Brazilian manganese producer BMC said this week it achieved a record manganese output, following the commissioning of a second dry screen in June this year.
According to Canacana Resources, which co-owns BMC with Ferrometals BV, average production per week was 1,016 mt over nine weeks since installation in June.
With a quarterly production of 7,477 mt to date, the company said it exceeded its previous record and now expects to reach a production capacity of 30,000 mt in 2016. The company’s previous weekly record was 726 mt in 2015.
“The successful commissioning of the new dry screen has enabled us to meet our target of expanding production capacity,” said Anthony Julien, president of Cancana.
“This is an important development, as our marketing team has identified opportunities for domestic and export sales contracts of up to 50,000 mt for our high-quality manganese oxide product.”
According to Julien, the increased capacity, in addition to “progressive sales” of the company’s 2015 and 2016 inventory, allowed it to “accelerate sales plans, ahead of further plant improvements scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter on the Jaburi plant,” he said.
BMC said its second dry screen was ordered following the “success of the dry screen commissioned in 2015.”