FEAM 5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC

5E Advanced Materials Reports Steady State Operations and Obtains Tax Exclusion For Lithium Capex

5E Advanced Materials Reports Steady State Operations and Obtains Tax Exclusion For Lithium Capex

Progress in plant-level operations aligns with recent momentum in commercial strategy and offtake discussions

HESPERIA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, is pleased to report positive progress at the Company’s Small-Scale Facility (“SSF”).

Highlights:

  • Operational focus and rigor at the 5E Boron Americas complex have improved production rates, overall product quality, and consistency
  • Improved operating rates have driven an increase in calcium content, expanding 5E’s commercial optionality regarding byproduct marketing
  • Entered into a definitive agreement with the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority regarding a tax assistance program for capital equipment related to the production of lithium carbonate, with savings potential of nearly $900,000

Paul Weibel, Chief Executive Officer of 5E Advanced Materials, commented, “We are increasingly encouraged by the improvements to our operational performance as we continue to see positive progress at the plant level with solid data points across both our production rates and product quality. We have overcome initial maintenance headwinds and early-stage growing pains, as our operations team has developed innovative solutions to work through challenges and continuously improve processes. The positive progress at the facility plays well alongside the expanding level of discussions we are having with various potential customers as we look to enter offtake commitments and advance 5E’s commercial strategy.”

Operations Update

Production rates at the Company’s 5E Boron Americas Complex have steadied and are currently maintained at one short ton per day with continuous improvement at the facility. The operations team has successfully programmed crystallization to operate in automatic mode such that distillation occurs based on feed concentration, improving both boric acid consistency and quality. Recently, the facility’s belt filter spray nozzle systems were optimized to maintain sulfur content below 100 ppm, exceeding customer specifications.

The Company expects to begin removing metal salts and producing gypsum in the near term as calcium levels and metal salts have lagged boric acid leach rates. Calcium content has now increased to greater than 20,000 ppm, necessitating the production of a calcium-based by-product. As the Company assesses operating expenses and commercial scale engineering, the recovery solution after removing the calcium is expected to reinforce the confidence levels of solution feed profiles that inform raw material utilizations that drive OPEX. The Company continues to evaluate calcium chloride as a potential byproduct and has tested and produced highly concentrated samples (38% Ca) of solution that are representative of what could be produced on a commercial scale.

New Tax Exclusion

On October 16th, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (“CAEATFA”) as part of the Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Program (the “Program”). California’s Department of Tax and Fee Administration administers a use tax of 7.75% on capital equipment. Under the Program, assistance is provided by CAEATFA such that any capital equipment attributable to lithium carbonate production is exempt from use tax, up to a limit of $11,473,423. The Agreement could potentially save the Company approximately $889,000 in capital costs.

About 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.

5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) is focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of boron specialty and advanced materials, complemented by lithium co-product production. The Company’s mission is to become a supplier of these critical materials to industries addressing global decarbonization, food and domestic security. Boron and lithium products will target applications in the fields of electric transportation, clean energy infrastructure, such as solar and wind power, fertilizers, and domestic security. The business strategy and objectives are to develop capabilities ranging from upstream extraction and product sales of boric acid, lithium carbonate and potentially other co-products, to downstream boron advanced material processing and development. The business is based on the Company’s large domestic boron and lithium resource, which is located in Southern California and designated as Critical Infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release regarding the Company’s business strategy, plans, goals, and objectives, including regarding the anticipated changes to the Company’s board of directors and management and anticipated benefits, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “budget,” “target,” “aim,” “strategy,” “plan,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “intent,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, incident to the extraction of the critical materials we intend to produce and advanced materials production and development. These risks include, but are not limited to: our limited operating history in the borates and lithium industries and no revenue from our proposed extraction operations at our properties; our need for substantial additional financing to execute our business plan and our ability to access capital and the financial markets; our status as an exploration stage company dependent on a single project with no known Regulation S-K 1300 mineral reserves and the inherent uncertainty in estimates of mineral resources; our lack of history in mineral production and the significant risks associated with achieving our business strategies, including our downstream processing ambitions; our incurrence of significant net operating losses to date and plans to incur continued losses for the foreseeable future; risks and uncertainties relating to the development of the Fort Cady project, including our ability to timely and successfully complete our proposed Commercial Scale Boron Facility; our ability to obtain, maintain and renew required governmental permits for our development activities, including satisfying all mandated conditions to any such permits; the implementation of and expected benefits from certain reduced spending measures, and other risks and uncertainties set forth in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These risks are not exhaustive and the information in this press release may be subject to additional risks. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is made as to, and no reliance should be place on, any information, including projections, estimates, targets, and opinions contained herein, and no liability whatsoever is accepted as to any errors, omissions, or misstatements contained herein. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date of this press release.

For additional information regarding these various factors, you should carefully review the risk factors and other disclosures in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on September 9, 2024 and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission throughout the year, as well as in its filings under the Australian Securities Exchange. Any forward-looking statements are given only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, 5E expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements. Additionally, 5E undertakes no obligation to comment on third party analyses or statements regarding 5E’s actual or expected financial or operating results or its securities.

For further information contact:

Joseph Caminiti or Nathan Skown

Alpha IR Group



Ph: +1 (312) 445-2870
  


EN
21/10/2024

Underlying

To request access to management, click here to engage with our
partner Phoenix-IR's CorporateAccessNetwork.com

Reports on 5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC

 PRESS RELEASE

5E Advanced Materials Expands Commercial Team With Strategic Hire to T...

5E Advanced Materials Expands Commercial Team With Strategic Hire to Target APAC Specialty Glass Market Seasoned addition to commercial team will support 5E’s efforts to expand offtake agreements in the APAC region, and expand the scope of commercial contracting discussions HESPERIA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, announced the appointment of Kenneth Hoo to its commercial strategy...

 PRESS RELEASE

5E Advanced Materials Reports Steady State Operations and Obtains Tax ...

5E Advanced Materials Reports Steady State Operations and Obtains Tax Exclusion For Lithium Capex Progress in plant-level operations aligns with recent momentum in commercial strategy and offtake discussions HESPERIA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, is pleased to report positive progress at the Company’s Small-Scale Facility (“SSF”). Highlights: Operational focus and rigor at the...

 PRESS RELEASE

5E Advanced Materials Appoints Seasoned Borates Executive to Lead Comm...

5E Advanced Materials Appoints Seasoned Borates Executive to Lead Commercial Program New senior leadership appointment will be responsible for leading 5E’s commercial strategy, securing offtake agreements, and advancing customer engagement and partnerships HESPERIA, Calif., Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, announced the appointment of Mark Zamek to its senior leadership team. Mr. Zamek joi...

 PRESS RELEASE

5E Advanced Materials Receives Letter of Interest for Up to $285 Milli...

5E Advanced Materials Receives Letter of Interest for Up to $285 Million in Debt Financing from U.S. EXIM 5E’s project qualifies under the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ Make More in America Initiative Letter of Interest will consider potential future funding of $285 million of 5E’s project costs Initial program qualification is based on U.S. exports of boric acid and the number of U.S. jobs created HESPERIA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company in sout...

 PRESS RELEASE

5E Advanced Materials Provides Shareholder Update for the Quarter and ...

5E Advanced Materials Provides Shareholder Update for the Quarter and Year Ended June 30, 2024 Company to host call this evening to provide updates on small-scale facility production and operations, as well as capital and commercial strategy HESPERIA, Calif., Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Complex, today provided a shareholder update and review of the period ended June 30, 2024.   HI...

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch