Iluka's recent stock surge is driven by rare earths excitement, not its core mineral sands business. MP Materials' US government-backed price guarantees benefit them, but likely disadvantage non-guaranteed producers like Iluka. Unless Iluka secures similar political guarantees, its rare earths business faces lower prices and reduced market opportunity.
Iluka Resources Limited (OTCPK:ILKAF) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 20, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Tom O'Leary - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Adele Stratton - Chief Financial Officer and Head of Development Matthew Blackwell - Head of Major Projects and Marketing Conference Call Participants Rahul Anand - Morgan Stanley Paul Young - Goldman Sachs Chen Jing - Bank of America Al Harvey - JPMorgan Paul McTaggart - Citigroup Austin Yun - Macquarie Glyn Lawcock - Barrenjoey Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Iluka Resources 2024 Half-Year Results Conference Call.