Aluminum industry and demand for non-ferrous metals in the Central African Sub-Region : development prospects 1965 - 1980

UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL COUNCIL

o

Distr.

LIMITED

E/CN.14/lNR/l72

15 August 1969 Original s ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

• -"aluminium industry and demand-for non-ferrous . - metals in the central african. sub-region ;. develqpk.ent.

*. 'prospect's 1965-1980 ' ! '"

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TABLE. OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Coverage and its limitations - - - - - ^_ - - _ -

PART I ;'PRESENT AND'FUTURE DEMAND

Imports of non-ferrous metaTs' - Present demand and its pattern Projection of future demand

PART II, : DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITIES

Non-ferrous metals-other-than aluminium - -■-<=-■- -.- Bauxite 7 7 - - - .- - - - - - . - - - - — - Aluminium manufacture at present - - - - - - _ " - _ Proposed development of primary aluminium manufacture ^ -:

Electric potoer generation problems *?- - ■ - - — ~ ~ - - Development of secondary aluminium manufacture - ,-.-.. - Disposal of production — - - - :— — —'/*. —".— — ' —' —;

ANNEXES

Alumili* plant : i. ! ■.:

-Alwminium smelter^ - ;■; ■

; Aluminium rolling mill, and- extrusion, plant t Sheet t corrugating plant' ... ,

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LIST OP TABLES

1 Central Africa: Imports of non-ferrous metals 1962-1965 • 2 2 Central Africa: Import of other non-ferrous metals

1962-1965 . . . ;. : •■ • • • • • • **'.■' • ; • v-.i • • 3

3 "Annual average metal prices 195&-1966 .,» • • '•" - • * 4 4 Central Africa: Consumption of primary and secondary non-

ferrous metals, 1963 ...•• 7

5 Central Africa: Structure of the consumption of primary

. and secondary non-ferrous metals, 1963 °

6 Central Africa: Estimated structure of non-ferrous primary

and secondary metals by consumers, 1963 • 9," 10

7 Central Africa: -Per caput primary and,secondary non-ferrous ....;

metals consumption, 1963 • ••••• 11

8 Central Africa: Estimated total per caput consumption of non- ferrous "metals, 1963 • > •' • •, • • ' * 9 Central Africa: -Estimated input coefficients for primary and

secondary non-ferrous metals, 1963 ^

10 Central Africa: Estimated input coefficients for primary and

secondary non-ferrous metals, 1975-1980 « •■■-•■■: • • -• • • l6 11 'Central Africa: Development targets,"1975 and 198O ... 17

12 Central -Afriea: Estimation of intermediary demand for non-

-. fe-rrous primary and secondary metals fey 1975 and 1980 . • - .19 13 Central""Africa: Estimation of the final demand (consumption)

for pramary and secondary"aluminium by 1975 and 1980- . . 20

14 Central Africa: Estimated demand for primary and secondary

non-ferrous metals by 1975 and I98O 21

15 Central Africa: Structure of the expected I98O demand for

primary and sscondary non-ferrous metals,. .« . ... • ■• -•_ • 22

16 Central Africa: F.Rtimated demand per caput for primary and

secondary non-ferrous metals, 1980. ....•■..;••• • 23

17 Central Africas Expected total per oaput demand for non-

ferrous metals, I98O • • ^

18 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an alumina

plant, 500,000 metric tons capacity, in ITgaoundal. . . . 29 - 3^

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19 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an alumina

plant, 500,000 metric tons capacity, in Edea « • « • • 31 20 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an aluminium

smelter, 240,000 metric tons capacity, at Ede*a . • . • 32 21 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an aluminium

smelter, 180,000 metric tons capacity, at Ngaoundal* • • 33 22 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an aluminium

smelter, 240,000 metric tons capaoity, at Edea (second version)34

23 Inputs and illustrated production cost level for an aluminium smelter, 60,000 tons capacity, at Edea ... 35 24 Central Africa: Trade matrix for primary and secondary copper

SITC 682 for 1963 «... 42

25 Central Africa: Trade matrix for alumina SITC 513.6 for 1963 43 26 Central Africa: Trade matrix for primary and secondary

aluminium products SITC 684 for 1963 .*•.... 44

?7 Central Africa: Trade matrix for primary and secondary non- ferrous metals except for copper and aluminium (and uranium

and thorium) for 1963 •••••• 45

28 Central Africa: Trade matrix for products of the ISIC 342

for 1963 46

29 Central Africa; Trade matrix for primary and secondary

aluminium SITC 684 for 1975 .•..'...•••• 47

30 Central Africa: Trade matrix for primary and secondary

aluminium SITC 684 for 1980 . 48

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INTRODUCTION

Coverage and its limitations ■

1* This report covers the group of non-ferrous metals defined in the Stan dard International Trade Classification under division 68 - Non-ferrous metals (except for 688 Uranium and Thorium). The SITC grouping corresponds to the

definition of group 342 in the International Standard Industrial Claseifioa- tion.

2. Geographically, the report covers tne Central African sub-region (i.e.

Cameroon, Central African Republic, l/ Chad, the Republic of the Congo, 2/

the Democratic Republic of the Congo 3/ and Gabon). The non-ferrous^ metals

industry in Congo (Democratic Republic") is not covered. However, the latter includes several enterprises related to the state owned company Qeoomin 4/

(Ge*ne*ral o>ongolaise des minerals). The exclusion has been made because suf ficiently detailed data are not available. There is, however, one enterprise,

"Latreea" in Lubumbashi, which is independent of Gee omin and the production

of which comes under ISIC 342. This factory mainly processes copper;^/ and,

as such, will be analyzed in a separate report concerning oopper fabrication.

There is no information on other plants processing metals included in ISIC 342.

l/2/ For convenience denominated later as CAR. ,

'" " » » « Congo (Brazzaville), ! :

" " " " " Congo (Democratic Republic).

Former UMHK (ifaion miniere du Haut-Katanga).

The extrusion press and the (hot/cold) rolling mill also processes

aluminium and there is an aluminium ingots foundry. In terms of1 weight, some 1,000 tons of annual copper fabrication capacity can be utilized

for aluminium processing (400 to 600 tons per annum depending on speci fications of aluminium products). The total theoretical capacity of;

the plant (in terms of oopper fabrication) is estimated to be approxima tely 5,000 tons. The factory began operations in 1951t and its output in 1958 was about 1,500 tons. In 1964 it was down to 1,150 tons. f'

Table

1:

Central Africa

;

Imports of non-ferrous metals 1962-1965

CameroonCARChad...Congo

Congo

(B.)(Dem.

