Q2 2026 Nordic Mining ASA Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Throughput at Engebø reached 77% of design capacity in Q2, despite a week-long maintenance stop, showing operational progress.
- The facility is a newly built, top-modern plant with NOK3 billion invested, and the ore body supports a 39-year mine life, ensuring long-term cash generation potential.
- New operational management has significantly improved plant uptime, with parts of the facility now running near design capacity.
- The company has secured covenant and interest payment waivers from bondholders, providing liquidity runway into September, and is in constructive dialogue for additional short-term funding.
- The Supreme Court's permit ruling allows for government amendment, and the company has applied for a temporary permit, with positive government support and dialogue, reducing regulatory uncertainty.
- Mineral recovery remains significantly behind plan, with garnet production at only 20% and rutile at 14% of capacity in Q2, leading to lower-than-expected revenues.
- The company faces a serious liquidity crunch, needing NOK475 million through 2027 and an immediate $10-15 million by September to avoid a covenant breach.
- A garnet shipment in May was rejected by Barton due to claims of excessive dust, impacting revenue recognition and highlighting product quality issues.
- Rutile prices are expected to be slightly down for 2026, with natural rutile trading at a discount to synthetic rutile, pressuring future margins.
- The Supreme Court invalidated the discharge permit, creating legal and operational uncertainty, and the company must rely on temporary permits and government amendments to continue operations.
Good morning and welcome to Nordic Mining's presentation of the results for second quarter of this year.
My name is Finn Marum. I am the CEO of Nordic Mining, and I am joined today by Tord Meling, our group CFO, as well as Andreas Davidsen, our Chief Commercial Officer. Following the second quarter highlights, we will go through the ramp-up status and the liquidity situation. We will cover market regulatory update as well as financials, and finally, we will have a Q&A. If you have questions, submit them in the chat of the conference call.
This has been a very challenging quarter for Nordic Mining. Production at Engebø continues with the facility running near design capacity on throughput, however, with limited product volumes as recovery and separation remains a key challenge for us.
In early August, we updated the markets on the new production profile and consequentially the need for short-term liquidity. We also see the need to establish a sustainable and balanced capital structure for the long-term. In this, we
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