Why Is ASX 200 Stock Iluka (ASX:ILU) Central to Australia's Rare Earths Push?
Highlights Iluka's Eneabba refinery is becoming the anchor customer for several emerging Australian rare earths projects. Weak mineral sands markets are squeezing the earnings that help pay for the rare earths build. A binding take-or-pay contract with a global automaker gave the refinery its first major end customer earlier this year. Iluka Resources (ASX:ILU) keeps turning up in other companies' announcements, which says a lot about how the Australian rare earths industry is organising itse...
