Itafos Enters Into Monoammonium Phosphate Offtake Agreement
September 07 2023 - 5:00PM
Itafos Inc. (TSX-V: IFOS) (“Itafos” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce that it has entered into a monoammonium phosphate sales
agreement (the “MAP Offtake Agreement”) with J. R. Simplot Company,
an international food and agriculture company.
Pursuant to the MAP Offtake Agreement, Itafos
will sell J.R. Simplot Company 100% of the monoammonium phosphate
(“MAP”) produced by the Company at its manufacturing facility
located in Conda, Idaho during the term of the MAP Offtake
Agreement which will commence on January 1, 2024, with a term of
five (5) years.
“We are very excited to announce this agreement,
which marks a significant milestone for Itafos,” said G. David
Delaney, Chief Executive Officer of Itafos.
About Itafos
The Company is a phosphate and specialty
fertilizer company. The Company’s businesses and projects are as
follows:
- Conda – a vertically integrated
phosphate fertilizer business located in Idaho, US with production
capacity as follows:
- approximately 550kt per year of
MAP, MAP with micronutrients (“MAP+”), superphosphoric acid
(“SPA”), merchant grade phosphoric acid (“MGA”) and ammonium
polyphosphate (“APP”); and
- approximately 27kt per year of
hydrofluorosilicic acid (“HFSA”);
- Arraias – a vertically integrated
phosphate fertilizer business located in Tocantins, Brazil with
production capacity as follows:
- approximately 500kt per year of
single superphosphate (“SSP”) and SSP with micronutrients (“SSP+”);
and
- approximately 40kt per year of
excess sulfuric acid (220kt per year gross sulfuric acid production
capacity);
- Farim – a high-grade phosphate mine
project located in Farim, Guinea-Bissau;
- Santana – a vertically integrated
high-grade phosphate mine and fertilizer plant project located in
Pará, Brazil; and
- Araxá – a vertically integrated
rare earth elements and niobium mine and extraction plant project
located in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
In addition to the businesses and projects
described above, the Company also owns Mantaro (Junin, Peru), a
phosphate mine project that is in the process of being wound
down.
The Company is a Delaware corporation that is
headquartered in Houston, TX. The Company’s shares trade on the TSX
Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) under the ticker symbol “IFOS”. The
Company’s principal shareholder is CL Fertilizers Holding LLC
(“CLF”). CLF is an affiliate of Castlelake, L.P., a global private
investment firm.
For more information, or to join the Company’s
mailing list to receive notification of future news releases,
please visit the Company’s website at www.itafos.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this news
release constitutes forward-looking information (“FLI”), including
statements with respect to the MAP Offtake Agreement. Except for
statements of historical fact relating to the Company, information
contained herein may constitute FLI, including any information
related to the Company’s mission, strategy, outlook, plans or
future operational and financial performance. The use of any of the
words “intend”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “would”, “believe”,
“predict” and “potential” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking information.
The FLI contained in this news release is based
on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management set out
herein, which management believes are reasonable as at the date the
statements are made. Those opinions, assumptions and estimates are
inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other known and unknown factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those projected in the FLI. These
include the Company’s expectations and assumptions with respect to
the following: commodity prices; operating results; safety risks;
changes to the Company’s mineral reserves and resources; risk that
timing of expected permitting will not be met; changes to mine
development and completion; foreign operations risks; changes to
regulation; environmental risks; the impact of adverse weather and
climate change; general economic changes, including inflation and
foreign exchange rates; the actions of the Company’s competitors
and counterparties; financing, liquidity, credit and capital risks;
the loss of key personnel; impairment risks; cybersecurity risks;
risks relating to transportation and infrastructure; changes to
equipment and suppliers; adverse litigation; changes to permitting
and licensing; loss of land title and access rights; changes to
insurance and uninsured risks; the potential for malicious acts;
market volatility; changes to technology; changes to tax laws; the
risk of operating in foreign jurisdictions; and the risks posed by
a controlling shareholder and other conflicts of interest. Readers
are cautioned that the foregoing list of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions is not exhaustive.
Although the Company has attempted to identify
crucial factors that could cause actual actions, events or results
to differ materially from those described in FLI, there may be
other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
FLI will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on FLI. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements if circumstances or management’s estimates, assumptions
or opinions should change, except as required by applicable
securities law. Risks and uncertainties affecting the FLI contained
in this news release are described in greater detail in the
Company’s current Annual Information Form and current Management’s
Discussion and Analysis available under the Company’s profile on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at
www.itafos.com. The FLI included in this news release is expressly
qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of the date
of this news release.
NEITHER THE TSX-V NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX-V)
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS
RELEASE.
For further information, please contact:
Matthew O’NeillItafos Investor
Relationsinvestor@itafos.com713-242-8446
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