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South Africa Patent Office Grants Manganese X Battery Grade High-Purity Processing Patent
Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2026) - Manganese X Energy Corp. (TSXV: MN) (FSE: 9SC) (TRADEGATE: 9SC) (OTCQB: MNXXF) ("Manganese X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the South African Patent Office has granted Manganese X a patent for its proprietary purification process of manganese sulfate, a critical material used in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles ("EVs") and stationary energy storage systems.Manganese X CEO, Martin Kepman, said,..
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[{"type":"text","content":"Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2026) - Manganese X Energy Corp. (TSXV: MN) (FSE: 9SC) (TRADEGATE: 9SC) (OTCQB: MNXXF) ("Manganese X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the South African Patent Office has granted Manganese X a patent for its proprietary purification process of manganese sulfate, a critical material used in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles ("EVs") and stationary energy storage systems.","length":491,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Manganese X CEO, Martin Kepman, said, "The acceptance of our high-purity manganese processing patent in South Africa represents another important milestone in our journey towards becoming a vertically integrated North American supplier of battery-grade manganese and in building a scalable supply chain."","length":314,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Kepman emphasized, "This patent strengthens our global intellectual property footprint and supports our long-term strategy of supplying high-purity manganese sulfate to the rapidly growing lithium-ion battery markets. The patent is an added plus while we continue our pre-feasibility study, in which we are evaluating multiple processing routes to optimize technical and economic performance."","length":403,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This patent complements the Company's ongoing development of its Battery Hill Project in New Brunswick, Canada - one of the largest manganese carbonate deposits in North America - and its downstream high-purity manganese processing and commercialization strategy.","length":267,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Manganese X has also applied for patent protection in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Australia.","length":103,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"South Africa is one of the world's largest producers of manganese, and this patent acceptance provides Manganese X with strategic positioning within a key global manganese jurisdiction while reinforcing its broader objective of developing a fully integrated, North American critical minerals supply chain.","length":309,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"High-purity manganese sulfate is an essential cathode precursor material used in lithium-ion battery chemistries such as NMC (Nickel-Manganese-Coba...