RECSI har succes - en meget spændende tid kurs 100 i 2025
Velkommen til frisk tråd.
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Har lavet ny tråd, den anden er snart fyldt op og lukkes.
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Kursen går den rigtige vej, har taget lidt fra sidste indlæg
Raketten er RECSI, 20 kr kommer til høsten
RECSI skal jobbe seg mot 20 kroner. Det er et realistisk kursmål opp mot første levering om en måneds tid.
Fri for ævl om Molners, han fylder igen for meget,
er utroværdig og useriøs , virker ikke særlig klog.
Har lavet ny tråd, den anden er snart fyldt op og lukkes.
Håber denne tråd også bliver fri for
pladder fra Funhousecomp.
Frabeder mig venligst hans spam.
Kursen går den rigtige vej, har taget lidt fra sidste indlæg
Raketten er RECSI, 20 kr kommer til høsten
RECSI skal jobbe seg mot 20 kroner. Det er et realistisk kursmål opp mot første levering om en måneds tid.
Candelstick
08.10.2024 kl 10:11
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Artige
08.10.2024 kl 10:01
3804
PHOinvestor skrev hva er asp
Lurer også på det, i min verden er det en skyløsning.
Ticomania
08.10.2024 kl 09:43
3847
PHOinvestor skrev ser ut som vi får en stigning mot meldingen som kommer
Det er ASP som er igang igjen, utrolig at man ikke evner å se mønsteret. Et enkelt svin ASP, som dessverre tjener på kjeltringstrekene sine!
Null
08.10.2024 kl 07:01
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Jeg tror ikke på melding om levering før tidlist slutten av neste uke.
Med takan makrobildet så ser det vel ok i USA...
Her skal man investere i SOL og om det er krig langt borte tror jeg ikke USA kommer til å kjøpe mindre selvlagede paneler ;) men slik er det å være REC investor det tar lang tid det meste...
Med takan makrobildet så ser det vel ok i USA...
Her skal man investere i SOL og om det er krig langt borte tror jeg ikke USA kommer til å kjøpe mindre selvlagede paneler ;) men slik er det å være REC investor det tar lang tid det meste...
FunHouseComp
08.10.2024 kl 00:38
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Det er nok mange som vil bli skuffet. Selvsagt er ikke butikken i stand til å levere noe som helst til oppgitt dato, og de dras ned i søla nok en gang. Makrobildet er også mildt sagt elendig.
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Rule
08.10.2024 kl 00:26
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yes, 1 uge til medio Oktober og forventet første levering....
En kæmpe kurs reaktion op i 25-50 NOK bliver det nok ikke til ved positiv melding. Markedet hader usikkerhed så det er nok kun sorte tal på bundlinien og leverancer Q efter Q kan bringe kursen til de rette højder.
En kæmpe kurs reaktion op i 25-50 NOK bliver det nok ikke til ved positiv melding. Markedet hader usikkerhed så det er nok kun sorte tal på bundlinien og leverancer Q efter Q kan bringe kursen til de rette højder.
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Kåre Grønn
07.10.2024 kl 23:31
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Drit i han der! Nå er det ikke lenge til første levering og klipping av startbåndet! Hau hau, og over tid enda mer hau hau!!
tobo581
07.10.2024 kl 23:19
4300
Dette var da et veldig kortsiktig ulv-ulv perspektiv. Alle ser at VIX er opp med 18%. Om det blir en dip, er det ingen som taper noe som helst med mindre det selges på en bunn. Dersom et fåtall selger, vil ikke kursen røre seg vesentlig. Stoler fortsatt på det fundamentale.
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 23:22
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VaderTrader
07.10.2024 kl 22:38
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Javel , og du har det godt ellers ?
Tenker du på Daqo som er opp 6% Eller Sunindex som er opp 1% ?
Tenker du på Daqo som er opp 6% Eller Sunindex som er opp 1% ?
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 23:09
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Oli
07.10.2024 kl 21:48
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Dette her er en helt unødvendig kommentar, sammen med mye annet på RECSI tråder. Er forbauset over hvor lav kvalitet det er på mange av innleggene. For øvrig gjelder det begge leire, både de som er positive og de som er negative.
