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  • Garrett Kappel Marketing Expands Brand Consistency Services for Multi-Channel Marketing Environments

    Lisle, Illinois, Sep 10, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Garrett Kappel Marketing has announced the expansion of its brand consistency services for businesses managing marketing across multiple communication channels. The expanded offering is designed to help organizations maintain a clear and recognizable brand presence as they increase their use of websites, social media, email, digital advertising, content marketing, and other customer-facing platforms.

    The new service offering from Garrett Kappel Marketing focuses on one of the practical challenges facing growing businesses: keeping brand messaging consistent when different teams, platforms, and campaigns are involved. The company will work with businesses to review existing communication, identify areas of inconsistency, and establish clearer guidelines for how their brands are presented across channels.

    Addressing a Common Challenge in Multi-Channel Marketing

    Businesses have more ways to communicate with customers than ever before. A single organization may manage its website, social media accounts, email campaigns, paid advertising, sales materials, and online content at the same time.

    That wider reach creates opportunities, but it can also make brand management more difficult. A company may use one tone on its website, another on social media, and a different message in its advertising. Even small differences can make a business appear less consistent to potential customers.

    Garrett Kappel Marketing developed its expanded services to address this issue. The company will help organizations examine their communications as a whole rather than treating each marketing channel as a separate activity.
    Consistency does not mean every piece of communication has to sound exactly the same, said Garrett Kappel, marketing professional. “It means customers should be able to recognize the same company, values, and promise wherever they encounter the brand.

    Building a Clearer Brand Foundation

    The expanded service begins with a review of a company’s existing brand communication. Garrett Kappel Marketing examines messaging, positioning, tone, audience priorities, and the way key information appears across different channels.

    The process is intended to give businesses a practical picture of where their communication currently stands. Rather than introducing unnecessary changes, the company identifies areas where small adjustments may create greater consistency.

    For growing organizations, this work can become particularly useful when marketing responsibilities are shared among employees, agencies, freelancers, or different departments. A clear framework gives everyone a common reference point when creating new materials.

    Garrett Kappel Marketing also considers whether the brand’s communication reflects the company’s broader objectives. A consistent message has greater value when it supports what the business is actually trying to achieve.

    Connecting Digital Channels With the Overall Brand

    Digital marketing has made it easier for businesses to reach audiences, but it has also increased the number of places where brand communication appears.

    A potential customer may discover a company through a search engine, visit its website, see an advertisement later that day, and then encounter the business on social media. Each interaction contributes to the customer’s understanding of the brand.

    Garrett Kappel Marketing’s expanded services are intended to help businesses create continuity across those interactions. The company reviews how core messages are communicated and whether each channel contributes to the same overall positioning.

    This approach allows businesses to maintain flexibility in their content while keeping their central message intact. A social media post can have a different format from a website page, but both should still feel connected to the same organization.

    Supporting Growing Companies

    The expanded brand consistency services are intended for businesses at different stages of development, particularly organizations that are adding marketing channels as they grow.

    Smaller businesses often begin with a single website or social media presence. As their customer base develops, they may introduce paid advertising, email marketing, video, partnerships, or additional platforms. Without clear communication standards, the brand can gradually become difficult to manage.

    Garrett Kappel Marketing helps organizations establish practical standards before inconsistencies become difficult to correct. These standards can cover areas such as messaging priorities, brand voice, customer-facing language, and the presentation of important business information.

    For established organizations, the process can provide an opportunity to review existing communication and determine whether different teams and channels continue to represent the brand in a consistent manner.

    Keeping Messaging Relevant Without Losing Identity

    Brand consistency does not require businesses to remain static. Garrett Kappel Marketing recognizes that companies need to adjust their messaging as markets, customer expectations, and communication habits change.

    The challenge is determining which changes strengthen the brand and which ones simply create unnecessary movement. A business can respond to new platforms or customer preferences while maintaining a recognizable identity.

    The expanded services therefore place emphasis on establishing a stable foundation that allows businesses to adapt without losing clarity. New campaigns and communication formats can then be evaluated against that foundation before they are introduced.

    This helps organizations distinguish between meaningful changes and short-lived marketing decisions.

    A Practical Approach to Brand Management

    Garrett Kappel Marketing has structured the expanded offering around practical recommendations that businesses can apply within their existing operations.

    The company does not expect every organization to have a large marketing department or extensive resources. Its approach takes into account the people, tools, budgets, and processes already available to each business.

    Recommendations may include adjustments to messaging, communication guidelines, channel coordination, content planning, or internal review processes. The objective is to give businesses a system they can realistically maintain.

    “Brand consistency works best when it becomes part of everyday marketing rather than an occasional exercise, Kappel said. Businesses need guidelines that people can actually use when they are creating content, speaking with customers, or planning campaigns.

    Supporting Customer Recognition and Trust

    Consistent communication can also influence how quickly customers recognize a business and understand what it offers. When core messages remain stable across different interactions, customers have more opportunities to become familiar with the company.

    Garrett Kappel Marketing views this familiarity as an important part of building lasting customer relationships. The company believes businesses should make it easy for customers to understand who they serve, what they provide, and what distinguishes them from alternatives.

    Clear communication can also reduce confusion when customers move between different channels. A website, social media profile, advertisement, and email campaign should provide a connected experience rather than appearing to come from separate organizations.

    Expanding Support Across Multi-Channel Environments

    The expanded services are now available through Garrett Kappel Marketing for businesses seeking support with brand consistency and multi-channel communication.

    The company will continue developing its service capabilities as businesses adopt new platforms and communication methods. Garrett Kappel Marketing expects the need for clear brand systems to remain important as organizations manage increasingly varied customer touchpoints.

    The expansion reflects the company’s broader approach to marketing, which emphasizes clear positioning, careful planning, consistent execution, and ongoing evaluation.

    By expanding its brand consistency services, Garrett Kappel Marketing aims to help businesses create a stronger connection between their marketing channels and the brand customers encounter across them.

  • The Pool Factory Honors Customer Backyards Nationwide Through Its Annual Photo Contest

    • America’s Above Ground Pool Experts™ puts real families, not staged marketing photos, at the center of its yearly celebration

    Edison, New Jersey, Sep 10, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — The Pool Factory, recognized across the country as America’s Above Ground Pool Experts™, is marking another year of its Annual Photo Contest, a tradition that invites homeowners to share the story of their backyard transformation in their own words and images.

    Every year, customers from every corner of the United States send in photos of their finished above ground pools and semi-inground pools, giving future shoppers a look at what these pools actually look like once they become part of everyday family life. The contest has grown into one of the company’s most anticipated traditions, largely because it hands the microphone directly to the people who matter most: the customers themselves.

