TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 18, 2017) - Great Lakes Graphite Inc. ("GLK" or the
"Company") (TSX VENTURE:GLK)(OTC PINK:GLKIF)(FRANKFURT:8GL) today announces that the Company has received three
new purchase orders for a combined sixty (60) tons of micronized graphite from the large U.S. industrial company who
purchased over 420 tons of graphite from the Company in 2016.
Great Lakes Graphite Sr. Vice President of Sales Mike Coscia said, "We are making excellent progress with a number of product
qualifications that are currently underway and are looking forward to expanding our customer base. In the meantime, we are
extremely fortunate to have a steady customer who is now routinely purchasing significant quantities of graphite from us. We are
continuing to work towards the establishment of a supply agreement and are pleased to continue to conduct business on a purchase
order basis in the meantime. We have now received a total of twenty-three (23) purchase orders from this customer."
About Great Lakes Graphite: Great Lakes Graphite Inc. is an industrial minerals company focused on bringing
value-added carbon products to a well-defined market.
The Company is party to an agreement for shared use of a portion of an industrial facility located in Matheson, Ontario owned
by Northfil Resources Limited, as well as for supply of high quality natural graphite concentrate (see news release dated
03/23/15), which have positioned Great Lakes Graphite to become an emerging domestic manufacturer and supplier of micronized
products to a growing regional customer base where pricing and demand continue to rise.
Further information regarding Great Lakes can be found on the Company's website at: www.GreatLakesGraphite.com.
Great Lakes Graphite trades with symbol GLK on the TSX Venture Exchange and currently has 123,444,330 shares outstanding.
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Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information: Certain statements in this press release may constitute
"forward looking information" which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking information. When used in this press release, such forward looking
information may use such words as "may'', "will'', "expect'', "believe'', "plan'' and other similar terminology. Forward looking
information is provided for the purpose of presenting information about management's current expectations relating to the future
events and the operating performance of the Company, and readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for
other purposes. The forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to fulfill the orders and future orders, regulatory requirements,
general economic, market or business conditions and future developments in the sectors of the economy in which the business of
Great Lakes operates. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Please see the Company's financial statements, MD&A
and other documents available on www.sedar.com, for a more detailed
description of the risk factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward looking
information, whether a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law.