FunHouseComp
07.10.2024 kl 21:43
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Børsene i USA faller bredt og tungt. Fryktideksen når nye høyder, og oljeprisen går rett opp. Det kan bli en tung og mørk dag for mange Recsi aksjonærer i morgen. Følger markedet ofte mye ned på slike dager. Mange som ikke tåler mere tap.
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 22:21
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Oli
07.10.2024 kl 21:31
4145
Blir fort useriøst dette. Jeg husker tilbake til 2020-2021. Euforien var på topp og jeg mistenker at personen(e) bak dette domenet benyttet seg av denne euforien med å publisere tekniske analyser godt hjulpet av Nettavisen som sikkert fikk godt betalt for å publisere de. Jeg husker jeg leste noen av analysene og de bar preg av å være venstrehåndsarbeid. Enkle skrivefeil, fryktelig struktur og helt usannsynlige kursmål. Fikk inntrykk av at det var en person(er) som bare var interessert i å mele sin egen kake.
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Stabukk
07.10.2024 kl 20:22
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VaderTrader skrev Har du lest den , bare verdien på ML forsvarer en kurs på 38 kr
Har skummet analysen. Er muligens for pessimistisk, men ingen store investorer löper beina av seg for å kjöpe aksjen...
Tenker likevel å bli sittende og komme ut i pluss med kostpris rett over 15. Eller holde på aksjene ved signal om utbytte!
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Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 20:52
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halvpris
07.10.2024 kl 20:17
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Småplukker
07.10.2024 kl 20:02
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Skjønte det var noe tilbake i tid siden det står at både Sila og g14 er kunde. Per idag er det jo kun Sila av batteriprodusentene som har skrevet avtale med Rec. Forøvrig er det riktig nok mye som stemmer i saken, selv om det har tatt langt lenger tid å materialisere seg enn man kunne ønsket.
Syns likevel det ville vært langt mer renhårig av deg å skrive hvor og når dette ble skrevet, Vader.
Og Stabukk - alle vet at kursmålet bommet så det sang. Men det skyldes altså at det som Levens sa i en tidligere presentasjon - ting tar tid i denne industrien. Bygging av en fabrikk tar 3-5 år, godkjennelser av myndigheter skal man ha, avtaler skal forhandles, osv. Men nå er vi der at fremtiden kan begynne. Levering av poly begynner denne måneden, Sila og G14 er godt i gang med sine fabrikker og vil trappe kraftig opp de neste årene. Når kursen vil avspeile denne nye virkeligheten vet ingen. Men Rec er ikke lenger et grønt "vi vil bli lønnsomme en gang i fremtiden hvis alt går etter planen"-selskap. De har to fabrikker med meget lovende utsikter der kundene står i kø.
Syns likevel det ville vært langt mer renhårig av deg å skrive hvor og når dette ble skrevet, Vader.
Og Stabukk - alle vet at kursmålet bommet så det sang. Men det skyldes altså at det som Levens sa i en tidligere presentasjon - ting tar tid i denne industrien. Bygging av en fabrikk tar 3-5 år, godkjennelser av myndigheter skal man ha, avtaler skal forhandles, osv. Men nå er vi der at fremtiden kan begynne. Levering av poly begynner denne måneden, Sila og G14 er godt i gang med sine fabrikker og vil trappe kraftig opp de neste årene. Når kursen vil avspeile denne nye virkeligheten vet ingen. Men Rec er ikke lenger et grønt "vi vil bli lønnsomme en gang i fremtiden hvis alt går etter planen"-selskap. De har to fabrikker med meget lovende utsikter der kundene står i kø.
VaderTrader
07.10.2024 kl 19:58
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Har du lest den , bare verdien på ML forsvarer en kurs på 38 kr
Stabukk
07.10.2024 kl 19:36
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Er ikke dette fra Aksjeanalyser.com ca. TRE år tilbake i tid? Tipset om "så vurderes potensialet for aksjen til å kunne være opp mot NOK 100.00 – 150.00 på 12 – 18 måneders sikt", var jo helt på blåbærtur. For å si det mildt. Kursen er i dag ca. det halve av da dette ble skrevet (18), så å påstå at denne analysen er mer aktuell i dag, blir jo bare tull? Eller noen vil kanskje hevde det er aktuelt dersom Rec i midten av oktober kommer med melding om förste levering og betaling fra Hanwha?
