Igun Metals

Name: Igun Metals
Address: Lagos, NG
Telephone: +2348162688922

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Igun is the digital supply chain infrastructure for metals of African origin. E-mail: [email protected]

With our digital infrastructure, we improve the way you buy and sell raw materials in the metals and mining space in Africa. Igun is the world centre for sourcing and trading metals of African origin, and for metals financing on the continent. This is the marketplace technology where global offtakers find verified miners and metal producers, as well as safely procure African metals from Aluminium to Lithium, Nickel, metal scraps, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, and ferrous segments. For secondary materials such as ADC12 ingots or primary metals and more, please e-mail us: [email protected]; [email protected].

24/09/2026

We are excited to announce that CSN has opened a new bidding process for the contracting and supply of zinc in ingots. Suppliers or producers completing the RFP through Igun must have office or production facility based in any African country.

To participate in the RFP, please proceed to the Igun portal https://igunafrica.com/login . You will receive the full RFP and RAV information as well as connect directly with the Manager from Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) who is responsible for the RFP administration.

Igun provides a centralised RFQ/RFO management portal, verification, and on-the-ground fulfilment support for metals and mining trades in Africa to both buyers and suppliers, and we are happy to support and answer any questions with this latest RFP on Igun.

RFP/RFA Details:
Material: Zinc alloy, slabs, in ingots.
Grades: SB1, PB1, AL1, AL3, SHG, PB2, SB3, SB2, ZAMAC, AL4.
Destination: Portugal, Brazil.
RFP period: Opened, closing November 2026.
Contract delivery period: Twelve (12) months (renewable upon satisfactory performance).

For questions and enquiries, please email us at [email protected]

25/08/2026

Zimbabwe bans exports of lithium concentrate due to “continued malpractices during the exportation of minerals” in the country.

The ban on exports of lithium concentrate is to take effect on 1st January 2027, although Zimbabwe currently has only one lithium sulphate plant, a $400 million sulphate plant completed at Arcadia and owned by the Chinese - Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.

Zimbabwe's state-owned Sandawana sulphate plant is still at feasibility. Sinomine’s $500 million facility at Bikita and Yahua’s plant at Kamativi are both under construction. Yet the condition that Harare gives for resuming the mineral export as contained in a letter to the Chamber of Mines, is to receive written commitments on timelines for building operational lithium sulphate plants in the country.

This suspension targets exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates. The Zimbabwe Lithium Producers’ Association has reportedly requested that the government should move mineral beneficiation deadline to mid-2027.

Source: EnergyNet, Reuters, Al Jazeera

06/08/2026

Chinese smelters turn to copper scrap as shortage of concentrate supply from DR Congo and Chile deepens. Scrap copper accounted for 25.2% of feedstock used in China's refined copper production in the first half of 2026, up 2.7% YoY.

Structural changes in global copper supply chains, especially from DR Congo and Chile, are reshaping Chinese refining operations with significant negative impact which would go round in the global inputs market for AI infrastructure, electronics, battery supply chains, and crypto mining hardware. Chile and DR Congo are the world’s largest and second-largest copper suppliers respectively.

Adverse weather in Chile affected several miners, causing shipment delays. China imported 4.28 million metric tonnes of copper concentrate from Chile in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, China's imports of copper scrap reached 1.24 million metric tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 8.3% YoY.

In other news, DR Congo, the world’s largest cobalt producer, has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate in a major escalation of its drive to force domestic processing and derive value from its mineral resources. Global operators already exist in the East African country of Congo. From China's CMOC, the world's largest cobalt producer, Glencore, Huayou Cobalt, Zijin Mining, Ivanhoe Mines, to Eurasian Resources Group, every operator must be focused on domestic processing, rather than on exportation of concentrates.

While China's refined copper producers increased their use of scrap-derived feedstocks, they also look to other sources like Nigeria where opportunities abound in concentrate export. Nigeria holds an estimated 10 million metric tonnes of copper reserves. The country increasingly exports high-grade copper concentrate for the international market.

