Polygrene Product Launch

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Versarien PLC

04 December 2018

 

Versarien plc

("Versarien" or the "Company")

Polygrene Product Launch

Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce the formal launch of the Company's new graphene enhanced polymer range, Polygrene.

Working in collaboration with industrial partners, Versarien have developed a variety of polymer compounds and masterbatches that feature different types of polymer, along with different weight loadings of Versarien's graphene, all under the Polygrene banner.  These can be used in industrial extrusion, moulding and 3D printing processes.

The Polygrene range has been developed for applications requiring increased mechanical performance over standard polymers and allows for improvements in properties such as: 

·     Tensile modulus and strength

·     Flexural modulus and strength

·     Compressive modulus and strength

·     Impact strength

·     Elongation at break

·     Hardness

·     Flammability

Polygrene can also be developed to improve thermal and electrical conductivity where applications require this.  Polygrene can be adapted to suit a variety of modern polymers, along with different grades of graphene, all to suit the needs of a wide variety of industries.

The Polygrene trade mark has been registered by Versarien and the Polygrene range will sit alongside the Company's existing graphene products; Nanene, Hexotene and GraphInks.

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented:  "The launch of the Polygrene range of graphene enhanced polymers is an important step for Versarien.  The addition of graphene to polymers has been demonstrated to provide a variety of benefits, allowing innovative products to be developed.  Polygrene will enable Versarien to be able to offer customers an already compounded material incorporating graphene that they can use in existing production processes.

"We are in discussions with a number of potential customers for Polygrene and look forward to announcing specific applications where Polygrene is being used in due course."

Enquiries:

Versarien Neill Ricketts, CEO Chris Leigh, CFO	01242 269 122
Arden Partners (Nominated Adviser and Broker) John Llewellyn-Lloyd Dan Gee-Summons	020 7614 5900
IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR) Tim Metcalfe Graham Herring Heather Armstrong	020 3934 6630

About Versarien

Versarien plc (AIM:VRS), is an advanced engineering materials group. Leveraging proprietary technology, the Group creates innovative engineering solutions for its clients in a diverse range of industries. Versarien has six subsidiaries operating under two divisions:

Graphene and Plastics

2-DTech Ltd, which specialises in the supply, characterisation and early stage development of graphene products. www.2-dtech.com  

AAC Cyroma Limited, which specialises in the supply of vacuum-formed and injection-moulded products to the automotive, construction, utilities and retail industry sectors. Using Versarien's existing graphene manufacturing capabilities, AAC will have the ability to produce graphene-enhanced plastic products.  www.aaccyroma.co.uk  

Cambridge Graphene Limited, supplies novel inks based on graphene and related materials, using patented processes to develop graphene materials technology.

  www.cambridgegraphene.com

Gnanomat S.L. ("GNA"), based in the Parque Cientifico Madrid, Spain, is a company capable of utilising Versarien's graphene products in an environmentally friendly, scalable production process for energy storage devices that offer high power density, almost instant recharging and very long lifetimes for use in electrical vehicles and portable electronics products. www.gnanomat.com 

Hard Wear and Metallic Products

Versarien Technologies Limited has developed an additive process for creating advanced micro-porous metals targeting the thermal management industry and supplies extruded aluminium. www.versarien-technologies.co.uk 

Total Carbide Limited, a leading manufacturer in sintered tungsten carbide for applications in arduous environments such as the oil and gas industry. www.totalcarbide.com 

 

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