from what I can remember it was a toss up for them to use LPD...

from what I can remember it was a toss up for them to use LPD L-Max tech or roasting before
their DFS.
They choose roasting purely as it was a known method.
Everyone must remember this took place before 2018. Before LPD refined and created many of the technologies under patent LPD has today.
This also was a time before the pilot plant and upgraded demo-plant. Before LPD had bought Desert Lion before Traxys before DFC before UAE.

This was a decision they made because of known past extraction techniques had been de-risked. Now we live in an ESG world I think they realise their error of their ways and will be struggling to get their program furthered due to Europe’s ESG policies.
As you can see on the LPD’s LlinkD-In’s page BASF are needing LPD’s technology to bypass the problem of sodium sulphate WHICH LPD’s processing negates the fatal flaw old technology have yet to deal with. The saturation of the sodium sulphate market was identified by Joe Walsh MD and the management team years ago, this is why BASF and LPD have history and a future together.
I will not be surprised in the least when BASF are announced as one of our partners, the multinational mentioned in the last quarterly is the partner management referenced, this is my belief.
Don’t trust, please verify. Starting with LPD’s LinkD-in page.

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