RE: Minister meeting PA.5 Apr 2023 22:13
Okay -so material costs may well be higher as they could be dependent on fossil fuels in their product that is supplied to Pensana. --- SP
Okay- hydrogen sources and windfarm battery supply would be emerging into alternative energy sources from year 2/3 of Saltend production at Saltend--- Theo
I assume anything given to the strategic evaluation team is fully stress tested on NdPr prices sold per tonne and all the factors going into production into low, medium and high risk factors that all have financial impacts on the financing models that pertain with them. The Pensana team have done it for other projects. We only see what Pensana is happy for the Chinese Government to view which has been a disadvantage for all of us throughout this entire process. The Chinese Government is doing its utmost in delivering SMM low NdPr prices as they threaten to dump against western production sources to reduce industrial competitiveness in many areas as well as the defence capability of other nations. A lot of agreements need to be binding and the EU, UK, USA, Japan, Australia and others all need to be true to their word both governments and industry. This risk makes everything else look less serious.