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Update on Villeta Project, Paraguay
ATOME PLC has provided an update on its US$630 million, 260,000 tonne-per-year low-carbon fertiliser plant at Villeta, Paraguay, aiming for a Final Investment Decision by year-end. The company reports that lenders are actively supporting the project with competitive terms, and definitive loan agreements are in advanced negotiation, contingent on final documentation and equity package closure. A motivated equity consortium is also in the final stages of formation, with ongoing documentary work. This project is described as a first-of-its-kind, world-leading low-carbon fertiliser ready-to-build initiative. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \nFor immediate release\n2 December 2025\n \nATOME PLC\n(\"ATOME\" or the \"Company\")\n \nUpdate on Villeta Project, Paraguay\n \n \nATOME (AIM: ATOM), the world-leading low-carbon fertiliser developer and the UK's only dedicated international industrial scale low-carbon fertiliser company, provides an update on its landmark US$630 million, 260,000 tonne-per-year low-carbon fertiliser plant at Villeta, Paraguay (\"Villeta\" or \"the Project\").\n \n \nHighlights\n \n· ATOME as developer, sponsor and operator is delivering a first of a kind, world leading low-carbon fertiliser ready-to-build project, setting a new bar for the global low-carbon fertiliser industry\n· ATOME maintains its challenge to the stakeholders to achieve Final Investment Decision (\"FID\") by the Company's target at or around the end of this year\n· Lenders actively supporting the project providing very competitive terms with definitive loan agreements now in an advanced stage of negotiations, conditional on execution of final documentation and closing of the equity package\n· Motivated equity consortium in final stage of constitution with relevant documentary work ongoing\n \n \nOlivier Mussat, CEO, commented:\n \n\"Structuring the financing for the world's first industrial-scale green fertiliser plant will be a pioneering achievement. While coordinating top-tier global partners across three continents is complex, the time invested now ensures we are building the most robust financial foundation possible for the project's lifespan and sets the blueprint for future projects.\n \n\"FID of Villeta will act as a springboard for ATOME's pipeline of projects including its new independently managed ATOME POWER division.\n \n\"We are maintaining our challenge to our financing partners to achieve FID in or about the end of this year and working with them 24/7 to achieve this goal. We will keep the market informed.\"\n \n \n \nFor further information on ATOME, please visit the Company's Curation Connect showcase at: https://app.curationconnect.com/company/Atome-71605\n \nFor more information, please visit https://www.atomeplc.com or contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nATOME PLC Nikita Levi...