curiousmagpie
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It wouldn't surprise me if Magnis sent Tesla someone else's anode material. They are as dodgy as a Cartier watch bought in a Bangkok street market.
They went into a trading halt............... now voluntary suspension................. and the Australian press are finally investigating them and "upturning rocks" with truly hideous things hidden beneath
Vulcan is ithium and the qualification is no where near as onerous as anode material
Syrah did its Tesla deal way before the price of graphite plunged but they probably were looking for a "name" to take their product at almost any price
Vulcan: Yes I'm aware of the differences in lithium hydroxide and anode material qualification. The point was not about qualification but permits. Permits are not by themselves a barrier to signing a binding offtake - the agreement can have appropriate get-out clauses to kill the deal if permits don't transpire.
Magnis have licenced their anode technology from C4V. So Tesla may have tested some of that material, or maybe even signed blind because the whole thing is subject to qualification anyway. I doubt Magnis will ever build a pilot plant let alone supply any commercial quantities of AAM.
I'm not sure why the offtake was even signed with Magnis and Tesla didn't go straight to C4V. Maybe because of supply of the graphite from Nachu?
And yes agree on Syrah, that was kind of my point. I think they rushed into the deal and took whatever Tesla were offering so they could attached their name to the Tesla brand. Short term thinking
The point stands: Talga could sign a binding offtake deal tomorrow with a number of parties. But they're not, because Talga are playing the long game and being patient, and waiting for the right PRICE
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