HAYD Haydale Graphene Industries Plc

 
TIDMHAYD 
 
Haydale Graphene Industries plc 
 
                         ("Haydale" or the "Company") 
 
        Marketing Agreement with planarTECH LLC for Asia-Pacific region 
 
Haydale Graphene Industries plc (AIM:HAYD), the Company focused on enabling 
technology for the commercialisation of graphene, is pleased to announce it has 
entered into a marketing agreement with planarTECH LLC. ("planarTECH") 
("Agreement"), to accelerate the commercialisation of graphene across the 
Asia-Pacific region ("APAC"). 
 
The Agreement is a rolling annual contract and will focus on the marketing and 
distribution of Haydale HDPlas® functionalised graphene nanoplatelets, inks, 
few layered graphenes, multi-walled and single/double walled carbon nanotubes. 
 
With over 15 years of experience in the synthesis of CNTs and graphene, 
planarTECH has continually developed graphene process know-how and connections 
to leading research institutions in Korea, the US and Europe. They will market 
and promote Haydale's functionalised nanomaterial products to potential R&D 
customers and commercial partners specifically in China, Japan, Korea and 
Taiwan. 
 
A warrant agreement has been entered into between the Company and planarTECH 
which grants planarTECH up to 20,000 warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares 
of GBP 0.02p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of GBP 
1.60 subject to the satisfaction of certain vesting conditions relating to the 
revenues generated by planarTECH for the Company in the period to 30 June 2015. 
These warrants have an exercise period beginning 1 July 2015 and ending 30 June 
2018. 
 
Following this agreement Haydale now has 1,041,215 options and warrants 
outstanding over Ordinary Shares representing 9.26% per cent. of the Company's 
total issued share capital. 
 
Ray Gibbs, CEO at Haydale, commented: 
 
"The ability to fully commercialise graphenes has been a stumbling block for 
the industry, particularly in the APAC region where the majority of patents for 
graphene-based applications originate. planarTECH's industry knowledge and 
connections are substantial with a track record of success in the region. This 
agreement should enable Haydale to significantly increase its presence in a 
major rapidly growing market. We expect this agreement to allow a greater 
number of potential R&D customers to test and analyse our plasma functionalised 
materials for integration into their specific products and applications. We are 
excited to be working with the hugely knowledgeable team at planarTECH - a team 
with in-depth experience of the graphene and 2D materials market landscape, as 
well as market entry advice and access to top-tier OEM partners across Asia." 
 
Patrick Frantz, President and CEO of planarTECH, commented: 
 
"We're very pleased to be working with Haydale to bring its unique plasma 
functionalisation technology to customers in Asia, and we've already seen 
strong interest in functionalisation services from CNT and graphene 
manufacturers. We believe that Haydale's process will be a key factor in the 
success of the entire graphene industry." 
 
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For further information please contact: 
 
Haydale Graphene Industries plc                   01269 842 946 
John Knowles, Chairman 
Ray Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer 
 
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)              0207 148 7900 
Tony Rawlinson 
Paul Trendell 
 
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Broker)                020 7894 7000 
David Foreman 
Paul Jewell 
 
Hermes Financial PR 
Trevor Phillips                                  07889 153 628 
Chris Steele                                     07979 604 687 
 
 
About Haydale 
 
Haydale has developed a patent-pending proprietary scalable plasma process to 
functionalise graphene and other nanomaterials. This enabling technology can 
provide Haydale with a rapid and highly cost-efficient method of supplying 
tailored solutions to enhance applications for both raw material suppliers and 
product manufacturers. 
 
Functionalisation is carried out through a low-pressure plasma process that 
treats both mined, organic fine powder and other synthetically produced 
nanomaterial powders, producing high-quality few layered graphenes and graphene 
nanoplatelets. The process can functionalise with a range of chemical groups, 
with the level of functionalisation tailored to the customer's needs. Good 
dispersion improves the properties and performance of the host material and 
ensures the final product performs as specified. 
 
The Haydale plasma process does not use wet chemistry, nor does it damage the 
material being processed; rather, it can clean up any impurities inherent in 
the raw material. The technology is a low energy user and most importantly 
environmentally friendly. The Haydale method is an enabling technology, 
allowing the Company to work with a raw material producer who seeks to add 
value to the base product and tailor the outputs to meet the target 
applications of the end user. 
 
Haydale, based in South Wales and housed in a purpose-built facility for 
processing and handling nanomaterials, is facilitating the application of 
graphenes and other nanomaterials in fields such as inks, sensors, energy 
storage, photovoltaics, composites, paints and coatings. 
 
www.haydale.com 
 
About planarTECH LLC 
 
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas and with regional offices in Korea, 
planarTECH aims to enable graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and 2D material 
applications development by providing researchers worldwide with high-quality 
scientific & R&D equipment for materials synthesis and characterization. With a 
global network of researchers at leading institutions in Asia, the US and 
Europe, planarTECH has assembled the process know-how to assist its customers 
in starting material applications and process development as quickly as 
possible. Its customer base includes leading corporate and academic R&D labs 
around the world. 
 
planarTECH's staff also have extensive experience in the graphene industry 
specifically and the electronics supply chain within Asia in general. Drawing 
on this experience, planarTECH offers customers consulting services to provide 
in-depth knowledge of the graphene and 2D materials market landscape, as well 
as market entry advice and access to top-tier OEM partners in Asia (Japan, 
Korea, Taiwan and China). 
 
http://www.planartech.com 
 
 
 
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