The five-month-long strike in the platinum sector led to a 40 percent decrease in production at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) in the second quarter, the company said on Thursday.

"Platinum-equivalent refined production decreased by 40 percent to 358,000 ounces as a result of the industrial action at Rustenburg, Amandelbult and Union mines in South Africa," the company said in a statement.

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