Company
Perth, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round First Graphene raised.
Companies First Graphene acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | Managing Director and CEO | @AuManufacturing (Thu 26 Sep 2024), RenewEconomy, @AuManufacturing (Mon 4 Sep 2023), @AuManufacturing (Mon 5 Jul 2021) |
Stories naming First Graphene. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Brisbane graphene maker Turquoise Group has begun selling powder in bulk and is preparing an equity raise; a federal grant of $949,500 announced in January is funding its first commercial-scale facility.
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Weekly most-read roundup: a NSW lean-manufacturing program opens, Simcoa wins a $39.8m grant, First Graphene ships additive to the UK, Oceania Glass collapses, and a battery-recycling profile.
First Graphene will supply graphene for Halocell's perovskite solar modules under a new two-year deal; the partners earlier won a $2 million CRC-P research grant for solar cell work at Halocell's Wagga Wagga plant.
Manufacturing briefs roundup: LBT Innovations launches a $4.5m shareholder offer, AnteoTech collects a $3.77m research tax payment, with updates from Pact, Evnex, First Graphene, Austal, ASM and the University of Adelaide's space course.
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A university–industry consortium wins federal grant support to advance printable perovskite solar technology, with graphene electrodes replacing gold and silver conductors, at Halocell's regional NSW factory.
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Round 14 of the CRC-Projects program awarded 24 projects a combined $50 million in grants, with named recipients including Gilmour Space, Diraq and Advanced Circular Polymers alongside university and industry partners.
Manufacturing briefs: Fleet Space's satellite is orbiting, First Graphene wants industry partners, Micro-X wins a $400,000 government grant, Wellnex completes two acquisitions before relisting, Forbidden Foods enters Chinese e-commerce, Monash opens a blockchain hackathon.
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A manufacturing roundup covering Redflex's agreed takeover by Verra Mobility, Jatcorp's investor placement, European patents for VSPC and Cortical Dynamics, Oventus's record device sales, and First Graphene's energy storage push.