Rep,)

GabonTotal SITCMetal

-^2£ tons $'000 tons $'000 tons $'000 tons $'000 tons $*000 tcns: $'000

^682Copper 634Aluminium

Struoturen? inpe*o«nt^ tons$'000advalorem 1962 1963 1964 1965 1962 1963; 1*64

1965

68othermetalsb/1962:

" 6

6BTotal

1964 1965 1962. ? 1964; 1965

a/ Net of re-exports.

4452.01117.4 6673.0411.6 7392.01916.1 7b245.01016.3

616.8 511.3, 1322.3 615.8 990695.0 1317844.O 17751157.0 22961460.O "43 105 725 36

20.0 35.0 200.0 31.0 1077767.0 1488952.O 25731449.0 2402,1736.0

167 178 296 291 6 5 3 7 I84 187 318 308

123.5 134.9 247-7 240.4

103 46 80 59'

87-5 43.4 79.8 52.2 9.1 _{7-3 10.8} 12.1 150.0 153.8 274.6 268.8

10.8 7.3 7.1 _12.0

10 7 7 7

1195 58.6*2.0 100109.2 7280.0

,

56

36. 59 392 263 297 263 59 40 53 35

74-9 46.0 47.2 94.7

28i.8

177.1 244.7 207.1

81 121 166- n.d. 446 864 964 n.d.

11-3*0 274.0 289.O n.d. 374.0 1121.0 807.0 n.d.

35 34 29 40: 105 132 93 107

12.1 44.9 48.7

68.7

66.1 68,1 76.2 ^90.2

233286.2 26646O.8 323515.3 n.d.n.d.

13.5 14.1 13.6 22031627.976.5 28002408.567.2 35052612.469.1 n.d*n.d. 36.4100111.0 32.5281302.0 37.9337350.0 37*0;n.d.n.d.

3724-5255211.810.0 2513.3463.397-4I8.7 3747.2.1162653.O17.3 2926.8n.d. 507393.1627598.0 339255.6-12661697.0 373,329.8146t;1446.0 357338.8n**.n.d.

177 191 159 176

102.7

2691

146.3 3529

172.14990 185,7in.d

2125.9100.0 3266.7100.0

3780.7 100.0

n.d. Remarks;valuesinGIFprices.

688 (i'e- a11 metals eluding copper^ aluminiuin, urani™ and thoriui.) for details

2 : Central Africa t BaporWof' ot

non-ferrousmetals1962-65 CARChadCongoCongo (Dem,Rep.)GabonTotal SITCMetalYeartonsS*000tons$'000tons 681Silver 683Nickel Lead; 686Zinc 68/Tin 689Other

1962 1963 1-964 1962 1963 1964 1965 1962'

1963 1964 1965 1962 1963.

1964 1965 1962 1963 1964 1965

■

•1.0 1.0 334-0

!000' ions' $'000 tons ff*000 tons S'000 tons %'000

34 % 24 22 7

.14 672 ^{11 2 2 18 3}

1962 1963 196411 1965

12.0 20.0 12.0 H.0 3.0 ..6,0 167.0 7.0 3*0 4.0 13.0 10.0 i.o 7.0

2 3 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.0 2.1 2-5 6.4 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 4.0 2.6 7.3 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.4

•■0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 2.3 2.5 3.8 8.2 5.3 2.3 1.9 0.4 2.9 1.3 1.2 2.8 0.1 0.4

a/

Set

of re-exports, b/ Other than copper, aluminium, uranium and thorium. * 0/ national (or UDE) Statistics do not show Quantities of Rfc because of round-up there are differenoes between

.* •♦ 2 1 .* •a

•39 25 25 19 ^{13 16 26} 9 .5 5 2 7

0.4 1*5 ■2.7 1.0 2.6 1.3 0,9 0.1 15.1

16.4

1%9 15.5 ^5.8 8.5 12.3 5.5 U.5 13-0 6.2 14.9 1.0

2 2 n.d. 4 4 12 n.d. 53 135 156 n.d, 21 74 88

n.d. 18 21 39 n.d. 4 45 40 n.d.

2.0 65.0 52.0 n.d. 5-0 4.0 20.0 n.d, 38.0 72.0 72.0 n.d. 14.0 45-0 64.0 n.d. 46.0 83.0 105-0 rud. 6.0 33.0 37.0 n.d.

20 14 15 13 14 16 20 13 2 2 2 3 a lessthanone Tables1andton;theaggregateshouldbemore. 2.

Pago 4

■ • . ■, : .. ■ ; . part i . . . ■ ■ . PRT3SCOT AND FUTDS3 DBMAHD

Imports;of non-ferrous metals■ ,. ;

3. Tables 1 and 2 show the, imports (net of re-exports) of non-ferrous metals into the sub-region for the period 1962—1965- Congo"' .(Democratic Republic):and Cameroon are the principal importers, accounting far 65-80 per cent (ad yalorein) uf total imports. This corresponds approximately to their' sjiare of the sub-regional population (77 pe? cen;t)*

4- It should be noted that Tables 1 and 2 record the value of imports in current prices* ■ During the period under review,:of course,'the prices

for these metals'have been changing, some of them substantially'(see Table 3)«

The price for aluminium was the most stable of the group, ifeut even with it

there has been considerable change. The various fluctuations can be

illustrated as follows (assuming index 100 for 1963).

1962 19631964 1965

Copper

100.4 100.0 109.1 125.3

Aluminium

105.5

100.0

104.9 ■ 108.3

.Other metals l/

■ 94.8

100.0 128.0 143.9

5» Using these indices for r3struoturing the sub-regional totals for the

period 1962-1964 (1965 data are incomplete), the following import picture

results. Units are per cent-share of the ad valorem total.

Table 3 ; ' Annual average metal prices 1958-1966 a/ (in US cents per lb)

Copper

v

^{Leadcommon Zinc}GXI*tiX X S

Tin Aluminium.

ingots

1958 1959I960 1961 1962 19631964 19651966 Average

max, / +

deviations-7 a/- Engineering b/ Refineries c

24,123 28.892 29.894 27.919 28. 514 28.413 30.985 35-604 49.512 31.539

56.9 0/

23.5 d/

and Fining sutside USA,

12.109 12.211

11.984 ZO.871 '

9-631 11.137 13,596 16.000

15.115 12.517 27.8 23.1

10.309 11.448 12.946 11.542

11.625 11.997 13.568 14.500 14.500 12.492 16.1 17.5 Journal, Vo1. 168, No.

0/ Percentage.

. : 95.127 102.053 101.438

113.3ii

114.652 116.652 157.595 178,202 164.070 127.011 40.3 25.1 2, February

24-790 24.738 26.000 ■ <

25.458 23.875 22.623 ,23-741 24.507 '24.500 24-470

6.2 7.6

1967.

