Investing in public graphene stocks - Page 2

Haydale announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2024. Revenues decreased by 50% to £1.25 million, and the company's operating loss increased by 32% to £2.13 million. At the end of the year, the company had £1.99 million in cash and equivalents.

Haydale has recently changed its business strategy, to focus the business on near-term revenue opportunities, aggressively reduce costs and stem cash outflows in 2025. The monthly run-rate operating expenses for the remaining UK business is approximately £275,000.

Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced AUD$5 million (around USD$3,146,000) bought deal public offering, with a syndicate of underwriters led by Ventum Financial Corp. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to expand its production capacity to increase sales, continue ongoing research and development to progress the Graphene Aluminum-Ion Battery with BIC Indiana, preparation to uplist on a major US exchange, working capital and general corporate purposes.

In addition, GMG announced that it, C&W Services Singapore and ACMES, GMG's Singapore Thermal-XR distributor, have successfully completed energy savings case studies with a Singapore bank. The energy savings was seen on average between 10% to 20%. Following the successful case study, the bank is now exploring the potential to scale the application of Thermal-XR Enhance across more branches.

Paulig’s venture arm, PINC, is investing in Glenntex, a Sweden-based startup that has developed a method to functionalize graphene to reduce the need for virgin plastic in packaging by up to 30%. Paulig is an international food and beverage company and PINC is its venture arm for investments in early-stage startups in and around the future of food. 

The European Union is driving circularity efforts, with the implementation of ‘The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’ (PPWR), aiming to ensure that all packaging is reusable or recyclable by 2030. Innovation and packaging design is key for the industry’s ability to meet the sustainability targets for 2030 and beyond.  

Versarien has announced, further to the previously announced manufacturing license agreement, know-how license and technical assistance agreement entered into with Montana Química, that it has now signed a two-year supply agreement to provide some of the Company's proprietary graphene and related material dispersions and formulations (Graphinks™) to Montana (the "Supply Agreement").

Montana is a Brazilian headquartered multinational business focused on the production and sale of paints, wood preservatives and other wood finishing products including paints, stains and varnishes.  Versarien understands it is Montana's intention to utilize the Company's Graphinks™ in application areas such as construction, composites, coatings and lubricants.

Versarien has completed the sale of its South Korean factory and equipment for more than £600,000. The agreement with MCK Tech was announced last March as part of a strategy to monetize intellectual property (IP) through licensing. The transaction was meant to complete last July, but was delayed after MCK Tech asked for an extension to the deadline.

Versarien has now received the final payment of £92,000, plus accrued interest. In total, Versarien has received £611,000 after a £6,000 warranty deduction from MCK Tech for its Korean plant and equipment.

Zentek has announced it has entered into an at-the-market offering agreement (the “ATM Agreement”), to raise gross proceeds of up to US$30 million. Rodman & Renshaw LLC is acting as the exclusive sales agent for the Offering.

Sales of Common Shares will be made through an "at-the-market offering", made directly on the Nasdaq Capital Markets (“Nasdaq”), or any other recognized marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or traded in the United States or through a market maker. No offers or sales of Common Shares will be made in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange or other trading markets in Canada.

Sparc Technologies and its partner Flinders University have been awarded funding under Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grant program. They will receive a grant of AU$353,098 (around US$220,800). 

The 12-month project aims to accelerate development and validation of a graphene-enhanced material that can be utilized in aquaculture nets to mitigate biofouling and increase net strength and durability. This technology has the potential to result in a significant reduction in fish farm operational costs, environmental impact, biosecurity and fish health risks. 

A team led by researchers at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop next-generation brain implants that can record brain activity with unprecedented resolution and speed across different brain regions. The technology aims to advance neuroscience by providing clearer insights into brain function and overcome key limitations of existing brain-monitoring devices.

The project builds on the team’s previous work on a neural implant that captures real-time information about activity deep inside the brain while sitting on its surface. This thin, transparent and flexible implant, called Neuro-clear, houses a dense array of graphene electrodes, offering a powerful alternative to current neural interface technologies. Conventional surface arrays are minimally invasive but struggle to detect signals from deeper brain structures. On the other hand, electrode arrays with penetrating needles provide deeper access but often lead to inflammation and scarring, which can degrade signal quality over time. The Neuro-clear technology developed at UC San Diego combines the strengths of both approaches, allowing it to achieve high-resolution, long-term neural recording with minimal invasiveness.

Frontier IP, a specialist in commercializing intellectual property, has announced that its portfolio company GraphEnergyTech (Frontier IP holds a 23.97% equity stake in GraphEnergyTech) has entered into a collaboration with the Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corporation, Taiwan's prestigious Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and the University of Cambridge to drive development of perovskite solar technology. 

This new project that the four organizations have formed will be called Graphene Electrode Technology for Perovskite Solar Cells (or "GETPSC") and it has secured a £884,129 (over US$1,115,000) grant from Innovate UK.

The SAFARI project is a 42-months research and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program. The project brings together a consortium of 11 partners from 8 European countries. SAFARI is also part of the Graphene Flagship’s initiative, which aims to develop sustainable and safe processes for the production of graphene and other 2D materials.

The SAFARI project is developing conductive inks based on MXenes and graphene hybrids that can be used for printed electronics applications, such as RFID tags and flexible displays. Also, novel sensors and EMI shielding materials are developed, based on MXenes and graphene hybrids.