Mr. Hugues Jacquemin reports

NORTHERN GRAPHITE NOW SUPPLYING BATTERY ANODE MATERIAL SAMPLES FROM LDI GRAPHITE

A year after forming its battery division, Northern Graphite Corp. is providing three standard battery anode material products, as well as its patented Porocarb material, to makers of lithium-ion as well as all-solid-state battery chemistries.

"This marks a major milestone toward our vertical integration into the battery supply chain as a truly mine-to-market company that is able to cater to specific battery makers' needs," said chief executive officer Hugues Jacquemin. "Our hard work is paying off, and we are advancing in our mission to provide high performance, sustainable and locally sourced carbon solutions for the battery industry. Potential customers can now receive our battery anode material products according to the specific requirements of their battery chemistries."

Northern's battery materials group was formed a year ago through the acquisition of the assets and research and development team of the battery division of Germany's Heraeus Group. The acquisition included licensing the intellectual property to develop, produce and sell Porocarb, a high performance porous hard carbon material developed over the past 10 years and patented by Heraeus to enhance the efficiency and speed of energy storage mechanisms. Armed with a fully operational, state-of-the-art laboratory in Frankfurt, NGCBM is spearheading Northern's mine-to-battery strategy and specializes in high performance battery materials tailored to the evolving needs of electric vehicle battery makers and original equipment manufacturers to satisfy their unique battery requirements. Northern's three BAM demonstrator grades align with industry standards for particle size, tap density and surface area, each with its own unique properties to enhance battery performance and efficiency.

Graphite-based battery anode material is the largest component of the lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles. Northern's BAM demonstrator grades, produced using graphite from the company's cornerstone Lac des Iles mine in Quebec, are engineered to drive battery performance and align with industry standards for particle size, tap density and surface area.

"We are now offering samples for testing and prequalification for three different BAM products, each with its own unique properties to enhance battery performance and efficiency," said vice-president, innovation and product management, Dr. Moritz Hantel. "This is a great step forward for Northern and its technology partners and our work to power the future of batteries and energy storage."

About Northern Graphite Corp.

Northern is a Canadian TSX Venture Exchange-listed company that is the only flake-graphite-producing company in North America. Northern is focused on becoming a world leader in producing natural graphite and upgrading it into high-value products critical to the green economy, including anode material for lithium-ion batteries/EVs, fuel cells and graphene, as well as advanced industrial technologies.

Northern's graphite assets include the producing Lac des Iles mine in Quebec, where the company is boosting output to meet growing demand from industrial customers and coming demand from North American battery makers. The company also owns the large-scale Bissett Creek project in Ontario and the fully permitted Okanjande graphite mine in Namibia, which is currently on care and maintenance and represents an opportunity to substantially increase graphite production at a lower cost and with a shorter time to market than most competing projects. All projects have battery-quality graphite and are located close to infrastructure in politically stable jurisdictions.

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