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美國稀土公司將以28億美元收購巴西塞拉韋爾德公司

-- 美國稀土公司(USAR)週一同意以現金加股票的方式收購巴西稀土礦商Serra Verde,股權價值約28億美元。這家關鍵礦產生產商旨在透過此交易提升其稀土業務。 該公司在聲明中表示,這筆交易包括3億美元現金和約1.268億股新發行的美國稀土公司股票。美國稀土公司股價在最近的盤前交易中上漲了2.2%。 巴西佩拉埃馬稀土礦及加工廠的所有者Serra Verde在另一份聲明中表示,與美國稀土公司的交易將打造一家跨國「從礦山到磁鐵」的稀土公司,該公司在巴西、美國、法國和英國擁有八個營運點,業務涵蓋採礦、加工、分離、金屬化和磁鐵製造。 「塞拉維德的佩拉埃瑪礦是獨一無二的資產,也是亞洲以外唯一一家能夠大規模供應全部四種磁性稀土的生產商,」美國稀土公司執行長芭芭拉·漢普頓表示。 「透過將塞拉維德世界一流的營運和團隊與我們自身的加工、分離、金屬化和磁體製造能力相結合,我們正在推進打造一個完全一體化平台的目標,該平台將成為未來幾十年全球稀土供應安全的基石。” 該交易尚需監管機構批准,預計第三季完成。 塞拉維德首席執行官特拉斯·莫萊蒂斯表示:“我們很高興能將我們的營運專長、政府合作關係和巨大的增長潛力貢獻給這個合併後的平台。我們相信,合併後的公司將提供大規模的完全一體化稀土解決方案,加速增長,並為所有利益相關者創造更大的價值。” 此外,兩家公司也宣布,塞拉維德已從美國國際開發金融公司獲得5.65億美元的融資,用於其優化和擴張計畫。這家巴西公司還簽署了一項為期15年的承購協議,向一家由美國各政府機構和私人資本共同出資成立的特殊目的公司供應全部四種磁性稀土。 據估計,到2027年底,塞拉維德公司第一階段工程的年均稀土氧化物產量將達到約6,400噸。 作為協議的一部分,莫萊蒂斯和塞拉維德公司董事長米克戴維斯將加入美國稀土公司董事會。

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