Sparc Announces First Commercial Sale of its Ecosparc® Graphene Additive
Sparc Technologies has announced the first commercial sale of its flagship graphene-based additive, ecosparc®, for use in solvent-based protective coatings.
The purchase order was made by an Asian coatings company following recently completed proof-of-concept testing conducted in their laboratories. The testing reportedly demonstrated improved performance utilizing the ecosparc® additive when compared to other graphene products and unmodified coating formulations. This milestone builds on recent momentum behind ecosparc® including R&D collaborations with Dulux and Aramco in addition to field trials which are being undertaken with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Santos and the Government of South Australia, among others.
This purchase is expected to be a forerunner for increasing product sales during 2026 with Sparc actively pursuing direct sales and commercialization agreements for the use of ecosparc® within high volume, globally used protective coating products. As commercial manufacturing capability for ecosparc® is already established, the Company expects to support ramp up of product volumes without a significant increase in investment or working capital.
Sparc Managing Director, Mr Nick O’Loughlin commented: “The first sale of ecosparc® to the protective coatings industry represents a significant step forward for Sparc Technologies. We have spent 6 years developing the market leading graphene additive for epoxy based protective coatings and I am very pleased to see first revenue from the product. Sparc is bringing innovation utilising the powerful properties of graphene to the multi-billion dollar protective coatings industry and I am excited for what lies ahead in 2026.”
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