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Strategic collaboration with The SPECTRUM Group
Strategic collaboration with The SPECTRUM Group.
About this update from Directa Plus Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nRNS Reach\n18 September 2023\n \nDirecta Plus plc\n(\"Directa Plus\", the \"Group\" or the \"Company\")\n \nStrategic collaboration with The SPECTRUM Group\n \nCollaboration to expand Directa Plus' opportunities into the US military technology sector\n \nDirecta Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, announces a strategic collaboration with The SPECTRUM Group (\"Spectrum\"), a US strategic advisory and government relations firm, to explore the potential of G+® technologies in the US defence sector, ahead of presenting Directa Plus' products at the Annual Meeting of the Association of the United States Army on 9-11 October 2023 in Washington, DC.\n \nSpectrum will leverage its expertise and extensive network to support Directa Plus in driving its business expansion into the military technology sector. Spectrum has a comprehensive understanding of Directa Plus' G+® textile and Grafysorber® technologies, and its potential and extensive applications, and is well placed to educate and gain traction within the US market. Spectrum's customers span a wide spectrum, including startups, Fortune 500 companies, government entities at various levels, and international organisations. The collaboration involves joint efforts in the development of cutting-edge products, including G+® textile technologies (i.e thermal management, antistatic, antimicrobial and thermal camouflage solutions), and Grafysorber technology, with the aim to minimise the time to market for the Group's G+ technologies in the US personal protection and defence sector.\n \nThrough this partnership, Directa Plus has been invited to attend the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. in October, where the Group will have the opportunity to engage with US federal entities and explore potential partnerships and opportunities in the US federal sector.\n \nCommenting, Giulio Cesareo, Founder and CEO of Directa Plus, said: \"Our collaboration with Spectrum is the result of an introduction and the significant support from General Wesley K. Clark, who joined our board in October 2022.\n \n\"Our strategy is to align in personal protection and defence with key partners with a deep understanding of key vertical market...