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Lynas Flags Texas-Plant Uncertainty, Raises A$750M to Speed Expansion

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August 28, 2025
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Lynas Flags Texas-Plant Uncertainty, Raises A$750M to Speed Expansion
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  • Lynas will raise about A$750 million (~US$488m) via a placement at A$13.25 a share (roughly a 10% discount) to accelerate processing capacity, resource additions and partner deals.
  • The company cautioned that its planned heavy-rare-earths processing plant at Seadrift, Texas may not proceed as expected because of wastewater and cost challenges; the U.S. Defense Department previously allocated ~US$258m in grant support for the project.
  • Revenue rose 20% to A$556.5m, but net profit fell to A$8.0m (from A$84.5m) and EBITDA fell 23% to A$101.2m—reflecting depreciation and below‑capacity Australian processing.
  • Lynas is selling heavy rare‑earth oxides from Malaysia and has begun first U.S. sales; management argues Malaysia output can deliver heavies faster than a greenfield U.S. site.
  • Strategic context: China controls most processing and magnet production (≈90%); governments (U.S., Australia, Japan) are discussing price floors and other supports to underpin non‑Chinese supply chains and defense-related security of supply.

What Happened?

Lynas announced an equity raise of roughly A$750m to fund faster expansion of processing capacity, more feedstock and potential partnerships with metal and magnet makers. Management signaled significant uncertainty over the Seadrift, Texas heavy‑rare‑earths plant — citing wastewater management problems and cost increases that could derail or materially change the project’s economics. The company is instead pointing to its Malaysia facility as a nearer‑term source of separated heavy rare earths and has already recorded initial U.S. heavy‑oxide sales.

Why It Matters

Rare earths are critical inputs for EV motors, wind turbines and defense systems; Western governments are actively trying to reduce dependence on China’s dominant mining, processing and magnet-making ecosystem. Lynas is one of the largest non‑Chinese processors and is therefore central to U.S. and allied supply‑chain diversification plans. The Texas uncertainty raises execution risk for U.S. onshore capacity targets and keeps policy and subsidy dynamics relevant to Lynas’ valuation. The equity raise dilutes near‑term shareholders but supplies cash to pursue capacity where it can be built fastest (Malaysia, Australia) and to strike downstream partnerships that capture more value. Still, near‑term profitability is pressured by depreciation and subscale operations, and project cost inflation or failed U.S. builds would prolong reliance on existing facilities.

What’s Next?

Investors should watch how Lynas deploys the A$750m:

(1) the split between capacity expansion versus M&A/partnering with magnet or metal makers;

(2) progress or decisions on Seadrift (technical, regulatory and cost outcomes)

(3) signs of increased offtake agreements with U.S. defense or industrial buyers and any government support (price floors, grants) that changes project economics. Monitor quarterly production cadence and margins as Malaysia separation ramps, any updates on wastewater remediation costs for Seadrift, and discussions with potential downstream partners that could improve long‑term margin capture. Also track broader pricing and policy moves (e.g., MP Materials’ guaranteed pricing or Australian price‑floor talk) that could materially affect Lynas’ revenue outlook.

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