EU Ambassador in LuNa Smelter
On 23rd November 2023, our company LuNa Smelter had the honour to host the EU Ambassadors’ delegation led by Her Excellency Ms Belen Calvo Uyarra – the Ambassador of the EU to Rwanda.
Ambassadors and Representatives of Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, and Poland had a chance to visit the smelter facilities, learn about the impact of added value generation in the AGLR, as well as new traceability tools for 3T minerals developed by LuNa. The Company is an active member of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) and collaborates with different stakeholders on the development of new, sustainable and transparent 3T metals supply chains. LuNa representatives – Ms Katarzyna Janik, and Mr Joseph Butera, presented the Smelter’s expansion plan and its strategy for the reprocessing of tantalum-bearing waste and postproduction slag, a project that is an answer to the recently adopted EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act. LuNa represents a leading European investment in Rwanda and the discussion was held on opportunities for EU investors, practicalities of doing business in Rwanda, as well as challenges to face.