    “Marketing photos can only tell part of the story,” said a spokesperson for The Pool Factory. “What actually convinces someone to move forward with an above ground pool is seeing a real backyard, owned by a real family, that looks lived in and loved. That’s what this contest gives us every single year.”

    A Contest Built to Answer Real Questions

    Homeowners considering an above ground pool tend to ask a similar set of questions before they commit. Is installation something an average family can manage on their own? Will the pool actually get used once the excitement wears off? Does this company live up to its reputation? Instead of answering those questions with more advertising, The Pool Factory lets its own customers respond directly through the contest.

    To enter, customers submit a photo of their completed backyard along with a short explanation of why they chose The Pool Factory, a description of their installation experience, and their favorite part of owning a pool. Many of the top entries are later featured throughout the company’s website, including on specific product pages, so shoppers can see above ground pools set up in real yards instead of digital renderings.

    Every Family Has a Different Reason

    Part of what makes the contest special, according to The Pool Factory, is how different every winning story tends to be. Some families wanted to build a space their grandchildren would beg to visit. Others were chasing the feeling of a private resort just outside their back door. Many simply wanted a reason to slow down and spend more time together as a family.

    One entrant described the impact this way:

    “Our pool has become the heart of our backyard, bringing us together for family time, cookouts, celebrations, and countless summer memories.”

    Another customer framed the purchase as something bigger than a backyard upgrade:

    “Choosing The Pool Factory wasn’t just about buying a pool. It was about investing in quality time, laughter, and memories that will last a lifetime.”

    Proving Installation Is Within Reach

    A common hesitation among prospective buyers is whether they can realistically install an above ground pool themselves. Photo contest entries submitted year after year suggest the answer is yes, with the right planning and preparation.

    One customer recalled tackling the project as a couple for the first time: “My wife and I installed it ourselves. It was the first time ever doing a pool, and all the parts were there. It ended up awesome.”

    Another family made the installation a group effort: “Me, my wife, and our two kids installed it in one day.”

    The Pool Factory notes that no two installations look exactly alike, and preparation still matters. But hearing directly from homeowners who have already completed the process gives new customers a clearer, more honest picture of what to expect.

    A Backyard Transformation, Not Just a Pool

    The feedback collected through the contest consistently goes beyond swimming itself. Customers describe their finished backyards using language that reflects a much bigger lifestyle shift. Entrants have called their spaces:

    • Their private resort

    • A peaceful retreat

    • The centerpiece of family gatherings

    • Their favorite place to unwind after a long day

    • A place where children and grandchildren build lifelong memories

    For The Pool Factory, that shift in tone says something important. Customers aren’t just describing a pool purchase. They’re describing a backyard that has become central to how their family spends time together, season after season.

    That kind of language rarely shows up in traditional advertising, which is part of why the contest carries so much weight internally. It is one thing for a company to claim its above ground pools change the way families use their backyards. It is another thing for dozens of homeowners to say it themselves, unprompted, year after year.

    The company also points to the range of entries as proof that above ground pools and semi-inground pools work for a wide variety of homes. Entries have come from small suburban lots, sprawling rural properties, and first-time homeowners tackling a backyard project for the very first time. Despite those differences, the underlying theme stays the same: a once-unused backyard becomes the place everyone wants to be.

    Supporting Customers Beyond the Sale

    The Annual Photo Contest reflects a broader philosophy at The Pool Factory: helping customers get real, lasting value from their above ground pools and semi-inground pools long after the initial purchase. As America’s Above Ground Pool Experts™, the company has built its name on guiding homeowners through every stage of the process, from selecting the right pool for their backyard to supporting them through setup and beyond.

    By continuing to feature authentic customer photos and firsthand accounts rather than staged photography, The Pool Factory gives future customers something advertising alone cannot offer: proof, straight from the families who have already made the investment.

    Homeowners interested in viewing past contest entries, reading customer stories, or exploring The Pool Factory’s current lineup of above ground pools and semi-inground pools can visit https://www.thepoolfactory.com/.

    About The Pool Factory

    The Pool Factory is America’s Above Ground Pool Experts™, based in Edison, New Jersey. The company works to help homeowners across the country find above ground pools and semi-inground pools that fit their backyards and their families, supported by a customer-first approach and a growing community of homeowners who share their backyard transformations each year.

  • Evolution Metals & Technologies Provides Initial Revenue Guidance of $400-460mm for Fiscal Year 2027

    Miami, Florida, September 10th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Fiscal 2027 outlook of $400 million to $460 million reflects the expected first full-year contribution from the expansion of annual rare earth magnet production capacity in Pohang, Republic of Korea, to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including approximately 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered NdFeB magnets, as the January 1, 2027 DFARS mine-to-magnet restriction takes effect

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (“EM&T” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EMAT), a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company, today provided initial revenue guidance for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The Company expects revenue of $5 million to $8 million for fiscal 2026 and $400 million to $460 million for fiscal 2027.

    The two-year guidance reflects EM&T’s expected transition from its current production base in 2026 to the first full year benefiting from its expansion in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Thirteen additional ULVAC sintered magnet production machines, placed on binding purchase orders, are scheduled for delivery and installation in November 2026 and are expected to increase annual rare earth magnet production capacity from approximately 1,000 metric tons to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including approximately 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets. The expansion is supported by agreed principal terms with Korea Electric Power Corporation to increase electrical infrastructure serving the Pohang operations from 130 megawatts to approximately 750 megawatts, approximately 1.3 million square feet of adjacent land to be acquired from the Pohang City Government, and conditional approval of an approximately $20.7 million grant from Pohang City and Gyeongbuk Province.

    The outlook is based on management’s current assessment of demand from existing customers and the anticipated conversion of prospective customer opportunities into orders and shipments, together with assumptions regarding equipment commissioning, customer qualification, production ramp, feedstock availability, working capital, product mix, pricing and shipment timing. EM&T has secured non-China NdPr metal under its agreement with Senri Trading Co., Ltd., sourced from SRE Vietnam, and has taken delivery of its first shipment under that arrangement. The Company has also announced Tier-1 OEM quality certifications across six grades of high-performance sintered NdFeB magnets, drawing on more than 18 years of commercial-scale rare earth processing and magnet-making experience. The fiscal 2027 range reflects anticipated utilization during the production ramp and does not represent the revenue potential of the planned capacity at full utilization.

    “Providing guidance for both years gives investors a clearer view of the financial progression we expect as the Pohang expansion moves from equipment installation and commissioning in late 2026 into its first full year of operation in 2027,” said Christopher Clower, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of EM&T. “The ranges reflect the demand and operating assumptions we can reasonably incorporate today, including the pace of customer conversion, feedstock availability and the working capital required to support higher throughput. The guidance reflects anticipated utilization during the production ramp rather than full utilization of planned capacity, and we intend to update the market as our visibility improves.”

