# Versarien PLC Q&A with CEO Neill Ricketts: Nanene Distribution Agreement (LON:VRS)

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/versarien-plc-qa-ceo-neill-ricketts-nanene-distribution-agreement-lonvrs/412724191
- Published: 2017-02-21T08:00:51+00:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**Versarien PLC** (LON:VRS) Chief Executive Officer Neill Ricketts caught up with
DirectorsTalk for an exclusive interview to discuss the Nanene distribution agreement
with Lansdowne Chemicals, their strong distribution channel and plans for Nanene
over the coming months

 

**Q1: We spoke last week about the launch of your new graphene brand, Nanene, and
a week later you announced the distribution agreement for the product. So, first
off, congratulations on the quick work but Neill could you explain the background
to the deal with Lansdowne Chemicals and its significance?**

**A1**: So, we’ve known Lansdowne Chemicals for a while, we have been working with
them to explore the possibilities of graphene and what graphene may do to some of
their specific chemicals that they operate with. They’re very enthusiastic given
the independent test data that we’ve already received for the University of Manchester,
that gives them a huge amount of confidence and naturally they want to talk the 
customers that they’re already dealing with about how they can get a fairly unique
position using this brand-new material in some of their established chemicals.

 

**Q2: Lansdowne Energy have a strong distribution channel, particularly in Europe,
how do you expect them to leverage this?**

**A2**: It’s great for us as a small business, we’re challenged with the amount 
of enquires and the bandwidth that we’ve currently got. Lansdowne have not only 
got their own resources but they’re part of a German group called Overlack and as
part of that we obviously get access to that as well. There’s a big chemical show
coming up soon and the intention is we’ll be alongside or our products will be alongside
what’s happening with the main group so it’s phenomenal for us as a small business
to have this opportunity to work with Lansdowne and to be able to pull on all their
resources that they might have across not only Europe but the US and the Far East
as well.

 

**Q3: So, what additional plans do Versarien PLC have for Nanene over the coming
months?**

**A3**: So, obviously as you mentioned earlier, we only launched Nanene last week,
we’ve had a huge amount of response and that means that we’re getting a very active
plan at the moment. As I said in the press release yesterday, the real job now is
to getting this to as many people as possible, getting this advertised, getting 
people talking about it across the whole world. That’s a big job and we’ll be working
hard with our partners to not only establish bases but also to be able to get the
product to as many customers as we can.

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