Eskimo2
07.10.2024 kl 19:35
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Tror du må deg en bolle å komme deg videre i verden . Om du vet hva ordet objektiv betyr aner jeg ikke, høres ikke sånn ut i hvert fall.
VaderTrader
07.10.2024 kl 18:33
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Småplukker skrev Hvor har du denne artikkelen fra VaderTrader?
Er en artikkel fra Nettavisen men er mer aktuell idag , ikke noe har forandret seg , tvert imot , REC har oppfylt det meste på listen .
Kursmål 50-100 kr er ikke usannsynlig , dette ble skrevet når kursen var på 18
https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/rokke-aksjen-er-femdoblet-og-kan-na-flerdobles-igjen/s/12-95-3424072219
Kursmål 50-100 kr er ikke usannsynlig , dette ble skrevet når kursen var på 18
https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/rokke-aksjen-er-femdoblet-og-kan-na-flerdobles-igjen/s/12-95-3424072219
Ticomania
07.10.2024 kl 15:52
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Omhandle selskapet? Så lenge det er positivt, så kan man komme med hva som helst i følge deg. Du er deg selv lik og mange kjenner deg som Lavonga fra Shareville og Falco fra Discord. Da vet man jo hvilken tilnærming du har og at nåde den som våger å være objektiv.
Eskimo2
07.10.2024 kl 15:47
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Ticomania skrev Høstferie i dag og kjeder deg?
Er vel mer du som kjeder deg som sitter her med innlegg som ikke omhandler selskapet?
PHOinvestor
07.10.2024 kl 15:13
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Er dette noe som er utarbeidet for internt bruk ovenfor viktige/store kunder hos ett av meglerhusene .
Har vel gått ut til de viktigste kundene, slik att de kan kommme seg inn før de vanlige/små kundene
Det er jo slik det foregår
Har vel gått ut til de viktigste kundene, slik att de kan kommme seg inn før de vanlige/små kundene
Det er jo slik det foregår
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 15:26
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PHOinvestor
07.10.2024 kl 15:10
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Synes ikke det var noen overraskelse i dette.
Det som beskrives her er jo den reele marked situasjonen.
Om kursmålene er riktige er uklart for meg
Det som beskrives her er jo den reele marked situasjonen.
Om kursmålene er riktige er uklart for meg
Stabukk
07.10.2024 kl 14:40
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Mye å fordøye fra VaderTrader, men dersom kursmålet på 50-100 på lengre sikt er fra en analyse, hvorfor er det ikke kreditert? Bloomberg kommer vel ikke med kursmål? Kanskje Arctic eller Pareto? Beklager om noe har gått hus forbi!
Kvike11
07.10.2024 kl 13:33
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Godt at få opsummeret hvad der er ved at ske,
hvor længe kan kursen holdes nede, som jeg har sagt længe kurs 100 er ikke urealistisk, når først produktionen er igang.
Sammenlignet med nogle af de brintsager, jeg har set på det seneste, og de ekstremt høje værdiansættelser på op til 50x omsætning og mere, er REC en god handel til 18 nok, der handles til 6x EBITDA.
Når først markedet begynder at forstå batteripotentialet, og selskabet afslører flere detaljer om sine ambitioner, vil denne aktie sandsynligvis reducere meget af det fremtidige potentiale og se NOK 50-100 pr. aktie.
hvor længe kan kursen holdes nede, som jeg har sagt længe kurs 100 er ikke urealistisk, når først produktionen er igang.
Sammenlignet med nogle af de brintsager, jeg har set på det seneste, og de ekstremt høje værdiansættelser på op til 50x omsætning og mere, er REC en god handel til 18 nok, der handles til 6x EBITDA.
Når først markedet begynder at forstå batteripotentialet, og selskabet afslører flere detaljer om sine ambitioner, vil denne aktie sandsynligvis reducere meget af det fremtidige potentiale og se NOK 50-100 pr. aktie.
PHOinvestor
07.10.2024 kl 13:21
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Takker for fin oppdatering.
Må prøve å få akkumulert litt mer, må vist opp på 9,20 nå.
Må prøve å få akkumulert litt mer, må vist opp på 9,20 nå.
