REG - Directa Plus PLC - Covid-19 Update

Directa PlusAnnouncement

23/03/2020 07:05

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Directa Plus PLC
  
23 March 2020
  
 

23 March 2020
 
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Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus", "the Group" or the "Company")
 
COVID-19 Update
 
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, notes the announcement by the Italian Government to close down all productive activity that is not "strictly necessary, crucial, indispensable, to guarantee us essential goods and services."  Directa Plus is classified as a chemical company in Italy and as such is exempt from any restrictions and will continue to operate its core business.
 
The Company continues to actively support the Italian authorities, at both local and national level, in their struggle to combat the Covid-19 emergency by making available its technologies.  Directa Plus's graphene is non-toxic and its bacteriostatic properties could be used in the production of medical devices such as masks, gloves and gowns to ensure better prevention properties for the spread of the virus.
 
Commenting, Giulio Cesareo, CEO and Founder, said, "Medical equipment enhanced by graphene could mean a safer working environment for the health workers and all citizens. In the health industry graphene is well known for antibacterial and filtering properties and we will continue to develop protective devices using our non-toxic G+ graphene to benefit our fellow citizens during this emergency."
 
This announcement has been approved by Giulio Cesareo, Chief Executive, on behalf of the Company.
 
For further information please visit http://www.directa-plus.com/ or contact:
 



Directa Plus plc


+39 02 36714458




Giulio Cesareo, CEO


 




Marco Ferrari, CFO


 




 


 




Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)


+44 20 7894 7000




Rick Thompson, Philip Davies, Will Goode (Corporate Finance)


 




Caspar Shand Kydd (Sales)


 




 


 




N+1 Singer (Joint Broker)


+44 20 7496 3069




Mark Taylor, Lauren Kettle


 




 


 




Tavistock (Financial PR and IR)


+44 20 7920 3150




Simon Hudson, Edward Lee


 



 
About Directa Plus
Our focus is principally on the two sectors in which we have strong commercial advantage through developed and launched products and a technological lead: environmental (based on our Grafysorber® product) and textiles (based on our G+ products).  In addition, we will continue to pursue opportunities in elastomers and composites (including tyres and asphalt), also using our G+ products.  All our products are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and sustainably produced.
 
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