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Kenmare Resources Status update summary

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Status update summary21 Jan, 2026

Strategic focus and market environment

  • Emphasis shifted from production targets to maximizing shipments, sales, and cash generation in response to weaker pricing and high inventories.

  • Market for titanium minerals and zircon remained stable in demand but faced oversupply, especially from increased Chinese production, impacting prices.

  • 2026 strategy prioritizes value over volume, targeting shipment volumes above 1.1 million tonnes, a 15% increase YoY, with production flexed to meet demand.

  • Strong Q1 2026 order book, with new sales contracts and continued demand for high-quality ilmenite and zircon products.

  • Company is a major contributor to Mozambique's GDP and a significant global supplier, focusing on long-term sustainability and stakeholder engagement.

Operational and capital updates

  • 2025 production was down 15% due to the WCP A upgrade, with ilmenite down 17% and HMC at 1,233,300 tonnes; concentrates rose 124% due to new product ZrTi.

  • Shipments in 2025 fell 13% to 947,900 tonnes, affected by weather and vessel downtime; 2026 targets >1.1Mt, a 15% increase.

  • WCP A upgrade project cost $341 million, over 80% spent by year-end, with construction complete and commissioning ongoing.

  • WCP A will mine in the Nataka zone for over 20 years, securing long-term production.

  • Full capacity for WCP A targeted in Q1 2026, with remedial measures addressing commissioning bottlenecks.

Financial and cost management

  • 2025 ended with $48.6 million in cash and net debt at $158.8 million, elevated due to capital spend.

  • An impairment charge up to $300 million will be recognized in 2025, reflecting lower asset values and pricing assumptions.

  • Inventory write-down of about $15 million anticipated due to net realizable value below production cost.

  • Total cash operating costs for 2026 are guided at $215–225 million, with per-tonne costs of $240–250.

  • Development CapEx to drop significantly in 2026, with $30 million for WCP A and $30 million for sustaining capital.

Impact of inventory drawdown on 2026 cashflow?
What are the risks to WCP A Q1 2026 capacity target?
What is the company's contingency for IA delay?
WCP A debottlenecking progress in Q1?
IA renewal: What are the new royalty terms?
2026 inventory drawdown: cash flow impact?
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Kenmare Resources plc is a mineral sand products company. The Company produces and sells mineral sand products in China, Europe, the United States and internationally. It operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine located on the northeast coast of Mozambique. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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