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 13:28
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VaderTrader
07.10.2024 kl 13:02
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Looking only to EV market, we can say something about the size of the market by looking at how much silicone or silane you would need per anode. Numbers range from 30 to 50 kg and its uncertain if this refers to silane or silicon. But if it is silicon the silane numbers are higher (1.4x). If we remember the estimated number of EVs sold per year in 2025 and 2030 (8.5 mill and 26 mill) you get demand figures for silane in 2025 (if this is already 100 percent adopted) between 255.000 and 425.000 metric tonnes. In 2030 the corresponding numbers will be 780.000 mt and 1.300.000 mt. This is mindboggling numbers. Looking at the 1.3 mill mt this is 26x world capacity today (including Moses Lake). And this is expected to happen within the short time frame of only 9 years.
When batteries switch from the use of graphite to silicon anodes, it enables leverage for to other materials to used in the battery cathode and more. Copper and iron fluorides will possibly replace the scarce resources of nickel and cobalt in the battery cathodes, and thereby removing the most obvious bottleneck for the necessary increase in production. In fact, its possibly one of the strongest drivers for accelerating the switch to silicon anodes.
Rec will have tremendous strategic value for both anodeproducers, battery companies and car manufacturers. It will also, on a standalone basis, be able to create superprofits for years to come. REC Silicon has vast experience and knowhow in this complex process industry. REC used to be a market leader in polysilicon and to emerge as a global market leader in the supply chain of silanegas to the battery market in the coming years.
Compared to some of the hydrogen cases I have seen lately and the extremely lofty valuations of up to 50x Revenue and more, REC is a bargain at 18 nok trading at 6x EBITDA.
Once, the market starts to understand the battery potential and the company discloses more details on its ambitions this stock will likely discount a lot of the future potential and see 50-100 NOK per share.
When batteries switch from the use of graphite to silicon anodes, it enables leverage for to other materials to used in the battery cathode and more. Copper and iron fluorides will possibly replace the scarce resources of nickel and cobalt in the battery cathodes, and thereby removing the most obvious bottleneck for the necessary increase in production. In fact, its possibly one of the strongest drivers for accelerating the switch to silicon anodes.
Rec will have tremendous strategic value for both anodeproducers, battery companies and car manufacturers. It will also, on a standalone basis, be able to create superprofits for years to come. REC Silicon has vast experience and knowhow in this complex process industry. REC used to be a market leader in polysilicon and to emerge as a global market leader in the supply chain of silanegas to the battery market in the coming years.
Compared to some of the hydrogen cases I have seen lately and the extremely lofty valuations of up to 50x Revenue and more, REC is a bargain at 18 nok trading at 6x EBITDA.
Once, the market starts to understand the battery potential and the company discloses more details on its ambitions this stock will likely discount a lot of the future potential and see 50-100 NOK per share.
VaderTrader
07.10.2024 kl 13:01
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Once, the market starts to understand the battery potential and the company discloses more details on its ambitions this stock will likely discount a lot of the future potential and see 50-100 NOK per share.
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THE CASE: TRANSITIONING TO A BATTERY PLAY COULD IMPLY 5 X UPSIDE!
After years of challenges due to the solar trade war between the US and China, REC Silicon is positioned to turn around the battery industry and become the leading provider of silane gas to the producers of silicon anodes for battery application. A market that is set to grow exponentially as EV manufactures and battery producers scramble to increase efficiency and longevity while at the same time as cutting costs and weight. Some customers of REC today (Sila Nano and Group 14) have managed to overcome this issue by replacing anodes in Lithium-Ion batteries made from graphite carbon with silicon. This improves energy density as silicon can store 10x lithium vs carbon. High purity Silane is the most efficient way of making silicon anodes.
REC is the only producer of silane gas in Europe and USA and has a capacity of 7.000 MT in Butte and 25.000 MT in Moses Lake = 32.000 MT total. Their current production at Butte of around 3k mt gives them a global market share of 70%. Their total capacity can supply 1m electric vehicles. This radically improves the earnings of a company which historically has had the same capacity linked to the oversupplied solar polysilicon market, as the silane gas was used as input in the manufacturing of solar grade polysilicon.
Silangas prices today is around 25 dollars and REC Silicon has a cash cost less than 10 dollars – with its capacity of 32k MT Silan. Assuming, similar 25 USD of prices today we are looking at EBITDA (100% capacity) of 480 MUSD. This comes from already installed capacity (REC has already fully financed the reopenening of Moses Lake). Applying a conservative multiple of 10x EBITDA (100% silan capacity) you get 108 NOK a share (only Moses Lake and Butte).
