HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2016 / Elcora Advanced Materials Corp (TSXV: ERA) (“Elcora“), Northern Graphite Corporation (“Northern“), Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises Inc. (“Nouveau Monde“), Metals of Africa Limited (“MTA“), Coulometrics LLC (“Coulometrics“) and a private industry partner are pleased to announce that they are jointly acquiring a micronizing and spheronizing mill to produce spherical graphite (“SPG”), a critical step in the production of anode material used in lithium ion batteries (“LIBs”).

The mill will be added to Coulometrics’ battery production and test facility. Considerable work has already been completed by Coulometrics to produce SPG and to evaluate many different suppliers of spheronizing equipment. Northern Graphite has financially supported most of this work and has agreed to share its current knowledge on spheronizing with the other participating companies. All of the participating companies will share in any spheronizing technologies that are developed going forward. The spheronizing equipment will be used to evaluate and optimize the yield of SPG from various graphite mine concentrates and to develop next generation and high-yield spheronization technology to meet the demanding cost targets for automotive LIB applications. Ultimately, the goal of all the parties is to achieve full qualification of their materials by LIB manufacturing companies.

The development and testing process will be led by Dr. Edward Buiel who commented: “The addition of the spheronizing equipment will enable us to produce and test Coated Spherical Purified Graphite “C-SPG” from end to end within North America. This will rapidly advance our C-SPG development efforts and we believe it is the first real effort by junior graphite companies to address the needs of the LIB industry. It also demonstrates the commitment of those involved to develop next generation, high performance anode materials for LIBs which will provide a significant cost advantage and a greatly reduced environmental impact. They will also represent a major improvement over methods currently employed in China.”

Coulometrics is a leading provider of energy storage consulting services and advanced battery component manufacturing services. Dr. Edward Buiel, owner of Coulometrics, has a Ph. D. in Physics and 20 years of experience developing carbon-based materials for lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors. Coulometrics has a unique combination of expertise that includes graphite processing for lithium ion batteries and full cell electrode coating, calendaring, cell assembly, and testing.

Elcora was founded in 2011 and has been structured to become a vertically integrated graphite & graphene company that mines, processes, refines graphite, and produces both the graphene and end graphene applications. As part of the vertical integration strategy, Elcora has secured high-grade graphene precursor graphite from its interest in the operation of the Ragedara mine in Sri Lanka. Elcora has developed a unique low cost effective process to make graphene that is commercially scalable. This combination means that Elcora has the tools and resources for graphene vertical integration. Ian Flint, Ph.D., P. Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101 who has reviewed and is responsible for the Elcora technical information presented in this news release.

For further information, please contact: Troy Grant, Director, President and CEO, Elcora Advanced Materials Corp., T: 902 802-8847, F: 902 446-2001, E-mail: troy@elcoraresources.com 

Northern’s Bissett Creek graphite deposit is an advanced, pre-development stage project that has a Feasibility Study and its major environmental permit. Subject to the completion of operational and species at risk permitting, which are at an advanced stage, Northern is in a position to commence construction in 2016 subject to the availability of financing. The Bissett Creek project is located close to infrastructure in eastern Canada, has the highest reported percentage of large/XL/XXL flake, and a reasonable capital cost.

Nouveau Monde owns the Matawinie graphite project on which the company delineated, in February 2016, a graphite resource estimate totaling 48.6 Mt at a grade of 3.97 % Cg in the Indicated Category and 34.7 Mt at a grade of 4.08 % Cg in the Inferred Category. The project is located in the Saint-Michel-des-Saints area, some 130 km north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with direct access to all needed infrastructure, labor and green and affordable hydroelectricity. Nouveau Monde is developing its project with the highest corporate social responsibility standards and the lowest environmental footprint (targeting a net zero carbon emission operation). A 43-101 Preliminary Economical Assessment will be delivered around the end of Q2 2016.

The technical content of this press release was reviewed by Eric Desaulniers, M.Sc., P.Geo., a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 guidelines, except for information with respect to Elcora and MTA.

Metals of Africa Ltd has successfully delineated, high quality and grade graphite resources in Mozambique, East Africa. The 100% owned Montepuez Resource boasts 61.6Mt @ 10.3% TGC and the nearby Balama Central Resource contains 16.3 Mt at 10.4% TGC that was defined in less than one month of drilling – both resources remain open in all directions. The company has uniquely positioned itself amongst its peers, to now quickly transition into development with an extremely low cost operating profile. MTA prides itself on its environmental best practice policies, zero harm and ongoing positive community development programs.