\J Based on lead, zinc and tin which represent about 75 P©*" cent of the

value of importB in this group.

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Current prices 1963 constant prices

: 1962 1963 1964 1962 1963 1964

Copper 13.5 14.1 13.6 13.9 14.1 13.6

Aluminium 76.5 67.2 69.I 75-S 67.2 -71.7-

Other metals 10.1 18.7 17-3 10.9 18.7 14.7

6, The above data should not be regarded as a >a&ie for judging trends

in terms of structural change. Detailed study indioates that in the 1962-64-

Tseripd there have been no important changes in structure. However, while this'is true for the sub-region as a whole, individual oountries have , shown significant year to year irregularities and deviation from the

pattern.

Ifreaent demand and its pattern

7, In 3^63 only two countries of the sub-region were involved in the manufacture of non-ferrous metals. Comparably, only one country was

engaged in fabrication (i.e., .transformation of crude metals and/or

alloys into semi-produots or final products). Congo (Democratic Republic)i;

the major producer of primary copper, associated metals and tin, Cameroon

produces primary aluminium. The only fabrication is in Congo (Democratic

Republio), the Latreca having been mentioned above. In all other countries,

demand-consumption is more or less equal to imports, l/ Cameroon, too,

is almost wholly dependent on imports because the domestic demand for

crude aluminium (the only local product so far) is minor.

8, In Congo (Democratic Republio) the situation is somewhat more com plicated 2/, because of the existence of "Latreca". This company purchases part of its primary metals requirement from GScomin and part from abroad.

Similarly, its output goes in part to supply the looal market and par*

goes to export markets." Lack of adequate statistical data on Latyecafs performance makes any estimation difficult and involves a larger oomponent of guess work. The same situation exists, to an extent, for Ge"comin.

Its share of supply to the domestic market is not known. Therefore, estimates for Congo (Democratic Republic) should be regarded as

approximations. The only objective in making them has been to establish the order of magnitude.

1/ Assuming equal size of stocks at the beginning and at the end of

the year.

2/ We do not consider here the movements of metals within the plants of Gecomin which are involved in their transformation for own further uses. We regard them as having no relationship, with the market except

for the Oeoomin's demand satisfied either by imports or by local industry, not related with Ge*comin, like e.g., Latreca.

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9» Table 4/liets estimates of I963 consumption of non-ferrous metals. It is assumed that these correspond"to the demand at that time* if . These data .differ however from those .recorded for 1963* This) is because they have- been adjusted, using the 1962-1965 ^series of year ty ^ear dscte t<i avoid

i&qi<ie;ital deviations.. Table 5 includes additional details about/the ';

structure bf consumption. As expected, .the structure of consumption

in Congo (Democratic; Be public) is somehow distorted when compared with-

. ;t^^ of rotfce,r poUntri,e^. .,?his is probably bepause of the j>resen$e of

04oomi*i, with its large ami specific demahdf'br inputs. '" ''; ;

10. $h)e fbllowing observations are made concerning Tables 4 and 5.

Ob avoid double counting, intermediate inputs of"industry classified in IStC 342 have been excluded. This is relevant in terms of two

countries, namely Cameroon and Congo (Democratic Republic). In tlje first case of Cameroon there has been importation of aluminium sheets to be corrugated by SOCATHAL. Sone of these sheets have then been exported to other TJDEAC countries. This has been classified as re

export. 2/ In the caso of Congo (Democratic Republic), Latreca used /

refined copper from Ge"comin, as well as imported orude aluminium

(about 100 tons) and non-ferrous metals scrap purchased on domestic

market.

11. Table 6 gives the 1963 demand structure by consumers (intermediate inputs and f^nal demand). -

12. Table 7 lists the per oaput indices of non-ferrous metals consump tion. Some adjustment of these figures is necessary,- however, to include the quantity of non-ferrous metals embodied in manufactured products and, in turn, to arrive at global per oaput consumption figures. The European average of non-ferrous metals component in engineering products has been estimated roughly to be 8 grams of copper, 14 grams of aluminium and

^ jgrsma of other non-ferrous metals per kilogram.

To the extent covered by SITC 68.

2/ This is not fully correct in a theoretical sense because some 10 per

oent of value has been added in Cameroon.

Table4:CentralAfrica:Consumptionofprimaryandsecondarynon-ferrousmetals.1963a/ SITCMetal

CameroonCAR

Congo ChadCongo(B.)(Pem.Rep.).GabonTotal tons$f000tons$f000tons$(000tons$!000tons.$T000tons$»000tons$!000 682Copper 684Aluminium Other 68Total

66-73.0614.6613.63743.09211474.034 1317838.O181135.07365.0263177-19641221.0122 ■52-28.46,46.586.748*40-6185'225.032 1435939.4193-4X56.18785.3348265.720702920.0138

45.010701668.2 80.029202516-1 19.2331.4326.4 144.24321.44510.7 a/SITC68. 0/

Metric.

o

:CentralAfrica:Structureoftheconsumptionofprimaryand Cameroon tonsb/%tons

Congo CARChad„._Congo(B.)(Dem.Rep.) ■fotons%tons

%

tons

€

682Copper 1.Refinedand alloys< 2.Sheets 3.Bars' 4.Tubesandpipes 5.Fittings 684Aluminium 1.Crudeand.alloys 2.Bars" 3-Sheets 4.Foil'. 5-Tubes&fittings Other

■ i

exolud- GabonTotal*ing tons%tons%

Coiwp

\

4.4 5,6 _{37.1 15.7} ^3.2

6.7 8.5

56.2 23.8 ^4.3

0.11.70.915*0 2.440.03.050.0 2.541.62.032.5 1.016.70.12.5 2.6.0.2,-...-.- 9-20.70.40.20.4

1290.8f/9S.O 179.0 98.9 72.3

10.50.81.40.80.2 -3-90.3-0*20.10.1

0.6

98.9

0.3 0.2 661 685 687 689

Silver^

Nickel Lead. Zinc Tin Other

(0.80) 0.8 34..0.^ 11.0 -3.a 3,0.

1,5 .^5^. 21.2: 5.'9' 5;8

(0.3)

0.2 ,3.2. 2.0 1.0

3.2 50.0 I5.6

(0.03) O.4 4.2 3.0 0.5

4.9 52.0 .37-0 6.1 SITC68,except. Metric. Mainlycathodes* Cfcilyconsumption Thousanddollarsinsteadoftons. Sheetscorrugatedforexportexcluded.

2.0 1.0 28.0 5.0 1.0 2.6 257.5 2.4 0.5

(1.47)

1,0 25.5 16.0 5-0'

5-4 29.5d/

3.2cl/ 2.7

411.7c/ 44.7c/

75.7 13.5 ^{2.7 1.0} 97-9 0.9 0.2 2.1 53.B 33-6 10.5 (lie.,Infwts'-for342excluded).

