Lynas Malaysia says exporting waste residue known as WLP within the timeline mandated by Malaysian regulators is 'unachievable'.
MELBOURNE: Auditors to rare earths producer Lynas Corp flagged a material risk to its business today, after Lynas said it could not meet a timeline from Malaysian regulators to export a waste product before its operating licence comes up in September.
In December, Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board told Lynas – the world’s biggest producer of rare earths outside China – that it must export stockpiles of a type of residue from its processing plant by Sept 2, when its full operating stage licence is due for renewal. In its first half results today, Lynas said exporting the residue, known as WLP, within the mandated timeline was “unachievable”.“Lynas Malaysia continues to engage in discussions with the Malaysian government seeking to agree on a basis upon which Lynas will achieve renewal of its operating licence,” Lynas said in a note to its half-year results.Lynas added that it had appealed the condition on management of WLP.
Auditors Ernst & Young drew attention to the note in a review report, saying: “These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the consolidated entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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