OTTAWA, ONTARIO July 23, 2021 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that Grafoid Inc. (the “Acquiror”) on July 21, 2021 acquired 3,437,500 units (the “Units”) of Braille Energy Systems Inc. (the “Corporation”) as part of a non-brokered private placement of up to 7,812,500 Units of the Corporation at a price of $0.32 per Unit (the “Offering Price“) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to $2,500,000 (the “Transaction“). Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Corporation (a “Common Share“) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant“) of the Company. Each whole Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (a “Warrant Share“) at a price of $0.50 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issue.

Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Acquiror held 7,336,313 Common Shares (9.82%).  Immediately following the closing of the Transaction, the Acquiror holds 10,773,813 Common Shares (13.31%) and 1,718,750 Warrants. If Acquiror exercised all warrants it would hold an aggregate of 12,492,563 Common Shares (15.11%). 

The Acquiror acquired the Units described in this press release for investment purposes and in accordance with applicable securities laws, the Acquiror may, from time to time and at any time, acquire additional shares and/or other equity, debt or other securities or instruments (collectively, “Securities”) of the Corporation in the open market or otherwise, and he reserves the right to dispose of any or all of his Securities in the open market or otherwise at any time and from time to time, and to engage in similar transactions with respect to the Securities, the whole depending on market conditions, the business and prospects of the Corporation and other relevant factors. 

A copy of the early warning report to be filed by the Acquiror in connection with the Transaction described above will be available on SEDAR under the Corporation’s profile. This news release is issued under the early warning provisions of the Canadian securities legislation.

Overview of Grafoid Inc.
Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products—that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Investor Contacts:
Scott Anderson
Investor Relations
(858) 229-7063
sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

Grafoid Inc.
Judith Mazvihwa-MacLean
CFO
(613) 581-4040
jmazvihwa@grafoid.com

OTTAWA, ONTARIO March 17, 2021 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, and Stria Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: SRA) announced today that they have agreed to terminate the letter of intent dated September 24, 2020 which contemplated a reverse takeover transaction of Stria by Grafoid. Due to matters beyond the reasonable control of Stria and Grafoid, due diligence was unable to be completed and therefore the parties have agreed to terminate the letter of intent. 

Overview of Grafoid Inc.
Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products—that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Investor Contacts:
Scott Anderson
Investor Relations
(858) 229-7063
sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

Grafoid Inc.
Judith Mazvihwa-MacLean
CFO
(613) 581-4040
jmazvihwa@grafoid.com

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, November 10, 2020 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that it has appointed Ted Wagstaff as Chief Revenue Officer, effective November 2, 2020. 

An experienced strategy and revenue generation executive, Mr. Wagstaff has more than 25 years of sales, corporate partnerships, property naming rights and strategic marketing experience. He brings an innovative approach to revenue development – imagining and seeing opportunities others do not. His reputation is built on finding the strategic alignment between two parties and facilitating the negotiations of a partnership that has measurable impact for both.  Mr. Wagstaff’s professional passion is engineering successful partnerships and helping companies attain transformational growth. 

His experience includes leadership roles including serving as the President of North45, a strategic sales consulting firm that focuses on revenue strategy and growth, from 2006-2020.  During this period, his roles have included Vice President of Sales for North America and Europe for Kangaroo TV/Fanvision (2008-2011), overseeing introduction of products into new markets and growing revenue in existing markets and as Director of Major Accounts for N-Able (2006).  Prior to starting North45, Ted was Senior Corporate Sales Executive with the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club from 2001-2005.

Revenue generation, new market development and forging transformational partnerships are at the core of Ted’s expertise.  Using his extensive network, Mr. Wagstaff has successfully brokered more than $85 Million in business partnerships across North America, Europe and Asia with organizations including RBC Royal Bank, the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, Health Canada, the Inter-American Development Bank, the NFL, Mizuno, the PGA Tour, Growcer, Fanvision, the University of Ottawa, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), the Council of the Great Lakes Region, Natural Resources Canada, IBM, Citibank and UPS.

As CRO, Wagstaff will identify new revenue opportunities and pioneer new markets for the company. He will also oversee the performance, strategy and alignment of the sales, marketing, and business development functions within Grafoid. 

