Latest Manufacturing Sector News

Ionic Rare Earths’ Brazilian joint venture, Viridion, has been selected for significant government funding to accelerate rare earth refining and magnet recycling, marking a major step in Brazil’s strategic push for a secure, sustainable supply chain.

Everest Metals Corporation has completed a breakthrough engineering study demonstrating 97% rubidium recovery at its Mt Edon project, advancing Australia’s entry into the global rubidium market with a patented extraction process.

F.F.I. Holdings Ltd anticipates a substantial uplift in its property valuations as of June 2025, driven by rising asset values in both investment and own-use properties.

Ionic Rare Earths, through its Viridion joint venture, has delivered the first recycled rare earth oxides to Brazil’s CIT SENAI ITR, marking a key step toward a domestic magnet supply chain in South America.

FFI Holdings Limited has announced a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer priced at $3.50 per share, aiming to raise approximately $11 million to support its food manufacturing growth and property investments. The offer closes on 17 June 2025 and is open to eligible shareholders in Australia and New Zealand.

Metal Powder Works has secured a strategic contract with Westinghouse Electric Company to supply metal powders for additive manufacturing in nuclear applications, marking a key step in its growth trajectory.

Tivan Limited and Sumitomo Corporation have formalised a joint venture to develop the Speewah Fluorite Project in Western Australia, marking a major step toward establishing Australia’s inaugural fluorite mining and processing operation.

Kingsland Minerals has appointed GR Engineering Services to lead a scoping study for its Leliyn Graphite Project, aiming to unlock the economic potential of one of Australia’s largest graphite resources. The study, supported by new project management expertise and existing off-take agreements, is set to complete by year-end.

Titomic Limited advances its strategic U.S. footprint with a new Huntsville facility set to open in June 2025, securing major defense collaborations and expanding commercial momentum in additive manufacturing.

Industrial Minerals Ltd has reported promising progress in its high purity quartz beneficiation and ore-sorting trials at the Pippingarra Pegmatite Project, with growing interest from Asian markets and potential new co-products enhancing project economics.

IDT Australia reports a robust 30% jump in quarterly revenue to $4.1 million, driven by strong contract wins and a $62 million pipeline of open proposals, signaling sustained growth in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Amaero has inked a five-year exclusive supply agreement with Velo3D, valued at approximately A$35 million, to provide critical titanium and refractory alloy powders for advanced metal 3D printing. This partnership underscores a strategic push to bolster U.S. domestic manufacturing capabilities in aerospace and defense sectors.