Today, we're going to look at 5e Advanced Materials, the only permitted boron and lithium resource in the United States that recently updated the boron and lithium community with its strategic plan.
5e, as the company is also known, is the only permitted US company backed by a significant domestic boron and lithium source. It's rebranded the Fort Cady area with 5e Boron Americas Complex to emphasize the significance and importance of the company's boron and lithium resources.
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Welcome back to Borates Today.
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Today, we're going to take a look at 5e Advanced Materials, the only permitted
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boron and lithium resource in the United States who recently updated the boron and
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lithium community with its strategic plan.
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5e, as the company is also known, is the only permitted US
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company backed by a significant domestic boron and lithium source.
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It's rebranded the Fort Cady area with 5e Boron Americas Complex to emphasize
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the significance and importance of the company's boron and lithium resources.
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Reading the report, the company looks well positioned to benefit from
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an extended competitive advantage.
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Thanks to the geology of the site and a global shortage of new boron sources.
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This has been compounded by a rising geopolitical supply risk and prices.
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According to some reports, a major global board producer will also
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announce another price increase in the first quarter of 2023.
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Notwithstanding, the company's strategy to become a global leader
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in boron and lithium based materials, production and technological
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development will depend heavily on leveraging its boron and lithium
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resources to develop and commercialize a wide range of advanced materials.
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Its products are intended to support the three global mega-trends of
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de-carbonization, food security and agriculture minerals, and contribute to
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securing the domestic supply of critical raw materials in the United States.
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Specifically 5e's products are critical components for reliable, renewable
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energy, power delivery systems., Efficient crop production on limited acreage,
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and strategic defense capabilities for national security applications.
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With this context in mind, let's get to the report which highlights
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the implementation and operation of its strategic planning.
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The first of its major corporate strategy objectives for this year is completion
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of its Small Scale Boron Facility.
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According to the report, the construction of the SSBF is
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progressing according to schedule.
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With a team of 70 personnel currently working on site, five employees included,
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SSBF completion will be a major milestone for the boron advanced materials industry.
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The facility is designed to optimize large scale complex products and feed stock and
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will revolutionize the production process.
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5e Advanced Materials is also finalizing the optimization of operations and
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value engineering for the initial boron and lithium production.
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The manufacturing of boron advanced materials will begin to demonstrate
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its market presence and competitiveness in high margin, high value products.
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A further ongoing initiative is development of the high value
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market potential for its boron and lithium advanced materials.
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5e will focus on leveraging its significant resource to help mitigate
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the US nation's supply constraints.
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With the inflation reduction act of 2022 offering tax credits for energy
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and climate change projects, US sourced battery metals have become
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increasingly sought after and 5e's Boron Americas will seek to take advantage
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of support with the administration.
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There is significant financing support in the form of US government loans and
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grants, funding, corporate and green bonds, and client prepaid expenses
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related to lithium and boron supply.
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So it's clear that significant progress has been made in the company's boron
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advanced materials, strategic plan and the focus on high value, high margin
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and forward looking applications that need boric acid as a facilitating
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material, look to be a great fit, given the reserves available at Fort Cady.
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And that's all for today from Borates Today.
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