“Ted is a seasoned executive and possesses a strong background as a builder and operator of the highest performance sales organizations within multiple industries,” said Marc Roy, CEO of Grafoid. “Subsequent to Ted’s appointment, we are continuing our investments in our sales and services organizations to assist current and future customers and partners with Grafoid’s portfolio of clean water and clean air solutions. We are excited to have Ted’s leadership and commitment to excellence as a part of the Grafoid team.  As a company, we have made progress in aligning our focus with our core strengths over the past several months, and we look forward to Ted’s leadership as we advance our current projects into production and drive toward important milestones.”

“I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the sales organization at Grafoid at this point in the company’s evolution,” said Mr. Wagstaff. “With a strong development plan in place, I believe Grafoid has the potential to deliver significant shareholder value and achieve revenue growth while positively contributing to the clean water and clean air industries. I look forward to working with Grafoid’s executive team and Board to advance the company.”

Mr. Wagstaff has lectured at both the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College and has been a guest speaker at numerous conferences.  As a volunteer, he has serviced as a Board Member at the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Foundation, the Canadian Club of Ottawa and many major fundraising events.

Mr. Wagstaff earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ottawa.

Overview of Grafoid Inc.

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products—that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

For more information about Grafoid, please visit www.grafoid.com.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Investor Contacts:

Scott Anderson

Investor Relations

(858) 229-7063

sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

Grafoid Inc.

Judith Mazvihwa-MacLean

CFO

(613) 581-4040

jmazvihwa@grafoid.com

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, October 5, 2020 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that the Company has signed a letter of intent dated September 23, 2020 (the “LOI“) with Stria Lithium Inc. (“Stria”), which sets forth the general terms and conditions of a proposed business combination transaction that will result in a reverse takeover of Stria by Grafoid Shareholders (the “Acquisition“). 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the LOI, Stria and Grafoid will enter into a business combination transaction by way of a share exchange, amalgamation, arrangement or similar form of transaction, which will result in Grafoid becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stria or otherwise combining its corporate existence with that of Stria.  The final structure of the Acquisition is subject to receipt of final tax, corporate and securities law advice for both Stria and Grafoid.  The successor reporting issuer corporation to Stria, after having combined its operations with Grafoid, whether or not Grafoid remains a separate subsidiary of Stria or the two corporations are formally combined, is referred to herein as the “Resulting Issuer” and common shares of the Resulting Issuer are referred to herein as the “Resulting Issuer Shares”. 

Prior to the closing of the Acquisition, (i) Stria will settle an outstanding debt totaling $500,000 by way of a shares-for-debt transaction pursuant to which Stria is expected to issue 25,000,000 Stria Shares at an issuance price of $0.02 per Stria Share (the “Stria Shares-for-Debt Transaction”) and (ii) Stria will complete a 25-for-1 share consolidation of the Stria Shares (the “Share Consolidation”).

Concurrent with the closing of the Acquisition, Stria will complete an equity financing of Resulting Issuer Shares on a post-Share Consolidation basis.

It is anticipated that the board of directors of Stria shall be re-structured to consist of up to 10 directors, 6 of which shall be a nominee of Grafoid.  Stria will take all necessary steps to ensure that upon closing, such nominees have been duly elected or appointed as directors of Stria. 

The Acquisition is subject to, among other details, mutual due diligence, approval of Grafoid Shareholders and approval of the new listing by the TSX-V as applicable, and standard closing conditions, including the conditions described herein.

The name of the Corporation will be changed in due course to a name that both parties agree to.

Completion of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange acceptance and if applicable, required shareholder approval. Where applicable, the transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all. Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any information released or received with respect to the transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Stria Lithium should be considered highly speculative. The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.

Additionally, Stria also announced the resignations of Gary Economo and Lindsay Weatherdon from its board of directors effective September 24, 2020. Gary Economo has also resigned as President and CEO of Stria.  Jeffrey York, the Chairman of the Board of Stria Lithium, will act as the interim CEO and President until the close of the transaction.  Finally, Grafoid recently announced that Gary Economo resigned as CEO and from the Grafoid Board of Directors effective July 30, 2020 and Marc Roy was appointed as the CEO and to the Board of Directors of Grafoid effective August 3, 2020.

Overview of Grafoid Inc.

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products—that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

A more comprehensive news release will be issued by the Company in the near future disclosing details of the Acquisition, including financial information respecting Grafoid, the names and backgrounds of all persons who will constitute insiders of the Resulting Issuer, and information respecting sponsorship if required, once an agreement has been finalized and certain conditions have been met, including: satisfactory completion of due diligence and execution of the Definitive Agreement.

