-- L3Harris Technologies（LHX）は水曜日、バージニア州当局と合意し、オレンジ郡にある固体ロケットモーターの生産能力を10億ドル以上投資して拡張すると発表した。 同社によると、このプロジェクトにより、同拠点の製造スペースは2倍以上に拡大し、今後5年間で350人以上の雇用が創出される見込みだという。 L3Harrisは、新たに建設されるバージニア先進推進施設は、米国防総省の様々なプログラム向けに、混合、研削、鋳造、最終組立といった工程を支援すると説明した。 また、同社は生産能力向上のため、アーカンソー州カムデンとアラバマ州ハンツビルにある拠点でも固体ロケットモーターの生産設備をアップグレード・拡張しているという。
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Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE) said that the mineral resource estimate and scoping study for the Rocha da Rocha critical minerals province are both targeted for mid-2026, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.Sensor-based ore sorting testing validated a simple, dry beneficiation pathway for the Monte Alto project, while a metallurgical optimization program validated low-temperature acid-cure processing at 150 degrees celsius, with a 15 kilograms blended composite scale-up test confirming high extraction performance and strong scalability, the filing said.The company expects to submit an economic development plan for the project to Brazil's National Mining Agency in the June quarter.Brazilian Rare Earths' shares rose nearly 4% in recent trading on Monday.
CITIC Securities (HKG:6030, SHA:600030) posted net profit attributable to owners of 10.2 billion yuan for the first quarter of 2026, up 55% from 6.61 billion yuan a year earlier, according to an April 24 Hong Kong bourse filing.Hong Kong-listed shares of the firm were up nearly 2% in Monday morning trade.Earnings per share came in at 0.67 yuan, compared with 0.43 yuan in the prior-year period.Operating revenue rose 41% to 23.2 billion yuan from 16.4 billion yuan.
Zhejiang NHU's (SHE:002001) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter rose 15% to 6.76 billion yuan from 5.87 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a Saturday filing on the Shenzhen bourse.Earnings per share climbed 16% year on year to 2.21 yuan from 1.91 yuan.Operating revenue increased 3% to 22.3 billion yuan from 21.6 billion yuan in the prior year.