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Tirupati Graphite PLC
25 March 2021
25 March 2021
Tirupati Graphite plc ('Tirupati' or the 'Company')
Team Strengthened to Support Rapid Growth
Tirupati Graphite plc, the fully integrated, revenue generating,
specialist graphite producer and graphene developer with operations
in Madagascar and India, is pleased to announce that it has
strengthened its team across its three business units to support
its rapid growth including the appointment of a world-leading
graphene scientist and mineral processing technology expert, Dr S.
K. Biswal.
Overview
-- Appointed Dr S. K. Biswal, an eminent scientist and
technocrat specialising in the fields of graphene and mineral
processing technology, as head of the Tirupati Graphene and Mintech
Research Centre ('TGMRC').
-- Engaged Dr S. K Sathpathy, an ex-executive director of
National Aluminium Company Ltd., as an advisor to the Company,
specially focussed on application of graphene in aluminium
manufacturing smelters and graphene aluminium composites
development.
-- Appointed Dr P. Dash, who is also focused on graphene
engineering science and was awarded a PhD under the guidance of Dr
S. K. Biswal.
-- 30+ engineers, geologists, technologists, and specially
trained technicians appointed in recent months across all three
business units.
Shishir Poddar, CEO of Tirupati Graphite, said, "It has been a
great joy for me to become acquainted with industry personalities
over the years who share a common passion in graphite and graphene,
green technologies, and waste to wealth creation. We share a common
belief that as responsible global citizens we owe it to the
environments in which we operate to contribute towards a greener
globe, and garner this as an opportunity for value creation. I feel
honoured to add such impactful scientists and technology intellects
to the Tirupati team, and strongly believe that they are our
biggest asset.
"Dr Biswal's reputation precedes him. As a technologist and
scientist in Tirupati's areas of specialisation, with unparalleled
business development, he is ideally placed to lead advances at the
Graphene & Technology Centre. I wish him a very warm welcome to
the team; his appointment completes Tirupati's senior management
team over our three business units and our corporate structure. The
additions to the technical team, including Dr S. K Sathpathy and Dr
P. Dash, will help us hone our technologies as we hope to nurture
both our talent and create future leaders across our business. I
would like to extend a very warm welcome to both. We are in
accelerated development mode and strengthening the management team
is key to successfully driving our developments forward."
Dr S. K. Biswal (PhD), said, "I am delighted to join Tirupati in
its efforts in building a global leading business in the graphite
and graphene field, and firmly believe in its ethos of advanced
technology forming the backbone of the business development for a
greener world. I have known Mr. Poddar for close to three decades
and share his vision and passion for building Tirupati and
advancing the industry. I am looking forward to a new challenge
following my position in a CISR research centre. As Tirupati's
shareholders will know, graphite and graphene are materials of
extreme importance for our future, and their impact upon
sustainable development is profound, however, the process in fine
tuning these technologies always require further work and
resources. We will continue to develop various technologies and
materials to this end and will concentrate our efforts into
building the Company."
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Tirupati Graphene and Mintech Research Centre is focused on
becoming a leading graphene manufacturer, developing its
applications, and giving the Company its technological backbone.
Significant advances have recently been made at this
state-of-the-art centre, including the ground-breaking optimisation
of its zero-chemical graphene products to consistently achieve a
specific surface area of 1100 - 1200 m(2) /g from 400 - 500 m(2)
/g, which may further enhance the use of the material in various
applications.
To support TGMRC's growth strategy, the Company has appointed Dr
S. K. Biswal, a world-leading graphene scientist and mineral
processing technology expert to head up the centre. After 32 years
of service, Dr Biswal recently retired as Chief Scientist at The
Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, a premier research
institute of Government of India under the Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research.
During Dr S. K. Biswal's career, he was awarded the CISR
Technology Award 2017 for development of technological,
commercially feasible processes for utilisation of low and lean
grade iron ores and has received other awards including The Skoch
Award, The National Geographic Science Award, The Mineral
Beneficiation Award, The MECON Award, among others for his
contribution to the development of technologies leading to
utilisation of low and lean grade natural resources, waste
reduction, and efficiency improvements.
Technologies developed under Dr Biswal have been commercialised
in multiple industries including the Company's flake graphite
projects, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel, Tata Steel BSL Ltd, JSW Steel
Ltd and other large projects processing millions of tonnes of
resources annually. His technological expertise includes graphene
manufacturing and characterisation, rheological studies, and design
of pipeline systems for long distance transport of mineral ores,
coal gasification technologies and more.
Amongst other notable successes, Dr Biswal has 12 national and
international patents; executed 165 projects for mineral processing
technology development for an array of resources including flake
graphite; held two science journal editorial positions; mentored
ten PhD awardees; published 80 papers in SCI journals; and
published 150 papers in national and international scientific
symposiums.
** ENDS **
For further information, please visit
https://www.tirupatigraphite.co.uk/ or contact:
Tirupati Graphite Plc
Puruvi Poddar +44 (0) 20 3984 9894
Optiva Securities Limited (Broker)
Daniel Ingram +44 (0) 20 3137 1902
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St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR)
Isabel de Salis / Cosima Akerman +44 (0) 20 236 1177
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Notes
Tirupati Graphite Plc is a revenue-generative, multi-asset,
multi-jurisdictional, fully integrated producer and developer of
high-grade natural flake graphite, speciality graphite and
graphene, which captures the entire value chain. With a unique set
of properties, graphite has diverse applications with multiple
growth streams and graphene forms the new generation of 2D
materials. In support of this, the Company places a special
emphasis on "green" applications, including renewable energy
generation, energy storage and composites, and is committed to
ensuring its operations are sustainable as well.
The Company's operations include primary mining and processing
in Madagascar, where the Company operates two key projects,
Sahamamy and Vatomina; 3,000 tpa of high-quality flake graphite
concentrate with up to 96% purity is currently being produced and
sold to customers globally, and this is planned to increase to
84,000 tpa by 2024 as per the Company's modular medium-term
development plan.
In India, through Tirupati Speciality Graphite Private Limited
('TSG'), with whom the Company has a binding acquisition agreement
subject to regulatory approvals, Tirupati processes and produces
speciality graphite for use in hi-tech applications like
lithium-ion batteries, fire retardants and composites. Its
specialty graphite processing operations include the 1,200 tpa
Patalganga Project, which was commissioned in July 2019 to
manufacture and sell CARBOFLAMEX(R), a trademarked fire-retardant
expandable graphite product. At the next stage of development,
Patalganga shall further be expanded to 4,800 tpa capacity with
capabilities to also produce high purity and micronised graphite,
so increasing market and product reach by 2021. TSG has developed
unique green processing technologies for manufacturing these
advanced materials.
After establishing itself in the specialty graphite markets
through the Patalganga Project, an additional 24,000 tpa specialty
graphite processing facility is to be established in two 12,000 tpa
phases. The plant will produce expandable, high purity, micronised
and spherical graphite. The west coast of India has been chosen as
the location and a detailed feasibility study has been completed.
TSG is also in the process of establishing the Tirupati Graphene
and Mintech Research Centre, a state-of-the-art R&D centre
focussed on manufacturing graphene, developing its applications,
and further providing environmentally friendly technologies
consultancy for mineral processing.
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