289.2 155.6 35*0 10.9<±/ 10.6 929.9 8.7 3.9 (40.0) 6-7 65.O 61.0 21.0 30.0

31.4 I6.9 3.8 1.2d/

l.l"

96.4 0.9 0.4 0.5 3.6 35-4 33.0 11.3 16.2

1.0 4.0 23.0 5.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 117-4 1.2 (0.4) 0.5 13.8 16.0 2.0

2.9 11.3

67.7

14-7 2.9 0.9 0.8 96.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 _{42,7 49.6} 6.2

37.9 422.3 382.7 I85.8 41.3 14.6 24.2

2846.9

^{24-4 9.9} (43.0) 9.6 145.7 109.0 32.5 33.0

3.5 39.5 35.8 17.4 3.8 0.5 0.8 97^6 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.9 _44.1 32.9

9.*

10,0

5.6 7.1 62.8 20.3 4.2 ^0.2 0.7 93.0 ^{0.8 0.3 2.0} 55*3 32.S 7.9 2.0

si I~1

H.14/INRA72

e 9

Tafcle 6 : Centra

srrc/

ISIC

x

)00

682 Copper

35/38 Engineering

34 Basic metals

2/3 Other mfg. i

1 Mining ind 4 Construction

5 " Power etc, i Final demand

393.5 606.0 6.2 183.0

662.5 62.4 10.6

684 Aluminium

35/38 Engineering -*

50.0 41.0 87.0 781.1 27.4 1015.6 34

2/3

1

4 5

Basic metals Other mfg. i Mining ind*

Construotion Power etc. i Final demand'

68 Other ffieta

35/38 Engineering

34 Basic metals

2/3 Other mfg. ii

1 Mining ind.

4 Construction

15.0 10.2

36-5 26.5

Structure per cent

ad valorem

130.0 20.4 31.5 0.3

9.5 34.6 3.2 0.5

100.0

100.0 73.0 4.6 3.1

11.2 8.1

Table 7

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Central Africa ; Per caput primary and secondary non-ferrous metals consumption, a/ 1963 (in grama;

Cameroon

Central African

Republic Chad

Congo Congo

(Brazza- Democratic

ville) Republic)

Gabon Total 682

68468 68

Copper Aluminium Other Total

26313

10

286

1385 1485

2 22 2 26

42

29754 393

35 b/

6412 111

68 244

64

376

26 11313 152

4.6 1.6 21.0 40.23-5 11.3

tt tt ti it

« ti 11 11 11 11 . 11

a/ Primary and secondary metals only - SITC 68.

b/ Excluding copper cathodes.

The per caput consumption of engineering products are as follows l/t

Cameroon 7.3 kg per caput

Central African Republic ChadCongo (Brazzaville)

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Gabon Average

Basing on previously mentioned indices and the above consumption figures the following level of global non-ferrous metals consumption have been calculated

(see Table 8). It should be noted that these consumption indices are not only

below those of developed countries but they are lower than analogous figures for other African sub-regionsc

13- Input coefficients for 1963 have been calculated using data from Table 6 and estimates of gross output. Only limited recorded data have been available,

however, g/ The resulting input coefficients are presented in Table 9, laut

some apparent distortions should be explained:

(l) Congo (Democratic Republic) has a high coefficient of demand for copper

in construction. This is due exclusively to the extensive use of oopper tubes, piping and fittings manufactured locally ty Latreca. These, of

course, substitute for steel piping and malleable fittings;

l/ Engineering Industries in Central Africa, (e/cN.14/inr/..,)-

2/ Instead of abstract ex-factory cost prices, average 1963 world priceB paid ty

importers (c.i.f) have been used. The differences between these prices and prices

actually paid *y countries are viewed as the result of additional transport oosts and commercial margins. It should be noted that for Cameroon, this

difference was minimal (2 per cent), but for Chad it amounted to 50 per cent

and for Congo (Democratic Republic) 70 per oent of the world average prices.

: Central Africa j Estimated total per cainit oonsumption of non-ferrous metals. 196^ (in grams)

a/ Comparativedata=' Congo■-■■ Congo(Bemocratic

Cameroon CAR Chad (Brazzaville) Republic) Gabon Total

USA

NineWest European,/ countries—'West JapanAfrica

.a/ I963 or thereabouts. b/ Austria, Belgium and Luxemburg, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, oj Eight countries (i.e. except Belgium and Luxemburg). -

<fcri fta TO 682 684

Copper Aluminium Other Total

71 365 39 475

42 202 23 267

15 44 8 67

210 591 138 639

63 113 26 202

389 807 224 1,420

116 278 58 452

6,400 9,500 9,800 25,700

5,4002/-

5,000 10,900 21,300

6,000 2,300 6,400 14,700

163 310 53 526

Table9tCentralAfrica:Estimatedinputooeffioientaforprimaryandsecondarynon-ferrousmetals. Copper: Aluminium:

CameroonCARChadCongo (Braazav.)Congo nRep.Gabon Othermetalss

Engineering Industry 35/38 0.0056 Other manufacturing b/ ind. 2/3 ••£/

Miningindustry1- Construction40.0006 Power,etc.50.0003 Consumption••

Engineering industry

35/38

0.0347 Other manufacturing b/

ind.

2/3 0.0001

Miningindustry1- Qonstruotica40,0031 Power,etc50.0001 Consumption0.0008

Engineering industry 35/38 Other manufacturing b/ ind* 2/3 -?

Miningindustry1- Construction40.0001

0.0010 0.0002 0.0498 0.0001 0.0032 0.0001 0.0004 0.00380,0047 Allnon-ferrous

metals: Engineering industry

35/38

0.0449 Other manufacturing b/

ind.2/3

0.0001

Miningindustry1- Construoticn4060037 ,Powe^r,etcv.50.0004 Consumption.0.0008

0.0002 0.0574 0.0001

0.0002 0.0002 0.0059 *• 0.0040 .• 0.0032 0.0003 0.0200 0.0001 0.00440.0045 0.00020.0002 0.0005-•

0.0009 0.0009 0.0110 0.0001 0.0033 0.0004 0,0006 0.0002 0.0386 0.0001 0.0045 0.0013 0.0006

0.0011 0.010X 0.0019 O.OO69 0.0001 0.0006 0.0068 0.0008 0.0005

P.0003

6.0006

0*0011 0.0022 0.0001 0.0028 0.0004 0*0002 0.0002 0,0200 0.0001 6.0018 0.0171 0.0027 0.0005

0.0001 0.0002 0.0068 0*0002 0.0005 0.0035 0.0015

Suo- region 0.00300.01090.01220,00850.00240.0079* 0.0008 0.0037 0.0012 0.0114 0.0001 0.0004 0.0044 0.CO05 0.0005

0.0154 0.0045 0*0023 0.0048

0.0002 0.0002 0.0241 0.0001 0.0033 0.0082 0.0018 o a/

See explanation in

text..

b/ Occluding ISlC 34 basic

metals,

0/ Less than 0.00005.

