Latest Battery Manufacturing News

Talga Group has begun commercial deliveries of its Talnode®-C battery anode to Nyobolt, marking a key revenue milestone and advancing its European supply ambitions. The 3,000-tonne offtake deal sets the stage for Talga's planned commercial-scale anode plant, with further customer negotiations underway.

Firebird Metals secures independent international validation confirming its manganese sulphate surpasses 99.99% purity, well beyond Chinese industry benchmarks, reinforcing its proprietary processing edge and advancing its Australian Demonstration Plant.

OD6 Metals has unveiled a series of new high-priority drill targets at its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, highlighted by exceptional soil fluorine values that suggest extensive high-grade mineralisation over an 8km corridor.

Euro Manganese has filed comprehensive NI 43-101 and JORC reports for its Chvaletice Manganese Project, confirming robust economics with a base case post-tax NPV of US$492 million and an upside scenario pushing NPV to US$798 million, driven by higher manganese prices.

AnteoTech has shipped a 20-litre sample of its new Anteo C primer coating additive to a South Korean manufacturer, marking a key step from lab trials to manufacturing-scale evaluation in lithium-ion battery production.

Sparc Technologies has unveiled SparcESTM, a graphene additive range designed for electrostatic and conductive coatings, aiming to disrupt a $1.65 billion market driven by data centres, semiconductors, and EV battery manufacturing.

PPK Group has cleared all conditions for selling its 39.85% stake in Craig International Ballistics, setting the stage for completion before the financial year closes.

Li-S Energy has secured ISO 9001:2015 certification for its lithium foil production in Geelong and completed its first commercial shipment to a leading Australian battery research institution, marking a key step in establishing a sovereign lithium foil supply chain.

Critical Minerals Group (ASX: CMG) has secured $1.5 million through a discounted two-tranche placement to accelerate its vanadium electrolyte strategy, including feasibility studies and offtake negotiations.

Cadoux Ltd has secured a key qualification for its premiumHPA® high-purity alumina, reinforcing its role in the EU-backed SAFELOOP lithium-ion battery development consortium focused on next-generation EV batteries.

Firebird Metals has placed all critical equipment orders for its Perth-based Australian Demonstration Plant, triggering the first ARENA grant payment and setting the stage for a pivotal 90-day fabrication phase. The project remains on track for early Q4 2026 equipment delivery, with imminent lithium manganese rich cathode results expected from its China pilot plant.

Critical Resources has achieved a key milestone by depositing a complete solid-state battery cathode layer in one dry, solvent-free step, potentially simplifying and cutting costs in battery production for high-demand sectors.