NZ Refining signs platinum sale and lease back deal with Bank of Nova Scotia

NZ Refining signs platinum sale and lease back deal with Bank of Nova Scotia
By Paul McBeth Dec. 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand Refining, which operates the Marsden Point refinery, has entered into a sale and lease back agreement for industrial platinum with Bank of Nova Scotia which it anticipates will cut annual costs by about $500,000. The Whangarei-based company sold about 8,300 ounces of platinum contained in a catalyst in its platformer processing unit to the bank for about $12.4 million, and will lease it back from the financier for an initial term of 12 months, with the option to extend the term and make...