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Dyno Nobel Limited reported a $25 million EBIT uplift in its 2025 half-year results, driven by its ongoing transformation program and strategic moves to separate its Fertilisers business. Despite weather-related challenges, the company is progressing key asset sales and preparing for a share buyback resumption.

Dyno Nobel Limited reported a mixed half-year performance with a modest dip in revenues but a significant rise in net profit from continuing operations. The company is accelerating its transformation through major asset sales and a recommencement of its substantial share buyback program.

Alcoa Corporation has announced a quarterly dividend of USD 0.10 per security, payable on June 6, 2025, with a 30% default U.S. withholding tax applying to non-resident holders unless tax treaty benefits are claimed.

Capral Limited reported steady 2024 financial results with solid profitability despite softer residential markets, while announcing board changes and continuing its share buy-back program.

Orica Limited reported its strongest half-year EBIT in over a decade, driven by robust demand for premium blasting products and technology adoption, alongside significant safety and sustainability achievements.

Orica Limited reported a robust first half FY2025 with a 40% rise in NPAT pre-significant items and strong cash flow, underpinned by demand for premium blasting and digital solutions. The company also announced a $400 million share buy-back and a 32% higher interim dividend.

EcoGraf Limited has been granted a second Australian patent for its HFfree® purification technology, reinforcing its position in the sustainable battery materials market. This patent extends protection for its innovative graphite purification process critical to lithium-ion battery anode production and recycling.

Latrobe Magnesium Limited has successfully closed an oversubscribed Share Purchase Plan, raising $836,800 to fund its Demonstration Plant operations in Victoria. This capital injection supports the company’s pioneering sustainable magnesium extraction efforts.

First Graphene has secured a multi-year exclusive deal to supply graphene-enhanced masterbatch for safety boots aimed at Southeast Asia’s mining sector, marking a significant step in commercialising advanced materials in industrial apparel.

Eden Innovations’ US subsidiary has secured its first EdenCrete®Pz7 order from Holcim Mexico, marking the product’s expansion to three countries within the Holcim Group’s concrete operations.

Eden Innovations has secured its inaugural order from Holcim Mexico for EdenCretePz7, marking a strategic expansion into a major new market and extending its footprint within the global Holcim Group.

Papyrus Australia has issued a revised Appendix 4C for the March 2025 quarter, correcting the treatment of $527k in R&D expenditure previously reported as cash payments. This adjustment also impacts prior monthly and quarterly cash flow reports dating back to November 2024.