Battery Companies Begin Testing Elcora Anode Graphite in Batteries
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 5, 2017) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM) (OTCQB: ECORF), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that independent testing of Elcora anode graphite has been successful and that two battery companies are now testing industry standard 18650 cells made with Elcora graphite."The results of the independent testing, including the particles size distribution of the graphite (Figure 1), the calender density and tap...
2017-01-05 9:50 AM EST
Elcora Provides Corporate Update
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 3, 2017) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM) (OTCQB: ECORF), (the "Company" or "Elcora") provides the following corporate update:The management at Elcora would like to wish all its shareholders and followers a happy and successful 2017. As we enter 2017, Management would like to provide a detailed update on the Company's operations. Since its inception four years ago, Elcora has focused on the processing side of the business...
2017-01-03 6:00 AM EST
Elcora Update on Lithium Ion Battery Anode Strategy ; 2,000 tonne/yr Small Scale Industrial Plant for Battery Anode Material
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 22, 2016) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that the company is in the process of completing the engineering of a 2,000 tpa (tonne per annum) demonstration plant to produce lithium ion battery graphite anode base material by the end of 2016. Current market price for this material ranges between $10,000-$15,000 USD per ton. This plant will use the Elcora...
2016-11-22 7:25 AM EST
Elcora and Graphite Companies Announce Spherical Graphite Test Facility Begins Operations
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 27, 2016) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (Frankfurt: ELM), ("Elcora"), Northern Graphite Corporation (TSXV:NGC) ("Northern"), Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSXV: NOU) ("Nouveau Monde"), Metals of Africa Limited (ASX:MTA) ("MTA"), Pyrotek Incorporated ("Pyrotek"), and Coulometrics LLC ("Coulometrics") are pleased to announce that the micronizing and spheronizing mill acquired by the group has been installed...
2016-10-27 8:00 AM EDT
Elcora's Graphene Corp Begins Graphene Shipments
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 26, 2016) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to report the first shipment of graphene from its 100% wholly owned subsidiary, Graphene Corp.The graphene, produced from its Canadian plant in Bedford, Nova Scotia has been sold. The graphene meets all the high-quality specifications as tested by the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM) at the National University of...
2016-10-26 9:53 AM EDT
Elcora Advanced Materials Announces the Building and Advanced Testing of Industry Standard 18650 Lithium Ion Batteries
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 2016) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that it is starting full cell testing and qualification of its graphite material in industry standard 18650 lithium ion batteries (LIBs). After successfully demonstrating that Elcora thermally purified graphite could meet all of the standard requirements for LIBs using coin cells with lithium reference electrodes, Elcora has...
2016-10-20 9:10 AM EDT
Elcora Announces First Shipment of Processed Graphite
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 4, 2016) - ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora") today announced the first shipment of processed graphite originally extracted from its Ragedara mine located in Sri Lanka. The shipment was distributed by thyssenkrupp Metallurgical Products."Our first shipment represents our most significant milestone to date," said Troy Grant, Elcora's President and CEO. "It validates our strategy of...
2016-10-04 10:18 AM EDT
Elcora Appoints New General Manager at Sakura - Ragedara Mine
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce the appointment of Klaus Leiders as the General Manager for the Sakura Joint Venture's Ragedara mine. Mr. Leiders join at an opportune time as the Company recently discovered additional graphite veins at the Ragedara Mine.Mr. Leiders, a German national, is a mining engineer and...
2016-09-20 6:00 AM EDT
Elcora Begins Verifying Other Graphite Sources for Its Anode Program
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), announces the expansion of its Anode test program to other graphite sources.The Elcora vertically integrated strategy is designed to optimize the end product and to minimize supply risks. Optimization is done by working closely with source companies to ensure that mining and initial processing does not...
2016-09-08 6:00 AM EDT
Elcora Release Anode Test Results
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 24, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (Frankfurt: ELM) (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to present the successful initial test results of Elcora's proprietary graphite processes for lithium ion battery anodes. The purpose of the tests was to validate Elcora's processes using grade, size analysis, BET surface area, calendar density and eChemistry. "Elcora's high purity 99+%...
