Graphite One Inc. announced that it has received a USD 4.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency ("DLA") to develop a graphite and graphene-based foam fire suppressant as an alternative to incumbent PFAS fire-suppressant materials, as required by U.S. law. Graphite One will execute the DLA project with Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Maryland, under the terms of the G1-Vorbeck teaming agreement announced on June 19, 2023.