RE: 3 milion volume this morning... lots of churn, looks good.8 Apr 2026 14:51
Good afternoon all
Thought I would do a post today as the dust has settled regarding the raise and, perhaps because its sunny day, I am feeling extremely bullish for the future of Mkango and HyProMag.
Bullish #1
F4 Form becomes public
Sooner or later we will get the details of the F4 form aka IPO submission for $MKAR - This will then likely go on a 'roadshow' by the team to attract and/or finalise investment decisions around the SPAC. The initial estimated value was $400m, but its nice knowing that even if we achieved 50% of this figure (which is absurdly low) it would be more than the current market capitalisation of the company. Very exciting times.
Bullish #2
Germany Acuisition
I have seen some speculation on here and the shoe does fit, but ultimately it is going to be a momentous occasion when we take full control of HyproMag Germany and announce what looks like a ~£4m bolt on acquisition, which to be fair if it gets us over a few technical hurdles then its as shrewd as it comes, work smart not hard. (not to mention buying any RE asset in this environment is almost incredible, I would like to know if there was competition and how we moved quickly if not)
Bullish #3
HyProMag IPO
Likely going to be the collective sum of the parts IMHO, not just the US assets, but we will see in due course. Cotec last update suggested that FID for MKA US would be in Q2 this year, or worst case slip to around mid year (summer) and the IPO was targeted for Y/E / Q1 2027. What's interesting is Cotec (as of the 10th April, we will know more) are extremely cash rich, so may be looking to cornerstone the capex for the 1st plant (they may also be looking at an acquisition as they did say they will be onboarding potentially 3 new technologies in 2026) so perhaps take the cash pile being deployed into HyProMag USA with a pinch of salt, but regardless to have MKA and CTH cash rich at the same time cannot hurt.
Bullish #4
We are right in the window of various government commitments, remember
- Songwe had an initial expression of interest for $100m USD from the US GOVT
- Songwe and Pulawy are both EU strategic projects
- HyProMag USA still has a $92m USD EXIM bank loan, which CTH may opt to cornerstone with other investors if needed (now cash rich, to unlock the loan like MKA have done with Germany)
All in, I see a very promising and lucrative future here, in what is still an extremely hot market.
Was it a shame to see the raise at such a price? Of course, but the market looks forward always and if we want to make money, we have to do the same.
A great year ahead.