{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"161066","rtpr_id":"nACS5MCqba-20261005","ticker":"EVNI","exchange":"","all_tickers":["EVNI"],"title":"EV Nickel Announces Formation of Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Advance Nickel Bioleaching Technology and Canadian Nickel Supply Chain","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-05T20:30:01.138Z","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 5,\n2026 / EV NICKEL INC. (TSX-V:EVNI) (\"EVNi\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to\nannounce the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary focused on advancing and\ncommercializing bioleaching technology for nickel processing, together with\nthe Company's recently executed Memorandum of Understanding (\"MOU\") with Weber\nManufacturing Technologies Inc. (\"Weber\") to explore the development of an\nintegrated Canadian mine-to-nickel-product supply chain.\n\nThe new subsidiary is intended to provide a dedicated corporate platform for\nEVNI's ongoing work in bioleaching and related nickel processing technologies,\nincluding the evaluation, development, commercialization and potential\ndeployment of bioleaching solutions for nickel-bearing minerals.\n\nIn parallel, EVNI has entered an MOU with Weber, an Ontario-based company with\nexpertise and capabilities in processing and producing pure nickel powders and\nrelated nickel products. Weber has applied its nickel vapor deposition\nplatform to nickel processing in Ontario for more than three decades, and the\nMOU gives the collaboration a proven domestic step that can carry EVNI mine\noutput through to a finished, sellable nickel product rather than material\nthat has to be shipped abroad for further processing. Under the proposed\ncollaboration, EV Nickel and Weber intend to evaluate opportunities to\nestablish an integrated Canadian supply chain to potentially produce and\nmanufacture nickel powders and related products from domestically produced\nmixed hydroxide precipitates from EVNI's Timmins based nickel projects.\n\nEV Nickel believes that the development of domestic nickel processing\ntechnologies represents an important opportunity to increase the value\ncaptured from Canadian nickel resources while supporting the Canadian domestic\ncritical-mineral supply-chain security.\n\n\"The formation of this wholly owned subsidiary marks an important step in our\nstrategy to advance nickel bioleaching from technology development toward\npotential commercial application. The Company believes Canada has the\nopportunity to develop a more integrated domestic nickel supply chain, from\nmining and processing through to the production of high-value nickel\nproducts,\" said Paul Davis, Vice President Exploration of EV Nickel. \"Our MOU\nwith Weber adds an important downstream component to this strategy. Weber's\ncapabilities in processing MHP and producing nickel powders and related\nproducts provide an opportunity to investigate how Canadian-produced nickel\nintermediates can move further down the value chain within Canada. At the same\ntime, our dedicated bioleaching subsidiary will allow EV Nickel to focus\nspecifically on advancing alternative nickel processing technologies and\nidentifying opportunities to commercialize these technologies.\"\n\n\"Weber has spent more than three decades building the processing capability to\nturn nickel intermediates into finished product here in Ontario,\" said Chris\nEdwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of Weber. \"This MOU lets us\napply that capability to a genuinely made in Canada nickel supply chain, and\nwe look forward to what the initial evaluation of EVNI's material shows.\"\n\nADVANCING A CANADIAN NICKEL PROCESSING STRATEGY\n\nThe Company's bioleaching initiative is focused on developing an alternative\nprocessing pathway that has the potential to reduce the reliance on\nconventional high-temperature smelting for certain nickel-bearing materials.\nBy establishing a dedicated subsidiary, EV Nickel intends to create a focused\nplatform through which it can advance technology development, strategic\npartnerships, and potential commercial applications of bioleaching.\n\nThe Company believes that successful development of bioleaching could provide\nan opportunity to process nickel sulphide concentrates and/or other\nnickel-bearing minerals in Canada and potentially produce intermediate nickel\nproducts suitable for further downstream processing.\n\nWEBER MANUFACTURING MOU PROVIDES POTENTIAL DOWNSTREAM PATHWAY\n\nThe MOU with Weber represents a separate but complementary component of EVNI's\nbroader strategy to establish additional Canadian processing and manufacturing\ncapacity for nickel.\n\nAs an initial step under the MOU, EV Nickel intends to provide Weber with a\nsample of MHP produced from the ongoing bioleaching test program from its\nTimmins based nickel projects for evaluation. Weber intends to process the\nsample using its existing capabilities and evaluate the composition and\ncharacteristics of the material, process performance, and the characteristics\nand potential applications of the resulting nickel products.\n\nSubject to the results of the initial evaluation, the Parties intend to\ndiscuss a potential longer-term relationship that could include the supply of\nMHP by EVNI to Weber for processing to extract nickel and manufacture pure\nnickel powders and related products and development or scaling of their\nrespective processes and capabilities.\n\nA FULLY INTEGRATED CANADIAN NICKEL OPPORTUNITY\n\nThe Company's strategy is to advance a high-grade nickel resource base in the\nShaw Dome near Timmins, Ontario while simultaneously evaluating opportunities\nto increase the amount of nickel value captured within Canada.