Source: Mining Weekly, S&P Global, Foraminifera, Benchmark Mineral

21/07/2026

Fragmented supplier base and unverified documentation continue to add compliance issues, cost pressures, and inconsistency of both quality and supply to the raw material procurement for foundries and die casters globally. Meanwhile, current procurement processes for raw materials are disconnected with traditional e-mail based administration.

Igun provides the platform for foundries and global offtakers to coordinate procurement and centralise supplier management in sourcing vetted metals of African origin.

Speak to Igun here https://igunafrica.com/ for cost-effective digital supply chain management.

14/07/2026

LITHIUM ORE (Li2O) available for procurement on Igun.

Lithium Oxide (Spodumene Concentrate). Purity: 99.50; Grade: A.

Details: Certificate of analysis; video/picture; inspection booking; 25 tonnes minimum order.

Other metals available in warehouses: Copper chalcopyrite, high grade flourite, ADC12 aluminium ingots etc.

Login as a "Buyer" on the Igun platform (https://igunafrica.com/) and proceed to digital sourcing. Or e-mail [email protected] or WhatsApp +234 816 268 8922, for enquiries.

NB: Open Market plan now available on the Igun platform.

Igun provides the digital infrastructure to improve the way you buy and sell raw materials, while facilitating the on-the-ground support for your business fulfilment.

10/07/2026

A 4000 metres silver-copper drilling programme in Mushima North, Zambia is gaining momentum as Richard Belcher, Managing Director of TERTIARY MINERALS PLC moves to site.

Tertiary Minerals has launched its largest drilling programme in the southern African country, for near surface oxide copper and copper silver occurrences worth around $4.6 billion. The company projects a significant and highly profitable mining operation with over 58 million ounces of silver oxide equivalent in its Target A1 exploration alone, in Mushina.

While this is a near term target of open-pit near-surface oxide mineralization with discovery of around 30 million tonnes at an average grade of 40-60 grammes per tonnes silver equivalent, in the long term, the UK company plans expansion and deeper drilling with a steady eye on the historical highest grade copper silver occurrences in Zambia.

Tertiary Minerals holds a 90% stake in the Mushima North Project, with the remaining 10% owned by the government of Zambia.

Source: Energy Capital Power, African Mining Market, Tertiary Minerals

07/07/2026

Aluminium ingot 3000 series available for procurement on Igun.

Details: Official test report; video/picture; inspection booking; 25 tonnes minimum order.

Other metals available in warehouses: Copper chalcopyrite, high grade flourite, ADC12 aluminium ingots, lithium etc.

Login as a "Buyer" on the Igun platform (https://igunafrica.com/) and proceed to digital sourcing. Or e-mail [email protected] or WhatsApp +234 816 268 8922, for enquiries.

Igun provides the digital infrastructure to improve the way you buy and sell raw materials, while facilitating the on-the-ground support for your business fulfilment.

03/07/2026

We are pleased to announce our commercial agreement between Verto and Igun.

Through the Verto platform and its APIs, Igun will unlock advanced payment, FX, and banking solutions for all users on the Igun platform to facilitate payments in all accepted currencies to suppliers as dealers exchange vetted raw materials in the metals and mining industry. VertoFX Limited (Verto) is a global financial technology firm empowering seamless cross-border payments in 190+ countries worldwide.

This payment technology collaboration reflects the increasing importance of financial engineering and digital transformation for supporting raw material supply chain and procurement in mining and metals.

More importantly, this commercial agreement between our two companies will enable speed in payments to suppliers and producers in Africa. It will bring about increased trading activities, supporting greater financial access, and more efficient cross-border transactions.

To learn more read here: https://igunafrica.com/solutions

29/06/2026

Ghana boosts downstream aluminium sector with US$341.6m deal with Danieli.

In a major move to developing aluminium processing in the West African country, the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation and Danieli & C., an Italian engineering firm have signed a deal in Accra, Ghana involving the investment of EUR300 million (US$341.61 million) in aluminium sheet and foil rolling operations projected to generate up to 45,000 tonnes of value-added aluminium products annually.

Source: B&FT Online, AL Circle

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