2016-08-24 6:00 AM EDT
Elcora Advanced Materials Announce Successful Graphite Nano-Platelet Tests
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 22, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that that graphite nano-platelets are formed as a by-product from the laboratory of Elcora's subsidiary, the Graphene Corp. This provides the company with another product line in a growing market. Cannot view this image? Please visit [
2016-07-22 6:00 AM EDT
Canadian Government Invests in Elcora's Graphene Research and Development Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 21, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that yesterday, July 20, 2016, Darrell Samson, Member of Parliament for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, was in Bedford touring Elcora's new Graphene Research and Development (R&D) Centre. During his visit, MP Samson announced a $495,750 repayable contribution to the project through...
2016-07-21 8:31 AM EDT
Elcora Announces Completion of Graphene Facility
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 26, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), reports the progress of its Graphene R&D Lab ("the Lab" or "Lab") in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Construction of the graphene production facility commenced in February 2016 (see February 10, 2016 news release). The equipment is now in place and commissioning is on schedule. The Lab will develop...
2016-05-26 10:29 AM EDT
Elcora Announces a Private Placement Offering
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 26, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Private Placement") of up to 7,500,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.40 per Unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and half common share purchase warrant....
2016-04-26 9:48 AM EDT
Elcora Advanced Materials to Host the 80eDays Electric Vehicle Race as the First North American Stop
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 19, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS (OTCQB: ECORF) (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that Elcora will be hosting the first North-American stop of the 80eDays Electric Vehicle Challenge in June of this year in the Canadian city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.80eDays, "El Duro", is the second event to showcase the future of electric cars. The first event was held in...
2016-04-19 6:00 AM EDT
Elcora Advanced Materials Provides Update on Mine Development - Ragedara Mine Sri-Lanka
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 6, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of Elcora Advanced Materials Corp. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to report continuing developments at its Ragedara Mine, Sri Lanka. The company has made significant headway to underground development work at the 54 m and 70 m levels to access four previously identified graphite veins at depth. The geological diamond drilling at Ragedara has identified three...
2016-04-06 11:15 AM EDT
Elcora Joins Forces with Graphite Companies for Spherical Graphite Development
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 29, 2016) - Elcora Advanced Materials Corp (TSXV: ERA) ("Elcora"), Northern Graphite Corporation ("Northern"), Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises Inc. ("Nouveau Monde"), Metals of Africa Limited ("MTA"), Coulometrics LLC ("Coulometrics") and a private industry partner are pleased to announce that they are jointly acquiring a micronizing and spheronizing mill to produce spherical graphite ("SPG"), a critical step in the production of anode material...
2016-03-29 11:06 AM EDT
Elcora Advanced Materials Named 6th Top Performing Company on the TSX Venture 50 Mining Sector
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (OTCQB: ECORF) (FSE: ELM), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that Elcora has been recognized in the 2016 TSX Venture 50® as the mining sector's 6th best performing company. About TSX Venture 50™The 2016 TSX Venture 50™ is a ranking of strong performers on TSX Venture Exchange. These companies have shown results in key measures of market...
2016-03-03 6:00 AM EST
Elcora Advanced Materials Enters into 10 Year Supply Agreement with Thyssenkrupp Metallurgical Products
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 23, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM) (OTCQB: ECORF), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), announced that Elcora and its joint venture partner Sakura Graphite (PVT) Ltd. ("Sakura") have entered into a 10 year exclusive distribution agreement with thyssenkrupp Metallurgical Products ("thyssenkrupp").Under the terms of the agreement thyssenkrupp has been appointed the exclusive representative...
2016-02-23 6:00 AM EST
Elcora Advanced Materials Announces Commencement of Graphene Facility and Extend Warrants
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2016) - Troy Grant, President and CEO of ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSXV: ERA) (FSE: ELM) (OTCQB: ECORF), (the "Company" or "Elcora"), is pleased to announce that the company has started construction of its graphene production facility.Elcora is constructing its own graphene production facility in the Canadian city of Halifax, Nova Scotia to supply premium quality graphene. The plant has a modular design wherein each "line" can...
2016-02-10 9:00 AM EST