** Shares of metal additives manufacturer Titomic TTT.AX
rise as much as 14.3% to A$0.240, their highest since April 8
** Co signs joint venture agreement with Repkon Machine and
Tool Industry and Trade Inc to establish hybrid additive
manufacturing facility to supply barrels in the defence sector
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** Says agreement is expected to result in A$7.6 mln ($5.26
mln) sale of two Titomic Kinetic Fusion Systems by co and a
share in profits from barrel sales
** Shares mark their biggest intraday pct gain since June 8
** As of last close, stock up 7.7% this year
($1 = 1.4455 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))