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Pensana paves the way for supply deal for 25 per cent of rare earths refined at Saltend

Markets informed of progress in magnet metal supply chain

Then Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, right - now Chancellor - joins Pensana chairman Paul Atherley for the ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the 拢150 million Saltend rare earth processing facility back in July.(Image: Katie Pugh)

Inward-investing rare earths specialist Pensana has announced an initial agreement for the sale of 25 per cent of its proposed production at Saltend.

The company has revealed a memorandum of understanding has been signed for a quarter of the anticipated critical raw materials for magnet metals, set to be refined on the Humber Bank. Who the agreement is with was not divulged in the statement, released to the City. The entity has been described as a "non-Chinese major industry player".

Pensana is investing more than £150 million in a complex chemical separation plant on the freeport site east of Hull. The minerals, to be sourced from its Angolan mine operations and third parties, are required in the burgeoning production of electric vehicles and wind turbines, with 125 direct jobs to be created.

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New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng performed the groundbreaking ceremony with chairman Paul Atherley in one his final acts as Business Secretary in July.

In a pre-trading statement issued on Monday, Mr Atherley told the markets how the business was “extremely pleased to be entering into this strategic relationship” supplying rare earth oxides, adding how “we will continue to develop the independent and sustainable supply chain for low carbon rare earth products to be produced in Europe”.

An indicative image of how the Pensana plant will shape up on the new site at Saltend.(Image: Wood / Pensana)

He said: “This agreement represents a significant step forward in our goal of providing an independent and sustainable supply of rare earth magnets for the electric vehicle and offshore wind industries. It is also an important step in finalising the financing for the project.

"By having a significant partner across the globe, we now have further validation from the industry that Pensana's project is an essential element in the growing value chain for these critical minerals.