LuNa Smelter receives four Large Scale Mining Licenses
9 January 2023
Luma Africa is a holding company established to develop and integrate Luma Holding’s tin, tantalum and tungsten assets in Africa. The company, headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda is a 100% owned subsidiary of Luma Holding Ltd, a European industrial group focused on the mid-market investment across the Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans and East-African regions.
Our vision at Luma Africa is to responsibly mine, process and smelt minerals sourced in the East African region to produce high quality tin metal for our customers in Europe and North America. The proximity of our smelter to the source of minerals, easy access to East African ports and consumption of electrical energy generated entirely from renewable sources result in a lower carbon footprint of our tin throughout the value chain. Furthermore, Luma Africa’s investments in mines, infrastructure and processing facilities contribute to the region’s economic development, creates direct job opportunities and supports the hosting communities.
Luma Africa’s investment cornerstones:
Based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, this report highlights our commitment to transparency and sustainable business practices. We’re proud to showcase our progress in key areas of sustainability.
We are extremely proud we have so many wonderful women on board in such male dominated industry. We appreciate your contribution to the development of LuNa Smelter.
We are extremely proud we have so many wonderful women on board in such male dominated industry. We appreciate your contribution to the development of LuNa Smelter.
This broadens our product’s application range – now we can deliver tin ingots to food, aeronautics and space industries.
Across our subsidiaries, we recognise that ESG excellence is of critical importance for customers and a key performance area for our long-term success. The company ensures that each of its subsidiaries takes its responsibilities seriously by putting special focus on the people we employ, the communities that host us, as well as caring for the environment in which we operate.
Strong environmental focus – we aim to have a zero-waste production based on 100% green energy sources with significant limitation of tin carbon dioxide footprint
Inclusion of the ASM community and small – scale miners through fair partnership, educational packages and real cooperation with strong impact on the ground
Modern tin smelter production facility with own certified laboratory – quality exceeding the LME standard and proved capacity for the 99.995% Sn content production
Luma Congo is a trading company located in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Working closely with licenced service providers of traceable mineral programs, Luma Congo purchases and upgrades responsibly sourced minerals for export to Rwanda where they are smelted and refined to produce tin ingots with purity levels of 99.995% Sn
Luma Congo
Luma Congo is a trading company located in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Working closely with licenced service providers of traceable mineral programs, Luma Congo purchases and upgrades responsibly sourced minerals for export to Rwanda where they are smelted and refined to produce tin ingots with purity levels of 99.995% Sn
Trevor Faber
CEO, President of the Board
Trevor is an internationally experienced mining executive with more than 25 years of experience in open pit and underground mining operations, covering both precious and base metals mining. Through his skills and experience, Trevor enhances the technical expertise, operational excellence and strategic focus of Luma Africa.
Aleksandra Cholewa
Board Member
Aleksandra has had an extensive career in both the private and public sector, combining expertise in the metals and mining business with high-level experience in foreign policy, international relations as well as a broader geostrategic and societal trends analysis. An active member of the Women in Mining initiative.
Jarosław Palejko
Board Member
Jaroslaw Palejko is an investment professional with more than 15 years of experience in capital markets and corporate finance. He has a proven track record in executing IPOs, private placements, bond offerings and structured transactions. As Investment Director, he is responsible for strategic projects financing within the Luma Holding Group.
Trevor Faber
CEO, President of the Board
Trevor is an internationally experienced mining executive with more than 25 years of experience in open pit and underground mining operations, covering both precious and base metals mining. Through his skills and experience, Trevor enhances the technical expertise, operational excellence and strategic focus of Luma Africa.
Aleksandra Cholewa
Board Member
Aleksandra has had an extensive career in both the private and public sector, combining expertise in the metals and mining business with high-level experience in foreign policy, international relations as well as a broader geostrategic and societal trends analysis. An active member of the Women in Mining initiative.
Jarosław Palejko
Board Member
Jaroslaw Palejko is an investment professional with more than 15 years of experience in capital markets and corporate finance. He has a proven track record in executing IPOs, private placements, bond offerings and structured transactions. As Investment Director, he is responsible for strategic projects financing within the Luma Holding Group.
