SOVEREIGN METALS WKN: A0LEG3 ISIN: AU000000SVM6 Forum: Aktien Thema: Hauptdiskussion

Sovereign Metals Limited (“the Company” or “Sovereign”) is pleased to present results from recent expandability test-work conducted on Malingunde flake graphite concentrates by a renowned German industrial minerals laboratory. The results show world-class expandability characteristics across a number of different size fractions. The excellent results enhance Sovereign’s ability to target entry into existing, traditional markets for its flake graphite products as the base case to underpin Malingunde development. Developing markets relying on new and evolving technologies (such as Li-ion batteries) remain as attractive future upside potential. HIGHLIGHTS: Expansion ratios of 480 ml/g for +300µm jumbo flake and 450 ml/g for +500µm super-jumbo flake were achieved, well exceeding those of typical Chinese and Western concentrates currently available on the market. High expansion ratios such as those achieved from the +500µm super-jumbo and +300µm jumbo flake products are required for the production of high value graphite foils, paper and knitted tape. The concentrates were free of quartz grains and hence represent a good base material for the preparation of expandable graphite and production of graphite foils. Expandable graphite is used in various applications such as fuel cells, seals and gaskets, fire retardants and for thermal management in consumer electronics. Dr Julian Stephens, Sovereign’s Managing Director commented, “The world-class expandability results for the Malingunde graphite concentrates will assist our ability to target existing, traditional markets for our products. The Company’s strategy involves very low-cost production of very high quality graphite concentrates that can be sold to existing industrial markets including refractory and expandable applications. In this way, we avoid any risks associated with slower than expected growth in the Li-Ion battery market, and avoid the technical and economic risks associated with constructing complex, downstream value-add facilities such as spherical graphite plants.”

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