RE: Lynas Takeover Bid March 20192 Jun 2019 17:07
DegsyAlmond,
Yes mate, Lynas lincene in Malaysia is on questionable grounds and may not renew leaving RBW as the only via option outside of China.
Australian retail-to-chemicals company Wesfarmers had approached a vulnerable Lynas Corp with a A$1.5 billion ($1.1B) takeover offer that, it said, provided the financial means and political experience needed for the miner to solve its crisis in Malaysia. Lynas, which has a mine in Western Australia and an $800 million processing plant in Malaysia, is facing problems getting licence renewals for the plant due to concerns over waste storage.
Lynas' Malaysian operating licence is up for renewal in September and new, tough conditions recently imposed by the Southeast Asian country pose a regulatory hurdle for the company.
Westfarmers' offer carried significant conditions, including that the transaction would be subject to “ensuring that relevant operating licences in Malaysia are in force and will remain in force for a satisfactory period following completion of the transaction.”
The bid did not appease shareholders of the retail-to-chemicals conglomerate, and they dumped the company's stock in Tuesday's session on concerns around Lynas' processing plant in Malaysia.