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Focus Graphite Executes Funding Agreement for $14.1M under Natural Resources Canada's Global Partnerships Initiative
NRCan's $14.1M Federal Investment Accelerates Focus Graphite's Capacity to Supply Allies with Ult...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Focus Graphite Executes Funding Agreement for $14.1M under Natural Resources Canada's Global Partnerships InitiativeNRCan's $14.1M Federal Investment Accelerates Focus Graphite's Capacity to Supply Allies with Ultra-High-Purity Graphite for Defence, Aerospace, and Next-Generation Battery Materials.Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2025) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) (\"Focus\" or the \"Company\"), a leading developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and innovator of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology, is pleased to announce that it has moved from conditional approval to a fully executed, non-repayable contribution agreement (the \"Agreement\") with Natural Resources Canada (\"NRCan\") for funding up to $14,062,500 under the Global Partnerships Initiative (\"GPI\").The Agreement formalizes the federal government's support for Focus Graphite's project titled: \"Transformation of Canadian Flake Graphite into Ultra-High Purity Battery & Advanced Materials Using Electrothermal Fluidized Bed Technology\" (the \"Project\"). The Project unites Canadian, Ukrainian, and U.S. partners to produce ultra-high purity graphite for global battery, aerospace, defence, and advanced material markets.The Agreement provides non-dilutive funding for the development, piloting, and commercial demonstration of Focus's clean electrothermal purification process, enabling conversion of Quebec sourced natural flake graphite into ultra-high purity anode and advanced materials products. The Project also advances broader NATO, G7, and European policy objectives for secure, diversified, and ESG aligned critical mineral supply chains. Once complete, the demonstration system is expected to produce purified graphite at volumes sufficient not only for downstream qualification, but also scalable to supply meaningful quantities to defence, aerospace, energy storage, and advanced materials markets. This production capability represents a major step toward commercial readiness and supports the Company's downstream strategy by enabling Focus to deliver high purity material for evaluation and early market entry while continuing to advance its mining projects and longer-term processing infrastructure. \"Execution of this Agreement significantly strengthens Focus Graphite's ability to help supply our allies wi...