Matheson Micronization Facility

Matheson
Micronization Facility
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The Matheson Micronization Facility
● Built for micronizing agricultural
industrial minerals.
● Recommissioning will repurpose
for graphite.
● Natural gas, power, road & rail are
all available on site.
● Plant startup targeted for 4Q15.
The Matheson Facility is located 1 hour east of Timmins, Ontario.
★ Excellent condition of the facility minimizes costs and timelines.
★ Micronization equipment made by CMS in Brampton, Ontario.
★ Low cost. Short timeline. Targeting positive CF by YE 2015.
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Simplified Matheson Flow Diagram
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Three independent complete
production circuits.
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Business plan calls for
production of 10K tonnes/yr.
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Refurbishment est. = ~$800K.
Pilot plant testing has been conducted and the milling and classifying units parameters including feed rate (tons per hour), rotor/hammer settings, and the ability to meet customer
quality size parameters - has been conducted and internally qualified.
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Sales and Marketing Plan
Product
Market
Micronized
● MG-45, MG-25, MG-15, MG-10
● Purity Range – 94C to 97C
Pencil
Carbon Brush
Lubricants
Powder Metallurgy
High Purity Micronized
● HMG-45,HMG-25, HMG-15, HMG-10
● Purity Range – 99.5C to 99.9C
Composites
Lubricants
Friction
Dispersions
Pencil
Alkaline & Rechargeable Battery
Li-ion for EVs
Graphite will be sourced from producers in Brazil and shipped to Montreal. From there the material will
be moved to and from the Matheson facility by rail.
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Commissioning Targeted in 2H15!
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The Matheson Advantage
Leveraging an existing facility...
saves over $10 million of
CAPEX spending...
and three years of planning,
permitting & construction.
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Matheson: Risk is Mitigated 4 Ways
Permitting
Starting with a permitted facility mitigates
the risk of the permitting process (only
one modification to the Air/Noise Permit
is required, to allow graphite
processing).
Flowsheet
Tests run on the same equipment as
exists in the Matheson facility have
successfully produced the four required
sizes of micronized graphite.
Construction
Construction risks are completely
mitigated by beginning with an existing
facility. Refurbishment risks are known
and mitigated.
Personnel
Management with deep experience in
the critical areas of operations and
commercial graphite sales mitigates
execution risk significantly.
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