The world is watching as Levidian launches first global auction of graphene

The exercise is being run as a sealed-bid auction so there are likely to be multiple bidding rounds and an opportunity to submit revised offers.

There is no reserve price as such and the amount Levidian could raise from the exercise depends hugely on volumes and use cases.

The total figure Levidian is keen to raise remains under wraps but the auction is guaranteed to supercharge graphene commercialisation – and this process offers bidders priority access to the highest-quality, most sustainable graphene on the market.

Delivered from a global network of LOOP devices, the company will initially auction 15 tonnes of graphene in 2025 that will be functionalised to the specific needs of each buyer. Bidders will also be given the opportunity to secure additional volumes in 2026 and beyond.

Levidian is one of just five companies in the world to be designated by The Graphene Council as a Verified Graphene Producer – the only credential that includes independent third party in-person inspections of graphene production facilities, verification of production methods, volumes, and quality control processes.

Backed by a team of advanced materials scientists, Levidian works closely with its customers to integrate graphene into their existing processes and products.

The company offers a variety of functionalised graphene formats including graphene dispersions, masterbatches and graphene pellets to suit applications including batteries, polymers and rubbers.

Chief Commercial Officer, Ian Hopkins, said: “Not only does our graphene deliver performance improvements on just about every product it touches, it’s also less carbon intensive, more affordable, more scalable and a higher quality than anything else on the market today.

“By participating in this auction, we’re giving customers the opportunity to secure a first-mover price advantage and to build their graphene inventory. Graphene has been highly coveted since its discovery but has suffered from low adoption due to a lack of high-volume availability. We’re now at a tipping point for widespread graphene adoption – this auction demonstrates that the supply problem has been solved.”

Unlike other graphene firms, Levidian produces its graphene from the ‘bottom up’, cracking methane into hydrogen and carbon using a patented plasma process. The low temperature, low pressure LOOP process is highly efficient, requires neither catalysts nor water and produces no additional carbon dioxide.

Principal Scientist, Jeremiah Marcellino said: “The graphene we produce is exceptional in the market as a consistently high-quality, high-purity product that has been proven to improve the performance and carbon footprint of products as wide-ranging as thermoplastics, batteries and solar panels.

“Our LOOP device delivers outstanding continuous production and LOOP-to-LOOP consistency of graphene thanks to the tight constraints that it places on the material during formation, which ensures uniform graphene flake properties.

“The omission of catalysts or substrates in the process also leads to a very high purity material that is resistant to degradation – both key requirements in graphene applications across batteries and thermoplastics.”

Only last week Levidian announced the launch of its second-generation LOOP technology which will unlock industrial levels of graphene production from a global network of devices.

The company is targeting annual production of over 50,000 tonnes of graphene by 2030, which will make Levidian one of the largest producers of graphene in the world, while driving down the emission of around three million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.

• To find out more about the auction and express your interest in participating, visit www.levidian.com/auction.