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HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. (CSE: HG): Patented Graphene Production for the Next Generation of Advanced Materials
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. is a Canadian advanced materials company producing high-purity synthetic fractal graphene for industrial and commercial applications.
Instead of relying on mined graphite, HydroGraph uses a patented blast synthesis process to convert carbon from hydrocarbon gases into graphene inside its Hyperion reactors. The company has reported 99.8% carbon purity for its FGA-1 graphene.
HydroGraph’s Hyperion reactors are small modular production units with a footprint of less than 3 metres by 3 metres. Rather than relying on one large centralized facility, HydroGraph can add more reactors as customer demand grows, allowing production capacity to increase while maintaining consistency from batch to batch.
Graphene and Fractal Graphene
Graphene is a carbon-based advanced material made from carbon atoms connected by strong sp² bonds. This structure helps give graphene its strength, conductivity, barrier properties, and the ability to improve other materials even when added in small amounts.
Traditional graphene is often described as a flat, sheet-like material. HydroGraph produces synthetic fractal graphene with a turbostratic structure, meaning the graphene layers are randomly stacked rather than perfectly aligned. This more complex, interconnected structure gives it higher surface area and more contact points with the materials it is added to. This can help improve dispersion, reinforcement, conductivity, corrosion resistance, and barrier performance across industrial and commercial applications.
HydroGraph is targeting markets where adding small amounts of graphene can improve material performance, including:
- Thermoplastics
- Composites and resins
- Coatings
- Lubricants
- Concrete and cement
- Energy storage
- Biosensors
- Elastomers
- Printed electronics
U.S. Expansion and Production Growth
On April 14th, 2026, HydroGraph announced the opening of its new headquarters in Austin, Texas. The facility expands HydroGraph’s R&D and production capabilities and will support future graphene production in Texas.
Earlier in January 2026, HydroGraph announced construction of two additional Hyperion reactors. Each reactor is expected to have annual production capacity of approximately 10 tons of FGA-1 ultra-pure fractal graphene. The reactors were planned for initial commissioning in Manhattan, Kansas before being relocated to HydroGraph’s U.S. facilities in Austin, Texas.
HydroGraph has also signed a letter of intent with an industrial gas supplier to secure long-term access to high-purity acetylene. Acetylene is a key feedstock in HydroGraph’s blast synthesis process and would support the company’s planned graphene production facility in Texas. The planned facility is expected to include 15 next-generation Hyperion reactors and have annual production capacity of over 350 metric tons of graphene.
Commercial and Technical Partnerships
HydroGraph is building partnerships that support customer testing, application development, and commercial adoption of its fractal graphene in polymers, coatings, and specialty compounds.
- Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre: In January 2026, HydroGraph expanded its collaboration with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre at the University of Manchester by becoming a Tier 1 member. The membership gives HydroGraph access to technical support, testing infrastructure, and a network of industry partners as it develops commercial applications for its fractal graphene.
- Hubron International: On February 10th, 2026, HydroGraph added Hubron International to its Fractal Graphene Compounding Partner Program. Hubron is a UK-based specialist in polymer compounds and additive masterbatches, giving HydroGraph a partner focused on thermoplastics and polymer applications. Through Hubron’s compounding experience and distributor network, HydroGraph is targeting markets including automotive, construction, electronics, film, pipe, wire and cable, and technical compounding.
- Broadway Colours: On March 17th, 2026, HydroGraph announced that Broadway Colours Ltd. earned certification as a qualified HydroGraph Compounding Partner. Broadway is a UK manufacturer of masterbatches, compounds, and rotational moulding powders, operating from a 90,000-square-foot facility and supporting plastic manufacturers across the UK and Europe.
- Sparc Technologies: On March 24th, 2026, HydroGraph announced a Letter of Intent with Sparc Technologies to evaluate HydroGraph’s Fractal Graphene in Sparc’s ecosparc® additives for protective coatings. The collaboration is focused on corrosion protection for steel infrastructure, including energy, marine, mining, transportation, government, and defence markets. Initial testing using HydroGraph’s FGA-1 Fractal Graphene in commercial water-based coating systems showed a 39% to 60% reduction in corrosion spread under ASTM D1654-08 testing.
- Modern Dispersions Inc: On June 16th, 2026, HydroGraph announced that Modern Dispersions Inc. earned certification as a qualified HydroGraph Compounding Partner. MDI is a U.S.-based specialist in thermoplastic compounds and masterbatch applications, adding another North American partner focused on polymer processing and graphene masterbatch production.
Regulatory Approvals and Commercial Development
- On February 24th, 2026, HydroGraph announced regulatory approvals covering commercial-scale graphene sales activity in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
- The company received a U.S. EPA TSCA Section 5(e) Order covering two graphene materials. The order authorizes manufacture, processing, distribution, use, and disposal in the United States under specified conditions.
- HydroGraph also received UK REACH and EU REACH registrations for graphene, allowing commercial manufacture and supply in Great Britain and the European Union.
HydroGraph now has patented graphene production technology, regulatory clearance across the U.S., U.K., and EU, and a modular production system designed to scale with customer demand.
These approvals remove a major regulatory barrier as HydroGraph expands its U.S. production footprint and advances its fractal graphene from customer testing toward commercial use across multiple industrial markets.
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CHAR Technologies (TSXV: YES) Investor Update June 2026
youtu.beCHAR Technologies (YES.V) - Highlights from the Investor call last week
Andrew (CEO of CHAR Tech) said the following:
- Thorold Phase 1 commissioning will be completed within the next few weeks and production of commercial level biocarbon is starting soon after, this summer (sometime in july/aug)
- thorold phase 2 financing is practically secured and will be finalized once phase 1 production starts.
- Offtake Agreement for the RNG with a gas company is currently in an LOI stage and is contingent on the financing for phase 2 thorold being secured
- Lake nipigon financing is also in the works and the Lake nipigon team is chipping away at the development on the site
- Quebec Saguenay facility will be ramped up to 5000 tonnes of biocarbon output within a few months, 10,000 tonnes by end of year and 15,000 tonnes by early to mid next year.
- Synagro and City of Baltimore are turning on the PFAS destruction equipment which piloted last year and will continue running it until winter and do more testing etc, the results from last year are still pending and will be out ASAP once confirmed by all parties.
- Canadian PFAS market is getting stronger regulations and may be an avenue for CHAR tech
- Espanola site is doing feasibility study right now and will release that once done
Essentially July and August are going to be huge months for CHAR tech as the commercial production will be turning on and a bunch of financing and offtake agreements will be announced for phase 2 and other sites etc, so theres lots in the works and things are progressing well!
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