    “January 1, 2027 marks a significant change in sourcing requirements for the U.S. defense industrial base,” said Andrew F. Knaggs, President of EM&T. “For neodymium-iron-boron magnets, DFARS 252.225-7052 will extend the restriction across the entire mine-to-magnet supply chain, while the July 2026 Executive Order substantially tightened the conditions for waivers and directed faster qualification of compliant sources. EM&T’s existing Korean manufacturing platform, non-China feedstock arrangements and planned capacity expansion are designed to help address that need at commercial scale while continuing to serve our established global customer base.”

    “Delivering against this guidance is fundamentally a matter of execution,” said Frank Moon, Chief Executive Officer of EM&T. “Our priorities are to install and commission the additional equipment, bring the supporting facility and power expansion online, secure the feedstock required for higher production volumes, complete required customer qualifications and convert demand into shipments. Pohang allows us to scale from an established operating base, with an experienced engineering team and long-standing customer relationships. The operating record and capabilities we build there will also support our planned expansion in the United States and continued growth beyond 2027.”

    In connection with its expansion, EM&T has engaged an international public relations and strategic communications firm to broaden the Company’s global market visibility, develop international partnerships, and strengthen its press and digital communications presence. The engagement is intended to expand awareness of the Company among institutional audiences, industry partners and financial media as EM&T moves through its capacity expansion and into fiscal 2027.

    About Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: EMAT) is a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company for rare earth permanent magnets, battery materials, and related critical minerals and technologies. By leveraging proven commercial-scale operations, advanced processing technologies, and strategic partnerships, EM&T operates what it believes is the only vertically integrated critical materials supply chain spanning end-of-life electronics and batteries, high-grade concentrates, and the manufacture of finished rare earth magnets (including high-performance rare earth magnets) and battery materials. For additional information, please visit https://investors.evolution-metals.com and follow the Company on our new X account at https://x.com/EMATCorp and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/evolution-metals-and-technologies

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s revenue guidance for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and the assumptions underlying it; anticipated revenue growth and the expected contribution of the Pohang expansion to revenue; expected magnet shipments, production capacity and utilization; the timing of delivery, installation and commissioning of ULVAC equipment; the timing and availability of expanded power capacity, land and governmental grants supporting EM&T’s Pohang operations; anticipated demand from existing and prospective customers, including customers seeking DFARS-compliant supply; the conversion of demand and commercial opportunities into orders, shipments and revenue; the availability of feedstock and working capital or other financing required to purchase feedstock and support higher production volumes; pricing and product mix; the development of the Company’s planned U.S. industrial campus; and EM&T’s plans to expand its critical materials processing and permanent magnet manufacturing operations. These forward-looking statements, together with terms such as anticipate, expect, intend, may, will, should, believe, guidance, outlook, positioned and other comparable terms, involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. The Company’s guidance is based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, including anticipated customer demand, and is not based on contracted volumes. Actual revenue will depend, among other factors, on the Company’s ability to convert demand into firm orders and shipments. Such risks include, among others, delays in equipment delivery, installation and commissioning; the Company’s ability to complete its land-use arrangements, execute power supply documentation and satisfy conditions applicable to governmental grants; the ability of counterparties to perform their obligations; the Company’s ability to obtain working capital and other financing on acceptable terms, or at all, and to continue as a going concern; the availability and cost of non-China rare earth feedstock; the Company’s ability to secure purchase orders from existing and prospective customers at anticipated volumes and prices; customer qualification requirements; changes in the DFARS 252.225-7052 effective date, waiver practices, tariffs or other government policies; competition; rare earth pricing and currency fluctuations; the Company’s ability to achieve contemplated production capacity, utilization levels, yields and operating efficiencies; financing, supply-chain and market risks; and the other risks described in EM&T’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date made. EM&T undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law. Additional information concerning factors that may affect EM&T’s expectations and projections is contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2026, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by EM&T. SEC filings are available at www.sec.gov.

    Investor Relations Contacts

    Judith McGarry

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.

    investor.relations@evolution-metals.com

    Arx Investor Relations

    North American Equities Desk

    EMAT@arxhq.com

    Contact

    PR, Marketing & Global Partnerships
    Phoenix MGMT & Consulting
    PR@PhoenixMGMTConsulting.com
    888-228-0122

  • Evolution Metals & Technologies Provides Initial Revenue Guidance of $400-460mm for Fiscal Year 2027

    Miami, Florida, September 10th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Fiscal 2027 outlook of $400 million to $460 million reflects the expected first full-year contribution from the expansion of annual rare earth magnet production capacity in Pohang, Republic of Korea, to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including approximately 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered NdFeB magnets, as the January 1, 2027 DFARS mine-to-magnet restriction takes effect

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (“EM&T” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EMAT), a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company, today provided initial revenue guidance for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The Company expects revenue of $5 million to $8 million for fiscal 2026 and $400 million to $460 million for fiscal 2027.

    The two-year guidance reflects EM&T’s expected transition from its current production base in 2026 to the first full year benefiting from its expansion in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Thirteen additional ULVAC sintered magnet production machines, placed on binding purchase orders, are scheduled for delivery and installation in November 2026 and are expected to increase annual rare earth magnet production capacity from approximately 1,000 metric tons to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including approximately 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets. The expansion is supported by agreed principal terms with Korea Electric Power Corporation to increase electrical infrastructure serving the Pohang operations from 130 megawatts to approximately 750 megawatts, approximately 1.3 million square feet of adjacent land to be acquired from the Pohang City Government, and conditional approval of an approximately $20.7 million grant from Pohang City and Gyeongbuk Province.

    The outlook is based on management’s current assessment of demand from existing customers and the anticipated conversion of prospective customer opportunities into orders and shipments, together with assumptions regarding equipment commissioning, customer qualification, production ramp, feedstock availability, working capital, product mix, pricing and shipment timing. EM&T has secured non-China NdPr metal under its agreement with Senri Trading Co., Ltd., sourced from SRE Vietnam, and has taken delivery of its first shipment under that arrangement. The Company has also announced Tier-1 OEM quality certifications across six grades of high-performance sintered NdFeB magnets, drawing on more than 18 years of commercial-scale rare earth processing and magnet-making experience. The fiscal 2027 range reflects anticipated utilization during the production ramp and does not represent the revenue potential of the planned capacity at full utilization.

    “Providing guidance for both years gives investors a clearer view of the financial progression we expect as the Pohang expansion moves from equipment installation and commissioning in late 2026 into its first full year of operation in 2027,” said Christopher Clower, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of EM&T. “The ranges reflect the demand and operating assumptions we can reasonably incorporate today, including the pace of customer conversion, feedstock availability and the working capital required to support higher throughput. The guidance reflects anticipated utilization during the production ramp rather than full utilization of planned capacity, and we intend to update the market as our visibility improves.”

