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5E Advanced Materials provides operational update: small-scale boron facility producing 1 ton/day boric acid
5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
- Small-scale boron facility producing ~1 short ton/day of specification boric acid; head grades 5.5-6% boric acid in solution.
- Recent capital raise of $10M, including $4M common equity from a new U.S.-based investor, extends runway to complete FEL-2 engineering and PFS.
- Customer qualification program launched in late June; initial samples delivered with positive feedback from prospective customers.
- Company became first new domestic boron producer in the U.S. during fiscal 2024; government funding applications under DoD and DOE expected to be announced this fall.
- Dialogue with offtake partners advanced; evaluating byproduct opportunities (chilled crystallization, horizontal drilling) to improve project economics.