RE: Bidders For EUA26 Apr 2021 15:45
They were mentioned as an example of Japanese investment elsewhere, the truth is, Japan are moving with Hydrogen as consortium's, very large ones at that -
Japan Hydrogen Association
"As of 2 December, JH2A had 87 member companies. JH2A has three main working groups:"
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/12/20201207-jh2a.html
NDA's are in place in the FSP and it's in the circular that they wish to secure PGM deposits for the Hydrogen economy, therefore you're looking at a consortium move to secure Eurasia's deposits. The FSP has been set up to keep participating entities a secret so long as they're still participating in the FSP, so dropping any involved names in RNS would be highly unprofessional in our FSP instance tbh.
Another consortium which is no doubt quite larger by now -
"The 11 partners in the venture are Air Liquide Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor, Honda Motor, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan, Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas, Toho Gas, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan."
https://www.h2-view.com/story/who-is-japan-h2-mobility/#:~:text=Japan%20H2%20Mobility%20(JHyM)%20created,and%20continued%20sustainable%20societal%20development.
Whatever consortium moves from Japan, they're all kind of related business wise with the Hydrogen Association either way. It just won't be a single entity moving from Japan to secure something as large as what Eurasia has at Monchegorsk, they'll move as a consortium as it requires many companies on the ground there to take it all to production and to supply their larger country wide, and even global, hydrogen plans. The consortium move also allows for a far greater level of finance for securing what they need via an acquisitions route. There isn't another first mover position on a PGM and battery metals district out there, it's get one now or never get one.
GLA