As part of this evaluation, a public environmental and social impact assessment and consultation process has commenced for a proposed pilot-scale hydrofluorination and fluorination facility in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia. The proposed facility would be used to develop, test and demonstrate hydrofluorination and fluorination processes for metals.

In accordance with Namibian regulatory requirements, public consultation notices have been published through customary local channels, including in the Republikein, Allgemeine Zeitung, and The Namibian newspapers.

The evaluation remains at an early stage, and no final investment decision has been made. Any future development would be subject to technical, commercial, environmental and regulatory review and approvals.