Graphene

An industrial study evaluates graphene masterbatch reinforcement in polyethylene blown film. At a 1% let-down ratio, the study reports mechanical-property gains and demonstrates 10% gauge reduction with retained tensile and puncture performance.

In a video, HydroGraph CEO Kjirstin Breure discusses how their graphene enabled a biosensor company to create technology that wasn't possible with other commercially available graphenes.

HydroGraph has signed a 10-year agreement to purchase acetylene from Western International for its graphene production facility in Bellville, Texas. This deal secures a stable supply of a key feedstock for HydroGraph's graphene manufacturing, supporting consistent production and potential growth in the advanced carbon materials sector.

KB-Element will exhibit its non-oxidized graphene products, including graphene masterbatch pellets, at Nano Korea 2026 in Goyang, South Korea, from July 8 to 10. The company's plasma-based exfoliation process cuts production costs to roughly one-tenth of conventional methods, and its masterbatch format addresses graphene's longstanding dispersion challenges in polymer composites.

Canada's graphene sector has developed across production, construction, filtration, printed electronics, and energy storage, with companies such as NanoXplore operating a 4,000-metric-ton-per-year facility in Montréal and firms like Zentek and Graphene Leaders Canada advancing application-specific products toward commercial deployment. The ecosystem signals a shift from materials science demonstration toward repeatable industrial use cases in carbon-based composites, conductive additives, and separation technologies, though commercial viability still depends on product qualification, standardization, and cost competitiveness against incumbent materials.

Penn State researchers converted waste PET plastic bottles into synthetic graphite by blending shredded PET with 2.5% graphene oxide by weight and applying heat treatment, producing crystallite dimensions that exceeded those of natural graphite without metal catalysts. The metal-free process reduces post-processing steps needed to achieve battery-grade purity and could supply graphitic carbon for lithium-ion anodes and hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries from a single plastic waste feedstock.

Levidian and Zentek have signed an agreement to explore building a graphene-integrated manufacturing facility in the Middle East, combining Levidian's methane-derived graphene production with Zentek's graphene-enhanced air filters. The deal signals growing regional demand for graphene-enhanced products and positions the Middle East as an emerging hub for graphene manufacturing and deployment across multiple industries.

HydroGraph added Hubron International, a Manchester-based masterbatch and conductive polymer compounder with over 90 years of experience, to its Fractal Graphene Compounding Partner Program on February 10, 2026. The partnership gives HydroGraph access to Hubron's global distributor network and established carbon nanomaterial processing capabilities, supporting broader commercial adoption of graphene in thermoplastic applications across automotive, electronics, and other sectors.