** Shares of Altech Chemicals ATC.AX rise as much as 9.5%
to A$0.115, their best intraday session since Jan 4
** Alumina supplier's 75% owned German unit buys 14-hectare
industrial site in Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park, Saxony,
Germany urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2TZ1CZ
** Says site is an ideal location for the proposed alumina
battery materials coating plant that is undergoing preliminary
feasibility study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2KI0OT
** Says plant to produce alumina coated silicon or graphite
anode materials to supply lithium-ion battery and electric
vehicle markets
** Stock has fallen 12.5% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Aneetta Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Aneetta.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com;))