Tania Archibald, the current head of BlueScope’s Australian Steel Products business, will begin as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s top steelmaker early next year. According to a statement from BlueScope on Wednesday, Archibald will take over from current CEO and Managing Director Mark Vassella on February 1, 2026. “I’d like to…
Latrobe Magnesium, which is commercialising a method of extracting magnesium and other useful material from brown coal fly ash, is one of seven Australian companies receiving Letters of Interest (LOIs) totalling over $US 2.2 billion (approximately $3.4 billion) from lender the U.S Export Import Bank (EXIM.) According to a statement from Latrobe Magnesium, EXIM’s financing…
Drone countermeasures company DroneShield has promoted its software engineering team leader Angus Harris to CTO, with Chief Product & Technology Officer Angus Bean moving into the role of Chief Product Officer. According to a statement from DroneShield, which recently became an ASX200 company, Harris’s appointment reflected the company’s “continued growth and organisational maturity” as it…
Wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has been awarded its biggest contract so far, with Newport News Shipbuilding ordering two custom-built Arcemy machines. According to a statement from the Adelaide-headquartered company on Monday, the order worth approximately $4.5 from the subsidiary of HII – the USA’s biggest shipbuilder – further embeds it in the shipbuilding…
Battery recycling technology company Livium has announced firm commitments to raise $4.5 million through a share placement, with funding to support efforts including expansion of its large-format lithium battery collections across Australia, and the relocation and consolidation of its Victorian battery-recycling facilities into a centralised site. According to a statement from the ASX-listed company on…
ASX-listed specialty chemicals company Alpha HPA says it has strengthened its position within the global semiconductor supply chain, executing three new letters of intent with unnamed global OEMs for the supply of high-purity aluminium products. According to an update from the company on Monday, the LOIs follow “more than a year of rigorous product qualification…
ASX-listed energy storage company 1414 Degrees is expanding its expertise in silicon-related products, gaining an exclusive licence for George Washington University’s Silicon Nanoparticle (SiNTL) Technology for battery anodes. According to a statement from the company on Thursday – which also included news of firm commitments for a $1.2 million raise through a share placement –…
A capital raise of $0.84 million (before costs) demonstrates growing confidence in the Felix sperm separation device, according to ASX-listed reproductive biotechnology company Memphasys. According to a statement from the company on Monday, it has successfully completed a share placement for that amount, with an additional non-renounceable rights issue to eligible shareholders potentially raising up…
Building products company Boral has claimed an Australian first, producing concrete incorporating recycled aggregates that were “recarbonated” to store carbon dioxide from process emissions. According to a statement from the company – which is owned by ASX-listed SGH – on Monday, it took reclaimed concrete aggregates from its Widemere recycling facility, which were then used…
ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has appointed Omer Granit, who is also a board member of Australian-born US additive manufacturing business Amaero International, to the board of directors. According to an announcement from BluGlass on Monday, Granit is a US-based entrepreneur, investor, and lawyer, and replaces Vivek Rao, who is stepping down as…