.11 Oct 2018 14:17
News due here:
My research:
1) The agreement with Sartec to develop an industrial-scale pilot plant has enabled us to begin negotiations with OMV Petrom for a multi-year commercial agreement.
2) Italian Patent and Trademark Office has granted Directa Plus a patent for the product and application of its new graphene-based solution for enhancing the performance of tyres. Â Patent extension has already been requested for Europe, US, China and Thailand.
3) Exciting stream of next generation product launches in the pipeline addressing market with substantial revenues potential
4) We are exploring with an industrial partner the physical functionalisation of G+ graphene to enter the functionalised product market with brand new chemical free G+ products.
5) Applying our technology and skills acquired in the niche bicycle market to the very much larger global automotive markets where the incorporation of G+ graphene has material performance and durability benefits."
6) US soon? : Our senior management team has long experience of operating in the United States and our reputation in this important market continues to grow. This was illustrated by our CEO Giulio Cesareo joining the influential and prestigious US National Graphene Association late last year.
7) significant progress made on a number of commercial partnerships based on the Grafysorber® product
8) jointly develop a commercial-scale industrial pilot plant, based on Grafysorber®, for treating oil-contaminated or 'produced' water in the oil and gas industry worldwide - The plant is expected to be commissioned in October 2018, when it will be available for on-field deployment, and capable of treating up to 500 cubic metres per day of produced water, with an easy scale up method engineered in.
9)Directa Plus and Arvind believe that the 'smart denim' that will result from our collaboration will yield some of the smartest, most widely-used fabrics in the denim market in the years ahead.
10) OAKLEY! Directa Plus entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Oakley in 2017 and we anticipate that Oakley will commence regular production of cycling apparel enhanced with the G+ planar thermal circuit application shortly
11) Revenues for the half year to 30 June 2018 MORE THAN DOUBLED £0.57m (H1 2017: £0.28m), reflecting the increase in the number of our customers' products launched in our targeted markets and confirming our commercial momentum.
12) Costs (staff costs and other expenses) were tightly controlled and fell by more than 7 per cent .