EXCLUSIVE: Lithium Refiner Stardust Power Expects SPAC Deal Completion In June
EXCLUSIVE: Lithium Refiner Stardust Power Expects SPAC Deal Completion In June
Lithium refining company Stardust Power is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq in June following the completion of a $490 million blank-check deal, CEO Roshan Pujari told Benzinga.
首席執行官羅珊·普哈里告訴本辛加，鋰精煉公司Stardust Power在完成4.9億美元的空白支票交易後，預計將於6月在納斯達克開始交易。
The company is currently building a lithium refinery in Oklahoma.
該公司目前正在俄克拉荷馬州建造一座鋰精煉廠。
The SPAC comes at a time when lithium prices are well off their highs from 2022 amid tempered expectations about the electric vehicle industry. Demand for the battery metal is expected to strengthen over the long term as more electric vehicles (EVs) are adopted.
由於對電動汽車行業的預期有所減弱，鋰價格遠低於2022年以來的高點。隨着越來越多的電動汽車（EV）的採用，預計對電池金屬的需求將長期增強。
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"We remain bullish on EV growth," Pujari said.
普哈里說：“我們仍然看好電動汽車的增長。”
One reason is that states including California are phasing out the sale of new cars with purely internal combustion engines, he said.
他說，原因之一是包括加利福尼亞州在內的各州正在逐步停止銷售純內燃機的新車。
New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Virginia and the District of Columbia have followed California's lead in a full ban of new sales of pure internal combustion engine vehicles in 2035. Europe is also clamping down on those types of automobiles.
紐約、馬里蘭州、馬薩諸塞州、新澤西州、俄勒岡州、羅德島州、華盛頓州、弗吉尼亞州和哥倫比亞特區效仿加利福尼亞州，在2035年全面禁止銷售純內燃機汽車。歐洲也在限制這類汽車。
Expectations for strong EV demand helped lift lithium prices to record highs in 2022. Since then, major automakers have tempered their expectations for EV production as consumers worry about EV expense, range and charging time. EV sales are still growing, just at a slower rate.
對強勁電動汽車需求的預期使鋰價格在2022年升至歷史新高。從那時起，由於消費者擔心電動汽車的費用、續航里程和充電時間，主要汽車製造商降低了對電動汽車生產的預期。電動汽車的銷量仍在增長，只是速度有所放緩。
In the meantime, the Biden administration has been looking to bolster supply chains for minerals critical to the energy transition from outside China, which dominates lithium refining.
與此同時，拜登政府一直在尋求加強對中國以外的能源轉型至關重要的礦產供應鏈，而中國以外在鋰提煉中占主導地位。
Pujari said he is "cautiously optimistic" about lithium prices rising as Chinese processors have been destocking.
普賈裏說，隨着中國加工商的缺貨，他對鋰價格的上漲 “持謹慎樂觀態度”。
"Chinese processors working through excess inventory tightens the market," he said.
他說：“解決庫存過剩的中國加工商收緊了市場。”
The ability to manufacture battery grade lithium outside China is important, Pujari said.
普哈里說，在中國境外生產電池級鋰的能力很重要。
To that end, Stardust Power is developing a lithium refinery in Oklahoma that is expected to be able to produce up to 50,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium from American brine sources.
爲此，Stardust Power正在俄克拉荷馬州開發一座鋰精煉廠，預計該煉油廠將能夠從美國鹽水來源生產多達50,000公噸的電池級鋰。
To help raise capital for the project, Stardust plans to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SDST via a combination with special purpose acquisition company Global Partner Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:GPAC), also known as a blank-check company.
爲了幫助該項目籌集資金，Stardust計劃通過與特殊目的收購公司全球合作伙伴收購公司Global Partner Acquisition Corp II（納斯達克股票代碼：GPAC）（也稱爲空白支票公司）合併，在納斯達克上市，股票代碼爲SDST。
Pujari said he expects the deal to close and the new listing be effective in June.
普哈里說，他預計這筆交易將在6月完成，新的上市將在6月生效。
In addition to the refinery, Stardust is developing upstream lithium supply lines to become a more vertically integrated company.
除煉油廠外，Stardust還在開發上游鋰供應線，以成爲一家更加垂直整合的公司。
Last week, Vancouver-based Usha Resources Ltd. (OTC:USHAF) said it had signed a letter of intent granting Stardust the right to earn up to a 90% interest in Usha's Jackpot Lake lithium brine project minus a 2% royalty.
上週，總部位於溫哥華的Usha資源有限公司（場外交易代碼：USHAF）表示，它已經簽署了一份意向書，授予Stardust在Usha的Jackpot Lake鋰鹽水項目中獲得高達90％的權益減去2％特許權使用費的權利。
In February, Australia-based QX Resources Ltd. said it and Stardust signed a letter of intent to assess brines from QXR's Liberty lithium brine project in California.
2月，總部位於澳大利亞的QX Resources Ltd.表示，它與Stardust簽署了一份意向書，以評估來自QXR在加利福尼亞的Liberty鋰鹽水項目的鹽水。
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