Calix signs services agreement for low emissions Alumina

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Stock CALIX Ltd (CXL.ASX)
Release Time 3 Sep 2025, 9:53 a.m.
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 Calix signs services agreement for low emissions Alumina
Key Points
  • Calix signs MOU with leading aluminium company to develop electric calcination technology for zero emissions alumina
  • Calix and the Alumina Company to undertake pilot-scale material testing and pre-FEED study
  • The testing program and pre-FEED study expected to deliver over AU$1.0M in revenue for Calix
Full Summary

Australian environmental technology company, Calix Limited (ASX: CXL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') to jointly develop its electric calcination technology for Zero Emissions ALumina ('ZEAL') and signed an agreement to undertake a pilot-scale material testing program and pre-Front-End Engineering Design ('pre-FEED') study with a leading aluminium company ('the Alumina Company'). The material testing program and pre-FEED study are expected to deliver over AU$1.0M in revenue for Calix. The testing program will be conducted at the Calix Technology Centre in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria and aims to demonstrate the feasibility of Calix's ZEAL technology to produce smelter grade alumina from feedstock used at a refinery of the Alumina Company. Calix will retain all Intellectual Property ('IP') relating to the core Calix technology and retains the right to deploy its ZEAL technology as an industry-wide solution for alumina calcination. Calix's ZEAL technology aims to replace the use of fossil fuels in alumina refining with electric calcination to potentially reduce emissions, costs and improve product quality. The production of aluminium, a critical metal for many technologies, is amongst the most energy-intensive of industrial processes, contributing ~2% of global CO2 emissions.

Guidance

The material testing program and pre-FEED study are expected to deliver over AU$1.0M in revenue for Calix.

Outlook

Calix and the Alumina Company have signed an MOU to jointly engage in the development of electric calcination for near-zero emissions alumina. The combined materials testing, pre-FEED study and collaborative technology development program is designed to develop and demonstrate the viability, efficiency and scalability of the ZEAL technology for commercial alumina calcination.