Cameroon: Alucam Cameroon Returns to Profit in 2025 After Record 23.8b Xof Loss

Cameroon Aluminum Company (Alucam), the country’s sole primary aluminum producer founded in 1957, returned to profit in 2025 with a net income of 279.3 million XOF, reversing a record loss of 23.8 billion XOF in 2024. EBITDA swung from a deficit of 9.4 billion XOF to a surplus of 14.3 billion XOF, and the operating result improved to a gain of 6 billion XOF from a loss of 18.1 billion XOF a year earlier.

The turnaround was driven less by commercial recovery than by 3 one-off items totalling 22…