MRIWA portfolio overview – New Products and Markets
Read case studies for recently completed and current projects in the program area New Products and Markets
Research activity within MRIWA’s research priority program area is intended to create new industries and niche markets to increase demand for one or more minerals found in this State and enable opportunity for progressive downstream processing activity.
Find out more about the themes and intended outcomes under this program
As at 30 June 2020, the investment in the New Products and Markets program is comprised of:
- MRIWA contribution $2.4m
- Third-party contribution $16.5m
- Total grant value $19m
View all recent case studies for projects within the program area or follow the links below to individual projects. We are still finalising the case studies for some current projects.
If you can’t find information on our website about a specific project, or if you have a research need or project idea relevant to this program, contact us to discuss further.
Themes
Strategic foresight
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| The governance of battery value chains: security, sustainability and Australian policy options – Scene Setting Project (M0533b) | FBI CRC | Report released |
Downstream processing technology
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| Battery precursor manufacture in Australia – Scene Setting Project (M0533a) | FBI CRC | Report released |
| Cathode precursor production pilot plant in Western Australia – Stage 1 (M0533g) | FBI CRC | Current |
| Process legacy – Stage 1 (M0533c) | FBI CRC | Current |
Data driven decisions
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| Electrochemical testing of Li-ion battery materials in standard cell formats (M0533m) | FBI CRC | Report released |
| Demonstrating market advantage through certification and life cycle analysis for Australian battery materials (M0533r) | FBI CRC – University of Technology Sydney | Current |
Regulatory tools and processes
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| Establishing leaching environmental impact assessment tools in the development of a WA Framework for by-product re-use and classification (M0451) | ChemCentre | Report released |
Safety, social and environmental sustainability
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| Wearable technologies for safety (M0498) | Soter Analytics | Report released |
Page was last reviewed 11 May 2021