Cronos Cannabis Co. Will Provide $51M To GrowCo Toward Facility Expansion Fund
Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) announced on Thursday an expansion of Cronos Growing Company, a cannabis cultivation business that the Toronto-based company owns 50% of.The investment will be funded by a roughly $51 million (CA$70 million) secured non-revolving credit facility provided by Cronos. It will assist GrowCo's expansion of its purpose-built cannabis facility in Leamington, Ontario, that will produce high-quality cannabis flower, the company said in a press release., Under the four-year supply deal between Cronos and GrowCo and prior to the first sale of products from the newly constructed area, Cronos will have the option to buy roughly 80% of GrowCo's production. Once first sales from the newly constructed area occur, Cronos will have the option to purchase 70% of all GrowCo's supplies on an annual basis.
