RE: SONGWE PROJECT ANNOUNCED AS A STRATEGIC PROJECT4 Jun 2025 21:05
Sadly I don't think we can really estimate the npv, a prime reason being the company said some of the main costs also had spiked at the time of the dfs. These natural hedges will have declined.
It's clear all governments believe china is unfair, they are gov backed companies working on razor thin near 0 margins in the mid stream. They also have a big vat exception which they have been called out on.
Honestly,if governments want to fix this, they will have to deal with the root cause which is uncompetitive pricing.
You can give loans etc, but if someone is pricing unfairly you cannot compete. Its like stocking a plaster on an open wound.
The usa tarrifs will inflate the price of non China magnets. Even if eu producers emerge clearly, I would now just sell my magnets to the usa!
The EU and UK will probably need to get off the fence and start thinking about real support, be it subsidies or something else. Without this usa companies will probably just outbid other countries for new supplies.
The world needs to follow the usa in my opinion