Alluminous is a specialised Australian materials technology company focused on developing and commercialising innovative production methods for High Purity Alumina (HPA). Its core technology the HiPurA® process, is designed to produce ultra-pure alumina (>99.99% purity) using an efficient, modular and scalable approach that can support global supply chains for batteries, semiconductors, optics and other advanced applications. Alluminous was formed to own and advance this proprietary technology and is progressing a pilot plant capable of initial HPA production and customer qualification, with plans to scale toward commercial operations.

In December 2025, Alluminous entered into a Technology Development Agreement with US-based battery innovator Charge CCCV (C4V). The collaboration is focused on jointly developing and qualifying the proprietary HiPurA® High Purity Alumina (HPA) process for advanced battery applications. Full cell testing will be undertaken by C4V at its Centre of Excellence at Binghamton University in New York, a world-renowned lithium-ion research hub led by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Professor M. Stanley Whittingham. The agreement is non-exclusive, preserving Alluminous’ flexibility to pursue parallel discussions with other downstream customers and strategic partners, while opening potential access to US, Indian, and European gigafactory supply chains.

Building on this agreement, Alluminous reached a further landmark milestone in February 2026, shipping approximately 15 kilograms of HiPurA® HPA from its Perth pilot plant to C4V in the United States for initial testing and product qualification. This is the first significant commercial-scale batch dispatched from the facility, achieved just nine months after Impact’s initial investment in the technology. This shipment marks an important step in Alluminous’ production journey. The Perth pilot plant is currently operating in batch mode, with continuous mode operation targeted in the near term to support sustained sample production. Encouragingly, initial assessments suggest the facility may be capable of throughput well beyond its original design capacity. To support the next phase of growth, Alluminous appointed Peter Barnes as Chief Operating Officer to oversee pilot plant optimisation and lead scale-up planning through to feasibility and commercialisation.

Alluminous Managing Director David Leavy has also been actively engaging with investors, strategic advisors, and industry participants across New York, Washington, and San Francisco, exploring opportunities across battery, AI, data centre, defence, semiconductor, optics, and photonics markets.Together, these developments demonstrate Alluminous’ strong execution momentum and position Impact Minerals as an emerging vertically integrated supplier of high purity alumina to some of the world’s most technically demanding and high-value markets.