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246318
Wed, 07/04/2012 - 10:43
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No Technical Problems for Lynas to Operate in Malaysia
By Azwan Mohd Ashhari
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- The rare earth processing plant at Lynas
in Gebeng, Pahang has not indicated any technical glitch, said Academy of
Sciences Malaysia (ASM) chief executive officer Dr Ahmad Ibrahim.
He said there was no obstacle preventing processing works to be carried out
at the plant.
"ASM research found that there were no technical problems for Lynas to
operate because sources which would be processed from China and Australia are
the same sources which had been processed at the 50-year factory in France.
"Imagine that the factory has operated nearly 50 years in the tourism city,
La Rochelle, in France, and is still strong and certified as safe...the factory
in Gebeng is using similar technology," he told Bernama after an interview with
Radio 24 at Wisma Bernama here Wednesday.
La Rochelle, of France's Rhodia group, is a pioneer in the rare earth
business in that country. It is the only integrated industrial company which
carries out manufacturing operations and supplies raw materials via the rare
earth factory in China.
On June 25, the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Lynas Advanced
Materials Project (LAMP) tabled its report at the Lower House of Parliament,
recommending that a temporary operating licence be issued to enable the factory
to begin operations.
Among others, the report also recommended that the factory could process raw
materials in stages and in limited amounts, and be continuously supervised by
enforcement agencies.
-- BERNAMA