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[cheshiremoggie] 08/9/2021 13:07

LTS,

Like you, I, and I suspect a fair number of people on here see only one issue of any significance for VRS.

When will the first significant commercial order for graphene supply be signed?

Anything else is simply not important.

My guess for concrete would be second half of 2022.
SuperG, when I first invested in 2018 thought that there would be around £10m of contracts signed within 12 months. Nearly 3 years later there has been very little.

I wonder what the current SuperBulls timescales are?

CM

[jointer13] 08/9/2021 13:06

you think china will dominate, i dont.

why do you think we are well supported by the govt.

its taken the amount of time to get to this stage....because it has.

look forward.

[longtallsally] 08/9/2021 12:56

Jointer, I know, similar posts have been posted on here several hundreds of times over the past few months ;)

That is why I say if significant revenue hasn’t come within 24 months then it would be reasonable to assume that VRS can’t commercialise it.

You may say, for sure in 24 months time VRS will be making millions from it, but people have been saying that every day here since 2017 at least…

[harrrods] 08/9/2021 12:37

Festa. Got any leeches for this ???

[jointer13] 08/9/2021 12:19

scaled up for a purpose....

Significant progress has also been made with the GSCALE project, for which we have now purchased additional graphene production equipment at a cost approaching £1 million."

Acquisition of manufacturing assets to provide up to an additional 100 tonne capacity per annum

ink scale up equipment to give up to an additional 12,000 litres of ink capacity per annum

[longtallsally] 08/9/2021 12:11

Sadly I suspect the UK Graphene industry will get robbed by China, they will benefit from the global revolution and the likes of VRS will quite possibly wither on the vine. You would think after all the PR on Concretene that some big funds would be interested in this space, but they don’t seem to be. I invested on a punt, and I remain on that basis but having read this bb back to 2017 (which is hard going!) and see the same posts about when it might happen it does read like groundhog day. My time horizon is 24 months, but even the likes of Roger would have to admit that if significant revenues from Graphene haven’t materialised by then it is perhaps time to admit defeat in VRS as an investment.

[mackey43] 08/9/2021 12:07

In case you missed ceo@vrs's Tweet
Many thanks to Steve for manning the factory this morning to get much needed material out for customers, the team going the extra mile. Blessed with a great team, been together for 35 years.

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 11:15

'Arthritic pan' 🤔

[rogerbridge] 08/9/2021 11:05

Absolutely positive Shavian.

[shavian] 08/9/2021 10:34

Seems likely, I'll do some more digging

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 10:31

He even walks like a sealion

[tini5] 08/9/2021 10:19

Just one Cornettoooooooo

[jointer13] 08/9/2021 10:05

8September2021
GEIC hosts first exterior pour of graphene-enhanced Concretene
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester was the venue for the latest piece of pioneering work in using advanced materials in construction to promote sustainability in the sector.

Nationwide Engineering, Tier 2 partners of the GEIC, relaid parking bays on the service road adjacent to the Centre on Thursday 2 September, using its graphene-enhanced Concretene product as a ‘living lab’ to test performance in exterior conditions.

Graphene provides sustainability benefits by producing denser, stronger concrete, which allows for the removal of approximately 30% of the volume of material used and removal of all steel reinforcement from the floor slab, while achieving comparable or improved performance to standard concrete. This enables reductions both in carbon footprint and in cost for users.

These tests will help towards the development of standards and certification for Concretene to enable roll-out to the wider building industry supply chain.

In May, Nationwide Engineering undertook the first pour of Concretene in a commercial setting at the Southern Quarter gym in Amesbury, Wiltshire.

“Now we are exploring the use of Concretene in road and pavement design to provide a concrete with a higher wear resistance, lower water porosity to prevent frost and salt damage and an increased wear resistance," said Rob Hibberd, director of Nationwide Engineering. "This will provide a longer life-span to the road and require less maintenance.”



The University welcomed guests from the Greater Manchester policymaking community, including representatives from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and MIDAS, Manchester’s inward investment agency.

Attendees watched the pour and then took part in a discussion session afterwards in the GEIC on the potential for Concretene to deliver significant benefits in the race to achieve net-zero. Concrete production currently accounts for 8-10% of worldwide CO2 emissions.

Tim Newns, CEO of MIDAS, said: “It was a really exciting morning outside the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre in Manchester – the home of graphene – where we saw the first outdoor pouring of Concretene. From a low-carbon, net-zero or environmental perspective, this product could be a real game changer.”

Graphene for the pour was provided by GEIC Tier 1 partner Versarien, offering further evidence of the collaborative approach to projects through Graphene@Manchester's partnership model, one that enables rapid scale-up and route-to-market for engineering applications using 2D materials.

James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, added: “It was great to continue to build on our partnership with Nationwide Engineering and other GEIC partners in undertaking a further graphene concrete pour outside the GEIC.

"We were pleased to welcome key stakeholders from across government and Greater Manchester and will continue to collaborate on how graphene can support the sustainability challenge and move towards net-zero. This will lead to further exciting developments over the coming months and towards the acceleration of a key graphene application and in the creation of a supply chain based in Greater Manchester.”

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 09:58

Hilarious outtake:



'Hello'

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 09:56

Shavian - I thought i read somewhere that the gov couldnt intervene unless revenues were over £1m? Does this suggest the protection of Graphene is even more important and exceptional?

[flatcoat1] 08/9/2021 09:56

More information about the pour last week at GEIC, including attendeeshttps://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/geic-hosts-first-exterior-pour-of-graphene-enhanced-concretene/

[rogerthegrouch] 08/9/2021 09:46

The old 'Show me one post that I have ever lied' aging like a fine wine

[festario] 08/9/2021 09:43

... pathetic really. To be pitied.

[bernie totts] 08/9/2021 09:42

Festario posted this film on 24th February 2017:




Which was 4 years 6 months 15 days ago, some 18 months short of the 6 years he claimed yesterday.