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of

metre) and asbestos-oemant Aerials (TCPA 25O-KerSe metre)2/.

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In addition, there are clay tiles and corrugated polyester sheets on the . . market. This situation creates difficulties for- the existing aluminium sheet corrugating plant (SOCATRAL) and will create more troubles when, the aluminium rolling mill starts operation, 1/

17. Under these circumstances it 3eems advisable not to forecast demand but to fix consumption targets (intermediate and final) which are reasonably related to planned or expected overall development. For that purpose," a set of input coefficients fur the target 1975/80 period has been based on the following!

(1) The assumption that, by and large, the structure of the Central.

African economies will not differ much from the one forecast for . West Africa; and

(2) The assumption that technologically the future industries in Central Africa will not differ much from the present European

developed demand level. 2/ .

18. These coefficients are listed in Table 10 which is comparable with :;

Table 9- v'

19. Table 11 reproduces framework target data for 1975 and for I98O. It

should be noted that the framework has defined data only for GDP and its '.

main components (i.e. secondary sector and mining }J and manufacturing

industries contributions). All other data, especially gross output'data,

have been estimated. §J -

1/ Ghana, in planning the development of a domestic aluminium industry, made a policy deoision in advance and decided to promote aluminium even before its own domestic industry carae into existence. As a result, the per caput

consumption of aluminium in this country soared in 19^2 to more;than 7-jO

grammes of primary and secondary aluminium (almost 7 times the comparable Central African average noted in Table 7). Of course, dynamic salesman ship, obviously present in Cameroon, may contribute significantly to the

extension of the demand for one commodity in prefetfehce to -fche others.and the policy decision will be made in the market. ;

g/ This estimate is based on data for eight European countries (enumerated in

the footnote of Table 8) and Japan.

2J The data on mining are incomplete in the framework. Therefore, expected

developments in Cameroon, CAR and Congo (Brazzaville) have been estimated

and shown in the table without changing the-framework's data on.total out put of the secondary sector.

4/ Specifically, the performance of engineering industries has been estimated assuming the following demand structure: intermediary 35 per cent; ODFCP 54 per cent; consumption (final) 11 per cent. It has been assumed that the engineering goods represent 45 per cent of the net fixed capital.

formation. On the other hand, it has been assumed that 62 per cent pf engineering goods will be imported from outside of the- sub-region. The

above propositions are analogous to West Africa. .. . , ' .-.:

2SS1S--12 * Central Africa t-Eatimated input coefficients for primary and second*^

1975-1980 ISICCameroon.CARChadCongoCongo )(Bern.

Re

Allnon-ferrous metals:Engineeringindustry:35/38

Other manufacturing:b/ind.

2/3 Miningindustry."l* Construction4 Power,etc;.5 Consumption -Engineeringindustry..35/38

Other manufacturing

b/ind.2/3

Mining industry

1 Construction"'4 Power,etc.5 Consumption

Copper: Aluminium: Othermetals;

Engineeringindustry.35/38 Othermanufacturingb/ind.2/3 Miningindustry'""-""l. Construction.4 Power,retc,;,5 Consumption-: Engineeringindustry35/38 Othermanufacturingb/ind.2/3 Mining1industry'"1 Construction.4

a/ See explanation.in text. b/ Excluding ISip 34 basic metals.

0,0245 0.0004 0,0004 0.0050 0.0017 0.0008 0.0060 0.0002 0.0006 0.0012 0.0150 0.0003 0.0002 0.0036 0.0005 0.0008 0,0035 0.0001 mm 0.0008

0.0205 0.0003 0,0005 0.0050 0.0017 0.0006 0.0070 0.0003 0.0006 0.0012 0.0100 0.0003 0.0001 0.0036 0.0005 0.0006 0,0035 0.0001 0.0008

0.0170 0.0002 0.0050 0.0012 0.0002 0.0080 0.0006 0.00,09 0.0060 0.0002 0,0036 0.0003

0l0002

0,0030 0.0008

0.0225 0.0005 0.0006 0.0050 0.0017 0.0008 0.0080 0.0003 0.0006 0.0012 0.0065 0.0004 O.0002 0.0036 0.0005 0.0008 0.0080 0.0001 0.0001 0.0008

0.0195 0.0004 0,0008 0.0058 0.0017 0.0006 0.0100 0.0004 0.0020 0.0012 0^0050 0.0003 0.0002 O.OO36 0.0005 0.0006 0.0045 0.001 0.0001 0.0002

»)Gabon 0.0140 0.0003 0.0005 0.0050 0.0002 0.0060 0«0003 0,0006 0,0012 0.0050 0.0002 0.0001 0.0036 0.0005 0.0002 0.0030 0.0001 0.0001 0.0008

>

■Table 11 : Central Africa : Development targets. 1375 and l?80 (constant 1963, market prices)

Congo Jtaneroon ValueGross addedoutput.

.Congo

CAR Chad ^ ^JlPsgaajL. _(P.em. RepjjL .._Gftbqn .__

Value""Gross"V^lue'Gross

Value Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value Gross

■ftn+.Tmta-fid^d

output added output added output added output added output

1975 GrossDomesticProduct1248.5 Oatofwhich: Secondarysector277,5 Outofwhich: Mining2.03.3 Engineeringindustry/21.757-4

Other mfg. industries-^ 105.7 267.0

Constructionindustry59.0125.O Power,etc.,industry50.167*7

1980 Gross

DomesticProduct1707.1 Outofwhich: Secondarysector468.3 Outofwhich: Mining'4-0 Engineeringindustry/51.0 Othermfg.industries-'193-0 Construction Power93.0 88.3

6.6 134.6 487.O 197.0 119.3

312.0 84.3 16.0 4.1 31.4 18.0 14.8 453.4 155.2 26.0 10.8 59-6 29.0 29-8

26.6 .8.7 79.0 41.O 20.0 43.0 23.0 150.0 65.O 40.3 a/Basicnon-ferrousmetals(ISIC362)excluded,

