{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"127082","rtpr_id":"nGNX39BLZS","ticker":"AVL","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["AVL"],"title":"Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. to Participate in OTC Markets Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-25T12:35:00.113Z","article_body":"TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DpSI0PWLONuDE6kfK1kxQgXIrH2qhP0zfhgWeHX_-kiQPrRFbZCZg9vDsbiShsfzexA8r0HKrFV7zEErhMb8SgnXWdhNCR3s9vjwCJF2FoUVY-IKVNjeUsgpTG5LLTFR) (“Avalon”\nor the “Company”) (TSX: AVL\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qNjLKXleRZFSTc4a2XhjMS-ytcIkcQ6vjxMMPMkAmtP41gYZNH-2eY7Jyq8r6ACC211s2Md6yvul4Vt6N51ewQ==) and\nOTCQB: AVLNF)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qy4LjVY1b3dIB_um0T0nT7y_zlWoHrf4dK-kZjTQpPzHbpGjk-bdzUfVxNFitF8BBhRB0hKN-NiyP8oKg1QBuAvux8p8cxTRhadYMEmVyLI=)\nannounces that Lorin Crenshaw, Chief Financial Officer, and Burl Joseph,\nProject Director, Nechalacho, will participate in the OTC Markets Clean Energy\nMetals Virtual Investor Conference on August 27th, 2026.\n\nMr. Crenshaw and Mr. Joseph will deliver a live presentation and participate\nin a webcast on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Investors are also\nencouraged to register for one-on-one meetings with Avalon representatives,\nwhich will be available from Thursday, August 27 through Tuesday, September 1,\n2026. The presentation will also be available on demand following the event.\n\nTo register in advance to view Avalon’s live presentation on Thursday,\nAugust 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET:\n\nRegister for Avalon’s Presentation & Webcast\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=bRSVe4tSfYB1KEqgzrrRsx98JenVowB-yhLu3QkJq1GO8MNTG9DcNFA8axt4yYFPFg9IR0kGDA5G8dfkCgxMalhHlR5QhuS6KZeJOIW4Qd89TWUU5ZKr8116GWkLEtSYUqC5S7biFs--sMzuCRBwiu7M5rmjfHKfaPPXxxQHEpCUMTzKshlVOfjVwbEhUD7I0bCz858uobz-_2nQ49Om4gyyDPAEn71g287v5qcNI4kbPjp2iLXz9MmxSJv1RPvupCS-wd69bwh0vApfl_v9vw==)\n\nTo schedule a one-on-one meeting with Avalon representatives between Thursday,\nAugust 27 and Tuesday, September 1, 2026:\n\nSchedule a One-on-One Meeting with Avalon\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=p0pR20OkTNn8fBcU9ujhKeak7FwICudKlkkR1rGWs92yg_pInsPHNFLDAP2XhCiamN1O9wjMRNJ6D4KmehUhdmKJGjXSNRtIe8Y8AzOjDukPGW9igsyAUoi8eUjsK922MEk4mkalKWmVcUBwlf-ktWYPC26q4oZC7eQw-WGFxANjrKOEd5NQ-Pba8ffQRQGiD9ISJ6ZOHjGfKcBzhbbq6daGKND7e_MfHDAbs5N4RKPeRRQuDm1azRFhXdCmTb98oOLS_pj7MzC667oq86qL6a6KTgn6zm6YKhW9cxZObdXnzXI52yoB-9U8H8FFoCRV) \n\nAbout Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.\n\nAvalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company focused\non advancing lithium and rare earth elements—two of the fastest-growing\nsegments of the global energy transition. The Company is developing strategic\nassets to participate in high-growth markets and support the build-out of\nsecure North American supply chains. Avalon is advancing the Nechalacho Rare\nEarth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which\ncontains all light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as zirconium,\ntantalum, and niobium—critical minerals used in advanced technologies across\nthe communications, defense, advanced technologies, and energy sectors. The\nCompany is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply\nchain through the development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario’s first\nmidstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, located in Thunder Bay. This\nfacility is expected to serve as a cornerstone of North America’s integrated\nbattery materials supply chain, transforming northern Ontario lithium into\nessential inputs for transportation, grid storage, and advanced manufacturing.\n\nFor further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please\nvisit www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com, email ir@avalonam.com, or call\n416-364-4938.\n\nAbout Virtual Investor Conferences®\n\nVirtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor\nconference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded\ncompanies to seamlessly present directly to investors.\n\nProviding a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically\ndesigned to offer companies more efficient investor access.  Replicating the\ncomponents of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced\ncapabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings\nand enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the\nnext level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers\nleading investor communications to a global network of retail and\ninstitutional investors.\n\nCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” within the\nmeaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally,\nforward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking\nterminology such as “add” or “additional”, “advancing”,\n“anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “appears”, “believes”,\n“can be”, “conceptual”, “confidence”, “continue”,\n“convert” or “conversion”, “deliver”, “demonstrating”,\n“estimates”, “encouraging”, “expand” or “expanding” or\n“expansion”, “expect” or “expectations”, “forecasts”,\n“forward”, “goal”, “improves”, “increase”, “intends”,\n“justification”, “plans”, “potential” or “potentially”,\n“promise”, “prospective”, “prioritize”, “reflects”,\n“robust”, “scheduled”, “suggesting”, “support”,\n“top-tier”, “updating”, “upside”, “will be” or “will\nconsider”, “work towards”, or variations of such words and phrases or\nstate that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,\n“would”, “might”, or “will be taken”, “occur”, or “be\nachieved”.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of\nactivity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially\ndifferent from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information,\nincluding those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual\ninformation form of the Company dated November 26, 2025 (the “AIF”) under\nthe heading “Description of the Business – Risk Factors”.