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) estimate a sale of 8.5m EVs in 2025 and 26m a year by 2030. The anodes will probably not entirely be converted to silicon anodes by 2025 but the potential should at least be pretty obvious.
BACKGROUND
REC Silicon is the world’s largest producer of silane gas with its current production out of Butte Montana. Butte, currently has 70% global market share in the silane gas market. In addition to Butte, REC will have a an additional 25k MT capacity per year of silane gas at Moses Lake when it is reopened. Silanegas is the principal material used in the production of polysilicon, and is an essential input material for thin film PV, semiconductors and LCD display manufacturing. REC Silicon also has the world’s largest silane gas ISO module container fleet and is a world leader in other silicon gases – dichlorosilane (DCS), monochlorosilane (MCS), disilane and polysilanes.
The patented, closed-loop silane manufacturing process used by REC Silicon produces consistent, ultra pure silane by conversion of metallurgical grade silicon into trichlorosilane and redistribution/ distillation to silane. The continuous-flow process recycles all hydrogen and chloride materials back to the initial reactors, while continuous distillation steps purify the gas. The entire process is a low waste, low impact and environmentally friendly procedure.
After being in distress for several years as a result of the US-China solar trade war, REC announced two transformational partnerships in October 2020. These two partnerships will enable REC to reopen Moses Lake sometimes during 2022 and maybe as early as end 2021.
Just after announcing the new partnerships, Pareto and Arctic Securities secured appr. 1 billion NOK to recapitalise the company and enable it to restart it Moses Lake operations. The cornerstone investor in this deal was reputable industrial conglomerate Aker ASA (Kjell Inge Røkke) who increased their stake with 300 mnok at nok 10.80 per share, taking their ownership to 24.7%. Aker had earlier in 2020 bought the entire stake from a distressed owner, making Aker the biggest shareholder.
REC has announced that these two partnerships give the Moses Lake facility sufficient production level and visibility for reopening Moses Lake. They have guided for 75% capacity utilization at Moses Lake for 2023 with an EBITDA of 100 musd. In addition to this, they will have 30-50 musd EBITDA at the Butte plant. Adjusted for SG&A, REC will have an EBITDA of around 130musd in 2023 growing to 200 musd (estimate by Pareto) in 2025.
The two partnerships secures the business case until 2025, but at some point in the near future you will see the demand after silane skyrocketing. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) estimate a sale of 8.5m EVs in 2025 and 26m a year by 2030. The anodes will probably not entirely be converted to silicon anodes by 2025. Obviously, the need to expand REC’s production capacity will become a theme sooner rather than later, as the demand for silane for the EV battery market grows rapidly. Existing Moses Lake facilities have had an historical cap ex of 1.7 bnUSD, which is close to the current replacement cost today. This translates to a value of 38 NOK a share.
This will probably lead to a capacity expansion. An expansion will make investors value the existing facilities above its replacement cost, and will look to future earnings and growth.
The case stated above is dependent on the presumption that silicon anodes will make its way into batteries, replacing graphite anodes. Here are some reasons why its likely.
SILICON BASED ANODES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES
To get a deeper understanding of this its strongly recommended to read the white paper of Sila Nanotechnologies written by Gene Berdichevsky, CEO (no7 employee in Tesla) and CTO, Gleb Yushin.
Sila Nanotechnologies will produce silicon anodes for batteries, starting with consumer electronics (rumored to happen in 2021) and then expanding to EVs.
They claim that enhancing the Lithium-ion battery is the only path forward in the foreseeable future (read: next decades) and that battery cost and performance is holding back mass adoption of EVs. Daimler invested 170 musd in the Sila Nanotechnologies early 2019 (1 bn USD valuation) to be a part of the making of next generation Lithium battery.
Here are some other links to articles about Lithium-ion batteries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/battery-reality-there-s-nothing-better-than-lithium-ion-coming-soon
…and here more specific on the team and background from Sila Nano
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201904/jeff-bercovici/sila-nanotechnologies-silicon-lithium-ion-battery.html
Unknown to most in the global capital markets and the public in general, Sila Nano is currently a customer of REC Silicon (for smaller quantities of silane gas for Sila’s test production) , but could prove to become a big customer in the future if only fractions of Sila’s predictions come through.
