Alkeemia's new partner: Graphite products for the European industry

Recording date: 04.08.2026 In this exclusive interview, Miningscout speaks with Andrew Worland, Managing Director and CEO of International Graphite (ASX: IG6, FWB: H99), about the company’s strategy to become a vertically integrated supplier of high-performance graphite products. Rather than relying on a single mine-development story, International Graphite is building downstream processing capacity in Western Australia and Italy. The Collie Micronising Facility is under construction and is targeting operating revenue from 2027, while the Porto Marghera joint venture with Alkeemia combines graphite-processing expertise with an established European chemical site, existing infrastructure and planned onsite hydrofluoric-acid purification. The company also retains long-term upstream and battery-anode optionality through its 100%-owned Springdale graphite deposit in Western Australia. Chapters & Topics 00:00 – 01:18 | A Different Kind of Graphite Company Why International Graphite is pursuing a vertically integrated model instead of a conventional single-project mining strategy. 01:18 – 03:45 | Collie: Construction, Funding & 2027 Start-Up Progress at the Western Australian micronising facility, the A$8 million capital cost to mechanical completion and the planned path to commissioning and commercial operations. 03:45 – 05:09 | Industrial Products & Margin Strategy Micronised graphite for plastics, polymers, engineered products, lubricants and dispersions—and why margin matters more than maximum tonnage. 05:09 – 06:04 | Market Entry & Production Ramp-Up How IG6 plans to phase shifts, customer onboarding and production as Collie enters the market. 06:04 – 09:47 | Porto Marghera JV with Alkeemia How the partnership combines graphite expertise, hydrofluoric-acid purification and existing industrial infrastructure in Italy. 09:47 – 12:33 | Team, Expertise & Commercial Network The processing experience behind IG6 and the role of technical, investment, trading and marketing partners. 12:33 – 15:15 | Springdale: Scale, Infrastructure & Development Strategy Resource scale, planned concentrate output, A$76 million capex, infrastructure advantages and the timing of a future mine development. 15:15 – 16:23 | Positioning for the Next Graphite Cycle Why permitting, drilling and resource work are being advanced now so the project can move quickly when market conditions improve. 16:23 – 18:32 | Investment Thesis & Funding Strategy Collie’s construction and financing path, the capital-light structure of the Italian JV and management’s ambition to establish two cash-generating downstream operations. 18:32 – 19:46 | Springdale Upside, Valuation & Closing Why management sees significant unrealised value in Springdale and the wider International Graphite asset portfolio. International Graphite • ASX: IG6 • Frankfurt Stock Exchange: H99 • Focus: Industrial Graphite | Downstream Processing | Battery-Anode Pathway • Projects: Collie, Western Australia | Porto Marghera, Italy | Springdale, Western Australia Company Website https://internationalgraphite.com.au Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss future Miningscout interviews on graphite, critical minerals, battery materials and high-potential resource stocks. #Graphite #GraphiteStocks #MiningStocks #CriticalMinerals #BatteryMaterials #AdvancedMaterials #ResourceInvesting #ASX #SupplyChain #EnergyTransition Teaser MS: International Graphite verfolgt im Graphitsektor einen ungewöhnlich integrierten Ansatz: Statt ausschließlich auf die spätere Entwicklung einer Mine zu setzen, baut das Unternehmen bereits heute zwei Downstream-Standorte für höherwertige Graphitprodukte auf. In Collie, Western Australia, entsteht eine kommerzielle Micronising-Anlage mit geplantem Umsatzstart 2027. In Porto Marghera will IG6 gemeinsam mit dem europäischen Chemieproduzenten Alkeemia einen integrierten Verarbeitungshub aufbauen, der bestehende Infrastruktur, Genehmigungen und eine geplante HF-basierte Graphitreinigung nutzt. Im MiningScout-Interview erklärt CEO Andrew Worland, wie diese Strategie Kosten, Risiko und Zeit bis zum Markt reduzieren soll, welche Rolle das Springdale-Projekt als langfristige Rohstoffbasis spielt und welche operativen sowie finanziellen Meilensteine bis Ende 2027 im Fokus stehen.