    “January 1, 2027 marks a significant change in sourcing requirements for the U.S. defense industrial base,” said Andrew F. Knaggs, President of EM&T. “For neodymium-iron-boron magnets, DFARS 252.225-7052 will extend the restriction across the entire mine-to-magnet supply chain, while the July 2026 Executive Order substantially tightened the conditions for waivers and directed faster qualification of compliant sources. EM&T’s existing Korean manufacturing platform, non-China feedstock arrangements and planned capacity expansion are designed to help address that need at commercial scale while continuing to serve our established global customer base.”

    “Delivering against this guidance is fundamentally a matter of execution,” said Frank Moon, Chief Executive Officer of EM&T. “Our priorities are to install and commission the additional equipment, bring the supporting facility and power expansion online, secure the feedstock required for higher production volumes, complete required customer qualifications and convert demand into shipments. Pohang allows us to scale from an established operating base, with an experienced engineering team and long-standing customer relationships. The operating record and capabilities we build there will also support our planned expansion in the United States and continued growth beyond 2027.”

    In connection with its expansion, EM&T has engaged an international public relations and strategic communications firm to broaden the Company’s global market visibility, develop international partnerships, and strengthen its press and digital communications presence. The engagement is intended to expand awareness of the Company among institutional audiences, industry partners and financial media as EM&T moves through its capacity expansion and into fiscal 2027.

    About Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: EMAT) is a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company for rare earth permanent magnets, battery materials, and related critical minerals and technologies. By leveraging proven commercial-scale operations, advanced processing technologies, and strategic partnerships, EM&T operates what it believes is the only vertically integrated critical materials supply chain spanning end-of-life electronics and batteries, high-grade concentrates, and the manufacture of finished rare earth magnets (including high-performance rare earth magnets) and battery materials. For additional information, please visit https://investors.evolution-metals.com and follow the Company on our new X account at https://x.com/EMATCorp and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/evolution-metals-and-technologies

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s revenue guidance for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and the assumptions underlying it; anticipated revenue growth and the expected contribution of the Pohang expansion to revenue; expected magnet shipments, production capacity and utilization; the timing of delivery, installation and commissioning of ULVAC equipment; the timing and availability of expanded power capacity, land and governmental grants supporting EM&T’s Pohang operations; anticipated demand from existing and prospective customers, including customers seeking DFARS-compliant supply; the conversion of demand and commercial opportunities into orders, shipments and revenue; the availability of feedstock and working capital or other financing required to purchase feedstock and support higher production volumes; pricing and product mix; the development of the Company’s planned U.S. industrial campus; and EM&T’s plans to expand its critical materials processing and permanent magnet manufacturing operations. These forward-looking statements, together with terms such as anticipate, expect, intend, may, will, should, believe, guidance, outlook, positioned and other comparable terms, involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. The Company’s guidance is based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, including anticipated customer demand, and is not based on contracted volumes. Actual revenue will depend, among other factors, on the Company’s ability to convert demand into firm orders and shipments. Such risks include, among others, delays in equipment delivery, installation and commissioning; the Company’s ability to complete its land-use arrangements, execute power supply documentation and satisfy conditions applicable to governmental grants; the ability of counterparties to perform their obligations; the Company’s ability to obtain working capital and other financing on acceptable terms, or at all, and to continue as a going concern; the availability and cost of non-China rare earth feedstock; the Company’s ability to secure purchase orders from existing and prospective customers at anticipated volumes and prices; customer qualification requirements; changes in the DFARS 252.225-7052 effective date, waiver practices, tariffs or other government policies; competition; rare earth pricing and currency fluctuations; the Company’s ability to achieve contemplated production capacity, utilization levels, yields and operating efficiencies; financing, supply-chain and market risks; and the other risks described in EM&T’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date made. EM&T undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law. Additional information concerning factors that may affect EM&T’s expectations and projections is contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2026, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by EM&T. SEC filings are available at www.sec.gov.

    Investor Relations Contacts

    Judith McGarry

    Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.

    investor.relations@evolution-metals.com

    Arx Investor Relations

    North American Equities Desk

    EMAT@arxhq.com

    Contact

    PR, Marketing & Global Partnerships
    Phoenix MGMT & Consulting
    PR@PhoenixMGMTConsulting.com
    888-228-0122

  • Scientology Volunteer Ministers Open Yellow Tent in Bologna

    Piazza Lucio Dalla hosts the Volunteer Ministers exhibition through 8 September, combining practical tools for everyday difficulties with first-hand accounts from communities assisted after floods and earthquakes

    Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 10th Sep 2026 — A travelling yellow tent operated by the Scientology Volunteer Ministers has opened in Bologna’s Piazza Lucio Dalla, bringing to the city an exhibition focused on practical methods for helping people confront difficulties in everyday life, alongside photographs and accounts documenting volunteer work carried out during emergencies in Italy and internationally.

    The initiative was inaugurated on Sunday, 30 August, before around 100 people and is scheduled to remain in the square through 8 September. Inside the large yellow pavilion, information panels and videos present approaches to subjects including communication, interpersonal relationships, study, work, marriage, raising children and coping with environments that may be experienced as unsafe or difficult.

    The opening took on a particularly local character through the participation of three guests who had encountered the Volunteer Ministers not through an exhibition, but during emergencies affecting their own communities: Luca Vecchiettini, Mayor of Pianoro; Fabrizio Lazzarini, a restaurateur from Pianoro; and Andrea Ferrarini, former president of the Radio Club Contea Nord civil protection group in Bondeno.

    Their accounts connected the educational material displayed inside the tent with the less visible work that often follows floods, earthquakes and other emergencies: clearing mud, supporting relief operations, helping residents restore damaged premises and assisting communities as they begin returning to everyday life.

    Pianoro: a relationship born after the 2024 floods

    Mayor Vecchiettini recalled the relationship established between the Municipality of Pianoro and the Volunteer Ministers following the severe flooding that struck the Bologna metropolitan area in October 2024.

    The emergency caused extensive disruption across Bologna and neighbouring municipalities, including Pianoro and the Val di Zena, areas that experienced repeated extreme weather events during 2023 and 2024. The Emilia-Romagna regional authorities documented the scale of the recovery work undertaken in Pianoro and surrounding localities.

    Vecchiettini, whose responsibilities include civil protection and community affairs, described at the Bologna ceremony the friendship that developed between the local administration and the volunteers during the recovery effort. His institutional responsibilities are listed by the Municipality of Pianoro.

