Eramet partially restarts mineral sands production in Senegal
Three months after the fire at the Wet Concentration Plant (WCP) of the Eramet Grande Côte (EGC) site, Eramet has announced its decision to initiate a gradual and partial restart of Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) production at the end of April, at approximately 30% of nominal capacity.
The temporary solutions implemented now allow the WCP to be fed via the SDM (Supplementary Dry Mining Unit), in order to gradually rebuild the HMC volumes required for the intermittent commissioning of the heavy mineral separation plant, expected this summer.
The phased resumption of finished product output, following the replenishment of HMC stocks, is also expected to lead to the restart of commercial shipments. This gradual and partial recovery of site activities in 2026, alongside measures taken immediately after the fire, will partially mitigate the negative impact of the incident on operating income.
The mining and metallurgical group has also commenced work to rebuild the damaged WCP facilities to their original specifications. These efforts should allow for a restart and a progressive ramp-up to 100% production capacity by the first quarter of 2027.
Following the suspension of its mineral sands production targets, the group has established new guidance, now expected to be between 300 and 400 kt-HMC in 2026. Force majeure declarations applicable to customer and supplier contracts remain in effect to date.
Eramet, a global mining and metallurgical group, is a key player in the extraction and valorisation of metals (manganese, nickel, mineral sands) and the elaboration and transformation of alloys with a high added value (high-speed steels, high-performance steels, superalloys, aluminium and titanium alloys).
The group supports the energy transition by developing activities with high growth potential. These include lithium extraction and refining, and recycling.
Eramet positions itself as the privileged partner of its customers in sectors that include carbon and stainless steel, aerospace, pigments, energy, and new battery generations.
Building on its operating excellence, the quality of its investments and the expertise of its employees, the group leverages an industrial, managerial and societal model that is virtuous and value-accretive.
Net sales break down by family of products mainly between manganese (66.9%), mineralized sands (8.7%), nickel (7.8%), and lithium (1.5%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (0.9%), Europe (24.7%), China (23.9%), Asia (30.7%), North America (15.3%), Africa (3.1%), South America (0.8%), and Oceania (0.6%).
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