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Focus Graphite and C4V to Evaluate Mine-to-Anode Platform Combining Lac Knife Graphite with C4V's Green Anode Technology

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Program to evaluate a cleaner, lower-cost and scalable pathway for converting premium Canadian graphite into finished battery-grade anode material in North America

Highlights

Mine-to-Anode Platform: Focus and C4V have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate an integrated pathway by combining Lac Knife's high-purity graphite concentrate with C4V's Green Anode Technology.
Premium High-Purity Feedstock: C4V's Green Anode Technology requires natural graphite concentrate of approximately 98% carbon, a demanding feedstock specification that Lac Knife has demonstrated the ability to meet through conventional flotation.
Commercialization Potential: Successful technical validation would establish the foundation for definitive commercial agreements involving technology licensing, downstream manufacturing, customer

Focus Graphite and C4V to Evaluate Mine-to-Anode Platform Combining Lac Knife Graphite with C4V's Green Anode Technology

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Program to evaluate a cleaner, lower-cost and scalable pathway for converting premium Canadian graphite into finished battery-grade anode material in North America

Highlights

Mine-to-Anode Platform: Focus and C4V have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate an integrated pathway by combining Lac Knife's high-purity graphite concentrate with C4V's Green Anode Technology.
Premium High-Purity Feedstock: C4V's Green Anode Technology requires natural graphite concentrate of approximately 98% carbon, a demanding feedstock specification that Lac Knife has demonstrated the ability to meet through conventional flotation.
Commercialization Potential: Successful technical validation would establish the foundation for definitive commercial agreements involving technology licensing, downstream manufacturing, customer

Focus Graphite Highlighted in Prime Minister Carney's Historic Clean Energy and Critical Minerals Announcement; Completes Lac Knife Electrical Desktop Study

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Preferred Hydro-Quebec connection strategy advances federally supported infrastructure planning and could reduce future Lac Knife capex requirements

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence and industrial applications, is pleased to highlight the Government of Canada's recognition of infrastructure supporting the Company's 100%-owned Lac Knife Graphite Project ("Lac Knife" or the "Project") in Prime Minister Mark Carney's August 17, 2026 announcement advancing clean-energy and critical-minerals infrastructure across the Labrador Trough¹.

The Government of Canada

Focus Graphite Highlighted in Prime Minister Carney's Historic Clean Energy and Critical Minerals Announcement; Completes Lac Knife Electrical Desktop Study

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Preferred Hydro-Quebec connection strategy advances federally supported infrastructure planning and could reduce future Lac Knife capex requirements

The Government of Canada

Focus Graphite Chairman Converts Final C$835,000 Loan to Equity at a Premium to Market

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

C$0.50-per-share conversion completes longstanding Chairman loan as Focus strengthens its financial position amid growing government and industry support

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 18, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence and industrial applications, is pleased to announce that Chairman Jeff York, through his holding company JJJY Holdings Inc. ("JJJY Holdings"), has agreed to convert the final C$835,000 outstanding balance of his longstanding loan to the Company into equity at C$0.50 per share.

Under the proposed transaction, Mr. York

Focus Graphite Chairman Converts Final C$835,000 Loan to Equity at a Premium to Market

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400

C$0.50-per-share conversion completes longstanding Chairman loan as Focus strengthens its financial position amid growing government and industry support

Under the proposed transaction, Mr. York

Focus Graphite Announces Grant of Stock Options and Restricted Share Units

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:25:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, announces that, effective July 30, 2026, it granted an aggregate of 7,900,000 incentive stock options to certain directors and a consultant of the Company pursuant to its equity incentive plan (the "Incentive Plan").