    Fabrizio Lazzarini offered a more personal recollection. His restaurant was among the premises overwhelmed by mud following the October flooding. A group of Scientology volunteers assisted with the clean-up, and the restaurant subsequently became an informal base for people involved in relief activities arriving in Pianoro from different areas.

    During the inauguration, Lazzarini recalled the difficult days following the flooding and expressed his appreciation for the assistance received by his business and the surrounding community.

    The third account reached further back into Emilia-Romagna’s recent history. Andrea Ferrarini spoke about the aftermath of the 2012 earthquake and the assistance provided in communities including Bondeno and Medolla.

    The earthquake triggered extensive civil-protection and volunteer mobilisation across the region. The Italian Scientology-associated civil-protection organisation PROCIVICOS records formal acknowledgements received for volunteer assistance provided after emergencies, including recognition connected with the response in Medolla following the 2012 earthquake.

    The three testimonies formed the central human element of the Bologna opening, illustrating how relationships established during emergencies can continue long after the immediate crisis has passed.

    From emergency response to everyday difficulties

    Following the ribbon-cutting, visitors entered the tent to see a photographic exhibition of Volunteer Ministers activities and material explaining the programme’s broader purpose.

    Although their yellow shirts have become particularly associated with emergency response, the Volunteer Ministers programme was not conceived solely for disaster situations.

    The programme was established in 1976 by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, as a religious social-service initiative intended to provide practical assistance to people confronting difficulties in their lives.

    The programme is supported internationally by the Church of Scientology, and its training materials address such subjects as communication, study, relationships, marriage, parenting, workplace difficulties, stress and the achievement of personal goals.

    Over the decades, an international Volunteer Ministers disaster-response network has developed alongside these community activities, with volunteers participating in relief operations following earthquakes, floods, fires and other emergencies.

    That combination — preparedness for exceptional circumstances and attention to ordinary human problems — is central to the Bologna exhibition.

    Rather than concentrating exclusively on images of disaster response, the displays also present methods intended to help individuals communicate more effectively, resolve difficulties and approach challenging situations in a more organised and constructive manner.

    The approach reflects the broader purpose of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers programme: providing practical assistance in circumstances ranging from individual personal difficulties to large-scale emergencies.

    Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the European Union, OSCE, Council of Europe and United Nations, said:

    “European communities depend not only on public institutions, but also on citizens who are prepared to help when another person or an entire neighbourhood faces difficulty. What has been remembered in Bologna — from the floods in Pianoro to the earthquake response in Emilia-Romagna — is a practical expression of solidarity. Helping people recover their ability to communicate, organise and move forward is closely connected with human dignity, civic responsibility and the values on which peaceful and resilient communities are built.”

    The Bologna event also illustrates how a programme developed within a religious community can interact with municipal authorities, civil-protection organisations, businesses and individual citizens around practical forms of community assistance.

    For the people who spoke at the inauguration, that relationship was based less on theory than on direct encounters during moments when additional help was needed.

    Their presence in Piazza Lucio Dalla gave the exhibition a distinctly regional dimension, connecting the international history of the Volunteer Ministers programme with events experienced directly by communities in Emilia-Romagna.

    The inauguration and the presence of the travelling tent in Bologna were also reported by BolognaToday.

    A travelling programme across Italy

    The Bologna installation forms part of a travelling initiative that has brought similar Volunteer Ministers exhibitions to cities across Italy.

    Inside the tent, visitors can view photographic panels documenting humanitarian and community activities while learning about practical methods developed within Scientology for addressing everyday interpersonal and organisational problems.

    The exhibition therefore presents two dimensions of the same programme: large-scale assistance during emergencies and practical support intended for everyday circumstances.

    This distinction is significant because much of the Volunteer Ministers programme takes place outside disaster zones. Its methods were developed to address situations involving communication difficulties, conflict, study, work, relationships and other aspects of daily life.

    In emergency settings, those same principles are applied in environments where organisation, cooperation and practical assistance can become especially important.

    The Bologna tent remains in Piazza Lucio Dalla through 8 September, with the exhibition open daily from 10:00 to 23:00.

    The Church of Scientology was founded on the religious philosophy developed by author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard. The Volunteer Ministers programme was created by Mr. Hubbard in 1976 as a practical social-service initiative through which Scientologists and other trained volunteers can assist individuals and communities.

    Volunteer Ministers have participated in humanitarian and disaster-response activities in many countries, while also providing educational materials addressing communication, relationships, study, work and other challenges encountered in daily life.

    Churches of Scientology, missions, groups and members are present throughout the European continent. The Church’s recognition as a charitable and bona fide religion continues to grow across European jurisdictions, alongside activities undertaken by Scientologists in the fields of education, prevention, human rights, humanitarian assistance and community betterment.

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  • CGTN Poll | Why is the SCO Solution for Global Governance Drawing Wide Attention?

    Global governance has once again entered the “SCO moment”. On the occasion of the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, a public‑opinion survey conducted by CGTN in collaboration with Renmin University of China through the Institute for International Communication in the New Era, among 13,707 respondents across 48 countries worldwide shows that 74.6% of respondents believe the SCO offers a pragmatic path for cooperation among countries with different systems and serves as an important force for advancing a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind.

    This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the SCO. Over the past 25 years, trade volume between China and other SCO member states has risen from USD 12.1 billion in 2001 to USD 523.5 billion in 2025. Projects including the China‑Kyrgyzstan‑Uzbekistan Railway, the SCO Development Bank and the China‑Central Asia Gas Pipeline keep moving forward. The survey indicates global respondents hold positive views on the SCO’s pragmatic cooperation outcomes across various sectors over its 25‑year history. They note that the organization’s international influence has grown markedly in three priority areas: trade facilitation, investment and financing cooperation, as well as cultural exchanges and tourism. Among respondents from SCO member states and dialogue partners, 75.4% state that the “Shanghai Spirit” provides a cooperation framework rooted in mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and pursuit of common development. Meanwhile, 71.7% of respondents believe the SCO has amplified the voice of Global South countries and advanced the building of a fairer and more reasonable global governance system.

    As a founding member of the SCO, China has consistently linked its own development to that of the SCO, and to the aspiration of peoples of all member states for a better life. To date, China’s investment in other member states has kept expanding. In 2025, China’s direct investment across all industries stood at USD 3.3 billion, covering oil and gas, mineral resources, infrastructure, new energy, automobiles, chemicals and other sectors. China has also invested in building more than 30 economic and trade cooperation zones, helping recipient countries boost industrial capacity and driving local economic growth and employment. Survey respondents spoke highly of China’s philosophy and contributions to building an SCO community with a shared future, and widely recognized China’s most remarkable contributions in three dimensions: advancing regional economic cooperation, promoting security cooperation among member states, and providing development assistance and financial support. In addition, 76.2% of respondents hold that China’s Belt and Road Initiative has fostered a new landscape of interconnected and integrated global development; 73.5% note that the Global Governance Initiative points the way for Global South countries to participate in reform of the global governance system.

