AFARAK MOGALE TO SHUT DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE

09:00 London, 11:00 Helsinki, 22 June 2017 - Afarak Group Plc ("Afarak" or "the Company") (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)

AFARAK MOGALE TO SHUT DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE

Afarak Mogale will be shutting down P1 furnace temporarily for unscheduled maintenance from the 24^th of July to end of August and P2 & P3 furnaces will be down for scheduled maintenance for a week.

It is expected that around 5,500 tonnes of charge chrome will not be produced.  The Company is still assessing the extent of the impact on the financial performance in Q3 and has initiated talks with insurers.

AFARAK GROUP PLC
Guy Konsbruck
CEO

For additional information, please contact:

Afarak Group Plc

Guy Konsbruck, CEO, [phone], [e-mail]
Jean Paul Fabri, PR Manager, [phone], [e-mail]

Financial reports and other investor information are available on the Company's
website: www.afarak.com.

Afarak Group is a specialist alloy producer focused on delivering sustainable
Growth with a Speciality Alloys business in southern Europe and a FerroAlloys
business in South Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki (AFAGR) and
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (AFRK).

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Source: Afarak Group via Globenewswire