July 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s Kuniko (KNI.AX) said on Monday it had signed an offtake and equity investment agreement with Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI).
Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros ($5.45 million) in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake.
The carmaker will also get 35% of future production of nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate from Kuniko’s Norway exploration projects for nine years, Kuniko said in a statement.
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Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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