\n\nThe Company believes that the combination of Canadian nickel resources,\ninnovative processing technologies and downstream manufacturing capabilities\ncould provide a foundation for a more integrated domestic critical mineral\nsupply chain that Canadian and North American policy has increasingly\nprioritized.\n\nThe proposed relationship with Weber is non-exclusive and remains subject to\nfurther technical, operational and commercial evaluation. The MOU provides a\nframework for the Parties to assess a potential longer-term relationship and\nnegotiate a definitive supply agreement, if appropriate. Except for specified\nprovisions relating to confidentiality, intellectual property, non-binding\neffect and certain related matters, the MOU does not create legally binding\nobligations, nor does it constitute a partnership or joint venture between the\nParties.\n\nHowever, this kind of collaboration reflects the broader opportunity for the\nOntario communities where each company operates, Weber in Midland and EV\nNickel near Timmins, to see continued investment in Canadian manufacturing and\ncritical mineral processing capacity over the longer term.\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe Company's Projects are under the direct technical supervision of Paul\nDavis, P.Geo., and Vice-President of the Company. Mr. Davis is a Qualified\nPerson as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical\ninformation in this press release. There are no known factors that could\nmaterially affect the reliability of the information verified by Mr. Davis.\n\nAbout EV Nickel Inc.\n\nEV Nickel's mission is to provide the world with clean nickel from Tier 1\njurisdictions. Our projects are located within 30 km of Timmins, a developing\nhub of clean critical minerals for the North American battery and\nstainless-steel markets and an important emerging critical mineral district\nfor the North American efforts to bring on-shore the full vertical integration\nof electric batteries and vehicles.\n\nEV Nickel aims to play an integral part of the North American on-shoring\ninitiative as the Company's clean, low carbon deposits can be an important\nsource of supply to support the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Ontario and\nFederal policies and initiatives which strive to bring clean critical mineral\nproduction from Canada into the North American supply chain and globally.\n\nIn further support of this initiative, the Company has and will continue to\npartner with environmentally responsible and ethical organizations from around\nthe province and around the world to assist in developing these essential\ncritical minerals. EV Nickel is also eager to collaborate with all\nstakeholders and leading sustainable engineering, mining, automotive and\nbattery companies to provide this key input to support global decarbonization\ninitiatives. The governments of Ontario and Canada are also providing\nsignificant legislative, policy and financial support to help ensure that the\nTimmins region becomes a leading participant in the developing North American\nsupply chain for the clean transition energy.\n\nAbout Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc.\n\nWeber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. is a Canadian advanced manufacturing\ncompany with more than 60 years of experience developing precision tooling,\nnickel vapor deposition technologies and advanced material solutions for\ndemanding industrial applications. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in\nMidland, Ontario, Weber serves customers across automotive, aerospace,\nconsumer products and other advanced manufacturing sectors.\n\nWeber is a global leader in Nickel Vapor Deposition (NVD) and vapometallurgy,\noperating one of the world's largest fully integrated NVD facilities. Its\nproprietary vapor-phase process is used to produce high-purity nickel\nstructures, precision nickel-shell tooling and advanced nickel-coated powders.\n\nThrough its Advanced Powders business, Weber applies more than 30 years of\nvapometallurgy expertise to the development and manufacture of engineered\nnickel-based materials, including vapor nickel-coated graphite supplied to\nindustrial customers worldwide. The company continues to explore new\nfeedstocks, materials and applications for its proprietary vapor-phase\ntechnologies, with a focus on expanding the role of Canadian advanced\nmanufacturing in emerging high-value supply chains.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking information. Such forward-looking\nstatements or information are provided for the purpose of providing\ninformation about management's current expectations and plans relating to the\nfuture. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be\nappropriate for other purposes. Any such forward-looking information may be\nidentified by words such as \"anticipate\", \"proposed\", \"estimates\", \"would\",\n\"expects\", \"intends\", \"plans\", \"may\", \"will\", and similar expressions.\nForward-looking statements or information are based on a number of factors and\nassumptions which have been used to develop such statements and information,\nbut which may prove to be incorrect. Although EVNi believes that the\nexpectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are\nreasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements\nbecause the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to\nbe correct. