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“Pilbara Minerals deal with Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology and raisings to tip $111m into coffers

Stuart McKinnonThe West AustralianSeptember 4, 2019

Pilbara Minerals is selling 8.5 per cent of the company to China’s biggest maker of electric vehicle batteries as part of a big fundraising that will bring more than $111 million into its coffers. After going into a trading halt last week, Pilbara said today Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) would take up $55 million of new shares in the WA lithium miner at 30¢ a share alongside institutional and sophisticated investors who will contribute a further $36.5 million. A $20 million share purchase plan will give retail investors a chance to also take up the cheaper stock, increasing the total funds raised to $111.5 million.

Pilbara said the funds would bolster its balance sheet, enable it to take part in a proposed downstream processing joint venture with South Korean steel giant POSCO, help with the ramp-up of its Pilgangoora lithium project near Port Hedland and support its stage two expansion. The raising coincides with a slump in lithium prices amid an oversupply of the commodity, on the back delays in the expansion of chemical conversion capacity in China partly caused by a change in the country’s electric vehicle subsidy regime. The market indigestion last week forced fellow lithium miner Alita Resources into administration.

But Pilbara managing director Ken Brinsden said “commentary talking down the current state of lithium markets” had belied “the significant interest we have continued to see from strategic players in the lithium-ion supply chain”. “In particular, the focus is on the quality and security of the lithium raw material supply and matching the raw material demand growth to growth downstream,” he said.

Pilbara has been forced to slow mining activities and run its processing plant on a campaign basis this quarter because of slowed demand for its product from China. The company expects to produce just 20,000-35,000t of spodumene or lithium concentrate this quarter but forecasts a bounce to 65,000-80,000t in the December quarter as demand picks up.At the end of June, the company had more than 50,000t of spodumene in stockpiles at its mine.Pilbara had about $63 million in the bank at the end of June, but expected outflows of $66 million this quarter.

The raising comes after its decision last week to shelve plans for a sale of up to 49 per cent of its flagship Pilgangoora project near Port Hedland and scale back a proposed $231 million expansion of the mine.

Mr Brinsden said CATL supported the new phased expansion strategy for Pilgangoora that will lower the upfront capital expense of the project and better match supply with demand from customers. The company has also offered to buy excess spodumene concentrate that might be available if the company’s existing customers fail to meet their offtake commitments. CATL is responsible for 40 per cent of China’s battery production, supplying electric vehicle manufacturers including Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen and Honda.”

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Subget on 2GB tonight.... why are Australian new car sales are down ?
So I emailed the following to John Stanley and he read it out about 5 mins ago

"
Evening John , word in my circles is no one wants to buy a new internal combustion engined car just at the moment . They are waiting to see whats happening with electric cars in Australia, 500 Tesla model 3's were delivered to Australian buyers last week."

He replied over the air...
"yes I heard that, in fact one of those Teslas is going to a friend of mine and I can't wait till I get a drive, if he lets m that is."

Just spreading the word that's all

Cheers to all LONG holders

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