The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.34 per common share for a period of five years and will expire on July 30, 2031. The stock options

Focus Graphite Announces Grant of Stock Options and Restricted Share Units

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:25:00 -0400

The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.34 per common share for a period of five years and will expire on July 30, 2031. The stock options

Focus Graphite Achieves up to 98.7% Carbon Concentrate Through Mechanical Processing and Activates Downstream Qualification Platform

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Eight-tonne pilot produces approximately 850 kg of high-grade graphite concentrate for customer testing, advanced product development and potential strategic partnerships and offtake

Highlights

Premium Mechanical Concentrate: Eight tonnes of Lac Knife ore were processed into approximately 850 kg of concentrate grading up to 98.7% carbon using conventional mechanical concentration methods alone, without chemical or thermal purification.
High-Grade Pilot Feed: The pilot feed had an average head grade of 18.9% total carbon, demonstrating the naturally high-grade character Lac Knife material.
Flowsheet Confirmed: The pilot program confirmed the previously developed Lac Knife process flowsheet, with optimization focused on increasing concentrate grade within the finer

Focus Graphite Achieves up to 98.7% Carbon Concentrate Through Mechanical Processing and Activates Downstream Qualification Platform

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Eight-tonne pilot produces approximately 850 kg of high-grade graphite concentrate for customer testing, advanced product development and potential strategic partnerships and offtake

Highlights

Premium Mechanical Concentrate: Eight tonnes of Lac Knife ore were processed into approximately 850 kg of concentrate grading up to 98.7% carbon using conventional mechanical concentration methods alone, without chemical or thermal purification.
High-Grade Pilot Feed: The pilot feed had an average head grade of 18.9% total carbon, demonstrating the naturally high-grade character Lac Knife material.
Flowsheet Confirmed: The pilot program confirmed the previously developed Lac Knife process flowsheet, with optimization focused on increasing concentrate grade within the finer

Focus Graphite Highlights Strategic Alignment with White House Executive Order to Secure U.S. Defense Supply Chains

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Focus highlights integrated Canada-U.S. graphite value chain proposal submitted under U.S. Department of War critical minerals initiative

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian advanced graphite materials company, today highlighted the strategic alignment between its long-term strategy and the White House Executive Order, "Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials" (the "Executive Order").

Issued on July 20, 2026, the Executive Order establishes as U.S. policy that military equipment, together with the critical materials required to manufacture, maintain and sustain it,

Focus Graphite Highlights Strategic Alignment with White House Executive Order to Secure U.S. Defense Supply Chains

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Focus highlights integrated Canada-U.S. graphite value chain proposal submitted under U.S. Department of War critical minerals initiative

Issued on July 20, 2026, the Executive Order establishes as U.S. policy that military equipment, together with the critical materials required to manufacture, maintain and sustain it,

Focus Graphite Completes Access Road Desktop Study and Selects Preferred Route for the Lac Knife Project

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Preferred Access Corridor Expected to Reduce Future Infrastructure Capital Requirements and Advance Lac Knife Toward Construction Readiness

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce the completion of the Lac Knife Access Road Desktop Study (the "Study") prepared by Norda Stelo ("Norda") and overseen by IOS Geosciences ("IOS") as part of the Company's broader infrastructure advancement program for the Lac Knife Graphite Project ("Lac Knife" or

Focus Graphite Completes Access Road Desktop Study and Selects Preferred Route for the Lac Knife Project

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Preferred Access Corridor Expected to Reduce Future Infrastructure Capital Requirements and Advance Lac Knife Toward Construction Readiness

Focus Graphite Announces SEDAR+ Filing of the NI 43-101 Technical Report with the Updated Mineral Resource for the Lac Tetepisca Project

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

One of the Largest Identified Graphite Deposits Globally with 120.2 Mt Indicated at 10.27% Cg and 24.1 Mt Inferred at 9.88% Cg, Containing 14.7 Mt of In-Situ Graphite

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce that it has filed the report on SEDAR+ for the upgraded mineral resource estimate ("MRE") on its 100%-owned Lac Tetepisca Project (the "Project") in Quebec. The Project lies within the

