Latest Industrial Chemicals News

Brazilian Critical Minerals has signed binding agreements to acquire 90% of a Brazilian magnesium sulphate producer, aiming to secure a key input for its Ema rare earth project. The strategy offers greater supply-chain control, but the plant requires restructuring and carries estimated legacy liabilities of R$15.3 million.

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.

Parkway Corporate has cleared major regulatory hurdles for its Queensland Brine Management Complex, the first Australian facility authorised to convert coal seam gas waste brine into industrial chemicals, setting a new benchmark in sustainable waste management.

Vanadium Resources pivots to a co-production V-Iron Plant at Steelpoortdrift, securing a non-binding offtake with US Vanadium and appointing Rand Merchant Bank to drive project financing.

Parkway Corporate delivered a record $7.25 million quarterly revenue and $0.54 million EBITDA, powered by a major water infrastructure contract. The company progressed key approvals for its Queensland Brine Management Complex and struck a strategic collaboration with Hitachi to develop advanced brine concentration technology.

ABx Group has released an economic assessment showing its ALCORE process can produce hydrogen fluoride at significantly lower costs than traditional fluorspar methods, potentially reshaping Australia's fluorine chemical supply chain.

OD6 Metals reveals multi-element assay results from its Quinn Fluorspar Project showing exceptionally low impurities and high fluorspar grades, supporting potential direct shipping Metspar and upgraded AcidSpar products.

ABx Group has made significant strides in its rare earths and clean fluorine chemical projects, receiving high-purity product validation and advancing pilot plant construction, while progressing bauxite mining approvals across multiple states.

Parkway Corporate Limited delivered a record $5.21 million quarterly revenue and $0.73 million EBITDA in Q3 FY26, driven by ramp-up of a major water infrastructure project. Meanwhile, its flagship Queensland Brine Management Complex progresses through key development application milestones with public notification underway.

SciDev Ltd trims FY26 revenue guidance to $82-$87 million from $100-$110 million due to intensified competition in Energy Services and weather-related delays at Rum Jungle, while maintaining positive EBITDA and a confident FY27 outlook.

Impact Minerals has raised A$2 million through a strategic placement to advance its High Purity Alumina project and explore new industrial minerals opportunities in Western Australia.

ABx Group Limited has reported significant progress across its rare earths, fluorine chemical, and bauxite mining projects, underpinned by a $6 million capital raise and promising metallurgical results.