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose described in such forward-looking information include, but are not\nlimited to, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share\nprice, best use of available cash, the ability of the Company to raise\nsufficient capital to fund its obligations under various contractual\narrangements, to maintain its mineral tenures and concessions in good\nstanding, and to explore and develop its projects and for general working\ncapital purposes, changes in economic conditions or financial markets, the\ninherent hazards associated with mineral exploration, future prices of metals\nand other commodities, environmental challenges and risks, the Company's\nability to obtain the necessary permits and consents required to explore,\ndrill and develop its projects and if obtained, to obtain such permits and\nconsents in a timely fashion relative to the Company's plans and business\nobjectives, changes in environmental and other laws or regulations that could\nhave an impact on the Company's operations, compliance with such laws and\nregulations, dependence on key management personnel, and general competition\nin the mining industry. These risks, as well as others, could cause actual\nresults and events to vary significantly. The forward-looking information in\nthis press release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or\nbeliefs of EVNi based on information currently available to the Company. Any\nforward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made\nand, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company\ndisclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking information,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or results or expressly\nqualified by this cautionary statement.\n\nThe securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act\nof 1933, as amended (the \" U.S. Securities Act \"), or any applicable state\nsecurities laws and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or\nbenefit of, persons in the United States or \"U.S. persons,\" as such term is\ndefined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, absent\nregistration or an exemption from such registration requirements. This press\nrelease shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer\nto buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in\nwhich such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.\n\nContact Information\n\nFor further information, visit www.evnickel.com\n\nOr contact: John Paterson, Interim President & CEO at info@evnickel.com.\n\nEV Nickel Inc.\n200 - 150 King St. W,\nToronto, ON M5H 1J9\nPh: 647-948-7472\nwww.evnickel.com\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy of this release.\n\nSOURCE: EV Nickel Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/ev-nickel-announces-formation-of-wholly-owned-subsidiary-to-adva-1232988)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACS5MCqba-20261005","title":"EV Nickel Announces Formation of Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Advance Nickel Bioleaching Technology and Canadian Nickel Supply Chain","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"EVNI","created":"2026-10-05T20:30:01.138Z","tickers":["EVNI"],"exchange":"","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 5,\n2026 / EV NICKEL INC. (TSX-V:EVNI) (\"EVNi\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to\nannounce the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary focused on advancing and\ncommercializing bioleaching technology for nickel processing, together with\nthe Company's recently executed Memorandum of Understanding (\"MOU\") with Weber\nManufacturing Technologies Inc. (\"Weber\") to explore the development of an\nintegrated Canadian mine-to-nickel-product supply chain.\n\nThe new subsidiary is intended to provide a dedicated corporate platform for\nEVNI's ongoing work in bioleaching and related nickel processing technologies,\nincluding the evaluation, development, commercialization and potential\ndeployment of bioleaching solutions for nickel-bearing minerals.\n\nIn parallel, EVNI has entered an MOU with Weber, an Ontario-based company with\nexpertise and capabilities in processing and producing pure nickel powders and\nrelated nickel products. Weber has applied its nickel vapor deposition\nplatform to nickel processing in Ontario for more than three decades, and the\nMOU gives the collaboration a proven domestic step that can carry EVNI mine\noutput through to a finished, sellable nickel product rather than material\nthat has to be shipped abroad for further processing. Under the proposed\ncollaboration, EV Nickel and Weber intend to evaluate opportunities to\nestablish an integrated Canadian supply chain to potentially produce and\nmanufacture nickel powders and related products from domestically produced\nmixed hydroxide precipitates from EVNI's Timmins based nickel projects.\n\nEV Nickel believes that the development of domestic nickel processing\ntechnologies represents an important opportunity to increase the value\ncaptured from Canadian nickel resources while supporting the Canadian domestic\ncritical-mineral supply-chain security.\n\n\"The formation of this wholly owned subsidiary marks an important step in our\nstrategy to advance nickel bioleaching from technology development toward\npotential commercial application. The Company believes Canada has the\nopportunity to develop a more integrated domestic nickel supply chain, from\nmining and processing through to the production of high-value nickel\nproducts,\" said Paul Davis, Vice President Exploration of EV Nickel. \"Our MOU\nwith Weber adds an important downstream component to this strategy. Weber's\ncapabilities in processing MHP and producing nickel powders and related\nproducts provide an opportunity to investigate how Canadian-produced nickel\nintermediates can move further down the value chain within Canada. At the same\ntime, our dedicated bioleaching subsidiary will allow EV Nickel to focus\nspecifically on advancing alternative nickel processing technologies and\nidentifying opportunities to commercialize these technologies.