PureGRAPHTM Products in Mining Equipment Give Impressive Results

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• PureGRAPHTM graphene provides up to 37% improved tensile strength in high-performance polyurethane systems.
• PureGRAPHTM graphene improves abrasion resistance by 100% to 500% in high-performance polyurethanes.
• PureGRAPHTM enhanced polyurethane systems to be field trialled at a large iron ore producer with collaboration partner newGen.
• Opening up a new graphene-enhanced product vertical for the mining industry with near-term global sales potential.

Advanced materials company, First Graphene Limited (“FGR” or “the Company”) (ASX: FGR) is pleased to confirm test results have proved significant tensile and abrasion improvements in high-performance polyurethane systems used in the mining industry.

As previously reported FGR is working closely with a number of companies to introduce performance enhancement in their existing products through the addition of its PureGRAPHTM graphene products. newGen Group is introducing the PureGRAPHTM products into their range of wear liners for bucket wheel, pipe spools and conveyor applications.

Impressive improvements in tensile strength of 37% and abrasion resistance in the range of 100 to 500% have been measured. These will provide the mining industry with enhanced, longer life, wear-resistant materials providing significant savings to operators through reduced downtime, safety and environmental gains and reduced product consumption.

First Graphene and newGen have successfully introduced the PureGRAPHTM range to reclaimer bucket liners, and now also pipe spooling. newGen intends to introduce the PureGRAPHTM range of products progressively to all wear-related products. This fits well with First Graphene’s stated objective to introduce the PureGRAPHTM product range into bulk use applications, opening up a new product vertical in the mining sector.

About First Graphene Limited (ASX: FGR)

First Graphene is an advanced materials company seeking to position itself in the lowest cost quartile of global graphene suppliers. It has developed an environmentally sound and safe method of converting its supplies of ultra-high-grade graphite into the lowest cost highest quality graphene, in bulk quantities.

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