-- Alpha HPA（ASX:A4N）は、クイーンズランド州におけるHPA Firstプロジェクトの第2段階において、主要な溶媒抽出モジュールの設置が完了し、配管接続工事が進行中であると、木曜日にオーストラリア証券取引所に提出した書類で発表した。 同社は、第1段階は引き続きフル稼働しており、販売および認定試験の注文に対応していると述べた。第1段階の生産能力増強に向けた最初のプロセス変更も成功裏に実施された。 サファイア光学分野へのサファイア販売は3月期も継続し、窒化ガリウム・オン・サファイア半導体認定を支援するためのサファイアウェハーの注文も拡大したと、提出書類には記されている。 同社は、国家復興基金から7,500万豪ドルの株式による資金調達を確保したと発表した。 同社の株価は、木曜日の取引で2%以上下落した。
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