\"\n\n\"Weber has spent more than three decades building the processing capability to\nturn nickel intermediates into finished product here in Ontario,\" said Chris\nEdwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of Weber. \"This MOU lets us\napply that capability to a genuinely made in Canada nickel supply chain, and\nwe look forward to what the initial evaluation of EVNI's material shows.\"\n\nADVANCING A CANADIAN NICKEL PROCESSING STRATEGY\n\nThe Company's bioleaching initiative is focused on developing an alternative\nprocessing pathway that has the potential to reduce the reliance on\nconventional high-temperature smelting for certain nickel-bearing materials.\nBy establishing a dedicated subsidiary, EV Nickel intends to create a focused\nplatform through which it can advance technology development, strategic\npartnerships, and potential commercial applications of bioleaching.\n\nThe Company believes that successful development of bioleaching could provide\nan opportunity to process nickel sulphide concentrates and/or other\nnickel-bearing minerals in Canada and potentially produce intermediate nickel\nproducts suitable for further downstream processing.\n\nWEBER MANUFACTURING MOU PROVIDES POTENTIAL DOWNSTREAM PATHWAY\n\nThe MOU with Weber represents a separate but complementary component of EVNI's\nbroader strategy to establish additional Canadian processing and manufacturing\ncapacity for nickel.\n\nAs an initial step under the MOU, EV Nickel intends to provide Weber with a\nsample of MHP produced from the ongoing bioleaching test program from its\nTimmins based nickel projects for evaluation. Weber intends to process the\nsample using its existing capabilities and evaluate the composition and\ncharacteristics of the material, process performance, and the characteristics\nand potential applications of the resulting nickel products.\n\nSubject to the results of the initial evaluation, the Parties intend to\ndiscuss a potential longer-term relationship that could include the supply of\nMHP by EVNI to Weber for processing to extract nickel and manufacture pure\nnickel powders and related products and development or scaling of their\nrespective processes and capabilities.\n\nA FULLY INTEGRATED CANADIAN NICKEL OPPORTUNITY\n\nThe Company's strategy is to advance a high-grade nickel resource base in the\nShaw Dome near Timmins, Ontario while simultaneously evaluating opportunities\nto increase the amount of nickel value captured within Canada.\n\nThe Company believes that the combination of Canadian nickel resources,\ninnovative processing technologies and downstream manufacturing capabilities\ncould provide a foundation for a more integrated domestic critical mineral\nsupply chain that Canadian and North American policy has increasingly\nprioritized.\n\nThe proposed relationship with Weber is non-exclusive and remains subject to\nfurther technical, operational and commercial evaluation. The MOU provides a\nframework for the Parties to assess a potential longer-term relationship and\nnegotiate a definitive supply agreement, if appropriate. Except for specified\nprovisions relating to confidentiality, intellectual property, non-binding\neffect and certain related matters, the MOU does not create legally binding\nobligations, nor does it constitute a partnership or joint venture between the\nParties.\n\nHowever, this kind of collaboration reflects the broader opportunity for the\nOntario communities where each company operates, Weber in Midland and EV\nNickel near Timmins, to see continued investment in Canadian manufacturing and\ncritical mineral processing capacity over the longer term.\n\nQualified Person\n\nThe Company's Projects are under the direct technical supervision of Paul\nDavis, P.Geo., and Vice-President of the Company. Mr. Davis is a Qualified\nPerson as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical\ninformation in this press release. There are no known factors that could\nmaterially affect the reliability of the information verified by Mr. Davis.\n\nAbout EV Nickel Inc.\n\nEV Nickel's mission is to provide the world with clean nickel from Tier 1\njurisdictions. Our projects are located within 30 km of Timmins, a developing\nhub of clean critical minerals for the North American battery and\nstainless-steel markets and an important emerging critical mineral district\nfor the North American efforts to bring on-shore the full vertical integration\nof electric batteries and vehicles.\n\nEV Nickel aims to play an integral part of the North American on-shoring\ninitiative as the Company's clean, low carbon deposits can be an important\nsource of supply to support the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Ontario and\nFederal policies and initiatives which strive to bring clean critical mineral\nproduction from Canada into the North American supply chain and globally.\n\nIn further support of this initiative, the Company has and will continue to\npartner with environmentally responsible and ethical organizations from around\nthe province and around the world to assist in developing these essential\ncritical minerals. EV Nickel is also eager to collaborate with all\nstakeholders and leading sustainable engineering, mining, automotive and\nbattery companies to provide this key input to support global decarbonization\ninitiatives. The governments of Ontario and Canada are also providing\nsignificant legislative, policy and financial support to help ensure that the\nTimmins region becomes a leading participant in the developing North American\nsupply chain for the clean transition energy.