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A world first:

Changing materials

for the better

What is PureGRAPH ?
®

First Graphene offers a range of high-quality
graphene nanoplatelet products under the
PureGRAPH® brand name. These products are
characterised by their large platelet size, high aspect It might have been perceived as a bold statement at the
ratio, low defect levels and are free of metallic
contaminants. time, but First Graphene Ltd’s early crow as the “world’s
This combination of features is possible due to leading graphene company” is holding court.
First Graphene’s game-changing manufacturing
processes. Strict controls ensure an optimised Despite some of the well-documented challenges brought about by the global
product with consistent characteristics and COVID-19 pandemic, First Graphene has continued to push the boundaries
repeatable results in every batch. in its bid to be recognised as the world’s leading supplier of high-performing
graphene products.
PureGRAPH® powders are easy to use and disperse Almost three years of hard work to establish that reputation culminated in June
readily in a wide range of solvents, polymer resins, with the company being accepted as an associate member of the prestigious EU
elastomers and water-based formulations and Graphene Flagship which comprises 170 research groups across 21 countries
each product shipment is quality assured with a and has an estimated budget of €1 billion.
certificate of analysis. First Graphene, through its UK subsidiary, is the first Australian entity to be
Three PureGRAPH® admitted to the consortium which is overseen by the Chalmers University of
graphene powders are Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
available in average In the past year First Graphene took giant strides towards confirming its
platelet sizes of 20µm, position as the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene products, including
10µm and 5µm with development of the trademarked PureGRAPH® graphene powders which are
tightly controlled platelet manufactured exclusively out of its 100 tpa commercial facility in the industrial
geometries. suburb of Henderson.
With those manufacturing capabilities now established, the company is looking
to further spread its wings and promote its brand within the broader industry,
as First Graphene managing director Craig McGuckin explains.
“Even when we deal with companies that come through our factory – and
some of the big mining companies do come through occasionally out of interest
– they’re surprised to discover that First Graphene has such an advanced
production facility located here in Perth, Australia,” McGuckin says.
“We branded ourselves the world’s leading graphene company, it was quite
a bold statement we made some years ago, but we’ve certainly worked our
firstgraphene.net way into that mantle in terms of being able to manufacture large quantities
of consistent quality graphene at a price that the industry can accommodate.
Graphene is the enabler to make most things better.
“Now we’re really wanting to step up and let the industry know we exist. We’re
here and available and open for business.”
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