RE: GROC RNS11 Jul 2024 08:27
Improvements to process design, notably surrounding onsite production of nitrogen and de-ionised water, have resulted in:
o relatively modest (~6 per cent) overall increase in Capex from US$321M to US$340M (AACE Class 4 Estimate);
o significant (~18 per cent) decrease in Opex from US$2,211 to US$1,872 per tonne of coated spherical purified graphite ("CSPG"); and
o an overall ~14 per cent increase in after-tax NPV8 for anode plant from US$545M to US$621M and increase in IRR from 25.3% to 26.5%.