Here is an interview by CNN of the CEO, Gene Berdichevsky.
https://silanano.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gene-berdichevsky-cnni-16-jan-2020-6Mz.mp4?_=1
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WITH SILICON ANODES IS GETTING SOLVED
Anodes in Lithium-ion batteries today is made of graphite. So by replacing some or all of the graphite with silicon, the energy density of the battery is significantly improved (silicon can store 10x the quantity of lithium compared to graphite) reduce weight and cost, unlocks the cathode capacity in the battery (will come back to this) resulting in faster charging and much better longevity.
The main challenge has been that silicon anodes expands up to 3x during charging and then decrease to 1/3 with de-charging. This has broken the battery structure (the surface called SEI) so it will limit the number of charging cycles.
Both Sila Nano and Group14 claim they have fully or partly overcome this huge issue. This is done by packaging the anode inside a material that make the surface not break down during charging and de-charging.
Tesla endorsed silicon as the anode material of the future at their battery day in September 2020. Tesla are already using silicon oxides in their Panasonic battery, and is planning to use metallurgical silicon in the next phase of development. You might say this is a natural path towards next generation silicon anodes. Here is an article from Barrons exploring this with reference to REC customer Group14.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/ev-battery-cathodes-are-getting-better-dont-forget-about-the-anodes-51603105205
There is strong arguments for why next generation batteries for EVs will be using silicon as the main anode material. The use will gradually start to ramp up from 2023, and probably start to accelerate at some point after this.
Let’s go back to the white paper of Sila. They see a growth in the production of batteries from 20 Gwh pre the «EV-era» to 2000 Gwh by 2030 (when they expect about 100mill EVs on the road). This is expected to grow toto 30.000 Gwh by 2050. These figures for demand for battery capacity corresponds to the demand for 2-4 mill tonnes of silicon! Note that Sila expects solid state batteries to mainly be used for some niches areas, and thatsolid state batteries will be irrelevant in the battery market revolution.
Looking only to EV market, we can say something about the size of the market by looking at how much silicone or silane you would need per anode. Numbers range from 30 to 50 kg and its uncertain if this refers to silane or silicon. But if it is silicon the silane numbers are higher (1.4x). If we remember the estimated number of EVs sold per year in 2025 and 2030 (8.5 mill and 26 mill) you get demand figures for silane in 2025 (if this is already 100 percent adopted) between 255.000 and 425.000 metric tonnes. In 2030 the corresponding numbers will be 780.000 mt and 1.300.000 mt. This is mindboggling numbers. Looking at the 1.3 mill mt this is 26x world
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THE CASE: TRANSITIONING TO A BATTERY PLAY COULD IMPLY 5 X UPSIDE!
After years of challenges due to the solar trade war between the US and China, REC Silicon is positioned to turn around the battery industry and become the leading provider of silane gas to the producers of silicon anodes for battery application. A market that is set to grow exponentially as EV manufactures and battery producers scramble to increase efficiency and longevity while at the same time as cutting costs and weight. Some customers of REC today (Sila Nano and Group 14) have managed to overcome this issue by replacing anodes in Lithium-Ion batteries made from graphite carbon with silicon. This improves energy density as silicon can store 10x lithium vs carbon. High purity Silane is the most efficient way of making silicon anodes.
REC is the only producer of silane gas in Europe and USA and has a capacity of 7.000 MT in Butte and 25.000 MT in Moses Lake = 32.000 MT total. Their current production at Butte of around 3k mt gives them a global market share of 70%. Their total capacity can supply 1m electric vehicles. This radically improves the earnings of a company which historically has had the same capacity linked to the oversupplied solar polysilicon market, as the silane gas was used as input in the manufacturing of solar grade polysilicon.
Silangas prices today is around 25 dollars and REC Silicon has a cash cost less than 10 dollars – with its capacity of 32k MT Silan. Assuming, similar 25 USD of prices today we are looking at EBITDA (100% capacity) of 480 MUSD. This comes from already installed capacity (REC has already fully financed the reopenening of Moses Lake). Applying a conservative multiple of 10x EBITDA (100% silan capacity) you get 108 NOK a share (only Moses Lake and Butte).