For more information about Grafoid, please visit www.grafoid.com.

About Stria Lithium

Stria Lithium is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with an expanding technology focus and has a 100% interest in the Pontax spodumene lithium project in Northern Québec. 

Lithium is a critical metal in the universal fight against global warming.  It is a core component of Lithium-Ion batteries used for powering electric vehicles and for industrial scale energy storage.

For more information about Stria Lithium, please visit www.strialithium.com.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Investor Contact:

Scott Anderson

Investor Relations

Phone:  (858) 229-7063

Email:  sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, July 29, 2020 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that it has appointed Marc R. Roy as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 3, 2020.  Mr. Roy will also join Grafoid’s Board of Directors effective August 3, 2020.

Mr. Roy brings to Grafoid more than 20 years of global experience in Executive Management roles.   Mr. Roy, age 54, most recently served as an Executive at BDA, Inc. overseeing EMEA as well as global mergers and acquisitions from January 2017 to June 2020.  Prior to his position at BDA, Inc., Mr. Roy served as CEO of BrandAlliance from May 2013 to January of 2017.  Prior to BrandAlliance, Marc served as CEO of Accolade Reaction Promotion Group from January 1999 to February 2010.  His extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as a track record in delivering results, while leading transitioning companies, made him an ideal addition to the executive team and Board of Directors. 

“Marc possesses the leadership and breadth of business experience we believe are critical to lead Grafoid, including the proven ability to forge major client relationships, with an enhanced focus on leading through innovation,” said Mr. Jeffrey York, Chairman of the Board of Grafoid. “On behalf of the Board, we look forward to working with Marc in his new role as Grafoid enters into its next phase of development, including the growth and commercialization of the Company’s graphene-based products and applications.” 

“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to lead Grafoid at this time, as we enter into the essential phase of the Company’s development and advance commercialization of the products in our development pipeline,” said Mr. Roy. “With a strong development plan in place, I believe Grafoid has the potential to deliver significant shareholder value while positively contributing to the graphene industry.”

Gary Economo, outgoing President and CEO of Grafoid, commented, “I wish to thank the Board of Directors, management, employees and our dedicated shareholders for all of the support you have provided to me.  I remain confident in the great potential and future of Grafoid’s products in development and I believe this is the ideal time to allow Marc to continue the development of the product pipeline and move forward with plans to gain traction in the marketplace and commercialize product development.”

About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Investor Contact:

Scott Anderson

Investor Relations

Phone:  (858) 229-7063

Email:  sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

Grafoid Inc. Announces Retirement of CEO and Succession Plan

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, July 29, 2020 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that Gary Economo, President and Chief Executive Officer, advised the Company that he will retire as President and CEO effective July 30, 2020.  Following his retirement, Mr. Economo will continue to serve as a director of the Company and will be available to provide ongoing input and support with respect to the Company’s current and future graphene-based projects and applications.  The Board of Directors has commenced a search for a new President and CEO who has the expertise and track record to lead the company through the next phase of development.

Mr. Jeffrey York, Chairman of the Board stated, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to thank Gary for his leadership and outstanding achievements in conducting highly successful product launches and corporate development initiatives.  We congratulate Gary for his success and valuable contributions to Grafoid and look forward to hiring a new CEO to Grafoid to continue the ongoing growth and shareholder value creation as we embark on the next stages of product development.”

Mr. Economo, President and CEO commented, “I wish to thank the Board of Directors, management, employees and our dedicated shareholders for all of the support you have provided to me.  I remain confident in the great potential and future of Grafoid’s products and I believe this is the ideal time for me to step aside and allow my successor to continue Grafoid’s product development of graphene-based products.”

About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Investor Contact:

Scott Anderson

Investor Relations

Phone:  (858) 229-7063

Email:  sanderson@nextcap-ir.com

Dear Friends and Shareholders,

Our primary focus at Grafoid has been to develop and market our Mesograf^TM-based graphene technology and products to our partners and customers, based on the innovation that is produced in our design labs and through our proprietary engineering processes.  2018 and early 2019 have represented extraordinary progress in this respect and we continue to believe Grafoid is at the forefront of the graphene technology breakthrough.  

