Development, Protec, University of Fort Hare Foundation (UFH), skills development, housing for orphans and widows, beading training in Mandlanzini, farming, copying learning material
5%-25% FEMALE STAFF
CONTACT INFORMATION CEO: MA Pitse VP Rock & Copper Division: J Horn Chief Financial Director: TJ Koekemoer VP Sales & Marketing: G Skhosana Stakeholder Communications: Karen Smith VP Corporate Affairs: SS Sibisi VP Human Capital: XS Luthuli VP Logistics and Procurement: KM Cele VP Acid: NV Nkomzwayo VP Strategy & New Business Development: MP Mosweu Physical address: Block G, Riverview Office Park, Janadel Road, Midrand Postal address: PO Box 2494, Halfway House 1685 Physical address: 27 Selati Road, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province 1390 Telephone: +27 (0)11 347 0600 Fax: +27 (0)11 347 0630 Email: karens@foskor.co.za Website: www.foskor.co.za
FAST FACTS FROM THE CEO: MA PITSE 1. Vertically integrated producer of phosphate rock, phosphoric acid and granular fertiliser 2. Second South African company with DEKRA Gold 3. Exports phosphoric acid to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Europe, Dubai and Mexico 4. Aims to increase sales outside India to 30% by 2013
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