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) estimate a sale of 8.5m EVs in 2025 and 26m a year by 2030. The anodes will probably not entirely be converted to silicon anodes by 2025 but the potential should at least be pretty obvious.
BACKGROUND
REC Silicon is the world’s largest producer of silane gas with its current production out of Butte Montana. Butte, currently has 70% global market share in the silane gas market. In addition to Butte, REC will have a an additional 25k MT capacity per year of silane gas at Moses Lake when it is reopened. Silanegas is the principal material used in the production of polysilicon, and is an essential input material for thin film PV, semiconductors and LCD display manufacturing. REC Silicon also has the world’s largest silane gas ISO module container fleet and is a world leader in other silicon gases – dichlorosilane (DCS), monochlorosilane (MCS), disilane and polysilanes.
The patented, closed-loop silane manufacturing process used by REC Silicon produces consistent, ultra pure silane by conversion of metallurgical grade silicon into trichlorosilane and redistribution/ distillation to silane. The continuous-flow process recycles all hydrogen and chloride materials back to the initial reactors, while continuous distillation steps purify the gas. The entire process is a low waste, low impact and environmentally friendly procedure.
After being in distress for several years as a result of the US-China solar trade war, REC announced two transformational partnerships in October 2020. These two partnerships will enable REC to reopen Moses Lake sometimes during 2022 and maybe as early as end 2021.
Just after announcing the new partnerships, Pareto and Arctic Securities secured appr. 1 billion NOK to recapitalise the company and enable it to restart it Moses Lake operations. The cornerstone investor in this deal was reputable industrial conglomerate Aker ASA (Kjell Inge Røkke) who increased their stake with 300 mnok at nok 10.80 per share, taking their ownership to 24.7%. Aker had earlier in 2020 bought the entire stake from a distressed owner, making Aker the biggest shareholder.
REC has announced that these two partnerships give the Moses Lake facility sufficient production level and visibility for reopening Moses Lake. They have guided for 75% capacity utilization at Moses Lake for 2023 with an EBITDA of 100 musd. In addition to this, they will have 30-50 musd EBITDA at the Butte plant. Adjusted for SG&A, REC will have an EBITDA of around 130musd in 2023 growing to 200 musd (estimate by Pareto) in 2025.
The two partnerships secures the business case until 2025, but at some point in the near future you will see the demand after silane skyrocketing. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) estimate a sale of 8.5m EVs in 2025 and 26m a year by 2030. The anodes will probably not entirely be converted to silicon anodes by 2025. Obviously, the need to expand REC’s production capacity will become a theme sooner rather than later, as the demand for silane for the EV battery market grows rapidly. Existing Moses Lake facilities have had an historical cap ex of 1.7 bnUSD, which is close to the current replacement cost today. This translates to a value of 38 NOK a share.
This will probably lead to a capacity expansion. An expansion will make investors value the existing facilities above its replacement cost, and will look to future earnings and growth.
The case stated above is dependent on the presumption that silicon anodes will make its way into batteries, replacing graphite anodes. Here are some reasons why its likely.
SILICON BASED ANODES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES
To get a deeper understanding of this its strongly recommended to read the white paper of Sila Nanotechnologies written by Gene Berdichevsky, CEO (no7 employee in Tesla) and CTO, Gleb Yushin.
Sila Nanotechnologies will produce silicon anodes for batteries, starting with consumer electronics (rumored to happen in 2021) and then expanding to EVs.
They claim that enhancing the Lithium-ion battery is the only path forward in the foreseeable future (read: next decades) and that battery cost and performance is holding back mass adoption of EVs. Daimler invested 170 musd in the Sila Nanotechnologies early 2019 (1 bn USD valuation) to be a part of the making of next generation Lithium battery.
Here are some other links to articles about Lithium-ion batteries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/battery-reality-there-s-nothing-better-than-lithium-ion-coming-soon
…and here more specific on the team and background from Sila Nano
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201904/jeff-bercovici/sila-nanotechnologies-silicon-lithium-ion-battery.html
Unknown to most in the global capital markets and the public in general, Sila Nano is currently a customer of REC Silicon (for smaller quantities of silane gas for Sila’s test production) , but could prove to become a big customer in the future if only fractions of Sila’s predictions come through.
