Highlights

  • FY26 sales rose to approximately AUD 13.11mn, while profit before tax increased to approximately AUD 2.25mn for the financial year.
  • The company plans early residential battery-storage development during FY27, drawing on its existing specialist-materials expertise and proposed pilot manufacturing work.
  • EcoZinc forms part of the group’s zinc oxide powder range for sunscreen, skincare and personal-care product formulators in international markets.
  • The established business includes powders and dispersions, supported by overseas warehousing and a distributor network serving over forty countries.

Higher annual sales accompany early battery-development plans at Advance ZincTek (ASX:ANO), whose established business manufactures zinc oxide and other specialist materials for formulation customers. At the time of writing on 26 October 2026, its shares were trading at AUD 0.62, up 3.33% during the session. The intraday range was AUD 0.600–0.620, with a market capitalisation of AUD 38.86mn. The one-year share-price change stood at -48.33%.

Annual Results Accompany a New Development Proposal

Advance ZincTek reported FY26 sales of AUD 13.111mn, compared with AUD 11.639mn in FY25. Profit before tax increased to AUD 2.247mn from AUD 2.024mn, with stronger US sales contributing to the result.

The company also outlined plans to begin developing a residential battery-energy-storage solution during FY27. The proposed programme includes a small-scale pilot facility and equipment covering electrode-slurry preparation through battery-pack assembly.

Pilot-scale testing was envisaged for FY28. The proposal draws on the company’s zinc oxide and high-purity alumina expertise, including potential ceramic separator coatings. It remains an early development initiative, rather than an established battery business, commercial production line or quantified new revenue stream.

EcoZinc Serves Formulators in the Existing Business

EcoZinc is a non-nano zinc oxide powder supplied for sunscreen and skincare formulations. The company describes its production as using solar power and identifies organic-certification programmes within the product’s specifications.

The powder range uses the group’s ZinClear production architecture and is offered across several surface-area specifications. Those product characteristics allow formulators to select materials suited to different formulation requirements.

The business supplies ingredients rather than treating every customer formulation as an identical finished product. Final product performance depends on formulation and testing. The established powder programme therefore involves product specifications, technical support and customer qualification, while any potential battery application would require a separate development and validation process.

International Distribution Supports the Materials Portfolio

The company’s origins date to advanced-materials technology developed at the University of Western Australia, with the business established in 1997. It manufactures zinc oxide powders and dispersions for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

Its published operating overview identifies warehouses in the United States and Europe and more than twenty-five distributors serving over forty countries. The product offering includes zinc oxide powders, dispersions and related specialist materials.

Those distribution arrangements support an international ingredients business centred on manufacturing and supply. They are distinct from the proposed pilot work in energy storage. The company’s disclosed strategy therefore involves continuing service to existing formulation customers while investigating whether its materials expertise can be applied to an additional manufacturing activity.