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Madagascar supply
Madagascar is the main graphite producer in
Africa with a production of 5,000 tonnes in
2009. The African island used to be an
important graphite producer a decade ago
with a production of 12,580 tonnes in 2001
according to Roskill data. But the output
decreased by about 2.5 owing to energy and
production costs issues.
“Madagascar is very poor in fossil fuels,
which are needed for the graphite production,
especially for drying. With increasing oil
prices the production cost are also increasing,”
Luh from Technografit explained to IM.
“Furthermore the deposits are getting poorer
and poorer and further processing is needed to
achieve an acceptable quality. On the other
hand, most of the graphite producers do have
other products like sisal, mica, cacao, etc.
With these businesses, they have less risk and
production cost,” he added.
From the former four suppliers in Madagascar,
there are only two left, Etablissements
Gallois now being the only one with regular
production and regular exports.
The Malagasy family-owned company has a
capacity of about 10,000 tpa at its three mines
- Antsirakambo Marovintsy and Ambalafotaka
- located on the east cost of Madagascar,
in the Toamasina and Vatomandry regions.
The mixing plant and transit department are
based in the city of Toamasina, Madagascar’s
main port.
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