Our mission is to become the world’s leading company in graphene research, development and as a company that invests in products to expand the commercialization and economic viability, functionality and technology improvements to foster growth and expand this important industry.  Grafoid’s financial and scientific advancement approach has produced a patent-pending process for large-scale extraction and the associated have volume production of near pristine, low-later graphene, which is sourced directly from undeveloped graphite ore, leaving a very low carbon footprint and ecological impact. 

Grafoid has a highly focused business model and direct strategy to foster corporate growth and return value to shareholders.  Through royalty revenue recognition from our customers based on our proprietary technologies that are in development in the R&D Labs of Grafoid and our partners, we expect to generate significant revenue in th coming years.  Second, we plan to license the rights of our products and technologies, based on Mesograf^TM, through individual or packaged applications through one-time, upfront payments and through longer-term licensing agreements.  We may also seek royalty bearing agreements in which a customer would compensate Grafoid for the use of Mesograf^TM, technology to ensure a constant revenue stream for many years to come.  Finally, we may also sell Mesograf^TM-based products and solutions directly to our joint venture partners.  

Continued Advancement of Revotionary, Proprietary Products

We have made considerable advancement in the in-house development of graphene-based products.  In February of 2019, we officially announced the worldwide launch of an innovative suite of oxidized graphene products, titled GNOX^TM.  The GNOX^TM  product line represents highly customizable graphene products for an industry currently valued at $50-100M with a compound yearly growth of 40%.  Demand for rapid and massive-scale production remains high for graphene-based materials. Graphene oxide is a single-atomic layered material, made by the powerful oxidation of graphite. Relatively low cost and abundant, it is an oxidized form of graphene, laced with oxygen-containing groups that is easy to process because it is dispersible in water and other solvents.  Customer response to this product line has been outstanding and we are constantly developing new processes to make our graphene oxide materials at commercial scale. We are always striving to reduce environmental impact of our methods without compromising product quality.  

In May of 2019, we announced the official launch of Grafprint3D Inc., a new company with a portfolio of products and solutions to focus on the worldwide additive manufacturing and 3D printing market based on Grafoid’s proprietary Mesograf^TM technology.  Our engineering and R&D Teams have worked exceptionally diligent on the rollout of this product for the global 3D print market.  Grafprint3D Inc. provides its customers with a revolutionary platform for creation of 3D printable materials that will be utilized to enhance a variety of products and applications for markets including direct ink writing, inkjet printing, screen printing, and more.  The initial key application target markets include wearable device fabrication with biocompatible polymers, biomaterial substrates for cell therapy engineering research, and rapid product prototyping with printable advanced nanomaterials. 

Finally, in September 2018, Grafoid announced a strategic partnership with Liquinex, a company specializing in wastewater engineering needs, to provide commercial scale water treatment solutions using Grafoid’s revolutionary and innovative MESOGRAF™ graphene-based filtration technology.  GPURE’s graphene based filtration products are readily scalable to meet these commercial demands making them ideal for industrial level, niche applications such as the concentration of beverages, treatment of crude oil/water mixtures, biofuel and industrial wastewater treatments where reverse osmosis (RO) is not suitable due to the fouling tendencies when concentrated liquids are purged through RO cartridges.

Grafoid has been delivering innovations that represent potential advancements for the industry on a whole.  We believe that the applications that Grafoid and the graphene industry includes:  Plastics and polymers, medical applications, coatings, the renewable and traditional energy markets, computers and electronics, water supply, communications, the construction industry, coatings and lubricants, the automotive and aerospace industries, marine applications, chemicals, manufacturing, safety and environmental, military and defense, food production, the 3D printing market among others.  We are well positioned to capitalize on the growth in these markets from the leadership and engineering teams we have formed. 

Additions to Management Team and Board of Directors

The composition of the Executive and Operational Management Teams was significantly strengthened in 2018.  In September, Grafoid announced the addition of Dr. Michael E. Shannon M.A., M.Sc., M.D. to its Advisory Board where he will draw on his extensive experience developing bio-medical applications – from inception to national deployments – to lend insight and guidance on Grafoid’s portfolio of bio-medical applications and systems. Having received a medical degree from Queen’s University in Canada, which included advanced training in surgery and sports medicine, Dr. Shannon also holds post-graduate degrees in neurochemistry and physiology. He has been actively engaged in applied medical research within these areas for over 27 years.