Here is an interview by CNN of the CEO, Gene Berdichevsky.
https://silanano.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gene-berdichevsky-cnni-16-jan-2020-6Mz.mp4?_=1
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WITH SILICON ANODES IS GETTING SOLVED
Anodes in Lithium-ion batteries today is made of graphite. So by replacing some or all of the graphite with silicon, the energy density of the battery is significantly improved (silicon can store 10x the quantity of lithium compared to graphite) reduce weight and cost, unlocks the cathode capacity in the battery (will come back to this) resulting in faster charging and much better longevity.
The main challenge has been that silicon anodes expands up to 3x during charging and then decrease to 1/3 with de-charging. This has broken the battery structure (the surface called SEI) so it will limit the number of charging cycles.
Both Sila Nano and Group14 claim they have fully or partly overcome this huge issue. This is done by packaging the anode inside a material that make the surface not break down during charging and de-charging.
Tesla endorsed silicon as the anode material of the future at their battery day in September 2020. Tesla are already using silicon oxides in their Panasonic battery, and is planning to use metallurgical silicon in the next phase of development. You might say this is a natural path towards next generation silicon anodes. Here is an article from Barrons exploring this with reference to REC customer Group14.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/ev-battery-cathodes-are-getting-better-dont-forget-about-the-anodes-51603105205
There is strong arguments for why next generation batteries for EVs will be using silicon as the main anode material. The use will gradually start to ramp up from 2023, and probably start to accelerate at some point after this.
Let’s go back to the white paper of Sila. They see a growth in the production of batteries from 20 Gwh pre the «EV-era» to 2000 Gwh by 2030 (when they expect about 100mill EVs on the road). This is expected to grow toto 30.000 Gwh by 2050. These figures for demand for battery capacity corresponds to the demand for 2-4 mill tonnes of silicon! Note that Sila expects solid state batteries to mainly be used for some niches areas, and thatsolid state batteries will be irrelevant in the battery market revolution.
Looking only to EV market, we can say something about the size of the market by looking at how much silicone or silane you would need per anode. Numbers range from 30 to 50 kg and its uncertain if this refers to silane or silicon. But if it is silicon the silane numbers are higher (1.4x). If we remember the estimated number of EVs sold per year in 2025 and 2030 (8.5 mill and 26 mill) you get demand figures for silane in 2025 (if this is already 100 percent adopted) between 255.000 and 425.000 metric tonnes. In 2030 the corresponding numbers will be 780.000 mt and 1.300.000 mt. This is mindboggling numbers. Looking at the 1.3 mill mt this is 26x world
PHOinvestor
07.10.2024 kl 12:14
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Alle vet nå att de sitter med operative fabrikker med en etableringskost på ca. 30 milliarder, som begynner å tjene penger nå.
Merkelig prising av dette selskapet.
De har også monopol i vesten og det kommer sansynlighvis en konkurrent om 4-5 år, som har liten kapasitet
???
Overskudd fra disse kan fort beløpe seg til dagens prising av selskapet.
Merkelig prising av dette selskapet.
De har også monopol i vesten og det kommer sansynlighvis en konkurrent om 4-5 år, som har liten kapasitet
???
Overskudd fra disse kan fort beløpe seg til dagens prising av selskapet.
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 12:18
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Kvike11
07.10.2024 kl 11:58
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Carrera skrev Enig med deg Tico,bare repeterende svada fra Kvike.
vigtige budskaber kan ikke gentages nok, ser ud til mange ikke har forstået at der er værdier i RECSI
til langt over kurs 50 hvis fabrikker skulle bygges idag.
Derud over værdier i aftaler der vil genererer et overskud på over 500 mill om året..
Er Carrera short :-)
til langt over kurs 50 hvis fabrikker skulle bygges idag.
Derud over værdier i aftaler der vil genererer et overskud på over 500 mill om året..
Er Carrera short :-)
Manon1
07.10.2024 kl 11:43
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Tror REC skal pumpes litt opp før melding som med høy sansynlighet kommer denne uken. bra trade å kjøpe nå om den skal løftes i 11-12 kr
Eskimo2
07.10.2024 kl 10:51
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PHOinvestor skrev Opp 44 % siste mnd, virker som det er etablert positiv trend i aksjen
Om det blir levering i løpet av måneden vil denne gå mye mer enn 44% tror nå jeg.
Redigert 07.10.2024 kl 10:51
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