Eramet signs manganese value-chain development pact with Gabon government

PUBT · 1d ago
Eramet signs manganese value-chain development pact with Gabon government
  • Eramet signed a memorandum of understanding with Gabon to expand local manganese processing, targeting up to 700,000 tons a year by end-2031.
  • Plan assesses three projects: 10,000 tons-a-year manganese oxide plant by end-2028, Moanda complex restart by end-2029, new coastal alloys plant in 2031.
  • Gabon committed to secure competitive power supply as a prerequisite, particularly for the new alloys plant; projects remain subject to economics and investment decisions.
  • Separate cooperation covers a biochar supply chain using forestry by-products, with a 10,000 tons-a-year unit under study for 2029.
  • Parties also plan a “Made in Gabon” industrial seed fund, targeting 3,000 jobs over time.


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