Join executives from companies looking to exploit boron for a robust discussion on an emerging strategic resource in the United States. They are available for a live Q&A following the event.
J.T. is a global business executive, with extensive experience in the junior mining and minerals space focused on market development, capital raising, project finance, business strategy, and product placement. Prior to joining 5E Advanced materials, he was the Chief Marketing Officer for Anglo American Crop Nutrients, focusing on building the largest greenfield fertilizer mining operation around the world. J.T. has been a Board Advisor/Member to various junior mining companies focused on various minerals including, Gold, Magnesite, Kaolin, Tungsten and Nickel. J.T. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from St. John’s University.
Steve has over 25 years of institutional investing & shareholder communications experience. He was formerly the senior investment analyst and a founding member of the Chilton Global Natural Resources Fund in New York City, with peak assets of over US$4 billion.
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the sixth panel about boron and 2 unique companies looking to exploit this strategic resource. I'm pleased to introduce the speakers for today, Stephen Renschler, CEO of Nevada Lithium, and JT Starczyk, CSO of 5E Advanced Materials. We'll be discussing the various strategic and commercial uses of boron, its properties, and what both companies are doing to make sure that USA has a secure domestic supply. So afterwards, if we have some time remaining, we'll be accepting questions. And as a reminder, you can submit your questions in the chat at any point during the presentation. As always, this event is being recorded and will be available to watch shortly afterwards. So to kick things off, the boron market has been historically quite niche and opaque, with various info sources reporting on it differently from each other, whether that be about the supply, demand, or even the use cases and the geographical sourcing of the element. So before we start discussing the importance of the strategic resource for North America, and in particular, the USA, it might be helpful to provide an overview of the boron market and some of its uses for those who are new to this element. Let's begin with you, JT. Please lay the foundation of the supply side of the Boron market, who the main producers of Boron are, and can you also touch on the supply situation in the US specifically? Absolutely, Maxim. Once again, thanks for having us on the platform. We always enjoy being able to talk about our story and to talk about what we're doing in the Central Mojave Desert. Steve, great to join you again on another panel. Looking forward to the next hour. So let's maybe start from a market perspective. The boron market is essentially an oligopoly, meaning that there ar...
