Can Jamaica seize the moment? JBI pushes bauxite growth amid Guinea uncertainty

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has renewed its call for citizens to avoid occupying bauxite-bearing lands, highlighting growing concerns over unauthorised settlements on areas designated for mining, agriculture and future development projects.

The statement may bear a twofold significance: The urgency to pick up production pace to mitigate the output decline post-Hurricane Melissa in October 2025 An opportunity to deepen Jamaica's footprint in the bauxite industry just as speculations stir the market about Guinea's updated bauxite export restriction cap tightened at 150 million tonnes