UK nanomaterials company Haydale is seeking a major investment to allow it to push graphene materials made using its proprietary plasma production technology into the mainstream.
The plasma system Haydale uses produces graphene nanoplatelets, which it markets under the HDPlas brand name, and carbon nanotubes with reduced defects and impurities. The company is seeking to raise £10 million (€16.6million) from investors via an initial public offering (IPO) which will open in April on the UK's alternative investment market (AIM). The company has already received £4.4 million in outside funding since 2010, based on the potential of its products.Ray Gibbs, CEO at Haydale, says: 'At Haydale we believe the properties and potential of graphene will be realised. The investment through the planned AIM listing will contribute significantly to the development and progression of our enabling, proprietary plasma technology, which is capable of being tailored to produce a wide range of surface modifications; substantially improving compatibility between the nanomaterials and any matrix or binder material.'
The graphene materials have a wide variety of potential applications including, conductive inks as already developed by Haydale; sensors; energy storage devices; photovoltaic panels; composites; paints and coatings.
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