Northern Graphite, Metalshub enter partnership

Executive Summary

• Northern Graphite Corp. has entered into a partnership with Metalshub, a digital platform provider for the metal and mining industry, to digitize its graphite sales process.
• The company will utilize Metalshub’s trading platform to conduct online auctions and competitive bidding events for natural flake graphite produced at its Lac des Iles mine in Quebec.
• This initiative aims to introduce greater market transparency, real-time price discovery, and efficient allocation mechanisms for graphite, which is critical for industrial applications and lithium-ion battery anode materials.

Key Details

• Partnership Structure: Northern Graphite is partnering with Metalshub to run online auctions for its graphite flake production.
• Product Grades: The initial competitive bidding events will cover four specific natural flake graphite grades:
  • 20 by 50 (jumbo)
  • 50 by 80 (large)
  • 80 by 150 (medium)
  • M100 (fines)
• Strategic Rationale: The move addresses the historical lack of transparency in natural graphite pricing, which has traditionally relied on private, bilateral negotiations. The partnership seeks to establish a centralized, transparent spot market.
• Operational Impact: The platform will allow Northern Graphite to engage with a global network of qualified buyers, conduct auditable bidding processes, and generate data-driven insights for commercial decision-making.
• Market Context: Natural flake graphite is essential for refractories, lubricants, strategic/defense components, and as an anode material in lithium-ion batteries.

Notable Quotes

• Hugues Jacquemin, CEO of Northern Graphite: "Digitalizing the majority of our spot sales is a natural evolution for Northern and for the graphite market... By partnering with Metalshub, we are bringing greater transparency, efficiency and market-driven price discovery to our sales process while providing customers with a simple and competitive way to secure supply from North America's only producing graphite mine."
• Dr. Frank Jackel, Co-founder and Managing Director of Metalshub: "We are pleased to welcome Northern Graphite to the Metalshub platform... Together, we are contributing to increased transparency and structured price discovery in the natural graphite sector."