hi junhaus,I see it as dangerous, as in risky. HPA is expensive...

hi junhaus,

I see it as dangerous, as in risky.
HPA is expensive to produce, it's a difficult process to get right, and the plant is dedicated to just one thing. Of course there's risk on everything, but there's a real concentration of spend in one area on a process that isn't massively refined yet. Even if everything goes well, a new method may come through that leaves the plant relatively uncompetitive. But the money will have been spent.

The final product is not yet thoroughly defined re consistent, scalable final product.

And finally, batteries are currently seen as using HPA, but a breakthrough in new tech could see a totally new battery design, again leaving HPA somewhat obsolete.

But those are the risks, and the reward is there for that. If everything come off, then great, but it is a higher risk strategy than simply providing the material to a producer.