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Understanding our business
OUR BUSINESS MODEL

Our business model, as reflected below, is a high-level summary of what we need, do and create as a business.

OUR INPUTS

The resources and relationships we rely on

VALUE CREATION OVER TIME
NATURAL CAPITAL
  • Run of mine: 81.0Mtpa (2019: 79.2Mtpa)
  • Land managed for six mining operations
  • Water withdrawal: 10.92Mm3 (2019:  7.68Mm3)
  • Diesel: 96 131kL (2019: 98 702kL)
  • Electricity: 605 770MWh (2019: 625 211MWh)
MANUFACTURED CAPITAL
  • Eight mines, two coal projects and two windfarms
  • Sustaining capital: R2.1 billion (2019: R2.2 billion)
  • Expansion capital: R1.0 billion (2019: R3.6 billion)
  • Investment in property, plant and equipment: R3.2 million (2019: R6.1 million)
HUMAN CAPITAL
  • Employees: 6 739 (2019: 6 812)
  • Contractors: 15 726 (2019: 13 330)
  • Investment in skills development and talent management: R227 million (2019: R298 million)
  • Investment in employee remuneration: R3.8 billion (2019: R4.2 billion)
  • Culture: connect2NEXT
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
  • Continued investment in world-class digitalisation
  • Business Excellence integrated into the business
  • Leadership and management training: 184 people attended (2019: 372)
  • Significant investment in updating and aligning our strategy to our purpose and long-term goals
  • Continued investment in leading governance structures: changes in board, engagement with investors
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
  • Core equity-accounted income: R6.5 billion (2019: R4.8 billion)
  • Core EBITDA: R7.3 billion (2019: R5.8 billion)
  • Cash dividend paid (including special dividend): R3 billion (2019: R5.8 billion)
  • Revenue: R28.9 billion (2019: R25.7 billion)
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OUR ACTIVITIES

What we do
At the core of Exxaro is our goal of powering better lives for Africa and beyond. We achieve this by:
  • RESPONSIBLE MINING
    • Responsible environmental
    • stewardship
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Values-based leadership
    • Effective governance
  • DIVERSIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS
    • SIOC – iron ore
    • BM – zinc
    • Tronox – titanium
  • RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS
  • INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
  • STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

We know that it’s not just about WHAT you do, but also HOW you do it. That’s why we continuously strive to differentiate ourselves in the industry by how we do business. We pride ourselves on being more than just a mining business. Creating and sustaining value for our stakeholders, while ensuring we are a force for good, supporting the economic and social growth of the country.

The capital constraints we face

  • Natural resources, including the mineral resources we rely on, are finite and must be managed carefully
  • Balancing the need for energy that supports economic growth (currently primarily fuelled by coal) with the need to transition to a low-carbon economy
  • Manufactured capital remains costly, with delays in project completions hampering growth
  • Attracting and retaining the right employees with the necessary skills for now and into the future remains challenging in a competitive market
  • As the world evolves at an unprecedented pace, both technologically and in terms of the operating context, rapid innovation and ideation is more important than ever and remains challenging
  • In a low-growth environment, financial capital remains costly and scarce
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It is enabled through our strategy and designed to deliver on our purpose: to power better lives for Africa and beyond.

OUR OUTPUTS

What we produce

COAL
47.4MT product volumes
(2019: 45.6Mt)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
727GWH in wind energy
(2019: 762GWh)
IRON ORE (SIOC)
R6.1 billion core equity-accounted income
(2019: R4.4 billion)
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
R226 million core equity accounted income
(2019: R236 million)
WASTE
1 511 tonnes hazardous waste (2019: 4 090 tonnes)
1 031ktCO2e emissions (2019: 1 082ktCO2e)
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OUR OUTCOMES

The broader outcomes of activities on the capitals: What we produce

+Carbon intensity down 9% (2019: down 5%)*
Water intensity increased by 38% from 2019 (2019: reduced by 10%)*

Environmental incidents: zero level 3s (2019: zero level 3)

+Valid mining rights: 100% (2019: 100%)

Stoppage directives: three (2019: seven)

=Employee and contractor fatalities: none (2019: none)

LTIFR: 0.05 (2019: 0.12)

OHIFR: 0.19 (2019: 0.24)

+Scarce skills retention on target

=Marginal cost overruns on mega-projects

=Implementation timelines for mega-projects on target

+Core system availability: 98.86% (2019: 99.8%)

+Cyberintrusions: none (2019: none)

+Core EBITDA margin: 25% (2019: 23%)

+ROCE: 25% (2019: 28%

+Core HEPS: 2 973 cents per share (2019: 2 354 cents per share)

+Market capitalisation: R50 billion (2019: R47 billion) (2019: 13%)

* Although we have achieved greater levels of efficiency in our use of natural capital, these outcomes have been marked as negative as they reflect a reduction in the balance of natural capital available.

How we are improving our outcomes

We strive to mine responsibly, minimise our environmental impacts and be an active participant in the just energy transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Optimising our manufactured assets remains a key strategic priority.

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We are committed to achieving zero harm and continue working with our employees and contractors to eradicate any safety incident.

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Ensuring our competitive advantage through innovation and digitalisation remains key to Exxaro’s strategy going forward.

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We continue focusing on initiatives designed to lower costs, increase quality and manage our risk profile to deliver financial value.

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