    Today, the SCO has grown into a comprehensive regional cooperation organization boasting the world’s largest territorial coverage, biggest population and enormous development potential. As a key force driving transformation of the global governance system, the SCO is playing an increasingly vital role in practicing true multilateralism, advocating equal‑ and‑orderly world multipolarization and inclusive‑for‑all economic globalization, and has drawn wide international attention. According to the survey, 89.6% of respondents call on all countries to participate in global affairs on an equal footing and jointly shape international rules and order. They expect the SCO to exert greater influence in three major fields: infrastructure and energy, regional security cooperation, and environment and climate change.

    Covering major developed countries and Global South nations, this survey targeted ordinary people aged 18 and above, with samples aligned with national census‑based age‑and‑gender distributions in respective countries.

  • Golf Commentator Tancredi Marchiolo Turns His Attention to Medinah as the 2026 Presidents Cup Returns to a Renovated Course No. 3

    • Italian-born writer on golf course architecture Tancredi Marchiolo launches a series of essays examining the restored Medinah layout, the Bendelow-to-Ogilvy lineage, and what the September team event reveals about classic design

    Medinah, Illinois, Sep 10, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Golf writer and course architecture enthusiast Tancredi Marchiolo has announced a new series of essays timed to the 2026 Presidents Cup, which brings the biennial competition between the United States and the International Team to Medinah Country Club’s Course No. 3 from September 22 through 27. The series will look past the leaderboard to the ground itself, tracing how a 1920s Tom Bendelow design became one of the most heavily reworked championship courses in America, and what its latest transformation says about the direction of modern golf architecture.

    Medinah’s Course No. 3 arrives at the Presidents Cup fresh from a full-scale redesign by OCM, the Australian firm co-founded by International Team captain Geoff Ogilvy. The project rerouted the closing holes, removed thousands of trees, widened fairways, enlarged greens, and introduced broad expanses of fescue in place of the dense parkland corridors that defined the course during its three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, and the 2012 Ryder Cup. For Tancredi Marchiolo, that shift is the story of the week.

    “Medinah is a fascinating case because it has never stopped being rebuilt,” said Tancredi Marchiolo. “Bendelow laid it out across rolling Illinois farmland, and for a century afterward committees kept adding trees, narrowing corridors, and asking the course to play harder. What OCM has done is turn the clock back toward the original idea of width, angles, and options. Whether that produces better match play is exactly the question I want to sit with over four days.”

    The essays will examine several threads that run through the writer’s broader work on the game. The first considers the tension between a course built to punish and a course built to reward thinking, a distinction Tancredi Marchiolo has long argued in favor of the Scottish links tradition. The second explores tree removal as the defining restoration movement of the past two decades and asks what is gained and lost when a parkland course is opened to the sky. A third piece looks at the peculiar relationship between architects and captains, given that Ogilvy will lead the International side across holes his own firm reshaped. Later entries will draw comparisons between Medinah and the courses on the writer’s own list of essential walks, including Muirfield, Royal Dornoch, and Circolo Golf Villa d’Este above Lake Como in his native Italy.

    Tancredi Marchiolo came to golf later than to his other lifelong pursuits, taking up the game in his thirties and finding in it the same qualities he values in opera and wine: patience, attention to setting, and a refusal to be hurried. He plays for the walk as much as for the score and prefers courses laid out across natural terrain to engineered modern designs. His writing on golf leans reflective rather than technical, with a particular focus on the history of the game and the architects who shaped it.

    “The Presidents Cup will be decided by putts and pairings, and I follow that with real interest,” Tancredi Marchiolo added. “But the part of the week that will still matter in twenty years is the course. If Medinah proves that a great old parkland layout can be restored rather than simply toughened, it will influence how a lot of clubs think about their own ground. That is worth writing about carefully.”

    The series will be published on TancrediMarchiolo.com, with the first essay appearing ahead of the opening four-ball session on Thursday, September 24, and further installments following each day of competition. Additional writing on golf, opera, and wine is available across the author’s personal platforms.

    About Tancredi Marchiolo

    Tancredi Marchiolo is an Italian-born writer and devoted student of three classical pursuits: opera, wine, and golf. His writing on golf focuses on course architecture, the walking game, and the landscapes that give the great courses their character, with the links of Scotland and the historic courses of Italy forming the backbone of his own record-keeping. Beyond the course, he writes on the Italian operatic canon and the bel canto repertoire, and on the wines of Piedmont and Tuscany, reflecting a broader interest in tradition, craftsmanship, and place. Learn more at TancrediMarchiolo.com.

  • SecondFi Users Urged to Secure Remaining Assets Following Wallet Shutdown

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cardano users with assets remaining in SecondFi wallets are advised to migrate their funds to a new wallet they control and remain alert to phishing and recovery scams.

    Following the June 2026 security incident involving SecondFi, users are being advised to understand the difference between asset migration and recovery before taking any action.

    SecondFi reported that approximately 16.1 million ADA across 374 wallets was stolen during the security incident between June 21 and June 23, 2026. The company subsequently announced plans to wind down its wallet operations.

    For users whose wallets still contain assets, SecondFi’s current official migration process is intended to move remaining ADA, Cardano native tokens and NFTs to a new Cardano wallet controlled by the user.

    How the SecondFi Migration Works

    Users with remaining assets should:

    1. Create a new Cardano wallet with a trusted provider.
    2. Secure the new wallet and its recovery phrase.
    3. Copy the new wallet’s Cardano receiving address.
    4. Open the existing official SecondFi application.
    5. Select the wallet migration option.
    6. Enter and carefully verify the new wallet address.
    7. Review the migration transactions.
    8. Sign the transactions using the normal SecondFi authentication process.
    9. Confirm that the assets have arrived in the new wallet.

    Users should never enter their SecondFi recovery phrase into the migration tool.

    Migration and Recovery Are Different

    Users whose wallets still contain assets should follow the migration process. Those whose assets were removed during the security incident are dealing with a recovery case, which is separate from ordinary migration.

    SecondFi has advised affected users to retain their original wallet and application because they may be required during the recovery process.

    Users should also avoid assuming that one migration covers multiple wallets. Each SecondFi wallet should be checked and handled separately.

    What Happens to Staking?

    The official migration process also addresses staking-related activity.

    For a staked wallet, the process may include unstaking, withdrawing available staking rewards, deregistering the existing stake key and recovering the stake deposit before transferring the relevant assets to the new wallet.

    Once the assets arrive in the new wallet, users who want to continue staking will need to configure staking again.

    Migration can also affect Cardano governance. Because the existing stake key is deregistered, previous DRep delegation may no longer remain active. Users who participate in Cardano governance should review their settings after migration.

