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Leading Edge Materials Provides an Update on Woxna Graphite Battery Materials Project
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nLeading Edge Materials Provides an Update on Woxna Graphite Battery Materials Project\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, July 23, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, July 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Leading Edge Materials Corp. (\"Leading Edge Materials\") or (\"the \"Company\") (TSXV: LEM) (OTCQB: LEMIF) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) is pleased to provide an update regarding ongoing activity at the Woxna graphite mine in Sweden.\n\n\n \n \n\n \nWoxna is a fully constructed mine, with all processing, waste management and infrastructure in place. During 2017, the site was granted an extension to its operating license until 2041. Leading Edge Materials is now focused on process development for the sustainable production of customer-ready graphite anode material for lithium ion batteries.\n\nDiscussion with prospective European customers has confirmed that large sample volumes and commercial scale processes are required if battery materials are to gain industrial qualification.  Leading Edge Materials is positioning Woxna to deliver the required volume of graphite anode material for testing by multiple prospective customers during 2019.\n\nTo help achieve this, the Company has recently completed an internal conceptual study to benchmark the suitability of the Woxna site and define the necessary research and engineering steps. Leading Edge Materials engaged Hatch (a global engineering consultancy) to provide professional engineering services.\n\nSubject to finance and satisfactory technical results, the Company intends to operate a Battery Graphite Demonstration Plant at Woxna to promote engagement with future customers. The proposed Demonstration Plant will be of a scale that will produce near commercial quantities of graphite anode materials while enabling real time process optimization and definition of critical economic parameters. As a fully built mine, Woxna has excellent infrastructure, access to all utilities, and is very well suited for both demonstration scale and commercial scale plant installations.\n\nAmongs...