Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has commissioned a new state-of-the-art plant for the production of graphene from natural gas in its manufacturing facility in Richlands.
The new facility is based on the GMG plasma technology with which the company’s existing production plant has been making graphene for over five years. The plant features a modular design that allows more production units to be installed as demand for the company’s products grows.
It is also equipped with automation systems that enable repeatable graphene quality, higher plant reliability and lower operator time.
The graphene production technology has been developed internally by GMG staff and continuously optimised over the past five years to be able to make the different graphene required for GMG’s end products, including THERMAL-XR and G Lubricant and Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery.
The facility’s expected final cost is approximately $2.9 million, which also includes the infrastructure for other future modular production units.
GMG anticipates the installation of at least 20 more graphene production units in the Richlands manufacturing facility. Most of the supporting infrastructure for these additional production units has already been installed as part of its initial project.
The company said the modular plant can be built in various locations around the world like North America, where natural gas cost is low and abundantly available, significantly reducing the cost of graphene.
“We are very excited to have started up this new modular graphene manufacturing plant – it is a significant milestone for the company. It uses GMG’s self-developed cutting-edge plasma technology which creates the high-quality graphene GMG’s end products need to deliver their astounding benefits,” said Craig Nicol, managing director and CEO of GMG.
