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Tirupati Graphene & Mintech Research Centre Update
Tirupati Graphene & Mintech Research Centre Update.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2276M\n Tirupati Graphite PLC\n 20 January 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20 January 2021\n \n \n Tirupati Graphite plc ('Tirupati' or the 'Company')\n \n \n Tirupati Graphene and Mintech Research Centre Update\n \n \n \n \n \n Tirupati Graphite plc, the fully integrated, revenue generative, specialist graphite producer and graphene developer with operations in Madagascar and India, is pleased to announce an update on its Tirupati Graphene and Mintech Research Centre ('TGMRC'), which is focused on graphene manufacturing and applications development and mineral processing technology development.\n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n · \n Allotment of prime industrial land in Bhubaneswar by Government of Odisha, which is a significant milestone in the advancement and development of its state-of-the-art graphene and technology centre, TGMRC, with detailed construction planning, equipment sourcing, and recruitment initiatives also progressing.\n \n \n · \n Further optimisation of the material properties of the Company's zero-chemical graphene products to consistently achieve a specific surface area of 1100 - 1200 m2/g from 400 - 500 m2/g, which is likely to further enhance the use and compatibility of the material in various graphene enhanced applications being developed.\n \n \n · \n Appointment of Dr. Matthieu Gresil (Ph.D), a leading researcher and renowned expert on polymers and composites, as advisor and consultant to the Company for market research and development of graphene products - presently a Senior Lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Dr. Gresil previously worked using the Company's graphene at The University of Manchester, to develop a specialised self-healing recyclable graphene composite. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shishir Poddar, CEO of Tirupati Graphite, said, \n \n \n \"We are delighted to report the all-round progress we are making in the development of our graphene and technology centre, TGMRC, as a strong, stand-alone, revenue generative division in our business model. The model is designed to catalyse the commercialisation of graphene applications by developing commercial/bulk scale manufacturing of consistent, high-quality graphene at affordable costs. With the global market for graphene forecast to reach over US$1 billion by 2023 as techno commercial bottlenec...