Highlights:
- The European Union (“EU”) has invited Evion to register for the new Platform as one of its preferred suppliers of Graphite Concentrate to the European Union.
- This follows the EU recognising the Maniry Graphite Project in Madagascar as its only preferred supplier of graphite concentrate from Africa.
- The registration and related opportunities follow recent meetings between Evion Executives, members of the EU Commission, European Investment Bank and potential Offtake partners in Brussels in late November 2025.
- The Platform provides for Evion to register its ability to supply graphite to the EU and for European Companies to easily source material from our Maniry Operations.
- The Platform is intended to initiate Offtake and Supply Agreements for Evion as a preferred supplier to the EU to power Europe’s transition to a clean energy future and expand its EV production sector.
4th December 2025 – Evion Group NL (“Evion” or “the Company”) (ASX: EVG) a vertically integrated graphite developer positioned for growth with projects being developed in Madagascar, India and Europe, is pleased to announce it has received an invitation to register on the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform as part of the EU’s initiative to assist Evion to become one of the key suppliers of graphite concentrate to Europe for many decades to follow.
The registration is in the process of being finalised and the initiative by the EU has further highlighted the Maniry Graphite Project (“Project”) as the preferred supplier of graphite to the European Market.
Evion Managing Director, Mr David Round, commented: “This is a wonderful initiative by the EU Commission, and it provides an enormous opportunity for Evion to highlight our Project as a preferred supplier of graphite to all buyers of this material in Europe. This specifically includes lithium-ion battery makers and other buyers of world class graphite concentrate.
I had the pleasure of presenting our Project’s credentials to a range of stakeholders in Brussels recently and the feedback and support for our project was significant. So much so, that I expect to return to Europe within the next few weeks as discussions are moving very quickly on financing and offtake opportunities for our Maniry Graphite Project.
This is an exciting period for Evion, our shareholders and our worldwide team and I’m very confident that the next few months will see a number of very positive funding and development plans fall into place.”
About the Energy and Raw Materials Platform
The EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform empowers EU companies in sourcing energy products and raw materials, contributing to competitiveness, decarbonisation, and diversification.
The EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform is an initiative developed by the European Commission for European companies. It consists of several mechanisms targeting specific strategic products and commodities.
For European Offtakers the Platform helps companies to –
- Find suppliers of any of the 17 strategic raw materials under the Critical Raw Materials Act (including graphite),
- Aggregate demand and cooperation with other European off-takers to leverage the size of the Union’s market,
- Access global supplies from both European and international players, and
- Find stockpile service providers.
For recognised Strategic Raw Material Projects, such as Evion’s Maniry Graphite Project[i], the Platform helps –
- Find potential off-takers for our Project,
- Access higher volume of demand thanks to aggregation,
- Connect with financial institutions, and
- Find co-development partners.
Source - https://energy-platform.ec.europa.eu/
Further information will be provided about Evion’s registration and activities with new and potential funding and offtake partners over the forthcoming weeks.
Evion is also pleased to announce the appointment of DGWA as its European financial markets and investor relations advisor.
This strategic engagement aims to strengthen Evion’s strategy to establish a dominant presence in the European battery supply chain. With the Company currently advancing plans for a Battery Anode Material (BAM) plant in Germany, the partnership with DGWA will provide Evion with direct access to the DACH region’s (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) pool of institutional capital, family offices, and strategic industrial partners.
DGWA will support Evion in increasing investor awareness, facilitating strategic partnerships with European offtakers, and assisting with access to EU-specific funding grants available to critical mineral projects.
Evion Managing Director, David Round, commented:
“Europe is at the center of our downstream growth strategy. With our Maniry Project recognised as a Strategic Project by the EU and our plans for a BAM facility in Germany progressing, it is vital that we have a dedicated voice on the ground.
DGWA’s track record and their deep network within the German financial and industrial communities will be instrumental as we look to secure the strategic funding and partnerships necessary to become a leading supplier of graphite anode materials to the European EV market.”
DGWA CEO, Stefan Müller, commented:
“We are delighted to partner with Evion at this pivotal time. The European market is actively seeking secure, sustainable, and vertically integrated supply chains for critical minerals. Evion’s combination of active production and a clear downstream strategy in Germany makes them a compelling proposition for European investors looking for exposure to the energy transition. We look forward to introducing Evion to investors, OEMs and to battery sector stakeholders.”
About DGWA
DGWA, the German Institute for Asset and Equity Allocation and Valuation (“Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wertpapieranalyse GmbH”), is a European Investment Banking and Corporate Advisory firm based in Frankfurt, Germany. The management team has a 30-year track record in trading, investing, and analysing SMEs around the world. DGWA has been involved in over 250 IPOs, financings, bond issues, dual listings, and corporate finance transactions as well as corresponding road shows and awareness campaigns.
This announcement has been authorised by David Round, Managing Director, Evion Group NL.
Contact
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Managing Director
Evion Group NL
0411 160 445
Simon Condon
Investor Relations
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Sophie Thompson
Marketing & Investor Relations
Evion Group NL
0401 853 959
For more information – https://eviongroup.com
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Company Profile
Evion Group (ASX:EVG) is a vertically integrated graphite developer positioned for growth with projects being developed in Madagascar, India and Europe. We are the only Graphite Project outside of Europe to receive recognition by the European Union CRA as a preferred supply of graphite to Europe for the future.[ii]
Our EU Strategic Project status can deliver the following key advantages to Evion:
- Accelerated permitting processes: Facilitates more efficient regulatory approvals, significantly reducing potential delays and supporting timely project advancement.
- Strengthened financing opportunities: Through a dedicated taskforce under the CRM Board, which oversees collaboration between EU and national, public and private financial institutions to support project financing.
- Increased attractiveness to strategic stakeholders: Enhances engagement with potential lenders, investors, offtake partners, and government-supported funding initiatives, positioning Evion as a preferred partner in the European critical minerals landscape.
The Maniry Project in southern Madagascar seeks to connect a substantial high-grade graphite resource to accelerating global markets serving the world’s electrification such as battery anode manufacturers. Madagascar is the world’s largest producer and exporter of natural graphite outside China. A Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) completed in 2022 reported Maniry could produce up to 60 kilotonnes of graphite concentrate per annum for up to 21 years and had a real, pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV8) of US$263 million[iii].
Evion Group is progressing an opportunity to feed fine flake product for Maniry to its Battery Anode Material Project in Germany which is focused on producing up to 30,000 tonnes per year.
Maniry Project location in Madagascar
Panthera Graphite Technologies is a 50:50 joint venture (JV) established with Metachem Manufacturing Co, an experienced expandable graphite producer near the city of Pune in India with over 20 years’ operating history.
Panthera’s production facility is located in a Special Economic Zone, adjacent to key transport infrastructure. Operations commenced Q4 2024, with the first shipment made in March 2025.
Battery Anode Material (BAM) Plant
Evion Group is progressing an opportunity to feed fine flake product for Maniry to its Battery Anode Material Project in Germany which is focused on producing up to 30,000 tonnes per year.
[i] ASX announcement 5 June 2025
[ii] ASX announcements 5 June 2025 and 29 July 2025
[iii] Refer to ASX release dated 3 November 2022 - BlackEarth completes positive DFS for Maniry Project.