    Cardano Wallets Users Can Consider

    There is no single wallet that is best for every Cardano user. Depending on their needs, users may consider established options such as:

    • Eternl
    • Lace
    • NuFi
    • VESPR
    • Typhon
    • Daedalus
    • Compatible hardware-wallet solutions

    Regardless of the provider selected, the destination wallet should be created and controlled by the user.

    Users should never accept a wallet address or recovery phrase from someone contacting them through Telegram, Discord, X, email or another messaging platform.

    Hardware Wallet Users Should Take Extra Care

    SecondFi’s current guidance distinguishes hardware-wallet users from standard software-wallet migration.

    Hardware-wallet users should not use the normal in-app migration flow. Instead, they may access their existing hardware wallet through another compatible Cardano wallet interface.

    This distinction is important because changing the wallet application used to access a hardware wallet is not necessarily the same as transferring assets to a completely new wallet.

    SecondFi Migration Scam Warning

    The shutdown of a cryptocurrency wallet can create opportunities for scammers posing as support agents or recovery specialists.

    Users should be particularly cautious of websites, applications or individuals claiming to offer:

    • SecondFi wallet migration
    • SecondFi recovery
    • Wallet verification
    • Cardano recovery
    • Asset recovery services

    SecondFi has warned users about fake applications, browser extensions and phishing attempts connected to the migration process.

    Users should never:

    • Share their recovery phrase or private key.
    • Send ADA to someone claiming to facilitate migration.
    • Install migration software from an unsolicited link.
    • Give remote access to their computer or phone.
    • Allow another person to create their destination wallet.
    • Trust unsolicited “support” messages.
    • Believe claims of guaranteed recovery of stolen assets.

    Verify Every Transaction Before Signing

    Blockchain transactions generally cannot be reversed once signed and submitted.

    Before approving a migration transaction, users should carefully verify the:

    • Destination wallet address
    • Network
    • Asset amounts
    • Transaction fees
    • Wallet provider

    After migration, users should independently confirm that their ADA, native tokens and NFTs have arrived. They can also use a reputable Cardano block explorer to verify the transaction on-chain.

    Key Advice for SecondFi Users

    The most important principle is simple: the destination wallet must be controlled by the user.

    Users with remaining SecondFi assets should use the official migration process, create a new wallet themselves, protect the new recovery phrase and carefully verify every transaction before signing.

    Users affected by the June 2026 security incident should follow the separate recovery process rather than treating an emptied wallet as a normal migration.

    Above all, users should remember:

    Never share your recovery phrase. Never send ADA to a stranger for “migration.” Never trust unsolicited support messages. And always verify the destination address before signing a transaction.

    For official information and the latest migration guidance, users should rely on SecondFi’s official channels rather than third-party links or messages.

    Company Information

    Company –  secondfi
    Contact Person – lance
    Email – lacewal1q@gmail.com
    Website – https://secondfi.app

  • MIKEADV Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Design Business

    Firm represents the latest in the Mirando family’s 110-year tradition of design innovation

    United States, 10th Sep 2026 – MIKEADV CORP, the Boston-based, award-winning Integrated Marketing Communications agency known for handcrafted logo design, web development, and search engine optimization (SEO) services, is celebrating its 20th year in business. The anniversary comes 110 years after agency founder Mike Miranda’s great-uncles, Felix and Mike Miranda known as Mirando  came to the United States from Italy and started the Imperial Knife Company. In a tribute to his great-uncle, MIKEADV CORP’s Founder Mike Miranda was named after him, carrying not just his name, but it seems, his gift for design. 

    Like MIKEADV, Imperial Knife Co. was committed to design excellence. “My great-uncle, after whom I was named, was a master of design and manufacturing craft,” explained Mike. “This talent with design runs in the family, apparently, and has been my inspiration in all my client work. As design increasingly gets absorbed into AI-driven processes, I feel the need for true design work is all the more urgent.” Virtually every early-stage client concept at MIKEADV is drawn by hand. “We’re pencil and paper guys,” Mike added. “From my brain to the paper; that’s really the only way to design something that stands out. The digitization comes later. My great-uncle understood this well, and the success he enjoyed with Imperial Knife Company bears it out.” 

    Felix and Michael “Mike” Mirando came to the United States from Frosolone, Italy, a town in the Molise region with a long tradition of cutlery making. They settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where the city’s Jewelry District provided an ideal environment for skilled metalworking and small-scale manufacturing.

    In 1916, the Mirando brothers established what became the Imperial Knife Company. Their boyhood friend and fellow Frosolone native, Domenic A. Fazzano, later joined them in the business. The company’s earliest work was closely connected to Providence’s jewelry trade. Imperial produced simple knife components, including metal “skeletons” that local jewelers could finish in gold or silver and turn into pocket-watch chain knives.

    That market began to change during the 1920s as wristwatches increasingly replaced pocket watches. Imperial responded by expanding into the manufacture of complete pocketknives, developing the high-volume production methods that would eventually make the company one of the largest knife manufacturers in America.

    The Great Depression presented another challenge—and an opportunity. Consumers had less money to spend, and manufacturers needed to produce useful goods at lower prices. Imperial became known for inexpensive stamped-metal construction and colorful plastic handle materials that allowed it to manufacture pocketknives efficiently and in large quantities. Felix Mirando was a named inventor on patents covering Imperial’s innovative knife-handle construction, including a 1939 patent involving plastic material applied to a metal knife-handle assembly.

    The strategy helped Imperial grow dramatically. Rhode Island historical records indicate that the company employed approximately 1,000 workers by 1929. Its Providence operation eventually expanded to four buildings around Imperial Place, becoming a major presence in the city’s Jewelry District.

    By the late 1930s, Imperial’s production had reached extraordinary levels. In a later interview, Mike Mirando recalled production of approximately 10,000 pocketknives per hour. By 1940, Imperial was the world’s largest producer of pocketknives, with historical accounts placing its production at as many as 100,000 knives per day.

    Imperial’s story did not end with its early Providence factories. In 1957, the company acquired the former Rochambeau Worsted Company property at 60 King Street in Providence. The facility became an important part of Imperial’s later manufacturing operations, including the production of stainless-steel tableware. After the original Jewelry District operation closed in the 1970s, the King Street plant became Imperial’s principal production facility and remained in use until 1987.

    Today, Imperial’s former Providence factories remain part of the city’s industrial heritage. The former Vesta Knitting Mills buildings associated with Imperial stand around Imperial Place and are recognized within Providence’s historic Jewelry District. GoProvidence, Providence’s official tourism organization, includes Imperial Place in its self-guided Jewelry District history tour, recognizing the company’s importance to the neighborhood and to Providence’s manufacturing history.