48O.O 74.1 1.3 38.5 30.0 4.3 673.3 143.0 2.2 94.2 38.0 8.6

2.9 97.0 69.O 6.1 5.0 238.0 86.0 12.3

27O.6 99.2 8.0 15-1 48.6 15.0 12.5 373.1 167.3 15.0 51.4 55.9 23.0 22.0

13.3 33.1 123.0 30.0 16.9

2089^4

974-1 144.O 54.6 528.5 95.0 47.0 2966.6 1457-7 25.0 112.6 141.0 45.0 29.7

103.8 722.0 222.0 100.0

240.0 132.8 1334.0 203.0 63.5 312.0 252.6 1825.0 472.0 135.0

425.3 162.0; 104.0

8.5

18.8 23.0 7.7 516.6 186.8 126.0 15.1 19.8 18.0 7.9

173.0 16.1 47.0 46.O 10.4

4825.8 274-0456.2 105.3251.0 771-51947.0

240.0

46&O 136.4184.6 6690.1 210.0 36.0 50.0 36.0 10.7

358.0596.6

240.0

563.3 1145.42891.0 423.O901.0 256.6347.3

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20. Table 12 gives the intermediate demand for 1975 and 198Owith oaloula- tions based on the above assumptions.. This table does not include, however,

either the specific intermediary demand by the basic metals industry (3\SIC 34)

or the final demand for primary and secondary non-ferrous metals.

21- Final demand, only consumption by definition, oonsists almost exclusively of aluminium. ■ The baeio economic framework of the Central African study - does not define consumption targets so for the purpose of the present demand forecast rough estimates have been made. .It" Has been assumed that the -_

growth rate, of per oaput consumption is related to the rate of growth of ■.- per caput GDP. It has, also been assumed that the per oaput consumption growth rate is equal to 0.75 of the per caput. GDP growth rate* This is admittedly an estimate, but it is viewed as satisfactory for rough, first * . approximation definition. Table 13 presents these forecasts and the

estimated demand for aluminium which was calculated using the coefficients given in Table 10.

22. Table 14 covers the values of Tables 12 and 13 to quantities. This, then, is comparable to Table 6. Further oonverstion of data into technically specified demand is given in Table 15- Important quantitative and structural

ohanges in demand axe expected. Table 16 (comparable to Table 7) presents,

data on expected per oaput demand for primary and secondary non-ferrous metals expressed in grammes. Finally, Table 17 gives the estimated total- demand

for non-ferrous metals in 1980, including that embodied in imported engineering goods. This table is comparable with Table 8. It will be noted that significant progress is expected. Despite this, the expected consumption figures are far

below the developed countries indices.

23- The aggregate demand for primary and secondary non-ferrous metals (ISIC 342 inputs excluded) is expected to grow 9-2 per cent per annum during the 1963-1980 period. More specifically, demand for copper 7*4 , per cent per annum; for aluminium 9*3 per cent per annum* and for other non-ferrous metals 15*0 per cent per annum.

Table12:CentralAfrica:Estimationofintermadiarydemandfornon-ferrousprimaryandsecondarymetalsby

and 1980 (except for ISIC 34. basic metals in average 1964 importers a/ prices, thousand of dollars!

Cameroon 19751980CAR 19751980Chad 197519801975

CongoCongo .)(Bern.Rep.) 98019751980Gabon 197519801975 SUmetals: ;Engineeringind. Othermfg.ind. ;^J&ning..industry Constructionind. -Power,etc.,ind. Total pepper: Engineeringind. Othermfg.ind. Miningindustry Constructionind. Ppfcer,etc.,ind. Total Engineeringind. Othermfg.ind. Killingindustry ^Constructionind. >fiRWfixy_etc..find- Total fcl&e'r"metals": ^BBfgineeringind. vOthermfg.ind. Miningind. ^Constructionind. *tl

I4O6.3 106.8 1.4 625.0 115,1 '2254-6 861.0 80.1 0.7 450.0 33-9 1425.7 200.gr 26.7 100.0 327,6

3297.7 194.8 2.6 985.0 202.9 4683.O

170.4 23.7 13-4 205.0 34.0 454.5

471-5 45.0 21.5 325.0 68,6 931.6

49.3 19.4 345.0 7.3 421.0

85.O 47-6 430.0 14.8 577.4

744-9 61.5 8.0 150.0 28.8 993.2

2533.5 70.5 15.0 225.0 50.5 2894-5

2489.6 533-6 192.0 1177.4 108.<" 4500.6

4925.7 730.0 249-6 2737-6 229.5 8872.4

225.4 14-1 86.5 230.0 17.7 573.7

551.6 15.0 105.0 180.0 18.2 869.8

5093-9 759.1 301.3 2732.4 310.9 9197.6

II865.O 1102.9 393.7 0.71-3 75.0118.2 81.2143.2 501.31070.3 2019.0 I46.1 ■■"■1-3 709.2 59-7 2935.3 '471.1 48.7 157.6 677.4

8.0 24.6 24.0 117.5 87.0 23-7 2.7 147.6 10.0 271.0

12.9 39.0 48.4 261.3 230:0 45.0 4-3 234.0 20.2 533.5

41.4 5.5 70.1 17.4 19.4 243.4 1.8 287.0

51.6 11.1 102.7 30.0. .47.6 309.6 3-7 390.9

4.0 18.0 20.3 307.1 2 30.58O.58.715.0 2.74.3 32.852.O55.268.8 66.0136.863.983.8

215 49 2.7 108,0 8.5 383.7 264-8 12.3 1.3 24.O 302.4

7.5 27.O 35*6 970.9 731.9 56.4 5-0 162.0 14-9 970.2 900.8 14.1 2.5 36.0 953.4

96.0 406.0 76.2 19O6.2 564.O 400.2 48.O 730.8 31.3 1774.8 597-6 133.4 48.O 40.6 819.6

124.8 944.0 162.0 3756.3 126^.0 547.5 62.4 1699-2 67-5 3639.6 1136.7 182.5 62.4 94.4 1476,0

51.9 27.6 12.5 186.6 8O.5 9-4 ^17.3 _I65.6 5.2 278.0 48.3 4.7 17.3 36.8 107-1

63.O160.6 21.6592.6 12.8219.7 £3.83090.8 197-0 10.0 21.0 129.6 '5-4 118.2 5.0 21.0 28.6 173.0

1825.2 532.0 71.4 I85O.4 91.2 4420.2 1150.8 177-1 69.3 289.4 1686.6

5^4-5 13628.7 344.4807.66O.9161.023-240.0264.8900.31328.02526.096.6236.4.2117.94671.3 209.5 a.201.4 413.1 6495.3 M-4i^»7 852.6 94-0 3243.6 171-4

3832*5

2722.-' 250.3 90.2 437.6 3500.4 Averageworldimporters'prices.

