Mr. Carlos Vicens reports

FULL CIRCLE LITHIUM ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. SCHOOL DEPLOYMENT OF FCL-X TO ADDRESS RISING LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE RISKS

Full Circle Lithium Corp. has made its first sale into the U.S. educational system, with an initial deployment in a large school district in the southeastern United States. The milestone marks a significant step forward in addressing a rapidly growing safety challenge facing schools nationwide: lithium-ion-battery fires.

This deployment reflects a pro-active move by school leadership to confront an emerging, increasingly visible risk associated with the widespread use of lithium-powered devices in educational environments.

A growing problem in modern schools

Lithium-ion batteries are embedded throughout the education ecosystem from laptops and tablets in classrooms to e-scooters and e-bikes on campus to electric school buses and maintenance equipment.

While these technologies support digital learning and sustainability goals, they also introduce a growing fire risk that requires new safety solutions:

• Lithium-ion-battery fires can ignite suddenly, burn at extremely high temperatures and are prone to reignition.
• These batteries are present in nearly every device used daily by students and staff, significantly increasing exposure risk.
• Fire authorities and safety experts across the U.S. have identified lithium battery incidents as a rapidly increasing hazard requiring targeted response measures.

The scale of the U.S. education market

The urgency of this issue is amplified by the sheer size of the U.S. education system:

• The K-12 system includes over 130,000 schools, serving approximately 50 million students.
• Colleges and universities add another 4,000-plus institutions with more than 19 million students enrolled.
• Combined, these institutions represent tens of millions of daily device users, with laptops, tablets and personal mobility devices standard tools for learning and campus life.

From classrooms and dormitories to transportation fleets and maintenance operations, lithium-ion batteries are deeply embedded in daily educational infrastructure. As electrification and digital learning continue to expand, the education sector has become one of the largest and fastest-growing environments of concentrated lithium battery usage, making the need for effective, purpose-built fire safety solutions increasingly urgent.

Recent events across U.S. schools highlight the scale and immediacy of the issue:

• Schools have been evacuated due to fires and smoke events caused by lithium-ion batteries in laptops, including widely used classroom devices.
• One school district reported six separate lithium-battery-related laptop fires, underscoring how quickly incidents can escalate.
• Fire officials warn that these batteries can overheat, ignite and even explode, posing serious risks in classroom settings.

Beyond the classroom, the risk continues to expand:

• E-scooters and e-bikes brought onto school grounds;
• Charging hubs with dozens of devices connected simultaneously;
• Electric transportation, including school buses and service fleets.

A purpose-built solution for a modern hazard

Full Circle Lithium's FCL-X technology is specifically engineered to address the unique challenges of lithium-ion-battery fires, including:

• Rapid suppression of thermal runaway events;
• Prevention of reignition;
• Safe deployment in occupied environments such as schools.

Traditional fire extinguishers are not designed for lithium-ion-battery fires, leaving a critical gap in protection, one that schools are beginning to address.

Carlos Vicens, chief executive officer of Full Circle Lithium, commented: "Lithium-ion batteries are now everywhere in the school environment, from the classroom to transportation, and the risk is no longer theoretical. Schools across the U.S., including in the southeast, are experiencing real incidents involving laptops, mobility devices and charging systems. This is a growing problem that requires solutions specifically designed for these types of fires. This initial deployment is a key step in improving protection for our educational facilities."

Setting a new standard for school safety

As lithium-ion-battery usage continues to accelerate, forward-thinking school systems are taking action to modernize their safety infrastructure. This first deployment in the southeastern United States highlights a broader shift: recognizing lithium battery fire risk as a system-wide safety issue and implementing solutions that match the complexity of the threat.

About Full Circle Lithium Corp.

Full Circle Lithium is a U.S.-based lithium product manufacturer focused on sustainable solutions for the lithium and battery safety sector. Its flagship product innovation, FCL-X, is a proprietary, non-hazardous, water-based, fire-extinguishing agent designed specifically to combat the growing threat of lithium-ion-battery fires. Backed by a world-class technical team, Full Circle Lithium is committed to delivering safe, effective and environmentally responsible fire mitigation technologies.

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