Latest Advanced Materials News

First Graphene has signed a three-year agreement with Turkish manufacturer Aeropreg to develop and potentially commercialise PureGRAPH-enhanced carbon fibre prepreg. The partnership offers a clearer route into aerospace, defence and automotive supply chains, but commercial launch remains dependent on trial results.

6K Additive has completed a six-year, US$27.4 million secured loan with the US Export-Import Bank to expand production of critical metal powders in Pennsylvania. The financing gives the company access to project funding through June 2028, but the final interest rate and the expansion’s eventual output remain to be established.

Altech Batteries reported a $43.4 million FY2026 loss after abandoning its two major German battery projects, while its CERENERGY subsidiary filed for insolvency and a proposed Malaysian asset sale fell through. The company now faces substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.

Pure Resources finished 2026 with $3.67 million in cash and no debt after raising $4.7 million, but its annual loss widened as it shifted from explorer to a Garnet Hills-led advanced materials platform. The company is now pursuing garnet abrasives, jumbo flake graphite and heavy rare earth recovery through US research and defence partnerships.

Iperion reported a lower loss for the year ended 31 March 2026, but its cash reserves and net assets fell sharply, leaving the NZX-listed materials company reliant on related-party funding and director support. Its Pathoglaze manufacturing operation is also being moved from Malaysia to Singapore while customer trials continue.

Papyrus Australia has produced a second batch of TBS board samples, expanded pulp capacity in Adelaide and secured additional funding as it moves towards commercial supply. The progress comes with testing still incomplete and an estimated 4.87 months of funding available.

Metal Powder Works has converted its first copper infiltration order into a two-year agreement worth approximately US$600,000, adding contracted demand ahead of its planned capacity expansion. Supply is scheduled to begin in January 2027.

Parkway Corporate Limited (ASX:PWN) delivered a sharp revenue increase in FY26 and generated positive operating cash flow, but slipped into a statutory loss and flagged significant uncertainty around its ability to continue as a going concern. Key approvals for its Queensland brine project and a new $2 million mining contract offer commercial progress, while funding remains the central test.

AnteoTech reduced its FY2026 loss and strengthened its balance sheet, but auditors warned that a material uncertainty remains over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Commercial revenue fell sharply as battery and diagnostics opportunities remained largely in evaluation or negotiation.

Vital Metals reported a A$16.63 million FY2026 loss after impairing its North T mine asset by A$12.73 million, while its auditor highlighted material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The balance sheet was strengthened by A$12.47 million in placements, but Tardiff’s encouraging drilling results must now translate into a larger resource and a credible pre-feasibility study.

First Graphene expanded its product range and international footprint in FY2026, lifting revenue while narrowing its annual loss. But the company says continued operations depend on securing further equity funding, putting commercial execution and liquidity at the centre of its next phase.

PPK Group has converted the sale of its Craig International Ballistics stake into a substantially stronger balance sheet, reporting a $19.2 million FY2026 profit and $27.7 million in cash. The challenge now is turning that one-off windfall into a durable operating business without overpaying or losing patience.