Latest Customer Qualification News

NOVONIX has replaced a binding PowerCo supply agreement covering at least 32,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite with a framework that leaves volume and price unresolved. A new offtake deal will only be negotiated after customer qualification and further certification.

Talga has moved Talnode-C from qualification into commercial shipments, completed key engineering work for its staged Vittangi project and secured major Swedish permits. But the battery materials developer remains loss-making, cash-burning and reliant on further funding to continue development.

American Tungsten & Antimony has produced one antimony ingot assaying 99.8% from US-mined material, meeting the highest ASTM B237 grade and exceeding the Regulus II specification. The result comes as the company pursues US government funding and offtake arrangements, although no commitments have been secured and AT4 does not yet control the relevant assets.

Ionic Rare Earths has moved its Belfast magnet recycling project closer to construction while expanding into the United States through a proposed US$100 million joint venture. The progress comes with key funding, approvals and definitive agreements still outstanding.

Environmental Clean Technologies has confirmed MXene formation in two preliminary Flash Joule Heating runs, moving its US-focused programme from laboratory theory to physical product. The harder commercial tests remain ahead: repeatability, customer qualification, scale-up and shareholder approval for the Xenica acquisition and second placement tranche.

Renascor has produced battery-grade purified spherical graphite at demonstration scale, achieving 99.97% carbon purity through its hydrofluoric acid-free process. The result strengthens the commercialisation case, but Siviour graphite trials, customer qualification and project financing are still ahead.

Osmond Resources’ preliminary study has put a US$2.31 billion post-tax NPV on its Spanish rare earths and mineral sands project, but the headline economics rest on a scoping-level model and a US$300 million funding requirement. The next test is whether drilling, metallurgy, permitting and financing can turn the attractive concept into a financeable mine.

Metallium has completed a 12-hour campaign using three Flash Joule Heating reactors to process platinum-group-metal-bearing catalytic converter material under reactive chlorination conditions. The milestone advances the company’s scale-up program, but recovery results, product economics and feedstock grades remain unverified.

Everlast Minerals has completed its first export shipment from Bangladesh, but the 109-tonne cargo remains a pilot-scale milestone rather than proof of commercial production. The ASX-listed company ended FY26 with $3.32 million in cash, a $3.03 million loss and commissioning still incomplete at its expanded Gaibandha operation.

Firebird Metals is moving from manganese exploration towards downstream battery materials, with its Perth demonstration plant backed by a A$2 million ARENA grant. But the ASX-listed company remains loss-making, has A$3.61 million in cash and faces a material uncertainty over its ability to continue without further funding.

IperionX has moved its Virginia titanium operation into 24/7 production, lifting nameplate powder capacity to about 200 tonnes a year while commissioning equipment aimed at higher-value components. The progress came alongside a US$66.8 million annual loss, US$63.5 million of operating and investing cash outflows, and continued reliance on government support, customer qualification and future capital.

Australian Vanadium reported progress across its mine, electrolyte and battery businesses, but auditors highlighted material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The group held $17.9 million in cash at 30 June, yet expects to need additional funding within 12 months.