ESGBreaks – Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Announces Industrial Tax Exemption Program for LA-SMC Project
Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) today announced a series of significant updates regarding the ongoing development of its rare earth element (“REE”) processing refinery, the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (“LA-SMC”) in Alexandria, Louisiana. According to the announcement, the Governor of Louisiana, Jon Bel Edwards, has executed the contract for exemption of ad valorem taxes for Ucore’s SMC project. The Industrial Tax Exemption Program (“ITEP”) provides the company up to a 10-year exemption (five-year initial term at 80% and five-year renewal term at 80%), which will result in an estimated $8.2 million in projected tax savings for Ucore during…