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James Hardie Industries releases its 2026 AGM materials, highlighting a $4.8 billion sales year boosted by AZEK acquisition, board renewals, and a revamped executive pay structure.

Kelsian Group has locked in a seven-year NZ$101 million ferry contract in Auckland and is acquiring local operator Belaire Ferries for NZ$8.9 million, marking its first major New Zealand expansion.

Smart Parking (ASX:SPZ) has acquired American Parking, adding 54 sites across Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas and boosting its US portfolio to over 200 locations. The $12 million deal is expected to be earnings accretive and supports the rollout of SmartCloud technology.

Critical Resources Limited has secured independent peer-reviewed validation of its dry supersonic deposition (DSD) cathode technology, confirming a solvent- and binder-free process with promising durability and capacity metrics. This milestone strengthens its licensing prospects as the company advances toward full solid-state battery integration.

Nanoveu has completed its acquisition of Singapore’s Spinoff Robotics, gaining validated drone platforms and engineering talent to fast-track its ECS-DoT edge-AI silicon integration for advanced aerial applications.

Qoria Limited and Aura Consolidated Group have fixed the exchange ratio for their proposed merger, with shareholders to receive one Aura CDI for every 17.32 Qoria shares. Aura’s US$100 million capital raise values Qoria shares at A$0.40 each, positioning Qoria shareholders to hold nearly a third of the merged entity.

VHM Limited has locked in a binding offtake agreement covering 100% of rare earth concentrate from its Goschen Project and secured A$40 million in convertible note funding from Iluka Resources, advancing the project towards final investment decision.

Pan African Resources has completed the issuance of over 102 million new shares to Emmerson shareholders, marking the formal close of its acquisition via a scheme of arrangement.

Krakatoa Resources has launched its second underground drilling season at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project, aiming to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while pushing early mine development.

Piche Resources has identified extensive high-grade rare earth mineralisation enriched in critical magnet rare earth elements across a 30 km strike at its Ashburton Project, alongside significant uranium prospects.

SRJ Technologies has started delivering services under two major Middle East contracts, marking the transition from agreements to revenue-generating operations with AD Ports Group’s Divetech and Dubai Petroleum.

Altech Batteries has gained a three-month extension to secure full financial close on its €46.7 million German government grant, supporting its innovative CERENERGY® Sodium Chloride Solid State battery project in Saxony.