Directa Plus extends graphene-enhanced clothing partnership with Alfredo Grassi
Directa Plus and clothing group Alfredo Grassi have extended their exclusive relationship to develop graphene-enhanced clothing for up to a further three years. The two companies will focus on the use of graphene to enhance military outerwear as well as work-wear for organizations like the Italian police and fire services.
Directa Plus and Grassi have already been working together for three years and reportedly produced more than 80,000 meters of fabric enhanced with graphene.
Directa Plus doubles revenues in 2018
Directa Plus has reported that it more than doubled annual revenues, as its various commercial partnerships started to generate orders. Total income in 2018 reportedly rose to â¬2.5 Million (compared to last year's â¬1.23 Million) with sales of â¬2.25 Million (compared to last year's â¬1 Million) if grants are excluded.
Directa has projects ongoing to incorporate graphene into textiles, pollution treatments and road surfaces.
Directa Plus to provide graphene for textile enhancement project with Loro Piana
It was recently announced that graphene technology developed by Directa Plus will be used to "enrich" textiles made by Italian high-end clothing and fabric maker Loro Piana.
The deal, which is for an initial duration of three years for a minimum value of â¬0.8 Million, will see Directa's G+ graphene technology incorporated into some of Loro Piana's fabrics and garments.
Graphene-Info's top 10 graphene companies of 2018
2018 was a busy year for the graphene industry, and here are our top companies for 2018 - ranked by the number of posts written about them on graphene-info.
While these figures are not of any official status, they do go a certain distance in assessing the market and its major players in 2018.
Directa Plus announces plans to raise £3.0 million
Directa Plus, a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has announced its intention to raise a minimum of £3.0 million. The net proceeds of the Placing will allow the Group, inter alia, to increase investment to drive growth in the Company’s rapidly expanding markets.
The Company also announces that it intends to raise up to approximately a further £1.0 million by way of an open offer to Shareholders, to be launched shortly after the close of the Placing.
Directa Plus and Ambienthesis to test waste liquid treatments using graphene
Directa Plus has signed a collaboration agreement with Ambienthesis, a Milan exchange-listed reclamation and hazardous waste disposal group. The agreement will see Directa’s G+ enhanced Grafysorber adsorbent tested as a cleaning agent for soil, groundwater and industrial waste.
Testing will start at the beginning of 2019, covering various types of liquid waste using a mobile treatment plant specifically engineered for the project. The result of the test will form the basis of a potential commercial agreement.
Directa Plus announces significant graphene-enhanced textiles order
Directa Plus, producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has announced the receipt of two orders from an Italian work-wear customer with an aggregate value for Directa Plus of approximately â¬500,000 over the next two financial years.
Directa Plus’s Planar Thermal Circuit graphene technology will be incorporated in around 10,000 work-wear garments. The first order for approximately 2,000 garments with a value for Directa Plus of â¬150,000 is expected to be delivered in the 2018 financial year, with the second order for approximately 8,000 garments with a value of â¬350,000 expected to be delivered by mid 2019.
Directa Plus unveils world's first road surface containing graphene
Directa Plus has announced the world’s first road resurfaced with a super-modifier containing the company’s graphene. Directa said the road surface is on a section of Rome’s Strada Provinciale Ardeatina. It is part of a commercial test of Ecopave, which is based on Directa’s Graphene Plus graphene product.
Directa has developed Ecopave with Iterchimica, an Italian-based maker of products that enhance asphalt performance and the laying of road surfaces in order to increase safety, environmental sustainability, and efficiency.
Directa Plus reports revenue growth in the first-half of 2018
Directa Plus has reported doubling its first-half revenues as more products containing the Company's graphene additives were launched. Revenues for the six months to June rose to â¬574,000 (â¬278,000), while losses reduced to â¬1.75 million from â¬2.1 million.
Clothing and accessory brands such as Alfredo Grassi, Arvind and Oakley are developing graphene-enhanced items using Directa’s G+ technology, while Grafysorber is a treatment to treat water contaminated with oil.
Oakley and Bioracer launch cycling jersey enhanced with Directa Plus graphene
Directa Plus has announced that Oakley, in collaboration with Bioracer, a designer and manufacturer of customized clothing for cycling, have launched the G+ Graphene Aero Jersey containing the Company’s graphene-based products. Unveiled today at the July 2018 EUROBIKE trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the new jersey is designed to leverage the unique properties of Graphene Plus (G+) to dissipate heat from the rider’s body.
Directa Plus' printed G+ planar thermal circuit distributes the heat generated by the body and dissipates it when needed to improve the comfort of the wearer and enable riders to use less energy to regulate their body temperature. Fabrics treated with G+ are also electrostatic and bacteriostatic. These properties contribute to moisture management and have an anti-odor effect, and, if placed on the outside of the garment, G+ reduces the friction with air and water to facilitate top sporting performance.