NanoXplore says dry-process graphene module is nearing completion as it lifts capacity target to 5,000 tonnes a year

NanoXplore said on April 8, 2026 that its dry-process graphene module is nearing completion, a manufacturing step it says will open the door to new product grades and raise its yearly volume potential to 5,000 metric tons. The update gives one of the clearest recent signals that the Montreal company is still pushing past pilot-scale work and into a larger industrial production profile.

NanoXplore ties the next phase to dry-process production

In a shareholder address, chief executive Rocco Marinaccio said the company is approaching completion of the dry-process graphene module, describing it as a key technological milestone. He said the imminent launch of the dry-processed mill would increase capacity by 25% and support a broader product portfolio.

The company also said it has been developing a new manufacturing facility in Statesville, North Carolina, to support growth with global customers including Club Car, Volvo Trucks and Chevron Phillips Chemical. NanoXplore said those agreements are helping validate graphene-enhanced materials in transportation and industrial markets.

Capacity growth now sits at the center of the story

NanoXplore said the dry-process line is intended to unlock new grades and eventually help displace carbon black in selected applications. That matters because graphene producers have long struggled to move from technical promise to repeatable, high-volume output at a cost structure industrial buyers can use.

The company said its total yearly volume potential would reach 5,000 metric tons once the dry-processed mill is online. It did not provide a firm commissioning date in the April 8 update, but framed the project as part of its current expansion cycle.

Why this manufacturing step matters now

For graphene manufacturers, the operational bottleneck is rarely the material itself alone; it is the ability to make it consistently, at scale, and in forms that fit existing industrial supply chains. NanoXplore’s latest update is noteworthy because it points to throughput, product diversification and customer pull at the same time.

The company also said its liquidity was more than three times higher in calendar first quarter 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, giving it more room to fund the expansion. It published its first sustainability report as well, but the core news remains the manufacturing buildout.

With the dry-process module close to completion, NanoXplore is now moving into the part of the graphene business that tends to separate lab success from commercial relevance: stable, higher-volume production.