Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) first investment to support sapphire glass production. Sapphire glass is a highly durable synthetic ceramic made of aluminium oxide and used in products like smart watches and phones. QIC investment will fund purchase of furnaces to 'grow' sapphire glass. The Palaszczuk Government will invest in a Gladstone company that is turning locally-produced alumina into glass for smart watches and phones. The investment through the $100 million Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund, managed by the Queensland Investment Corporation, will accelerate the delivery of two purpose-built furnaces used to 'grow' sapphire glass at Alpha HPA in Gladstone.

https://www.miragenews.com/queensland-welcomes-sapphire-glass-production-1093495/

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