RCS - Directa Plus PLC - New Patent Granted

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20/03/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4460T  Directa Plus PLC  20 March 2023

REACH

20th March 2023

Directa Plus plc

("Directa Plus", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

New patent granted for air filtration market

G+ graphene deployed as a novel antimicrobial solution for air conditioning
units which

Directa Plus and an Industrial partner will showcase at Index 2023

 

Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene
nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has
been granted an Italian patent for its G+® graphene technology for
air-filtering applications.

The patent, filed with a priority date of 29 December 2020, covers the use of
G+® graphene technology for air-filtering applications, such as automotive
and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications. G+®
graphene has huge potential in the air filtration market due to its
antibacterial and antiviral qualities that maintain filter cleanliness,
particularly during and after the filtering process. Other future benefits
that G+® graphene can offer to filtering elements include: electrical
sanitation, flame retardancy and thermal management.

 

Directa Plus has been working with its industrial partner, a global chemicals
and materials company, on an exclusive basis since December 2021 to develop
specific products for the global air and water filtration markets. The latest
product, which uses G+ as a novel antimicrobial solution for air conditioning
units, will be showcased at Index 2023, the world's leading nonwovens
exhibition, in Geneva in April 2023. Index hosts suppliers and customers from
100 countries at a four-day event where they can learn about the latest
technologies and seek competitive insights.

Following the grant of the patent, Directa Plus' IP portfolio comprises 22
patent families, with 81 patents granted and 36 patents pending.

 

Commenting, Giulio Cesareo, Founder and CEO of Directa Plus, said: "Being
awarded this new patent in the air filtration market demonstrates the breadth
and depth of our graphene technology that can be used across a range of
potential high growth markets. This partnership and the newly developed and
patented product is a clear response to the growing activity in the global air
and water filtration markets and the demand for higher performant products. We
are excited about the opportunity in front of us as we enter this expanding
market."

 

 

Enquiries

 Directa Plus plc                                            +39 02 36714458
 Giulio Cesareo, CEO                                         www.directa-plus.com
 Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO

 Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  +44 131 220 6939
 Neil McDonald
 Adam Rae

 Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited (Joint Broker)    +44 20 7496 3069
 Rick Thompson
 Phil Davies

 Alma PR (Financial PR Adviser)                              +44 20 3405 0205
 Justine James
 Hannah Campbell

 Kinvara Verdon

 

Notes to Editors

 

Directa Plus (www.directa-plus.com) is one of the largest producers and
suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial
markets. The Company's graphene manufacturing capability uses proprietary
patented technology based on a plasma super expansion process. Starting from
natural graphite, each step of Directa Plus' production process - expansion,
exfoliation and drying - creates graphene-based materials and hybrid graphene
materials ready for a variety of uses and available in various forms such as
powder, liquid and paste.

 

This proprietary production process uses a physical process, rather than a
chemical process, to process graphite into pristine graphene nanoplatelets,
which enables Directa Plus to offer a sustainable, non-toxic product, without
unwanted by-products.  Directa Plus' products are made of hybrid graphene
materials and graphene nano-platelets. The products (marketed as G+®) have
multiple applications due to their properties. These G+® products can be
categorised into various families, with different products being suitable for
specific practical applications.

 

Directa Plus was established in 2005 and is based in Lomazzo (Como, Italy) and
has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2016.
Directa Plus holds the Green Economy Mark from London Stock Exchange which
recognises companies that contribute to the global green economy.

 

 

Index 23 is the world's leading nonwovens exhibition -
www.indexnonwovens.com/en (http://www.indexnonwovens.com/en)

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