Nov 29 (Reuters) - Western Areas Ltd (WSA) ;
- New offtake contract with Bhp Billiton Nickel West-WSA.AX
- Asx alert-new offtake contract with Bhp Billiton Nickel West-WSA.AX
- Is has negotiated and entered into an offtake contract (contract) with Bhp Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (nickel west)
- This is a new contract and not an extension of previous arrangement, which will be completed on 31 January 2017
- Contract with Nickel West will require no changes to existing bulk logistics infrastructure already in place
- Contract period is earlier of three years from 1 February 2017 or completion of aggregate quantity
- Ddeal impact will begin to be recorded partially for FY17 and fully for FY18 onwards
