Paris, 2 June 2025, 8:00 a.m.


PRESS RELEASE

Eramet’s response to the Gabonese government’s an-
nouncement on crude manganese export ban starting in
2029
Eramet takes note of the Gabonese government's intention to ban crude manganese exports from
January 1st, 2029. This move is described as part of the country’s stated ambition to strengthen its
industrial base, initiated by H.E. President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and his Government.

A long-standing partner of Gabon and with over 30 years of presence in the country, Eramet has a track
record as a committed investor in Gabon, supporting the country’s industrial development ambitions
through investing in sustainable mining operations, constructing value-adding transformation facilities
and upgrading key infrastructure.

Eramet acknowledges the Government’s ambition and, as the main co-shareholder in Comilog, will
continue to work with the authorities in a spirit of constructive partnership and mutual respect.

Eramet will remain attentive to this policy shift and will work collaboratively to identify further opportuni-
ties for it to contribute to Gabon’s economic development in the long term, whilst maintaining the sus-
tainability of its mining and metals operations. In particular, the Group aims to safeguard the strategic
role of Comilog and Setrag in being an internationally significant supplier of manganese to the global
steel industry — and the 10,460 Gabonese jobs they sustain.



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30.07.2025: Publication of 2025 half-year results
30.10.2025: Publication of 2025 Group third-quarter turnover




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ABOUT ERAMET
Eramet transforms the Earth’s mineral resources to provide sustainable and responsible solutions to the growth
of the industry and to the challenges of the energy transition.
Its employees are committed to this through their civic and contributory approach in all the countries where the
mining and metallurgical group is present.
Manganese, nickel, mineral sands and lithium: Eramet recovers and develops metals that are essential to the
construction of a more sustainable world.
As a privileged partner of its industrial clients, the Group contributes to making robust and resistant infrastructures
and constructions, more efficient means of mobility, safer health tools and more efficient telecommunications
devices.
Fully committed to the era of metals, Eramet’s ambition is to become a reference for the responsible transfor-
mation of the Earth’s mineral resources for living well together.
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INVESTOR CONTACT PRESS CONTACT

Director of Investor Relations Media Relations Officer
Sandrine Nourry-Dabi Nedjma Amrani

T. +33 1 45 38 37 02 T. +33 6 65 65 44 49

sandrine.nourrydabi@eramet.com nedjma.amrani@eramet.com




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