'I in;1975and1980:CentralAfrica;EstimationOfthefinaldemand(consumption)forprimaryandsecondaryal 1963 Consump tion .15value Sotal2,076

Ratesofgrowth(tperannunri196V-1980 Cameroon522 as126 Chad208 €bttgo(Brazzaville)144 Congo'(Dem.Rep.)921 Sabon125

GDP percent

Consumption percaputw

Popula tion 3.9 4.4 5.4 4-0 3.0 5.0

2.9 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.2 3.7

2.0 2.5 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.0

Consump tion 5.0 5*9 5.6 '5.0 4.6 4.7

Consumption 1975 Imillion 991 250 400 ./259 1,582 217 3,699

I960 fmillion 1,265 333 524 331 1,984 273

Coeffi cient

Demandfor -aluminium

1975 . 1955"

.ff'000g'OOO 0.0008 0.0006 0.0002 0.0008 0.0006 0.0002

792.81,012.0 150.0199.8 80.0IO4.8 207.2264.8 949-21,190.4 43.454.6 4,710..0.00062,222.62,826,4

tj O.75 of GDP rate of growth.

intons)

Central Africa ; Estimated demand for primary and secondary non-ferrous ratals by.197*5 and 1980^

CongoCongo

Cameroon CAR Chad (Brazza.)

(Dem.

Rep.) Gabon Sub-region 1975

19,80

1975 1980

197-5

1980 1975 I960 1975 1980 1975 1980 1975 1980

682Copper:total557119812929464 Engineeringindustry3869076818126 Othermfg.industries--.___ Miningindustry121016- Constructionindustry5638182931 Power,etc.,industry11420133687 684Aluminium:total26254697497866439 Engineeringindustry1027240910427420 Othermfg.industries74136224218 Miningindustry12-35-

Construction industry

522871181287305 Power,etc.,industry396811232 Consumption932119017623594

68

Other

metals; total 452 817

126

223

173 Engineeringindustry12930419526 Othermfg.industries2036--- Miningindustry--.„....-.-.813- Constructionindustry3034779915816720898 45 38 15

587

36 44 380 4 123 218 10

3431091 2971012 5 _{13 28} 693 257 46 ³ 133 10 244 255. 170 9 4 72

9 20 50

1457 873 ⁵²

5 199 17 311 708 581 ¹⁰ ■-8 109

20243028211379 14922838108265 12215866 30370420 10722817 31485650384 673150796 3725099 547019

897 2087 203

36776 1116140051 757 385 98 151 123

1350 733 134 197 286

199 ^{31 3} 54 ill

80 16 18 496 235 ^{9 23} 159 6 64 233 76 4 66- 37

33286988 23775248 204 441 306

265

895

580 778613732 21775334 541792 80105 22713983 104195 26133323 1962 740 130 217 875

3549 1756 I84 _{284 1325}

a/ Inputs for non-ferrous metals industry excluded.

Table15iCentralAfrica intonsandpercentStructureoftheexpected1980demandfor"_primaryandsecondarynoi-ferrousmetals-

fed o ro ro- CameroonCARChadCongo(b)Congo(K)Gabon tons%tons#tons%tons#tons%tons$Sub-region tons4> 682Copper 684

68'

681' 683 685 686 687 689

St.. it" at

i 2 3 4 5

Refinedandalloys Sheets./ Bars,wire&.cables-' Tubesandpipes Fittings Aluminium 1 2 3 5

Crudeandalloys,/ ■Bars,wire&cables-' Sheets Corrugatedsheets Foil 6)Tubesandfittings Other

Silver^

Nickel..,.-=,.., Lead Zinc ■Tin Other -r-"-*;■ ISIC342demandexcluded. Uhcoated. promemoria.

91 273 567 207 60 241 .879 _{1581 1626} 109 240 •* 442 ■144 107 78

7.6 22.8 47.3 17.3 5-0 5.1 18.8 33.8 34.9 2.3 5-1 .• _5-6, 54.2 17.6 13.1 9-5

18 54 156 51 15 27 135 262 378 34 30 •• 7 140 40 22 14

6.1 I8.4 53.1 17.3 5.1 3.1 15.6 30.2 4^.8 3.9 3.4 ^aa 3.1 62.8 17.9 9.9 6.3

5 .13 33 38 9 4 53 179 313 35 3 .a ..2. 159 43 12 2

5.1 13.2 33.7 36.8 9.2 0.7 9.0 30.5 53.4 5.9 0.5

•• 0.9 73.0 19.7 5.5 0.9

101 303 464 167 ⁵⁶ 87 302 528 410 42 88 a• 87 210 111 154 146

9-3 27.7 42.6 15.3 5.1 6.0 20.7 36.3 28.1 2.9 6.0 .•

12-.-3 29.8 15.6 21.7 20.6

284 867 1489 1005 283 151 773 1718 2443 407 158 •• 110 627 190 233 190 1

7.2 22.0 38.0 25.6 7.2 2.7 13.6 30.4 43.3 7.2 2.8 aa ■8.1 46.6 14.I 17.2 14.I

34 79 187 63 16 23 104 191 144 7 27 *. 12 142 33 28 18

8.9 20.8 49.5 16.6 4.2 4.6 21.0 38.6 29.0 1.4 5.4 a* •5*1 61.1 14.1 12.0 7.7

533

1589

2896 1531 439 533 2246 4459 5314 634 546 •a 264" 1720 561

556

448

7.6 22.7 41.5 21.9 ■6.3 3.9 16.3 32.5 38.7 4.6 -4.0 •• 7.4

48.5

* 15.8 15.7 12.6

(inerams)1980a/ 682 684 68 6Q

Copper Aluminium Other Total

Cameroon 171 66Q 116 955

CAR 147 434 112 693

Chad 23 139 52 214

,Congo (Brazzaville)

895

1,195 581 2,671

Congo (Democratic Republic) 176 254 61 491

Gabon 692 906 426 2,024

Sub- region 188 369 95 652

a/ Excluding ISIC 342 demand for inputs.

rom ro

Table 17 : Central Africa : Expected total per caput demand for non-ferrous metals. 1980 (in grams)^

682 684 68 69

Copper Aluminium Other Total

Cameroon 364 1,004 210 1,5781,

CAH 357 799 214 370

Chad 153 366 115

634

Congo (B) 1,133 1,609 696 3,438

Congo (d;r. 316 499 129 944

)Gabon l,28e 1,931 711 3,922

Comparative data£/

Sub region 351 65? 173 1,177

USA 6,400 9,500 9,800 25,700

(1963orthereaboui NineWest European countries 5.400 5,000 .10,900 21,300

Japan 6,000 2,300 6,400 14,700

West Africa 1963 163 310 5? 526

Central Africa 196? 116 278 58 452

a/ Excluding demand by

ISIC342.

b/ Footnote, see Table 8.

