** Shares of King River Resources Ltd KRR.AX climb as much
as 3.9% to A$0.027, set for best day since July 27
** Alumina miner signs https://bit.ly/2YlHr1G agreement with
Perth-based Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research
Centre (FBICRC)
** Agreement for collaboration on cathode precursor and
active materials production pilot plan among others
** FBICRC's R&D projects span the battery value chain and
bring together 70 industry participants, four state govts and 8
research partners with a combined value of over A$120 mln over
six years
** YTD, KRR stock flat, as of last close
(Reporting by Aneetta Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Aneetta.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com;))