\nForward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates,\nanalysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and\nperception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as\nother factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the\ncircumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove\nto be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and\nexpectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because the\nCompany can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.\nAlthough the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could\ncause actual results to differ materially from those contained in\nforward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not\nto be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that\nsuch information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future\nevents could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.\nAccordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking\ninformation, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.\n\nCONTACTS:\n\nAvalon Advanced Materials Inc\nLorin Crenshaw, CFO\n416-364-4938\nLCrenshaw@AvalonAM.com\n\nVirtual Investor Conferences\n\nGreg Young\nVP Corporate Services\nOTC Markets Group\n(212) 652-5958\ngreg@otcmarkets.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/861fb541-7064-4cf4-a563-37472ff71760)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX39BLZS","title":"Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. to Participate in OTC Markets Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"AVL","created":"2026-08-25T12:35:00.113Z","tickers":["AVL"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DpSI0PWLONuDE6kfK1kxQgXIrH2qhP0zfhgWeHX_-kiQPrRFbZCZg9vDsbiShsfzexA8r0HKrFV7zEErhMb8SgnXWdhNCR3s9vjwCJF2FoUVY-IKVNjeUsgpTG5LLTFR) (“Avalon”\nor the “Company”) (TSX: AVL\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qNjLKXleRZFSTc4a2XhjMS-ytcIkcQ6vjxMMPMkAmtP41gYZNH-2eY7Jyq8r6ACC211s2Md6yvul4Vt6N51ewQ==) and\nOTCQB: AVLNF)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qy4LjVY1b3dIB_um0T0nT7y_zlWoHrf4dK-kZjTQpPzHbpGjk-bdzUfVxNFitF8BBhRB0hKN-NiyP8oKg1QBuAvux8p8cxTRhadYMEmVyLI=)\nannounces that Lorin Crenshaw, Chief Financial Officer, and Burl Joseph,\nProject Director, Nechalacho, will participate in the OTC Markets Clean Energy\nMetals Virtual Investor Conference on August 27th, 2026.\n\nMr. Crenshaw and Mr. Joseph will deliver a live presentation and participate\nin a webcast on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Investors are also\nencouraged to register for one-on-one meetings with Avalon representatives,\nwhich will be available from Thursday, August 27 through Tuesday, September 1,\n2026. The presentation will also be available on demand following the event.\n\nTo register in advance to view Avalon’s live presentation on Thursday,\nAugust 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET:\n\nRegister for Avalon’s Presentation & Webcast\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=bRSVe4tSfYB1KEqgzrrRsx98JenVowB-yhLu3QkJq1GO8MNTG9DcNFA8axt4yYFPFg9IR0kGDA5G8dfkCgxMalhHlR5QhuS6KZeJOIW4Qd89TWUU5ZKr8116GWkLEtSYUqC5S7biFs--sMzuCRBwiu7M5rmjfHKfaPPXxxQHEpCUMTzKshlVOfjVwbEhUD7I0bCz858uobz-_2nQ49Om4gyyDPAEn71g287v5qcNI4kbPjp2iLXz9MmxSJv1RPvupCS-wd69bwh0vApfl_v9vw==)\n\nTo schedule a one-on-one meeting with Avalon representatives between Thursday,\nAugust 27 and Tuesday, September 1, 2026:\n\nSchedule a One-on-One Meeting with Avalon\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=p0pR20OkTNn8fBcU9ujhKeak7FwICudKlkkR1rGWs92yg_pInsPHNFLDAP2XhCiamN1O9wjMRNJ6D4KmehUhdmKJGjXSNRtIe8Y8AzOjDukPGW9igsyAUoi8eUjsK922MEk4mkalKWmVcUBwlf-ktWYPC26q4oZC7eQw-WGFxANjrKOEd5NQ-Pba8ffQRQGiD9ISJ6ZOHjGfKcBzhbbq6daGKND7e_MfHDAbs5N4RKPeRRQuDm1azRFhXdCmTb98oOLS_pj7MzC667oq86qL6a6KTgn6zm6YKhW9cxZObdXnzXI52yoB-9U8H8FFoCRV) \n\nAbout Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.\n\nAvalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company focused\non advancing lithium and rare earth elements—two of the fastest-growing\nsegments of the global energy transition. The Company is developing strategic\nassets to participate in high-growth markets and support the build-out of\nsecure North American supply chains. Avalon is advancing the Nechalacho Rare\nEarth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which\ncontains all light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as zirconium,\ntantalum, and niobium—critical minerals used in advanced technologies across\nthe communications, defense, advanced technologies, and energy sectors. The\nCompany is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply\nchain through the development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario’s first\nmidstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, located in Thunder Bay. This\nfacility is expected to serve as a cornerstone of North America’s integrated\nbattery materials supply chain, transforming northern Ontario lithium into\nessential inputs for transportation, grid storage, and advanced manufacturing.\n\nFor further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please\nvisit www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com, email ir@avalonam.com, or call\n416-364-4938.\n\nAbout Virtual Investor Conferences®\n\nVirtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor\nconference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded\ncompanies to seamlessly present directly to investors.\n\nProviding a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically\ndesigned to offer companies more efficient investor access.  Replicating the\ncomponents of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced\ncapabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings\nand enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the\nnext level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers\nleading investor communications to a global network of retail and\ninstitutional investors.