Latest Supply Chains News

Environmental Clean Technologies says its proposed Xenica acquisition has gained a defence-market sublicence for MXenes, adding a potential route to customers for its Flash Joule Heating platform. The agreement is not a customer contract, and revenue still depends on acquisition completion, repeatable production and qualification.

Alcoa has filed South32’s meeting materials ahead of a shareholder vote on the proposed sale of bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests. The transaction remains subject to shareholder approval, regulatory clearance, financing and other closing conditions.

QEM has ranked the Vaught-Peck prospect as the leading target at its newly acquired Garden Valley project in Idaho after reviewing historical records of columbite, samarskite and other rare-metal minerals. The opportunity remains prospective rather than proven, with no modern drilling, assays or resource estimate yet reported.

GrainCorp says its transformation program is on track to deliver $12 million in run-rate benefits by the end of FY26, above the top of its previous commitment. But the company has delayed a major systems rollout, expects $30-35 million of FY27 completion spend and deferred a second release.

OncoSil Medical has moved closer to local production after contract manufacturer Cyclotek secured ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. Production at the Macquarie Park facility remains targeted for the end of 2Q FY27, subject to further regulatory approval.

Nova Minerals has received approximately 500 tons of processing and refining equipment at Port MacKenzie, bringing its planned Alaska antimony facility closer to construction. The company says the delivery arrived ahead of schedule and remains targeting production in 2027.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured approval for a R$77.5 million BNDES financing facility, reducing the estimated senior debt still required for its Colossus rare earth project to about US$280 million. The 16-year facility carries an indicative current cost of approximately 4.8% and supports the project’s Brazilian processing and research infrastructure.

Diablo Resources has exercised its option over 101 patented claims covering the historic Horn Silver Mine in Utah, bringing its broader 202-claim, 13.2 square kilometre project package together. The company will now rank targets, advance permitting and prepare for a maiden Horn Silver drilling program in 2026.

FBR Limited secures A$4 million through a discounted placement and share purchase plan to fund development and deployment of its DST-enabled robotics products, including Mantis welding and Hadrian bricklaying robots.

Impact Minerals’ 50%-owned Alluminous project reveals a strong financial case for a staged US high purity alumina plant, projecting a post-tax NPV₈ of A$518 million and a 42.3% IRR under a modular development approach.

Port of Tauranga has gained fast-track approval for its Stella Passage development, a key infrastructure project aimed at boosting freight capacity and supply chain efficiency in New Zealand.

Iondrive Limited’s updated evaluation of its IONSolv™ technology projects a US$243 million post-tax NPV and US$62 million annual EBITDA for a single rare earth recovery module in the US, driven by high feedstock grade assumptions and independently validated recoveries.