5E Breaks Ground on U.S. Based Boron Facility to Restore U.S. Supply
April 28 2022 - 05:02PM
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5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEAM) (ASX:5EA) (“5E” or the
“Company”) has broken ground and commenced construction activities
on its Small-Scale Boron Facility (“SSBF”) with a leading U.S.
publicly traded full-service contractor. The SSBF is scheduled to
enter service in Q4 2022 and represents the first new U.S. based
source of boron in more than 50 years.
Production from the SSBF will be used to advance
customer contracts for boron advanced materials, optimize
engineering and construction for 5E’s large-scale boron and lithium
facility, and generate sales. The SSBF will also create jobs in an
economically distressed Opportunity Zone in Southern California and
further position 5E for U.S. government support as a future
producer of critical materials.
Securing a reliable and sustainable supply of
critical materials has become a key focus of the U.S. government
given reliance on at risk international supply and escalating
geopolitical tensions. The Presidential Executive Order issued in
February 2022 and ensuing Memorandum on Presidential Determination
released in March 2022 highlight the White House’s support for
facilities such as the SSBF. See the below excerpt from the
Presidential Determination.
“The United States depends on unreliable foreign
sources for many of the strategic and critical materials necessary
for the clean energy transition… Demand for such materials is
projected to increase exponentially as the world transitions to a
clean energy economy. To promote the national defense, the United
States must secure a reliable and sustainable supply of such
strategic and critical materials.”
Commenting on the commencement of SSBF
construction, CEO, Mr Henri Tausch noted:
“We are pleased to progress our SSBF, which
targets first production of boron later this year. Initial
production will serve as a major catalyst for the Company since it
will advance our boron advanced materials business and optimize
engineering for our large-scale boron and lithium facility.
The SSBF and proceeding large-scale production
will also bolster America's supply chains as it will provide a new
domestic source of critical materials that focus on national
security, clean energy, and future facing applications.”
About 5E Advanced Materials,
Inc.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEAM)
(ASX:5EA) is positioned to become a vertically integrated global
leader in BORON+ advanced materials with a focus on enabling
decarbonization. BORON+ products target critical, high value
applications within electric transportation, clean energy, food and
domestic security. 5E’s advanced materials business is underpinned
by its low cost, light environmental touch boron resource in
Southern California, which is designated Critical Infrastructure by
the U.S. government and serves as the largest known new
conventional boron deposit globally. 5E’s resource quality,
domestic supply source, and downstream processing capabilities
provide a competitive advantage given customer product
specifications, scarcity of resource, and reliance on unstable,
international supply. There is an increasing call for a new stable
source of BORON+ as U.S. and rest of world demand accelerates and
5E is strategically positioned to answer this call. We are in the
Right Place, at the Right Time, with the Right Asset.
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Henri Tausch, Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Chance PipitoneInvestor Relations –
U.S.info@5Eadvancedmaterials.com Ph: +1 (346) 433-8912 |
Elvis JurcevicInvestor Relations – Australiaej@irxadvisors.comPh: +
61 408 268 271 |
Chris SullivanMediachris@macmillancom.comPh: +1 (917) 902-0617 |
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