Qld startup Lava Blue leads manufacturing innovation in battery industry

The Queensland Government is effectively propelling its objective to lay out the state as the battery industry capital of Australia, with startup Lava Blue ready to grow its Predictive Research into speciality materials focus zeroed in on manufacturing advancements.

Minister for State Development Grace has as of late set out on a visit to PRiSM to witness Lava Blue’s notable exploration firsthand, especially in the advancement of the advance process for creating High Purity Alumina.

Since 2018, Lava Blue has been at the forefront edge of cooperation with the Queensland University of Technology to spearhead a process for HPA production from sapphire-bearing kaolin clay deposit settled in North West Queensland.

HPA, a key material basic in the manufacturing of light-emitting diodes, and enhancing the performance and safety of lithium-particle batteries, remains as a foundation of their manufacturing innovation.

Through essential partnerships with the Vecco Group and Queensland Pacific Metals in North Western and North Queensland, separately, Lava Blue is reforming the use of waste from cobalt and nickel mining activities, changing them into important parts for battery manufacturing.

The upcoming phase of the HPA plant’s development marks a vital shift from research and exhibit to limited-scope business production.

The startup aims to increase its production capacity to between 800 and 1000 tons of HPA per annum, uniting Queensland’s position in the manufacturing landscape of battery-related materials.

Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace expressed the government’s desire to position Queensland as Australia’s premier battery industry capital, aiming to guarantee that communities straightforwardly benefit from the expected a thousands of positions and billion-dollar economic opportunities by 2030.

“Whether it’s sustainable aviation fuel in Townsville, hydrogen in Gladstone, or research in the Redlands, the Miles Government is investing in the clean energy jobs of the future,” Minister Grace said.

“This is about great future jobs and prospects for our kids, fantastic opportunities for Queensland businesses, startups and researchers, and strong economic growth for the state, at the same time of doing the right thing globally,” Lava Blue Director, Michael Ford said.