The information in this release that relates to MTA’s Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr. Robert Dennis who is a Member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a full time employee of RPM Limited. Mr. Dennis has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of statements that include words such as “could”, “potential”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “likely”, “will” or other similar words or phrases. These statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. The Companies do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2016 / iBrands Corporation Inc. (OTC: IBRC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Green Tree Syndicate Inc. (“Green Tree”), a leading provider of E-Juice and vapor devices to the C Store industry. The acquisition complements iBrands’ leading-edge product portfolio and enables a new channel for distribution in the high-volume C Store industry.

“Green Tree is now part of iBrands, and together we will make their next generation of vaping products not only better, but able to distribute them to a much broader market,” said Michael Ogburn, iBrands CEO. Bashar Ballos, former CEO of Green Tree, will come on board as the National Sales Director. He has over 20 years in the C Store distribution market and has many relationships that iBrands weren’t able to get before.

Ogburn went on to state, “This acquisition is the first of three companies we have under contract to purchase right now. Many look at the E-Cigarette market as a “has been” and that it’s tired now. To an extent, this is true. Many e cigarettes that are in C Stores now are the same disposable devises that were in there five years ago. But because the E Cig industry is growing at 30% annually, we see this as a goldmine. Introducing our state of the art devices and E Juice will allow our distribution model be a “first to market” event. Consider that the
average “Vaper” consumes $15-$30 per day in E Juice, swapping out the old disposable devices with new devices that require the separate juice, allows the user to enjoy a broader range, and a more enjoyable experience. Having it available in a C Store will also make the purchase much easier.”

iBrands expects the acquisition to pay for itself in the first quarter of operation, and bring over $6 million in new revenue by the end of 2016.

About iBrands Corporation, Inc.:

Headquartered in Irvine, California, iBrands Corporation, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and distribution of Ultra-Premium Vapor and Beverage products. The company offers a wide variety of Vapor Products, E-Liquids and Natural Beverages that are made in the USA.

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Investor Contact: (949) 440-3232

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MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / March 28, 2016 / Top Nasdaq Stocks is issuing a report on four stocks to watch. RJETQ, COOL, KERX, and CTRV have been added to our watch list today. Continue reading to find out why. – To get daily alerts on top stocks on the Nasdaq/NYSE subscribe to our newsletter at TopNasdaqStocks.com.

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (OTC: RJETQ) has seen an increase in price and volume during early trading on Tuesday morning (3/29). The bankrupt airline has been making headlines recently after the company made several announcements including reaching a deal to unload the leases on more than two dozen aircraft. Further, last week the lawsuit by Delta was dropped against the airline and further, reports show that Delta will provide $75 million in credit to help Republic rebuild under bankruptcy protection.

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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX) announced today (3/29) that it recorded positive top-line results for its pivotal 24-week Phase 3 study of ferric citrate, an oral, iron-based medicine in development for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adults with stage 3-5 non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease. This stock has gained a place on the most mentions list on social media today as the stock opened at $5.58 and saw early highs of $5.74 on more than ten times the amount of shares traded on Monday 3/28.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2016 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, reminds investors of class action against BHP Billiton Limited (“BHP Ltd.”) (NYSE: BHP) and BHP Billiton Plc (“BHP Plc”) (NYSE: BBL) (together, “BHP” or the “Company”) American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The class action has been filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased BHP securities between September 25, 2014 and November 30, 2015, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

BHP Billiton is an Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is the world’s largest mining company measured by 2013 revenues and Australia’s largest company. The Company operates under a Dual Listed Company structure, with parent companies BHP Ltd. and BHP Plc working as a single entity by a unified board and administration.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding BHP’s commitment to safety and the implementation of safety and monitoring protocols at the mine sites. Specifically, that Defendants had knowledge and disregarded the precarious condition of mining operations and facilities at the Samarco mine, a Brazilian mining operation jointly owned by BHP and Vale S.A. After this information was made public, investors suffered damages.

On November 5, 2015, a dam burst at the Samarco mining site and flooded the nearby town and river. The complaint alleges after this flood and the news associated with the Company’s mishandling safety standards, the price of BHP ADRs declined. As a result of this news, the BHP Ltd.’s ADRs dropped more than 20%, from $33.43 on November 4, 2015 to $26.68 on November 30, 2015. Similarly, BHP Plc’s ADRs dropped more than 26%, falling from $32.84 on November 4, 2015 to $24.25 on November 30, 2015.

A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint and join the action, visit the firm’s website: http://www.bgandg.com/#!bhp/nehz8. To discuss this action, or have any questions, please contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484 or via email info@bgandg.com. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address and telephone number. If you suffered a loss in BHP Billiton Limited or and BHP Billiton Plc you have until April 25, 2016 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm’s expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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