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DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITIES Non-ferrous metals other than aluminium

24. Copper smelting, refining and fabricating in Congo (Democratic Republic) is to be the subject of a separate study, l/ This industry produces not

only copper "but also several other than non-ferrous metals, which are either associated with copper in ores or are produced for various technological and economic reasons. 2/ Metals such as tin, although in no way combined with copper processing, are manufactured by the same industrial group,

adding^ to the complexity of analysis, /

2% Domestic (subr-regional) demand for zinc, lead, and tin %9 minor. With

the exception of tin and tungsten, output of such metals is related to the

output of copper, in ways dependent on the ores' composition and related technological factors. The size of suoh output is not large enough to

warrant the further transformation required to meet domestic (sub-regional)

demand qualitatively. 4/

26. Excluding the above-nentioned group, most remaining known mineral resources do not offer any prospects for development of non-ferrous metals

metallurgy. The only real exception is aluminium in Cameroon* jj/

\f See paragraph 2.

2/ E.gi the need for sulphuric acid has justified including zino ore

■ processing and reduction in the copper industry complex.

3/ Copper,"cobalt, zinc, lead, silver, padmium, germanium, tin and tungsten.

4/ This does not apply to all metals (for example, cobalt and germanium produced exclusively for export are sent abroad for further processing

which could be done profitably in Congo (Democratic Republic)).

CAB, Chad and Gabon have no immediate prospects for non-ferrous metal ores exploitation. Tin ores are extracted in Cameroon and Congo

(Brazzaville), but the output is so small that it is impossible to go; beyond the export of concentrates. Cameroon produces about 5°

tons annually of 66 per cent concentrates and Congo (Brazzaville)

about 60 tons per annum of 72-74 per cent concentrates. The latter country, however, has the potential to expand this production to some 100Vons a year. Lead-zinc ores deposits are exploited in Congo

(Brazzaville), About 18,000 tons of concentrates (30-35 per cent of

zinc and 12-16 per cent of lead) were exported in 1966. Comparably, some chalcosin concentrates (4O-45 per cent copper) are produced in a

very irregular quantity (1962 - 2,914 tons; 1964 - nil; 1966 - 648 tons).

These quantities do .not offer any possibilities for development of smelting activities*

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Bauxite

27, Cameroon has the following known bauxite deposits!

- Minim-Martap andKgaoundal, north-west of H*aaoundBre with ee-timated

minimum reserves of 1,200 million tons of bauxite having 42 to 43 P®* oent

of alumina content and 1,4 to 3.7 per oent of silica. The mineralized

layer is 8 to 9' metres thick.

- Fango-Tango (Bamilekes region-Dschang) with estimated reserves of

4P millioiv tons (43 per cent of alumina and 3 per oent of silicon). - The D.schang-Befoussam bauxites (40 million tons) are not interesting

because of t^eir low alumina oontent. The other ores reserves of "SABALO- HAXLEd Iaetween N'Gouiidere ahd Tibak are estimated tor be around 1 million

tons (43 per cent alumina and 2 per cant silica).

28. Although far away from the coast l/,' the Miniman^Martap deposits are*

the most promising. Of course, development will depend on construction of a transport link, namely the completion of the trans-Gameroon railway

up.to N'Goundere or at least up to the foot of the deposit atNgaoundiU 2/

Aluninium manufacture at present

29# Cameroon began the manufacture of aluminium in 1954. The ALUOAM j/

smelter is located in SdSa (close to Douala) in connexion with the large hydro-power station £/ and dam on the Sanaga river. The rated oapacity of the plant is 60,000 tons per annum of aluminium ingots. Actual produc tion varies signifioantly, however, because of irregular power supply.

Sinoe i960, performance of the plant has been as follows:

Export

Year Output, tons tons $ '000

Average f.o.tu price

S/tons I960

1961 1962 19631964

1965

43,000

47,578 52,248 52,920 51/506 n. d.

a/

n.d.

n.d.

50,919 52,289 48,772 46,107

n.d*

n.d.

21,442 22,174 20,755 19,984

421 424 425433

a/ No data available.

l/ 935 km from Douala to K'goundere by rail.

2/ Expected by 1970; see "Hypothese de travail pour le seoteur transport".

3/ A French Pechinay-Ugine venture.

151.76 MW installed oapacity.

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30. Attention has "been given to this problcn of irregular power supply which has eaused important losses in output and resulted in poor economic

efficiency. A reservoir-dam at M'Bakaou, on the Ejerem river(ia expected to

provide the needed regularity in water level in Sanaga river and is intended to allow installation of two more generating units (each 20 Mtf » It is

anticipated that this will permit full and contirx^s use of the smelting

capacity,

31* At present, the smelting facility uses imported alumina, mainly from Guinea (Pria), 0/ The average price for exported aluminium-(f.o.b. Douala)

was $426 per ton (during the period 1962-1965), gf .",-■-- Proposed development of primary aluminium manufacture

32. The agreement "between ALUCAM and the Cameroon Government provides for

priority exploitation of local resources when the transport problem-has

been solved by the inauguration of the trans-Cameroon railway, /

33. The Seoond Five-Tear Plan of Economic and Social Development (July 1966-June 1971,. 4/ anticipates that the trans-Cameroon railway will reach

ff'gaoundere by 1971. j/

1/ 95 per cent from Guinea (price, ci.f, Douala, varies between 370,32 in

1962 and $77.21 in 1965)» The average price paid by ALUCAM during the 1962-65 period was $74.21 per ton. This-price, does not differ from the 1963 world average $74.25 per. ton (average for nine West European

countries} importers1 prices o.i.f. sources World Trade Annual, 1963,

Volume IIj SITC 513.65* ■

2/ The average importers' prioe in 1963 was $466.per ton (ttorld Trade. Annual

1963, Vol. III| SITC 684.I), particularly France has paid for Cwnerooniaz.

aluminium $456 per ton (i9e. the o.i.f./f-o.b. difference was abouU $32

per ton).

$/ .Beport of the ECA Mission on Economic Co-operation in Central Africa (E/CK.14/L.320/Rev,a; Sales ffo. 66.II,K.ll)5 page 37.

A/ Ministere des affaires eoonomiques et du plan, Yaounde".

e

95 per cent of expenditure planned for the plan period (yearly expenditure maximum $10 million). The remaining 5 per cent (i.,

about $2 million) is planned to be spent during the Third Plan.

Although not explicitly stated it should ~0e understood that by 1972"

the railway up to N'gaoundere) will "be in operation. The ECA document "gypothese de travail pour le secteur transport", June 1967 is more optimistic and expects this railway to be in opera

tion by 1970.