Progress on the Natrium Redox™ process and the partnerships taking it to commercial scale.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Published 8 September 2026
We have expanded our working relationship with Cheshire-based engineering specialist DOCAN to conduct further Basis of Design work across all five raw material pathways, extending into Front End Engineering and Design as projects develop.
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Published 24 August 2026
Natrium Redox has provided EY Parthenon with firm proposals to acquire and restart the Liberty Bell Bay smelter, and to process and remediate the waste held at the site.
The restart secures the 200 or more jobs previously linked with the site and builds a new low-emissions manganese processing plant alongside the existing furnaces. A separate proposal reprocesses the site's accumulated waste, removing an estimated A$210 million environmental liability at no capital cost to Tasmania's taxpayers.
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Published 24 August 2026
Reuters reports our firm proposal to acquire and restart Australia's only manganese smelter and supply global battery and electric vehicle markets, following six months of engagement with EY Parthenon and the Tasmanian government. The piece covers the restart, the low-emissions plant that follows it, and our separate proposal to reprocess the site's A$210 million environmental liability.
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Published 20 August 2026
Our Executive Chairman, Dr Bill Higgs, sets out two proposals for Australia's only manganese alloy smelter. The first restarts production alongside a new manganese processing plant using the Natrium Redox™ process, adding 35,000 to 70,000 tonnes a year and returning more than 220 people to work. The second processes waste already held on the site, recovering carryover metals and beginning remediation of the land.
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Published 13 August 2026
Coverage of the competing proposals for the Bell Bay site, including our plan to restart manganese production and remediate the waste held there.
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