KNI HPAL Pomalaa
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Description
High-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) facility under construction in Pomalaa to produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) for EV batteries. JV with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. and Ford Motor Company. The Company no longer controls KNI (interest diluted from 100% to 20% upon Huayou investment, then to 18.3% upon Ford Motor's 21 December 2023 investment, and subsequently to 5.78% as of 31 December 2025); the investment is recognised as an investment in a joint venture. KNI total assets US$500.7 m at 31 December 2025. Construction at ~50% by end-2025 (autoclaves arrived and first unit installed); first mechanical completion target Q3 2026, ahead of original Q4 2026 schedule. Facilities include feed preparation plant (FPP), South Access Road (SAR), Sulfuric Acid Plant, CCD, HPAL plant, LNG-based power plant, and IPK Port.
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