Lynas blames Kuantan refinery for losses – Bernama – The Malaysian Insider

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Rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has almost doubled its half-year loss, –

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Rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has almost doubled its half-year loss, blaming the slower-than-anticipated ramp-up of its Malaysian processing facilities…

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Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests

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Critics of the plant claim it will generate 28,000 tons (the equivalent of 126 Olympic-sized swimming pools) of solid waste containing radioactive by-products annually. Most controversial in the waste cocktail is thorium, a mildly radioactive element that is toxic in large doses and easily spread through wind and water. Exposure to thorium is tied to increased risk of cancer. Although the sprawling plant is located on the Gebeng industrial estate, about 30,000 people live within a 2km radius and 700, 000 reside within 25 km of the refinery.

Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests

Locals and activists fear the refinery, operated by an Australian company, will generate radioactive waste.

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Lynas blames Kuantan refinery for losses – Bernama – The Malaysian Insider

Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests