Kibaran Resources Limited: Appointment of Experienced Graphite Specialist
Appointment of Experienced Graphite Specialist
Kibaran Resources Ltd. ('Kibaran' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr Christoph Frey to further the development of the Company's graphite projects, effective 1 May 2015. Mr Frey is a qualified process engineer and will be based in Germany. He has worked exclusively in the natural graphite industry for the past 22 years.
Previously he was engaged with Magnezit Group Europe GmbH (Germany) and served as Project Manager at Dalgraphite Limited in Russia. From 2010 to 2013 he served as Technical Director at Graphit Kropfmuehl AG where he worked on the Ancuabe graphite mine in Mozambique. From 2007 to 2009 he was General Director of Qingdao Kropfmuehl Graphite Limited based in Qingdao, China.
Mr Frey has been involved with all facets of development and production of natural flake graphite. His expertise includes:
- Supervision of graphite mining and processing
- Evaluation of new graphite projects
- Managing development of product portfolios from graphite concentrate to higher value graphite products
- Graphite sales
- Procurement for graphite projects
He will provide invaluable assistance to Kibaran and GR Engineering in completing the Bankable Feasibility Study, particularly in relation to process design review, processing equipment selection and procurement. Under the appointment agreement, Mr Frey will work exclusively with Kibaran in relation to graphite projects within the Southern African Development Community group of countries.
In addition, Mr Frey has direct experience in production of battery grade graphite and has recently been evaluating the use of graphite in high tech applications, including the production of nanoparticles and nanopowders. This experience will assist Kibaran to progress its downstream, value add initiatives including its battery related growth strategy (refer announcement dated 23 March 2015) and 3D printing. The Company is positioning itself to participate in the emerging 3D printing market using graphite inks via 3D Graphtech Industries PL, jointly owned with 333D Pty Ltd (formerly 3D Group) which is transacting as OZ Brewing (ASX:OZB).
Executive Director - Projects, Grant Pierce commented: "Kibaran is delighted to have Christoph join the team. His depth of experience and his contacts within the graphite industry are second to none. He will be a valuable asset as we drive the Epanko Graphite Project into development".
For further information, please contact:
Company Secretary
Robert Hodby
Kibaran Resources
P: + 61 8 6380 1003