This contribution is the result of its mining and industrial activities in the country, particularly through its subsidiary Comilog, which is the second-largest private employer in Gabon.Between 2019 and 2023, the French group Eramet claims to have injected 3.3 billion euros into the economy of Gabon, the territory where its main commercial subsidiary is based.Eramet's contribution to Gabon's economy in 2021 totaled 566 million euros, comprising a payroll of 456 million euros and local purchases of 1,093 million euros.The group has also supported over 400,000 Gabonese through societal actions in the areas of health, access to clean water, and education.This amount is equivalent to a contribution of 2,157.87 billion CFA francs over a five-year period, with a peak reached in 2023 of 939.66 million euros, equivalent to 616.3 billion CFA francs, based on the current exchange rate.The mining group reports that the payroll reached 51 billion CFA francs as of December 31, 2023. Since its arrival in Gabon, Eramet, the country's second-largest private employer, has created over 8,000 direct jobs from the local workforce.In 2024, ERAMET reports

having paid approximately 223 billion CFA francs in taxes, duties, and dividends to the Gabonese state through its subsidiaries, as well as 315 billion CFA francs in local purchases and subcontracting.The French group reports having made a community investment of over 2.5 billion CFA francs, its highest level across all its territories in nearly twenty years

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