FEAM - 5E Advanced Materials Closes Second Tranche of Equity Financing | Benzinga
HESPERIA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) ("5E" or the "Company"), a boron and lithium company with U.S. government Critical Infrastructure designation for its 5E Boron Americas Complex, today announced it has closed its previously announced second tranche of equity financing. The second closing included $7.75 million in new equity capital from 5ECAP, LLC. The Company previously closed $10 million on January 18th. The capital closed will be deployed to continue initial production of boric acid and lithium carbonate and to complete the final stages of the processing plant.
About 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) is focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of boron specialty and advanced materials, complemented by lithium co-product production. The Company's mission is to become a supplier of these critical materials to industries addressing global decarbonization, food and domestic security. Boron and lithium products will target applications in the fields of electric transportation, clean energy infrastructure, such as solar and wind power, fertilizers, and domestic security. The business strategy and objectives are to develop capabilities ranging from upstream extraction and product sales of boric acid, lithium carbonate and potentially other co-products, to downstream boron advanced material processing and development. The business is based on our large domestic boron and lithium resource, which is located in Southern California and designated as Critical Infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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