Lomiko Metals to convert Graphene 3D preferred shares

Mar 25, 2014

LOMIKO ELECTS TO CONVERT PREFERRED SHARES OF GRAPHENE 3D LAB TO COMMON SHARES

Lomiko Metals Inc. has elected to convert 250,000 of its preferred shares in Graphene 3D Lab Inc. acquired on Nov. 22, 2013, to 250,000 common shares at a par value of 0.01 U.S. cent each. Lomiko is pleased with the rapid development of Graphene 3D Lab.

Three-dimensional (3-D) printing (or additive manufacturing) is the process of creating a three-dimensional, solid object (from a digital file) of virtually any shape. Three-dimensional printing is achieved using an additive process, whereby successive layers of material are laid down and create different shapes.

“For additive manufacturing to become adopted, we need better materials,” stated Paul Gill, chief executive officer of Lomiko Metals. “Novel materials based on graphene open new markets for natural graphite; these new markets are expanding at an extraordinary rate. We are happy to participate in the development of this disruptive technology.”

Adding graphene to polymers, which are conventionally used in 3-D printing, improves the properties of the polymer in many different ways; it improves the polymers mechanical strength, as well as its electrical and thermal conductivity.

New developments in 3-D printing will allow for the creation of products with different components, such as printed electronic circuits, sensors or batteries to be manufactured. Three-dimensional printing is a new and promising manufacturing technology that has garnered much interest, growing from uses in prototyping to everyday products. Today, it is a billion-dollar industry growing at a brisk pace.

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