you are right that there is a huge lack of transparency with this company. we have got absolutely no idea about certain specifics of the KMP NdPr line which is ASM's key operation right now, and our only path to profitability:
1) what spec is the NdPr produced to for NS World? the pilot plant results assayed 99.65% (
https://asm-au.com/neodymium-praeseodymium-production-and-permanent-magnet-samples/), is the commercial plant able to produce >99.5% NdPr and meet the cost/power usage assumptions underpinning the test work? if you look at the photo in the pilot plant result, it is much smoother, shinier and better looking than the samples rowena is holding in the promo photo for the NS World sale (
https://mobile.twitter.com/ASM_aus/status/1567712539773108229/photo/1) - it could be nothing but i'm no expert.
2) how much feedstock was used/wasted in the commissioning phase? how much wastage is occurring in the commercial NdPr line (i.e. is the conversion of feedstock to metal consistent with expectations / test work results?)
3) what is the remaining capex to ramp up to 5200tpa?
4) what is the plan to open additional metal plants or if demand is sufficient, will KMP ramp to 16000tpa first before additional plants are considered?
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