Avalon Advanced Materials is a Canadian mineral development company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Avalon specializes in critical metals and minerals with growing demand in new technology. The company has five critical minerals project across Canada, providing investors with exposure to lithium, rare earths, cesium, tantalum, feldspars, tin and indium. Avalon is currently focusing on its Separation Rapids Lithium Project near Kenora, Ontario and its Lilypad Cesium-Tantalum Project near Fort Hope, Ontario

Mr. Monteith is the founder of Monteco Ltd. and has served as its President and CEO since 1995. Since its inception, Monteco has launched a successful portfolio of companies that include Biox, Imbrium Systems, Green Turtle, Filamat Composites, Imtex Membranes, and Good Harbour Laboratories. Monteco has also acquired businesses that include AutoServe1 and Alfacon Solutions.Monteco Ltd. is a strategic investment firm that, through start-up or acquisition, builds sustainable companies. It is recognized as a leader in the development and commercialization of environmentally sustainable products in the water, air and energy sectors. With its in-house team of business professionals, Monteco supports its technology start-ups with the necessary expertise that companies require to cross the ‘Valley to Commercialization”, the risks that most start-ups face as they journey from the idea stage to a viable commercial operation. 1995-1999• Founded Monteco Ltd.• Launched patented Stormceptor – stormwater treatment technology• Incorporated Imbrium Systems• Founded Filamat Composites• Founded Green Turtle Technologies to focus on wastewater treatment systems2000-2011• Biox is incorporated to develop a biodiesel production technology• Monteco opened a 8,000 sq/ft R&D center• Founded Imtex Membranes to develop and commercialize membrane separation technology 2012-present• The R&D center moved to a 23,000 sq/ft facility and incorporated into Good Harbour Laboratories• Imbrium Systems is divested to Contech Engineered Solutions LLC• Founded ECOInsight Instruments to provide robust smart sensor technology • Green Turtle and Filamat Composites were divested to Zurn Engineered Water Systems• AutoServe1 is acquired to focus on the aftermarket auto parts sector• Monteco acquired DS Handling and Aerdon Lifts• DS Handling and Aerdon Lifts are rebranded as Alfacon Solutions Ltd.• ECOInsight Instruments has been rebranded to Riptide Tek Inc.

Based in Toronto, AutoServe1 specializes in the $80 Billion auto service aftermarket. AutoServe1 provides cloud-based, digital tablet inspection and selling tools to help auto service centres increase sales per vehicle visit by more clearly communicating and explaining what is required on a customer’s vehicle. This creates a new and much deeper level of customer clarity and trust; permanently bonding clients to the vehicle brand and the service centre.

Imtex Membranes is a leading innovator of advanced membrane separation technology currently focusing on the commercial deployment of patented olefin/paraffin separation systems for application in the petrochemical and refining industries. Imtex Membranes currently possesses the only high performance, commercially viable alternative to traditional distillation technology for olefin purification and extraction – the Permylene™ membrane system.Imtex’s disruptive membrane technology is a lower cost and more energy efficient solution for this fundamental process in the $200 billion olefins production industry. The technology’s potential for substantial economic and environmental benefits is poised to set new standards across the industry.Imtex Membranes continues to develop membrane separation technology for a range of other applications including oxygen concentration from air and additional olefins purification uses.

Filamat manufactures fiberglass reinforced plastic products primarily for the water industry. Monteco founded the company in 1997, today, Filamat, produces fiberglass products for a variety of purposes including, FOG interceptors, stormwater interceptors components, cooling towers, air pollution control equipment, fuel handling components, desalination systems, tanks, piping ducts, among others.Filamat was divested to Zurn Engineered Water Systems in 2014.

Green Turtle designs, engineers and markets wastewater pre-treatment products for the industrial, commercial and institutional markets. Pre-treatment products treat wastewater at the source before it flows through municipal wastewater treatment plants. Green Turtle’s products include the innovative Proceptor, Retroceptor, Microceptor interceptors, SmartPro instrumentation and PHIX neutralization system, all products that were developed and commercialised at Monteco.Green Turtle Technologies was divested to Zurn Engineered Water systems in 2014.

Imbrium® Systems Group designs, engineers and markets treatment technologies for the stormwater market. Over the past 20 years, Imbrium has been a leader in the stormwater market with its patented Stormceptor product line, and today continues to be an innovator in the treatment of stormwater.Imbrium was divested to Contech Engineered Solutions LLC in 2013.

Monteco formed the Biox Corporation in 2000 following a technology transfer agreement with the University of Toronto. Initially, university researchers envisioned using the material as a lubricant for diesel engines, but Monteco recognized it’s potential and leveraged chemists to further develop this technology in order to produce a commercially viable renewable fuel. The end result was ASTM standard biodiesel, produced by converting seed oils and animal fats into biodiesel fuel that is renewable, carbon-neutral and non-toxic.