Articles from Nouveau Monde Graphite

While western leaders are gathered in Canada for the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (collectively with its wholly owned subsidiaries, “NMG” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) announces commercial agreements with the Government of Canada; Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (“Panasonic Energy”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings Corporation (“Panasonic”) (TYO: 6752); and Traxys North America LLC (“Traxys”); as well as ongoing negotiations with an established anode manufacturer (the “Manufacturer”). With these commercial agreements and arrangement potentially covering almost 100% of the future Phase-2 Matawinie Mine flake graphite volumes, NMG is set to advance project financing discussions towards a final investment decision (“FID”) to launch the construction of its commercial production for serving strategic growth industries in the Western World, including energy, defense, technology, and manufacturing.

With major commercial, financing and corporate development milestones reached in 2024, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NMG, TSXV: NOU) is uplisting to the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). The Company has received the final approval of the TSX for the uplisting of common shares of the capital of the Corporation (the “Common Shares”) on the TSX board, having met the necessary listing requirements, including the filing of all required documentation. Effective as of January 20, 2025, the Common Shares will begin trading on the TSX under the ticker symbol “NOU”. Shareholders are not required to take any action as a result of the uplisting. In conjunction with the graduation to the TSX, the Common Shares will be voluntarily delisted from, and will no longer trade on the TSXV, effective at the market close on January 17, 2025.

New market dynamics set favorable conditions for Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG“ or the “Company”) (NYSE: NMG, TSX.V: NOU) as the Company maintains operational, commercial and financing focus on advancing its development to the final-investment-decision (“FID”) stage for its Phase-2 commercial facilities. The Company reports steady progress on negotiations of multiyear offtake agreements with top-tier battery and electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturers at a period of newly announced Chinese restrictions on graphite exports. NMG is advancing the commercial parameters and the execution plan for the Phase-2 Matawinie Mine and Bécancour Battery Material Plan on the back of revived urgency for the development of the North American battery supply chain.