\n\nCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” within the\nmeaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally,\nforward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking\nterminology such as “add” or “additional”, “advancing”,\n“anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “appears”, “believes”,\n“can be”, “conceptual”, “confidence”, “continue”,\n“convert” or “conversion”, “deliver”, “demonstrating”,\n“estimates”, “encouraging”, “expand” or “expanding” or\n“expansion”, “expect” or “expectations”, “forecasts”,\n“forward”, “goal”, “improves”, “increase”, “intends”,\n“justification”, “plans”, “potential” or “potentially”,\n“promise”, “prospective”, “prioritize”, “reflects”,\n“robust”, “scheduled”, “suggesting”, “support”,\n“top-tier”, “updating”, “upside”, “will be” or “will\nconsider”, “work towards”, or variations of such words and phrases or\nstate that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,\n“would”, “might”, or “will be taken”, “occur”, or “be\nachieved”.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of\nactivity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially\ndifferent from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information,\nincluding those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual\ninformation form of the Company dated November 26, 2025 (the “AIF”) under\nthe heading “Description of the Business – Risk Factors”.\nForward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates,\nanalysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and\nperception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as\nother factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the\ncircumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove\nto be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and\nexpectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because the\nCompany can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.\nAlthough the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could\ncause actual results to differ materially from those contained in\nforward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not\nto be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that\nsuch information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future\nevents could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.\nAccordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\ninformation. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking\ninformation, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.\n\nCONTACTS:\n\nAvalon Advanced Materials Inc\nLorin Crenshaw, CFO\n416-364-4938\nLCrenshaw@AvalonAM.com\n\nVirtual Investor Conferences\n\nGreg Young\nVP Corporate Services\nOTC Markets Group\n(212) 652-5958\ngreg@otcmarkets.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/861fb541-7064-4cf4-a563-37472ff71760)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-25T12:35:00.147910622Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787661300147},"received_at":"2026-08-25T12:35:00.197Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/25/3350458/0/en/avalon-advanced-materials-inc-to-participate-in-otc-markets-clean-energy-metals-virtual-investor-conference.html"},"analysis":{"id":"116012","press_release_id":"127082","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Avalon Advanced Materials announced that CFO Lorin Crenshaw and Project Director Burl Joseph will present at the OTC Markets Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference on August 27, 2026.\n\nManagement will deliver a live presentation at 1:00 p.m. ET and will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors from August 27 through September 1.\n\nThe company is developing the Nechalacho Rare Earth Project in the Northwest Territories and the Lake Superior Lithium hydroxide processing facility in Thunder Bay.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine investor conference participation."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Lorin Crenshaw","role":"CFO"},{"name":"Burl Joseph","role":"Project Director, Nechalacho"}],"products":["Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project","Virtual Investor Conferences®"],"companies":[{"name":"Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.","ticker":"AVL"},{"name":"OTC Markets Group","relationship":"conference organizer"},{"name":"Lake Superior Lithium Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine announcement of participation in a virtual investor conference with no accompanying financial results, guidance updates, or material business developments."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[{"ticker":"AVLNF","relevance":"cross-listing"}],"primary":"AVL"},"globalImportance":5,"audienceRelevance":5,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"conference_attendance"}},"event_type":"other","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"neutral","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"Avalon Advanced Materials announced that CFO Lorin Crenshaw and Project Director Burl Joseph will present at the OTC Markets Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference on August 27, 2026.\n\nManagement will deliver a live presentation at 1:00 p.m. ET and will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors from August 27 through September 1.\n\nThe company is developing the Nechalacho Rare Earth Project in the Northwest Territories and the Lake Superior Lithium hydroxide processing facility in Thunder Bay.","key_figures":null,"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Lorin Crenshaw","role":"CFO"},{"name":"Burl Joseph","role":"Project Director, Nechalacho"}],"products":["Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project","Virtual Investor Conferences®"],"companies":[{"name":"Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.","ticker":"AVL"},{"name":"OTC Markets Group","relationship":"conference organizer"},{"name":"Lake Superior Lithium Inc.","relationship":"subsidiary"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-25T14:24:49.344Z","global_importance":5,"audience_relevance":5,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"conference_attendance"}},"durationMs":266617,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}