West Australian explorer Alliance Nickel has partnered with Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup to negotiate a project financing and offtake agreement for its planned NiWest project in the WA Nickel Belt.
The MoU allows for consideration of debt, offtake prepayment and project equity options for the proposed mine and refinery development to deliver 97,000tpa battery-grade nickel and cobalt sulphate products.
MD Paul Kopejtka says the Vingroup agreement, following its similar MoU signed in Oct 2022 with global auto giant Stellantis, advances Alliance’s strategy targeting potential strategic offtake and financing partners.