Latest Materials News

Astute Metals reports a successful beneficiation test at its Red Mountain Lithium Project, achieving a 36% mass reduction and 22% lithium grade increase, while phase 2 diamond drilling advances with two holes completed.

Prime Financial Group has agreed to acquire Lincoln Indicators, a leading Australian investment research and funds management firm, significantly boosting its wealth management capabilities and client base.

Power Minerals Limited has identified significant rare earth element potential at its prospective Santa Anna niobium carbonatite project in Brazil, signing a binding letter of intent to acquire the asset and planning immediate drilling to define an exploration target.

Alcidion Group Limited reported a robust Q3 FY25 with $13.1 million in cash receipts and a landmark 10-year $37.5 million contract with North Cumbria NHS Trust, prompting an upgrade to its full-year EBITDA guidance.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has identified a significant new copper target, Ferro West, near its existing Ferro deposit at the Llahuin project in Chile, supported by advanced geophysical data and surface copper oxide findings.

James Hardie Industries plc reported a 3% decline in Q3 FY25 net sales to $953 million and a 15% drop in adjusted net income to $154 million, yet reaffirmed its full-year guidance and outlined ambitious growth plans for FY26.

Cleanaway Waste Management Limited reported a robust first half of FY25 with double-digit EBIT growth and margin expansion, reinforcing confidence in meeting FY25 guidance and ambitious FY26 targets despite operational challenges.

Cleanaway Waste Management reported a 3.7% revenue increase to $1.94 billion for the half-year ending December 2024, while profit after tax remained flat at $74.2 million amid operational challenges including a significant fire at its St Marys facility.

Fletcher Building reported a challenging HY25 with a 7% revenue decline and a net loss of NZ$134 million, while executing a $700 million equity raise to strengthen its balance sheet and advancing significant cost reduction initiatives.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank clarifies a modest 5.8% variance in half-year cash earnings against market forecasts, confirming no material surprise and compliance with ASX disclosure rules.

Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited announces a strategic pivot with a proposed rebranding to Core Blue Minerals Limited and an Earn-in agreement for the Halls Creek Project, marking its diversification beyond cobalt into copper and other base metals.

Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited is set to rebrand as Core Blue Minerals Limited, reflecting its strategic shift to diversify beyond cobalt into copper and other base metals through a new Earn-in agreement for the Halls Creek Project.