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March 01, 2017 15:08 ET Alabama Graphite Corp. Meets with Senior United States Senator Richard C. Shelby
The Energy Graphite™ Company
Sourced and Manufactured in the United States of America
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 1, 2017) -
Editors Note: There are three photos associated with this press release. Alabama Graphite Corp.("AGC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CSPG)(OTCQB:CSPGF)(FRANKFURT:1AG) is pleased to announce that senior officials of the Company were asked to meet with the Honorable Richard C. Shelby, senior United States Senator for Alabama. Representatives of the Company, including President and Chief Executive Officer Donald Baxter, P.Eng. and Executive Vice President Tyler Dinwoodie, recently met with Senator Shelby in Coosa County, Alabama. Mr. Baxter and Senator Shelby spoke at length.
Topics discussed included AGC's sourced-and-made-in-USA battery-ready Coated Spherical Purified Graphite ("CSPG") business model, the Company's U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") focused business strategy, the recently released ultra-high-purity 99.99997% graphite purity results via the Company's proprietary, environmentally sustainable process, and the upcoming milestones necessary to advance AGC to production, including the Feasibility Study for the flagship Coosa Graphite Project.
Additionally, Mr. Baxter discussed the criticality of a secure, accessible domestic supply of battery-ready graphite from within the contiguous United States, in addition to the geopolitical and environmental issues with Chinese-produced graphite and, further, the fact that some Chinese graphite is being sourced from North Korea.
Senator Shelby was very well versed on the challenges that the United States faces regarding battery-ready graphite as a strategic, critical material. The Senator expressed a deep appreciation for the importance of maintaining a domestic supply of battery-ready graphite for the DoD's vast battery requirements.
Following the meeting, Senator Shelby stated: "I am very interested in domestically sourced-and-manufactured graphite, especially from the great state of Alabama. The DoD has expressed concerns regarding potential export controls from China and the impact to military applications. Alabama Graphite's work is positive for our state's economic growth potential, and is also important to our national security. As a member of the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, I intend to address the United States' supply of battery graphite with the Administration and the DoD."
Mr. Baxter and Mr. Dinwoodie met with senior representatives of Senator Shelby, former United States Senator for Alabama and current United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and U.S. Representative Gary Palmer, representing the Alabama's Sixth Congressional District, in Washington, D.C. in late 2016.