    The story of Imperial Knife is ultimately a story of immigration, craftsmanship, innovation, and American mass production. Two brothers from Frosolone entered Providence’s jewelry-manufacturing world and built a company that grew from a small workshop making components for jewelers into a global-scale producer of affordable pocketknives. Imperial helped make the pocketknife an everyday American tool—and left a lasting mark on the industrial history of Providence, Rhode Island.

    “Imperial Knife thrived even during the era of mass production,” Mike reflected. “They were able to do this because they were obsessed with craft. We’re going through a similar phase now with AI, which represents mass automated design. We respond with obsessive handcraft. It’s the same family instinct, playing out in a new century.”

    For more information, https://mikeadv.com 

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  • Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

    Dubai, UAE, September 10th, 2026, Chainwire

    Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited is the company’s first live proof point for regulated fund tokenization on ZIGChain focused on GCC private credit.

    Zamanat today announced its sponsorship of Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited (the “Fund”), a DIFC-domiciled tokenized private credit fund with a target size of up to USD 100 million. The Fund targets the GCC’s estimated $250 billion SME financing gap, with only 11 percent of SMEs across the region having access to credit.

    Closing a $250 billion structural gap in GCC SME credit

    Across the GCC, SMEs are central to economic growth yet remain significantly underserved by traditional financing. In the UAE, SMEs generate more than half of GDP and employ the majority of the private-sector workforce, yet receive less than 10 percent of total bank lending.

    The Fund will invest in private credit across the region, directing capital towards strong homegrown companies whose financing needs are not fully met through traditional lending channels. The strategy supports national ambitions to expand SME participation, private-sector growth and access to alternative financing, including priorities set out under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the UAE Centennial 2071.

    “Strong businesses across the GCC still struggle to access growth capital despite sound fundamentals. Zamanat sponsored the Fund to create a credible route between those businesses and institutional capital. With a target size of up to USD 100 million and interests issued as Investment Tokens, it is our first live proof point for bringing GCC private credit into a regulated digital structure for Professional Clients,” said Umair Tariq, Founder and CEO of Zamanat.

    Bringing GCC private credit into digital markets

    Tokenization expands the infrastructure around traditionally hard-to-access private-market assets without changing the underlying investment or credit profile.

    The Fund combines a regional private credit strategy, a DIFC fund structure, institutional administration and digital issuance on ZIGChain. It provides a first live demonstration of how regional private credit can be brought into a DFSA-regulated tokenized structure for Professional Clients.

    The Fund is a DFSA-regulated closed-ended fund registered as an Exempt Fund and classified as a Credit Fund. It is managed by Truleum Venture Partners Limited and administered by Apex Group. Fund interests will be issued as ZM1 Investment Tokens on ZIGChain within a regulated, whitelisted environment.

    As sponsor, Zamanat brings its regional private credit, investment structuring and institutional partnership expertise to the Fund’s development. Truleum retains responsibility for all regulated fund-management activities.

    The ZM1 Investment Token structure provides a blockchain-native ownership and settlement layer within the Fund’s regulated framework. It also allows qualifying investors who meet the DFSA Professional Client criteria to participate alongside institutional investors.

    Zamanat is backed by Disrupt.com, a MENA-based, operator-led AI-native venture builder and lead investor in the business.

    Building the global market for Digital Shariah Assets

    Global Islamic finance assets are projected to reach $9.7 trillion by 2029, yet demand for digital and Shariah-aligned assets is growing faster than the institutional infrastructure connecting them with global capital.

    Zamanat continues to build the global market for Digital Shariah Assets. Its wider operating model combines investment structuring, Shariah expertise, regulated partner routes and digital distribution to bring real-world assets to market through traditional and digital channels.

    The DIFC-domiciled Fund evidences the regulated fund-tokenization, digital ownership and partner-orchestration capability within that wider build. Zamanat is progressing a separate pipeline of Digital Shariah Assets across private credit, receivables, real estate and other asset classes.

    Institutional partnerships

    Apex Group acts as Fund Administrator, providing institutional fund administration and controls from the outset.

    “Zamanat is supporting the creation of a new category in Digital Assets. Bringing institutional structure and digital distribution together within a DFSA-regulated framework sets the standard for how this market should be built, and this fund shows the model working at institutional scale. We are proud to support the infrastructure behind it, and we look forward to partnering further on the projects Zamanat already has in motion,” said Peter Hughes, Founder & CEO, Apex Group.

    The global market for Digital Shariah Assets does not yet exist as an institutional category. Zamanat is building it.

    Notes to Editors

    Sources

    LSEG and ICD, 2025 Islamic Finance Development Indicator Report, 14 October 2025 (global Islamic finance assets projected to reach $9.7 trillion by 2029); World Bank, Competition in the GCC SME Lending Markets: An Initial Assessment (estimated $250 billion GCC SME credit gap; 11 percent of SMEs with access to credit); Kearney, GCC Retail Banking Radar 2024.

    Investor notice

    This communication as related to Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited is approved by Truleum Venture Partners Limited in the DIFC (DFSA License Number: F008013).

    This release is for information only. It is not an offer, invitation or recommendation to subscribe for interests in Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited or acquire ZM1 Investment Tokens. Any participation will be made only through the Fund Manager, final offering documents and applicable Professional Client eligibility requirements. For avoidance of doubt, this communication is intended for and directed only to investors who meet the requirements to be considered Professional Clients as specified under the Dubai Financial Services Authority Conduct of Business Rulebook, Rule 2.3.3. The Fund is an ‘Exempt Fund’. Accordingly, the ZM1 Investment Tokens are available only to Professional Clients.

    This release and the information contained herein does not constitute, and is not intended to constitute, a public offer of securities in any other jurisdiction and accordingly should not be construed as such. The ZM1 Investment Tokens are only available to a limited number of investors from the DIFC. The ZM1 Investment Tokens have not been approved by or licensed or registered with any other relevant licensing authority or governmental agency. No transaction will be concluded in onshore UAE outside the DIFC.

    The Fund is not an Islamic Fund and is not marketed as Shariah-compliant. References to Shariah in this release relate to Zamanat’s broader platform and market ambition and not to the Fund.

    About Zamanat

    Zamanat is building the global market for Digital Shariah Assets. The company connects asset originators with global capital through investment structuring, Shariah expertise, regulated partner routes, tokenization and distribution across traditional and digital channels.

    Zamanat also sponsors and develops institutional investment products through appropriately licensed partners. Each product follows its own legal and regulatory framework and, where presented as Shariah-aligned, its own product-specific Shariah review and governance process. Website: www.zamanathq.com

    Contact

    Global Head of PR & Communications
    Katarzyna Kosior
    disrupt.com
    info@zamanathq.com