In Summary

The Company’s focus on enhancing shareholder value is the driving force behind this Management Team and Board of Directors and the potential shareholder value of our development projects and the graphite applications market has only just begun to be explored.  The global graphene industry continues to evolve and become more prominent in the world and we firmly believe that we are at the forefront of this revolution.

The near-term objectives of the Company are to: 

•  Continue to partner with the most desirable companies in the space, in order to further advance and commercialize graphene, market and sell graphene solutions to generate revenue and enhance value to shareholders.
•  Enhance our portfolio of high-quality, value-added graphite products and solutions.
•  Continue to diversify the customer base for our graphite products by geography and market segment, as project development continues and successful customer qualification is completed.
•  Leverage our relationships with industry partners to promote and increase adoption of our unique, proprietary, single-step process to produce economically and commercially scalable graphene and Mesograf^TM -based products and applications.  

The Team is incredibly focused on delivery of our objectives in project development, superior innovation, future production from our development assets and the maintenance of a manageable cost structure.  

The Board of Directors and Management Team of Grafoid are extremely focused on the execution of our goals of future production, costs, and further project development.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders, employees and all stakeholders for their support during 2018 and 2019, and I look forward with great optimism to the Company’s future development and to providing updates on our progress throughout 2019.

Thank you.

Gary Economo,

President and Chief Executive Officer

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, June 25, 2019 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Structur3D Printing Inc. to collaborate and co-market each company’s respective product portfolios to advance and expand product offerings for the global 3D printing market.

Under the terms of the agreement, Grafprint3D Inc., the 3D printing materials division recently launched by Grafoid, and Structur3D will form a partnership to offer customers the opportunity to utilize an innovative, turnkey solution to print graphene-enhanced paste materials, manufactured by Grafprint3D, on the Discov3ry platform of extruders created by Structur3D Printing. 

Grafprint3D has initially launched two product collections for its available types of graphene-enhanced pastes: the MP-LEX and MC-LEX product collections.  Both MP-LEX and MC-LEX feature the environmentally friendly biopolymers PLGA and cellulose, respectively, which are prepared with a formulation of Mesograf^TM sourced exclusively from Grafoid Inc. in order to enhance the electrical and thermal conductivity properties, and mechanical features (tensile, flexural modulus) of the polymer upon curing of the paste into a printed object.

“This partnership between Grafprint3D and Structur3D will provide world-leading companies and research institutions the opportunity to access an easy-to-use paste extrusion printing platform and suite of compatible graphene-enhanced material for their device prototyping and research programs,” commented Gary Economo, CEO of Grafoid.  

“The signing of this MOU is an exciting initial step of our shared goal to help fast-track the prototyping of the next generation of graphene-enhanced products and applications for the 3D printing market,” said Charles Mire, CEO of Structur3D Printing.

Key products developed by our customer base may include: enhanced strength footwear components, glasses frames & eyewear parts, cellphone & tablet cases, EMI shielding devices, biosensors, conductive tissue engineering scaffolds, and implantable devices.

The MOU is non-binding on the parties, and actual terms of any definitive agreement may differ from the terms of the MOU.

For product, sales and more information, please visit the Grafprint3D website at:  www.grafprint3d.com or the Structur3D Printing website at:  www.structur3d.io.  

About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

About Grafprint3D Inc.

Grafprint3D (GP3D) Inc. is a new company with a portfolio of products and solutions to focus on the worldwide additive manufacturing and consumer 3D printing market based on Grafoid’s proprietary MesoGraf^TM technology. Grafprint3D Inc. provides its customers with a revolutionary platform for creation of 3D printable materials that will be utilized to enhance a variety of products and applications for markets including direct ink writing, inkjet printing, screen printing, and more.  The initial key application target markets include wearable device fabrication with biocompatible polymers, biomaterial substrates for cell therapy engineering research, and rapid product prototyping with printable advanced nanomaterials. 

About Structur3D Printing Inc.

Structur3D Printing (hello@structur3d.io) is a market leader for soft materials printing. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, the company continues to extend the boundaries of 3D printing with soft materials. Its customers include many of the world’s high-ranking universities, government and military research labs, and Fortune 500 research divisions.

