** Shares of Talga Group TLG.AX up as much as 9.7% at A$0.510
** Stock set for its strongest session since mid-August
** The specialty miner signs non-binding strategic cooperation agreement with U.S.' United Catalyst Corporation
** Agreement to allow potential sharing of facilities and logistics and access UCC's broad network of auto recyclers and partnerships, others
** Agreement also marks co's entry into US battery anode market
** Stock currently up 5.4%, bringing YTD gains to 11.4%
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))