When did First Phosphate provide its perspective on recent trading activity?

First Phosphate provided its perspective on October 17, 2025. The statement addressed recent trading activity following China’s Ministry of Commerce announcement on October 9, 2025.

What export controls did China announce that First Phosphate referred to?

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced broad new unilateral export controls on rare earth and other processed critical materials, including lithium iron phosphate cathode active material and certain related equipment and technologies. The controls were announced under Ministry of Commerce Notice No 55-62 and are to come into effect as of November 8, 2025.

How did First Phosphate’s shares react after the Chinese export-control announcement?

Following the announcement, First Phosphate said its shares experienced large volume increases and price volatility. The company said certain other publicly traded entities with interests or operations associated with the affected materials and technologies also experienced those conditions.

Which industries could be affected by the Chinese export controls mentioned by First Phosphate?

First Phosphate said that, if implemented, the export controls are expected to impact industries relying on the affected technologies and inputs, including energy storage, AI data centers, robotics, mobility, defense and electric vehicles. The company said LFP batteries represent a majority of global electric battery production, most of which is manufactured in China.

What does First Phosphate do?

First Phosphate is a mineral development and cleantech company dedicated to building and onshoring a vertically integrated mine-to-market LFP battery supply chain for North America. Its stated target markets include energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility and defense.

What is First Phosphate’s North American LFP battery supply-chain strategy?

First Phosphate said it has been fully dedicated to onshoring the LFP battery supply chain in North America through the proposed development of mining and downstream processing of North American critical minerals. The company said it looks to accelerate this mine-to-market strategy in energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility, defense and electric vehicles.

Has First Phosphate produced LFP battery cells using North American critical minerals?

First Phosphate said it has recently produced what it described as perhaps the first ever commercial-grade LFP 18650 battery cells using North American critical minerals. The high-purity phosphoric acid and iron powder were produced from rare igneous anorthosite rock extracted from the company’s Bégin-Lamarche property in Quebec, Canada.

Where is First Phosphate’s Bégin-Lamarche property located and what does it produce?

First Phosphate’s flagship Bégin-Lamarche property is in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The company describes it as a North American rare igneous phosphate resource yielding high-purity phosphate with minimal impurities.

What rating did First Phosphate’s phosphate-supply white paper receive?

First Phosphate said its recent white paper on securing North American phosphate supply for LFP cathode materials received a “Met” Rating from the Defense Industrial Base Consortium. The consortium emphasised that phosphate, particularly for use in LFP cathode active material, is essential to national defense and that a domestic source reduces dependency on China and its control over the LFP market.

Where do First Phosphate’s shares trade and what are the ticker symbols?

First Phosphate’s shares trade on the CSE under PHOS, on the OTCQX under FRSPF and on the FSE under KD0.

What does First Phosphate say could affect its forward-looking plans?

First Phosphate said its forward-looking information is subject to risks including development and exploration outcomes, continued availability of capital and financing, general economic, market and business conditions, and amendments to or adoption of the announced export controls. The company also cited assumptions concerning permitting, project inputs, mineral resource estimates, metallurgical testing, pricing assumptions, relationships with Indigenous parties and third-party partners, government actions and adoption of the export controls as announced.

Who reviewed First Phosphate’s scientific and technical information?

Gilles Laverdière, P.Geo., reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in the release. First Phosphate identified him as its Chief Geologist and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

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First Phosphate Links Recent Share Volatility to China Export-Control Announcement

Published Friday, 17 October 2025

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Company: First Phosphate Corp
Listings: CSE:PHOS, FSE:KD0, NASDAQ:PHOS, OTCQX:FRSPF
Announcement type: Corporate update
Published: Friday, 17 October 2025
Source announcement: firstphosphate.com

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First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (FSE: KD0) has addressed recent volume increases and price volatility in its common shares.

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced export controls on critical materials, including LFP CAM, on October 9, 2025.
Ministry of Commerce Notice No 55-62 states the controls are to come into effect on November 8, 2025.
After the announcement, First Phosphate and certain other entities experienced large volume increases and price volatility in their shares.
First Phosphate said it is fully dedicated to onshoring North America’s LFP battery supply chain through proposed mining and downstream processing.
First Phosphate looks to accelerate its mine-to-market strategy across energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility, defense and electric vehicles.

The company said the Export Controls’ scope, implementation, amendment or adoption, and commercial or geopolitical responses could affect these forward-looking plans. Other assumptions include capital availability, permitting and project inputs.

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First Phosphate provided its perspective on recent increases in trading volume and price volatility in its common shares. The company linked the recent trading activity to developments involving Chinese export controls on rare earth and other processed critical materials, including LFP cathode active material and related equipment and technologies.

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Company: First Phosphate Corp
Title: First Phosphate Provides Perspective on Recent Trading Activity in its Common Shares
Published: Friday, 17 October 2025
Source site: firstphosphate.com

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