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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ae-ega-first-guinea-bauxite-shipment-renewed-agreement-20261005",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ae-ega-first-guinea-bauxite-shipment-renewed-agreement-20261005",
  "slug": "ae-ega-first-guinea-bauxite-shipment-renewed-agreement-20261005",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-05",
  "sourceName": "Emirates Global Aluminium (company release)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://media.ega.ae/ega-announces-first-guinean-bauxite-shipment-under-renewed-agreement-on-way-to-uae/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Mining",
    "Aluminium",
    "Trade",
    "Supply chains",
    "Guinea",
    "United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "EGA reports first Guinean bauxite shipment en route to UAE",
    "summary": "About 66,000 tonnes were loaded in late August; the cargo is still en route, under a renewed agreement for up to 4.9 million tonnes a year through 2044.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on 5 October 2026 that the first Guinean bauxite shipment under its renewed agreement with Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée was en route to the UAE. About 66,000 tonnes were loaded onto a Panamax vessel at Kamsar in late August; the shipment was not reported as delivered.",
          "The renewed agreement provides for up to 4.9 million tonnes of bauxite per year through 2044. EGA, Guinea Alumina Corporation and Guinea reached a definitive settlement in May concerning the cessation of GAC activities and interrupted supplies; it closed in late August after conditions were met. Guinea’s mines minister linked the first renewed shipment to the relationship following that settlement."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Emirates Global Aluminium (company release)",
            "url": "https://media.ega.ae/ega-announces-first-guinean-bauxite-shipment-under-renewed-agreement-on-way-to-uae/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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