Guinea is looking to expand its partnership with Glencore beyond bauxite exports, with the two sides discussing potential investments in alumina refining, energy and other strategic projects as Conakry seeks to build more processing capacity at home. The discussions follow a more than USD 300 million bauxite pre-financing and offtake agreement signed last week between state-owned Nimba Mining and Glencore. Under the deal, the Swiss commodities group will market 10–12 million tonnes of bauxite annually for five years, giving it a significant position in one of the world's largest bauxite-producing countries. Guinea's Mines Minister Bouna Sylla said the agreement could provide a foundation for a broader partnership across the country's aluminium value chain. "Glencore has indicated strong...
Domestic alumina spot prices held steady with slight adjustments last week, and scattered transactions showed mixed pricing. On the supply side, recent domestic alumina operating capacity stayed at around 99.4 million tonnes per year. A new alumina project in Beihai, Guangxi, is expected to start feeding material for trial production late this month, with associated capacity of about 2 million tonnes per year, and specific progress will be tracked closely. Meanwhile, roughly half of the industry's capacity is now running at a full-cost loss, and some producers have even slipped into cash-flow losses. Costs show no signs of easing though, and with few bullish drivers in sight, sector loss pressures keep mounting. Prices held flat last week mainly because new capacity releases are still...
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