Manganese Smelter Project
2 x 22.5 MVA Manganese Smelter Project: The Company envisages setting up a new smelter plant with 2 numbers of Submerged Electric Arc Furnaces of capacity 22.5 MVA. This is meant for production of Ferro Manganese and Silico Manganese
with an annual capacity of 80000 tons. Acquisition of land is completed and EPC tendering process is going on.
Details of Smelter plant:
| Project Scheme | Ferro Alloy pant for the production of Ferro-Manganese & Silico-Manganese |
| Implementing Authority | Nouvelle Gabon Smelters S.A. |
| Products | Manganese alloys |
| Location | Franceville, Gabon, Central Africa |
| Rated Capacity | 0.039 mtpa Ferro-Manganese |
| 0.094 mtpa Silico-Manganese | |
| Furnace Configuration | 2 x 22.5 MVA |
| Capacity Utilization | First Year – 80% |
| Second Year onwards – 90% | |
| Plant and Machinery | Imported from international market. |
| Technical Know-how | The Company has adequate in-house technical expertise. |
| Raw Materials | Manganese ore, Dolomite, Quartz, Coke, and Ferro- Manganese slag, Manganese ore Sinter |
| Power | Power will be supplied by SP, Gabon. |
| Water | 620 M3/day water requirements will be made available from streams passing near to site and merging into river the Ogooue. |
| Commercial Production | First 2 furnaces will be commissioned in the 18 Months & balance 2 units are planned for future expansion |