Announcement
21 Oct 2025
In October 2025, the Export Finance Australia (EFA) announced a financial commitment to Alcoa's gallium production project in Western Australia. In July 2026, the Australian government confirmed the Final Investment Decision.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
15 Jul 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 15 Jul 2026:
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