Rock Stock / KP interview5 Feb 2023 10:04
Hi all. I have been thinking about the recent Keith Phillips interview on the Rock Stock channel. His comments regarding SYA and ALL were interesting. Piedmont undeniably have great terms with North American lithium coming back online, buying approx. 110,000t of spod for a ceiling price of around $900. But he seems to believe that the ALL deal should be considered AT LEAST on the same terms, if not more for the Piedmont stock price. My understanding since this deal was put in place was that Piedmont were entitled to 50% of ALL output, however, the key term here is "AT MARKET RATES". The way Keith was talking though, it sounded he believes this is not the case - around the 40 min mark he says "...more tons at a lower cost". More tons from Atlantic at a lower cost than $900. How is he going to get tons from Atlantic for less than $900 when market rates are $6000+. This comment concerns me a lot as Piedmont are obviously in the position of power here. I am interested to hear other's thoughts.