Focus Graphite Announces SEDAR+ Filing of the NI 43-101 Technical Report with the Updated Mineral Resource for the Lac Tetepisca Project

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

One of the Largest Identified Graphite Deposits Globally with 120.2 Mt Indicated at 10.27% Cg and 24.1 Mt Inferred at 9.88% Cg, Containing 14.7 Mt of In-Situ Graphite

Focus Graphite Completes Final Major ESIA Technical Study, Advancing Lac Knife Toward Permitting

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Hydrogeological Assessment Concludes Multi-Year Environmental Program and Supports Upcoming ESIA Submission

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 15, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company") a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce the completion of the Hydrogeological Assessment (the "Assessment" or the "Study") for its wholly-owned Lac Knife Graphite Project ("Lac Knife" or the "Project"), concluding a multi-year environmental program and completing the major technical work required to support the Company's Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ("ESIA") submission.

Completed by

Focus Graphite Completes Final Major ESIA Technical Study, Advancing Lac Knife Toward Permitting

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Hydrogeological Assessment Concludes Multi-Year Environmental Program and Supports Upcoming ESIA Submission

Completed by

Focus Graphite Completes Air Quality Assessment for the Lac Knife Project; Advancing Towards ESIA Completion

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

WSP Air Quality Assessment Confirms Regulatory Compliance and Further Advances Lac Knife Toward Permitting and Construction Readiness

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 8, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company") a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce the completion of the. Air Quality Assessment ("AQA" or the "Study") for its 100%-owned Lac Knife Graphite Project (the "Project") located in northeastern Quebec.

The Study was completed by WSP Canada Inc. ("WSP"), one of the world's leading engineering and environmental consulting

Focus Graphite Completes Air Quality Assessment for the Lac Knife Project; Advancing Towards ESIA Completion

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

WSP Air Quality Assessment Confirms Regulatory Compliance and Further Advances Lac Knife Toward Permitting and Construction Readiness

The Study was completed by WSP Canada Inc. ("WSP"), one of the world's leading engineering and environmental consulting

Focus Graphite Secures Up to C$1.38 Million Under Natural Resource Canada's First and Last Mile Fund

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

NRCan Funding of Up to C$1.38 Million Through Canada's First and Last Mile Fund Will Advance Road and Power Infrastructure Planning for the Lac Knife Graphite Project in Quebec

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce that it has executed a non-repayable Contribution Agreement (the "Agreement") with Natural Resources Canada ("NRCan") under the Government of Canada's newly established First and Last Mile Fund ("FLMF"), formerly

Focus Graphite Secures Up to C$1.38 Million Under Natural Resource Canada's First and Last Mile Fund

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

NRCan Funding of Up to C$1.38 Million Through Canada's First and Last Mile Fund Will Advance Road and Power Infrastructure Planning for the Lac Knife Graphite Project in Quebec

Focus Graphite Signs LOI for High-Performance Natural Graphite-Based RF Shielding Technology

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Independently tested at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich, demonstrating up to 99.99% RF signal blocking across defence-relevant frequencies

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") with PermaTint Ltd. ("PermaTint") (Shielding Solution) of Concord, Ontario, a developer and manufacturer of specialty coatings, to evaluate the integration of the Company's graphite

Focus Graphite Signs LOI for High-Performance Natural Graphite-Based RF Shielding Technology

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Independently tested at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich, demonstrating up to 99.99% RF signal blocking across defence-relevant frequencies

Focus Graphite Announces One of the Largest Identified Graphite Deposits Globally at the Lac Tetepisca Project

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Updated Lac Tetepisca Mineral Resource Estimate Highlights Significant Scale and Grade with 120,163 kt Indicated at 10.27% Cg and 24,143 kt Inferred at 9.88% Cg

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2026) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and advanced graphite materials for battery, defence, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce its upgraded mineral resource estimate ("MRE") on its 100%-owned Lac Tetepisca Project (the "Project") in Quebec. The MRE was completed pursuant to the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for