Polynovo Limited

PNV

Polynovo Ltd. engages in the provision biodegradable medical devices. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 173 full-time employees. Its products include NovoSorb Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix (BTM) and NovoSorb technology. BTM product is designed to help surgeons treat traumatic wounds. NovoSorb BTM may be used to temporarily close the wound and aid the body in generating new tissue. The company is indicated for full or deep partial-thickness burns, surgical and reconstructive wounds and traumatic wounds. BTM is applied to a wound once the unhealthy or dead tissue has been surgically removed. NovoSorb is a medical-grade polymers that can be expressed in a range of physical formats. NovoSorb polymers have advantageous properties such as biocompatibility and design flexibility. These properties underpin novel medical devices designed to support tissue repair, before they biodegrade in situ into biocompatible by-products.

RIO Tinto Limited

RIO

Rio Tinto Ltd. engages in finding, mining and processing mineral resources. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 53,726 full-time employees. The firm owns and operates open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities. Its segments includes Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals. The Iron Ore segment is engaged in iron ore mining, salt, and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminium segment is engaged in bauxite mining; alumina refining; aluminium smelting. The Copper segment is engaged in the mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products; exploration activities together with the Simandou iron ore project. The Minerals segment includes businesses with products, such as borates, lithium, and titanium dioxide feedstock together with the Iron Ore Company of Canada (iron ore mining and iron concentrate/pellet production). The company also includes diamond mining, sorting, and marketing. The company also use its own railways, ports and ships to deliver materials.

BHP Group Limited

BHP

BHP Group Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, production and processing of iron ore, metallurgical coal and copper. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 37,908 full-time employees. The firm is a producer of commodities, including iron ore, copper, nickel, potash and metallurgical (steelmaking) coal. The company is focused on offering a range of resources, which provides copper for renewable energy; nickel for electric vehicles; potash for sustainable farming, and iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Its segments include Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. Its Copper segment is engaged in mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, and gold. Its Iron Ore segment is engaged in mining of iron ore. Its Coal segment is engaged in mining of metallurgical coal and energy coal. The firm is also focused on operating Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, and Carrapateena underground copper-gold mines in South Australia. The firm's operations are situated in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, rest of Asia, North America and South America.

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

FMG

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. engages in the development of iron ore deposits. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 11,693 full-time employees. The firm is transitioning into a global green energy, metals and products company. Its segments include Metals and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). The Metals segment is engaged in exploration, development, production, processing, sale and transportation of iron ore, and the exploration for other minerals. Fortescue Future Industries segment is involved in undertaking activities in the global development of green electricity, green hydrogen and green ammonia projects. Through its growth project Iron Bridge and its interest in the Belinga Iron Ore Project in Gabon, it is investing in the growth of its iron ore business. Its operations include three mining hubs in the Pilbara, Western Australia, which are connected to its five berth Herb Elliott Port and the Judith Street Harbour towage infrastructure in Port Hedland by approximately 760 kilometers of the heavy haul railway in the world.

Vanguard Australian Shares Index Etf

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.