Graphite One Outlines Path to Production for Ohio Manufacturing Plant Following Air Permit
Phase 1 offers a potential route to customer revenue before Graphite Creek mine production begins.
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Graphite One (GPHOF) outlined next steps for its planned Ohio graphite anode materials plant after receiving an air permit. Phase 1 would process purchased synthetic graphite into battery materials without depending on Alaska mine production. Planned capacity is 10,000 tonnes annually, with estimated initial capital spending of US$80 million, subject to revision after final engineering.
The company targets a final investment decision by April 2027 and first sales in fourth quarter 2028. Timing depends on engineering, remaining permits, financing, construction and customer qualification. EXIM's non-binding US$1.4 billion letter of interest supports phased Ohio expansion to 100,000 tonnes annually, subject to application, due diligence, credit approval and other requirements. Graphite One also has non-binding supply agreements with Lucid Motors.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate pointOhio's air permit received clears the plant's main environmental hurdle.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Phase 1 targets 10,000 tonnes annually, using purchased materials independently of Alaska mine production.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Graphite One targets an April 2027 investment decision and fourth quarter 2028 first sales.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.EXIM's US$1.4 billion letter of interest supports proposed Ohio expansion in 25,000-tonne increments to 100,000 tonnes annually. 14× market cap
- Moderate pointGraphite Creek has a separate $670 million EXIM letter of interest. 6.8× market cap
Negative
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Phase 1 requires estimated initial capital spending of US$80 million, to be updated after final engineering. 81% of market cap
- Moderate pointOhio's EXIM letter is non-binding, subject to application, due diligence, credit approval and other EXIM requirements.
- Moderate pointLucid Motors supply agreements are non-binding.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Timelines remain subject to engineering, remaining permits, financing, construction and successful customer qualification.
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Phase 1 designed to provide products to customers before Graphite Creek mine production begins
Ohio Plant Received EXIM Bank Letter of Interest for
Proposed Plant Opens Potential Path to Revenue
CEO: "
"Our objective is to lead in building America's synthetic and natural graphite supply chain, starting with manufacturing in
Phase 1 is designed as a blending and coating plant ("Phase 1 Plant") that would process purchased synthetic graphite and other materials into AAM for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage. Planned capacity is 10,000 tonnes per year at an estimated initial capital cost of
The Company is advancing this plan following its previously announced Air Permit for the Phase 1 Plant. While the Air Permit clears the main environmental hurdle for the
Graphite One's Complete Domestic Supply Chain
Graphite One's strategy combines a planned synthetic graphite manufacturing business with the parallel development of Graphite Creek, which a
Prospective buyers are
In December 2025, the Export-Import Bank of
The anticipated timelines remain subject to engineering, remaining permits, financing, construction, and successful customer qualification.
About Graphite One Inc.
GRAPHITE ONE INC. continues to develop its Graphite One Project (the "Project"), with the goal of becoming an American producer of high-grade anode materials that is integrated with a domestic graphite resource. The Project is proposed as a vertically integrated enterprise to mine and process natural graphite and to manufacture synthetic and natural graphite anode active materials primarily for the lithium-ion electric vehicle battery and energy storage markets.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Anthony Huston" (signed)
For more information on Graphite One Inc., please visit the Company's website, www.GraphiteOneInc.com
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Neither the 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, including receipt of other key Ohio permits, timing and completion of permitting, future production, timing and outcome of actual final investment decision, establishment of a processing plant and a graphite manufacturing plant, and the anticipated cost of such project, goals, amount and timing of anticipated sales of synthetic graphite anode material, customer qualification outcomes, feedstock arrangements, actual receipt of any EXIM financing, successful completing of binding supply agreements with Lucid Motors, actual receipt of any project financing and events or developments that the Company intends, expects, plans, or proposes are forward-looking statements. Generally, forward‐looking information can be identified by the use of forward‐looking terminology such as "proposes", "expects", "is expected", "scheduled", "estimates", "projects", "plans", "is planning", "intends", "assumes", "believes", "indicates", "to be", "targets" or variations of such words and phrases that state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". The Company cautions that there is no certainty that the mine, processing plant, or the graphite manufacturing plant will ever be built, the tests or qualification of the Company's material will be successful or that such tests will result in the development of successful products. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary permits, licenses and title and delays due to third party opposition, changes in government policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Further, the Company is in an industry where political, economic, regulatory, and social conditions may change over time. Changes in government policies, taxation regimes, security conditions, or stakeholder expectations, particularly the dynamic nature of the U.S. – China trade relations, may affect the Company's ability to meet its stated goals and objectives. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which is given as of the date it is expressed in this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable securities laws. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's continuous disclosure filings that are available at https://www.sedarplus.ca.
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FAQ
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When does Graphite One target first sales from its Ohio Phase 1 plant?
Graphite One targets first sales in fourth quarter 2028, following a targeted final investment decision by April 2027. The anticipated timelines remain subject to engineering, remaining permits, financing, construction and successful customer qualification.
How much would Graphite One's Ohio Phase 1 plant cost and produce?
Phase 1 has an estimated initial capital cost of US$80 million and planned capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year. The capital estimate will be updated after final engineering. The planned blending and coating plant would process purchased synthetic graphite and other materials into battery anode materials.
What customer qualification work has Graphite One undertaken for its anode materials?
Graphite One has provided samples for testing and qualification. Prospective buyers are U.S. battery and energy-storage customers, and successful customer qualification remains a dependency for the anticipated timelines.