Grafoid Inc. Contact:
Gary Economo
Chief Executive Officer
tel: 613-447-8521
email: geconomo@grafoid.com

www.grafoid.com

Structur3D Printing Inc. Contact:

Charles Mire

Chief Executive Officer

tel:  888-407-5888

email:  charles@structur3d.io

www.structur3d.io

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 21, 2019 – Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID” or the “Company”), a global leader in the graphene products and applications market, is pleased to announce the worldwide launch of Grafprint3D (GP3D) Inc., a new company with a portfolio of products and solutions to focus on the worldwide additive manufacturing and 3D printing market based on Grafoid’s proprietary MesoGraf^TM technology.

Grafprint3D Inc. provides its customers with a revolutionary platform for creation of 3D printable materials that will be utilized to enhance a variety of products and applications for markets including direct ink writing, inkjet printing, screen printing, and more.  The initial key application target markets include wearable device fabrication with biocompatible polymers, biomaterial substrates for cell therapy engineering research, and rapid product prototyping with printable advanced nanomaterials.  

“We are extremely excited to launch Grafprint3D Inc. and to be entering the additive manufacturing & consumer 3D printing materials market. We believe our proprietary portfolio of MesoGraf ^TM-based products will be well received by our customer base,” commented Gary Economo, CEO of Grafoid.  “Grafoid and Grafprint3D will continue to collaborate and evolve our product offerings to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, as we seek to grow and diversify our revenue base.”

The global 3D-printed composite materials market is expected to achieve a CAGR of approximately 38% during the time period 2019-2023, led by the consumer electronics, medical and aerospace and automotive sectors, according to a recent report by Technavio.

For product, sales and more information, please visit the Grafprint3D website at:  www.grafprint3d.com.

About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Contact:
Gary Economo
Chief Executive Officer
tel: 613-447-8521
email: geconomo@grafoid.com
www.grafoid.com

OTTAWA — Grafoid Inc. (“GRAFOID”) is pleased announce the worldwide launch of innovative suite of Oxidized Graphene products – GNOX™. The GNOX™ product line represents highly customizable graphene products for an industry currently valued at $50-100M with a compound yearly growth of 40%.

Demand for rapid and massive-scale production remains high for graphene based materials. Graphene oxide is a single-atomic layered material, made by the powerful oxidation of graphite. Relatively low cost and abundant, it is an oxidized form of graphene, laced with oxygen-containing groups that is easy to process because it is dispersible in water (and other solvents). However, its practical application across various industries has been severely limited due to the impurity and lack of consistency of the current Graphene Oxide available in the marketplace. 

Grafoid’s GNOX™ represents a new standard for Graphene Oxide materials by employing unique methods that ensure a superior level of purity and consistency for customers. Grafoid removes much of the quality uncertainties that have plagued customers of Graphene Oxide in the past. Grafoid believes that the immediate availability of its 3 product skews: UGO-Aerogel, UGO-H2O Dispersion and UGO – Organic Solvent online represents a watershed moment for establishing a quality standard for the purity and consistency of Graphene Oxide products in the Graphene industry. 

Gary Economo, CEO of Grafoid acknowledged the potential to reshape the level of expectations that customers for Graphene Oxide products currently have by stating “Many of the challenges in realizing the full potential of Graphene’s revolutionary applications across various industries is hindered by the lack of quality source graphene to execute. We believe that the overall purity, our multiple processing methodology and ability to customize the material output based on a customer’s needs will empower more innovation and help the Graphene industry on a whole.” 

Grafoid has launched its direct to consumer website at http://gnox.ca online and is announcing the global availability of its innovative Graphene Oxide products at the Graphene for US conference in New York, Feb 14&15, 2019  (http://www.grapheneforus.com/2019/). 

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About Grafoid

Founded in 2011, Grafoid Inc. is a graphene research, development and investment company that invests in, manages and develops markets for processes that produce economically scalable graphene for use in graphene development applications by leading corporations and institutions. Grafoid’s leading investment produces application friendly, minimal-defect, high-energy density few layer graphene, utilizing a safe, non-destructive extraction process, leaving the lowest possible ecological footprint. The completely unique, proprietary process results in what Grafoid regards as a new global standard for economically scalable, high-purity graphene products — trademarked under the MesoGraf™ trade name — that can be tailored to both industrial and commercial applications.

Contact:
Gary Economo
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer
tel: 613-447-8521
email: geconomo@grafoid.com
www.grafoid.com