AICIS approval will allow significant scaling up, says Graphene Manufacturing Group

Graphene Manufacturing Group has announced “full and final approval” of its products under the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), an agency within the federal department of health, allowing for a significant increase in production.

The Brisbane-based and Toronto-listed company said on Monday that the approval covered coatings, automotive lubricants and the company’s graphene aluminium-ion batteries, and permitted total production of up to ten tonnes per annum of graphene powder.

CEO Craig Nicol said in a statement on Monday that the news would enable “the next phase of… commercial maturation to focus on developing, marketing, selling and producing [of] products. 

“This is one of the first nanomaterials approved under the AICIS regulations which came into being on 1 July 2020 with significant revised nanomaterial chemical classification and introduction changes from the previous regulator scheme and is a credit to GMG’s technical staff in achieving this approval.”

Approval covers sales of targeted THERMAL-XR and G LUBRICANT to industrial customers in Australia and countries where no further international approvals are needed. Previously, only smaller volumes to a restricted customer list were permitted. 

As well as the 10 tpa production limit of graphene powder, conditions include products being used in a professional setting (except for batteries which can also be sold to end consumers directly), an unspecified maximum percentage are allowed per each product type, and environmental compliance requirements.

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