Rare earth specialist Pensana has brought forward its scheduled commissioning date for the Saltend magnet metal plant.
Global engineering specialists who have now completed the front end engineering and design aspects for both the Humber complex chemical processing facility and Logonjo element in Angola, Africa, have also brought the total cost down by more than £23 million.
Total capital expenditure on the dual continent operation has been reduced from $525 million (£401.9m) to $494 million (£378.1m) - with further efficiencies forecast.