Solving The Critical Dispersion Challenge With Nano Carbon Materials (Graphene Europe 2016)

Graphene has been hailed as the new wonder material, yet commercial progress remains slow to the industrial observer. Ray Gibbs CEO of Haydale will take you through what they are doing to rapidly grow the Graphene space and why the near term wins are really not that far away and bigger than some researchers and commentators think. The key to commercialisation is to

 

• fully understand the base materials and their price/performance criteria;

• focus on key market drivers in markets renowned for early adoption of new technology- most likely unregulated;

• to establish a robust supply chain; and

• gain independent credibility for the technical claims

Ray Gibbs is a Chartered Accountant, and former Deloitte audit and corporate finance partner for 9 years. He has spent the last 21 years in industry as CFO or commercial director of high technology and fast moving consumer goods businesses both in the quoted and private arenas with sales ranging from £500,000 to £500 million. He was a former CFO of Chemring Group Plc.

Ray was part of the original Haydale Graphene Industries' management team that acquired Haydale Limited in 2010. Appointed CEO from 2013 and led a successful IPO in 2014 doubling its value to over £35m. Ray is a Board Member of the USA based National Graphene Association and is also UK Chairman of a UK and China Joint Working Group on Graphene Standardisation, organised by the BSI Group.

Haydale Ltd are an advanced materials development company which has developed a plasma treatment process to surface functionalise particulate materials. A subsidiary of Haydale Graphene Industries which launched an IPO on London AIM stock exchange in April 2014 and raised £6.5m, the company is based in South Wales near Swansea is currently expanding its 2 tonnes p.a processing capacity. The revolutionary aspect of the HDPlas® process is that it promotes dispersion and chemical activity in materials such as graphene that are effectively inert, exploiting the incredible potential of nanomaterials.