"The Company will continue process works to ensure Stage 1 plant...

"The Company will continue process works to ensure Stage 1 plant equipment efficiencies are optimised to complete the final Stage 1 milestone - to produce consistent ongoing ‘battery quality’ LCE product. The Company has identified complementary plant equipment to assist in gaining more efficient product output, given the batch-scale nature of the Stage 1 pilot plant, and will be implementing this as necessary over coming months."

They're trying to maximize the product's quality and minimize the processing costs. Better quality means higher sale price. More efficient product output means lower processing costs. Implies higher profit margin! Management here are doing everything right.