Quantum Graphite Managing Director Sal Catalano Appears Before House of Representatives Critical Minerals Inquiry

Shwetambri Chauhan

05 November 2026 03:14 PM AEDT

Quantum Graphite Managing Director Sal Catalano Appears Before House of Representatives Critical Minerals Inquiry

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Quantum Graphite Limited (ASX:QGL) has disclosed that its Managing Director, Sal Catalano, recently appeared as a witness before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries Inquiry into "Social Licence and Economic Development Outcomes in Critical Minerals Projects Across Australia", with evidence given on behalf of Quantum Graphite Limited, Sunlands Pure Eyre Peninsula Pty Ltd and The Sunlands Energy Co., Pty Ltd.

Key Points

Managing Director Sal Catalano appeared via Webex at 11:20AM on Friday 16 October before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries Inquiry.
Evidence was submitted on behalf of Quantum Graphite Limited, Sunlands Pure Eyre Peninsula Pty Ltd and The Sunlands Energy Co., Pty Ltd.
The filing discloses a refining partnership identified in the Sultanate of Oman, with land granted by Madayn, Oman's industrial land development agency, including energy and water supply.
The parties have scheduled an increase in production from 100,000 tonnes per annum to 500,000 tonnes per annum within seven years, according to the submission.

Witness Appearance and Submission Details

The appearance took place on Friday 16 October via Webex at 11:20AM, with Sal Catalano representing the QGL Sunlands Group before the Standing Committee. The submission addressed the Committee's Terms of Reference and outlined the group's activities in establishing an international flake graphite supply chain anchored on the Southern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The filing states that the company's Uley 2 project represents the next stage of development of the century-old Uley mine, described as one of the largest high-grade natural flake deposits in the world, located south-west of Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Oman Refining Partnership and Supply Chain Structure

According to the filing, following more than two years of unsuccessful negotiations with the US Government, the company identified a refining partner in the Sultanate of Oman. The submission states that Oman holds free trade agreements with both the USA and India. Land for a refining ecosystem has been granted to the group by Madayn, Oman's industrial land development agency, with the concession including energy and water supply. The site is described as co-located with large limestone mines, which the filing notes is a critical component for neutralising and remediating refinery waste streams.

Thermal Energy Storage and Downstream Graphite Applications

The filing states that the group's R&D activities are to be centralised at the Southern Eyre Peninsula hub, alongside manufacturing facilities for long-duration thermal energy storage battery cells, referred to as LDES Graphite Cells. The Sunlands Energy Co.'s cells are described as capable of storing heat indefinitely up to 2,500°C using excess electricity from renewable generation, with dispatchable generation delivered when renewables are unavailable. The filing states this technology is described as the only thermal energy storage technology capable of driving a commercial or utility-scale steam turbine generator. Refined graphite from the Uley operations is intended for use in manufacturing these cells.

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