\n\nAbout Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc.\n\nWeber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. is a Canadian advanced manufacturing\ncompany with more than 60 years of experience developing precision tooling,\nnickel vapor deposition technologies and advanced material solutions for\ndemanding industrial applications. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in\nMidland, Ontario, Weber serves customers across automotive, aerospace,\nconsumer products and other advanced manufacturing sectors.\n\nWeber is a global leader in Nickel Vapor Deposition (NVD) and vapometallurgy,\noperating one of the world's largest fully integrated NVD facilities. Its\nproprietary vapor-phase process is used to produce high-purity nickel\nstructures, precision nickel-shell tooling and advanced nickel-coated powders.\n\nThrough its Advanced Powders business, Weber applies more than 30 years of\nvapometallurgy expertise to the development and manufacture of engineered\nnickel-based materials, including vapor nickel-coated graphite supplied to\nindustrial customers worldwide. The company continues to explore new\nfeedstocks, materials and applications for its proprietary vapor-phase\ntechnologies, with a focus on expanding the role of Canadian advanced\nmanufacturing in emerging high-value supply chains.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking information. Such forward-looking\nstatements or information are provided for the purpose of providing\ninformation about management's current expectations and plans relating to the\nfuture. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be\nappropriate for other purposes. Any such forward-looking information may be\nidentified by words such as \"anticipate\", \"proposed\", \"estimates\", \"would\",\n\"expects\", \"intends\", \"plans\", \"may\", \"will\", and similar expressions.\nForward-looking statements or information are based on a number of factors and\nassumptions which have been used to develop such statements and information,\nbut which may prove to be incorrect. Although EVNi believes that the\nexpectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are\nreasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements\nbecause the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to\nbe correct. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose described in such forward-looking information include, but are not\nlimited to, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share\nprice, best use of available cash, the ability of the Company to raise\nsufficient capital to fund its obligations under various contractual\narrangements, to maintain its mineral tenures and concessions in good\nstanding, and to explore and develop its projects and for general working\ncapital purposes, changes in economic conditions or financial markets, the\ninherent hazards associated with mineral exploration, future prices of metals\nand other commodities, environmental challenges and risks, the Company's\nability to obtain the necessary permits and consents required to explore,\ndrill and develop its projects and if obtained, to obtain such permits and\nconsents in a timely fashion relative to the Company's plans and business\nobjectives, changes in environmental and other laws or regulations that could\nhave an impact on the Company's operations, compliance with such laws and\nregulations, dependence on key management personnel, and general competition\nin the mining industry. These risks, as well as others, could cause actual\nresults and events to vary significantly. The forward-looking information in\nthis press release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or\nbeliefs of EVNi based on information currently available to the Company. Any\nforward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made\nand, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company\ndisclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking information,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or results or expressly\nqualified by this cautionary statement.\n\nThe securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act\nof 1933, as amended (the \" U.S. Securities Act \"), or any applicable state\nsecurities laws and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or\nbenefit of, persons in the United States or \"U.S. persons,\" as such term is\ndefined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, absent\nregistration or an exemption from such registration requirements. This press\nrelease shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer\nto buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in\nwhich such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.\n\nContact Information\n\nFor further information, visit www.evnickel.com\n\nOr contact: John Paterson, Interim President & CEO at info@evnickel.com.\n\nEV Nickel Inc.\n200 - 150 King St. W,\nToronto, ON M5H 1J9\nPh: 647-948-7472\nwww.evnickel.com\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy of this release.\n\nSOURCE: EV Nickel Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/ev-nickel-announces-formation-of-wholly-owned-subsidiary-to-adva-1232988)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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