Latest Supply Chains News

MaxiPARTS has delivered a sharp lift in first-quarter operating profit despite modest revenue growth, while its newly acquired Air Brake Systems business is set to contribute for most of FY27. The company has reiterated expectations for further earnings improvement and increased capital returns.

Temple & Webster is holding to its FY27 EBITDA target of $33 million to $40 million even as revenue fell 8% in the first months of the year. The online retailer says reduced discounting is depressing sales but improving contribution margins, while AI, private-label products and brand investment move from testing into rollout.

Energy Technologies has outlined two signed commercial arrangements for its Cogenic laser display technology, including a SYNCH purchasing framework worth up to US$10 million and a 5% royalty licence with Amalgamated Vision. The opportunity is meaningful, but the SYNCH arrangement carries no minimum order commitment and still depends on product specifications, acceptance and purchase orders.

OD6 Metals has converted a run of high-grade Nevada fluorspar discoveries into a proposed 10,000-metre maiden drilling and bulk-sampling campaign. The company ended September with A$1.775 million in cash, but a subsequent A$6.92 million placement lifted pro forma funds to about A$8.695 million before costs and later movements.

Fortescue shipped 46.8 million tonnes of iron ore in the September quarter, but sales fell 3.9Mt short as negotiations with China Mineral Resources Group remained unresolved. Costs rose, net debt climbed to US$2.8 billion and inventory is expected to increase further, even as the miner advanced its Blacksmith and green technology projects.

Mirvac has held its FY27 earnings and distribution guidance after a resilient first quarter, despite a marked moderation in residential activity. Occupancy remained at 97%, development milestones advanced and roughly three-quarters of the $200 million buy-back was complete by 20 October.

Titomic has secured approval for a US$10.3 million direct loan from the US Export-Import Bank to fund a high-pressure cold-spray production cell in Huntsville, Alabama. The project is expected to expand US manufacturing capacity and support at least dozens of full-time jobs.

GenusPlus has delivered a sharp rise in FY2026 revenue, profit and operating cash flow, while completing its largest strategic acquisition to date. The $325 million MPC Kinetic transaction broadens the company beyond electricity infrastructure just as its order book reaches $2.2 billion.

Telix reported US$245 million in unaudited third-quarter revenue, with Precision Medicine sales up 30% and full-year revenue and other income still expected to exceed US$1 billion. The quarter also advanced the proposed US$1.65 billion ITM merger, added FDA-approved Pixclara to the commercial portfolio and narrowed the R&D spending range.

CurveBeam AI has secured its strongest first-quarter HiRise sales result, gained China regulatory clearance and raised A$7.35 million to fund the next stage of commercialisation. The progress comes alongside lower customer receipts and a reported 4.3 quarters of cash runway.

VEEM has secured initial A$0.8 million purchase orders from HII for the Virginia Class submarine program, becoming the first Australian AUSSQ-qualified supplier to do so. The award gives the Perth defence manufacturer a foothold in the US submarine supply chain, although the value of future opportunities remains uncertain.

First Graphene reported unaudited first-quarter income of about A$201,000, up 21% year on year, as PureGRAPH moved into new cement, mining, composites and footwear applications. The commercial pipeline expanded, but A$915,000 of operating cash outflow left the company with A$1.831 million and an estimated two quarters of funding at the reported burn rate.