Innovation Investment Brief — August 12, 2026

Today's Developments

Inokom adds new Paint Shop 3 facility to its Kulim plant – painting capacity upped by 50,000 vehicle bodies a year¹ (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

Sime Motors has further expanded Inokom Corporation’s (Inokom) automotive manufacturing capabilities with the addition of a new painting facility, Paint Shop 3 (PS3), at Inokom’s 200-acre site in Kulim, Kedah. Constructed with an investment of RM300 million, …

Coal India weighs buying Canada's Wealth Minerals unit for Chile lithium assets² (BusinessLine)

Coal India considers acquiring Wealth Minerals' Chile lithium unit to secure vital overseas lithium resources for electric vehicles.

HydroGraph Hosts Congressman John Carter to Celebrate New Texas Headquarters, Showcases America’s Emerging Domestic Supply of Ultra-Pure Graphene³ (Financial Post)

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. (CSE: HG) (OTCQB: HGRAF) (“HydroGraph” or the “Company”) today marked a key milestone in its U.S. growth strategy with the full opening of its Texas headquarters and continued advance…

DEEP SEA MINERALS CORP. WELCOMES GROWING U.S. FOCUS ON DEEP-SEA MINING AT AMERICAN MINING ROUNDTABLE⁴ (Financial Post)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (CSE: SEAS) (OTCQB: DSEAF) (FSE: X450) (“Deep Sea Minerals” or the “Company“), a seabed mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing critical mineral opp…

On-chain data shows $50 million at risk as Tether’s Alloy shutdown deadline boils down to 5 forgotten gold vaults⁵ (CryptoSlate)

Five open positions held 399,088.74 aUSD₮ of debt, while the cutoff hour and any later platform route remain unpublished. The post On-chain data shows $50 million at risk as Tether’s Alloy shutdown deadline boils down to 5 forgotten gold vaults appeared first…

Barrick Appoints Sebastiaan Bock CEO, Rest of World⁶ (Financial Post)

Bock Will Lead Portfolio Outside North America, Report to Barrick CEO Mark Hill TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B)(TSX:ABX) today announced the appointment of Sebastiaan Bock as Chief Executive Officer, Rest of World…

Accredited official statistics: Index of Production, UK: June 2026 time series⁷ (Www.gov.uk)

Movements in the volume of production for the UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management. Figures are seasonally adjusted.