<p>安大略省多倫多 --（Newsfile Corp. -2026 年 2 月 18 日）- Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.（OTCQB: AVLNF）（&#34;Avalon&#34;或&#34;公司&#34;），是一家加拿大關鍵礦產公司，致力於推進對北美供應鏈安全至關重要的鋰和稀土項目，今天宣佈首席財務官 Lorin Crenshaw 將在安大略省多倫多的 Red Cloud Securities 2026 年預 PDAC 礦業展示會上進行演講。</p>
<p>演講定於 2026 年 2 月 27 日星期五上午 10:00（東部時間）在多倫多喜來登中心酒店的肯辛頓演講廳進行。會議將包括 15 分鐘的公司介紹，隨後是 5 分鐘的問答環節。</p>
<p><strong>關於 Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.</strong></p>
<p>Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.是一家加拿大關鍵礦產公司，致力於推進對加拿大未來至關重要的材料供應。公司專注於開發支持安全、國內供應鏈和長期經濟增長的戰略資產。Avalon 正在推進位於西北地區的 Nechalacho 稀土元素和鋯石項目，該項目包含所有輕稀土和重稀土元素，以及用於通信、國防、清潔技術和能源領域的先進技術的關鍵礦物，如釔、鋯、鉭和鈮。公司還專注於通過開發位於桑德貝的安大略省首箇中遊鋰氫氧化物加工設施 Lake Superior Lithium Inc.，實現安大略鋰供應鏈的垂直整合。該設施將作為北安大略鋰資源與南安大略及北美日益增長的電動車電池製造基地之間的重要紐帶。通過與 SCR Sibelco NV 的合資企業，Avalon 正在推進位於安大略省基諾拉附近的 Separation Rapids 鋰項目，並繼續在其 Snowbank 鋰和 Lilypad 鋰 - 銫礦牀進行勘探。</p>
<p>有關 Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.的更多信息，請訪問 www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com，發送電子郵件至 ir@avalonam.com，或撥打 416-364-4938。</p>
<p>關於前瞻性信息的警示聲明</p>
<p>本新聞稿包含適用加拿大證券立法意義上的&#34;前瞻性信息&#34;。一般來説，前瞻性信息可以通過使用前瞻性術語來識別，例如&#34;增加&#34;或&#34;額外的&#34;、&#34;推進&#34;、&#34;預期&#34;或&#34;不預期&#34;、&#34;似乎&#34;、&#34;相信&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;概念性&#34;、&#34;信心&#34;、&#34;繼續&#34;、&#34;轉換&#34;或&#34;轉化&#34;、&#34;交付&#34;、&#34;展示&#34;、&#34;估計&#34;、&#34;鼓舞人心&#34;、&#34;擴展&#34;或&#34;擴展中&#34;或&#34;擴張&#34;、&#34;期望&#34;或&#34;期望值&#34;、&#34;預測&#34;、&#34;前進&#34;、&#34;目標&#34;、&#34;改善&#34;、&#34;增加&#34;、&#34;打算&#34;、&#34;理由&#34;、&#34;計劃&#34;、&#34;潛在&#34;或&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;承諾&#34;、&#34;前景&#34;、&#34;優先考慮&#34;、&#34;反映&#34;、&#34;強勁&#34;、&#34;計劃&#34;、&#34;建議&#34;、&#34;支持&#34;、&#34;頂級&#34;、&#34;更新&#34;、&#34;上升&#34;、&#34;將會&#34;或&#34;將考慮&#34;、&#34;努力實現&#34;，或此類詞語和短語的變體，或聲明某些行動、事件或結果&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;將會&#34;、&#34;可能&#34;或&#34;將會被採取&#34;、&#34;發生&#34;或&#34;實現&#34;。</p>
<p>前瞻性信息受到已知和未知的風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響，這些因素可能導致公司的實際結果、活動水平、表現或成就與此類前瞻性信息所表達或暗示的結果有重大不同，包括在公司 2025 年 11 月 26 日的年度信息表（&#34;AIF&#34;）中討論或提及的風險因素，標題為&#34;業務描述 - 風險因素&#34;。前瞻性信息基於管理層在其經驗和對趨勢、當前條件和預期發展的看法的基礎上做出的合理假設、估計、分析和意見，以及管理層認為在作出此類聲明時相關和合理的其他因素，但這些因素可能被證明是錯誤的。儘管公司相信反映在此類前瞻性信息中的假設和期望是合理的，但不應對前瞻性信息過度依賴，因為公司無法保證這些期望會被證明是正確的。儘管公司已嘗試識別可能導致實際結果與前瞻性信息中包含的結果有重大不同的重要因素，但可能還有其他因素導致結果未如預期、估計或意圖。不能保證此類信息會被證明是準確的，因為實際結果和未來事件可能與此類信息中預期的有重大不同。因此，讀者不應對前瞻性信息過度依賴。公司不承諾更新任何前瞻性信息，除非根據適用的證券法。</p>
<p>要查看本新聞稿的源版本，請訪問 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/284254</p>

SOLS

RYAM

Avalon控股

IBAT

<p>Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. 將於 2026 年 2 月 27 日在多倫多參加 Red Cloud Securities 2026 年預 PDAC 礦業展示會。首席財務官 Lorin Crenshaw 將進行公司概況介紹，隨後進行問答環節。Avalon 專注於關鍵礦物，包括鋰和稀土元素，這些對北美的供應鏈至關重要。該公司正在推進多個項目，包括 Nechalacho 稀土元素項目和 Lake Superior Lithium Inc.，旨在支持國內供應鏈和經濟增長</p>

<p>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2026) - Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.  (OTCQB: AVLNF) (&#34;Avalon&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;), a Canadian critical minerals company advancing lithium and rare earth projects vital to North America's supply chain security, today announced that Lorin Crenshaw, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Red Cloud Securities 2026 Pre-PDAC Mining Showcase in Toronto, Ontario.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>安大略省多倫多 --（Newsfile Corp. -2026 年 2 月 18 日）- Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.（OTCQB: AVLNF）（&#34;Avalon&#34;或&#34;公司&#34;），是一家加拿大關鍵礦產公司，致力於推進對北美供應鏈安全至關重要的鋰和稀土項目，今天宣佈首席財務官 Lorin Crenshaw 將在安大略省多倫多的 Red Cloud Securities 2026 年預 PDAC 礦業展示會上進行演講。</p>
</div><p>The presentation is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET in the Kensington Presentation Room at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The session will include a 15-minute corporate presentation followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer period.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>演講定於 2026 年 2 月 27 日星期五上午 10:00（東部時間）在多倫多喜來登中心酒店的肯辛頓演講廳進行。會議將包括 15 分鐘的公司介紹，隨後是 5 分鐘的問答環節。</p>
</div><p><strong>About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>關於 Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.</strong></p>
</div><p>Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company advancing the supply of materials essential for Canada's future. The Company is focused on developing strategic assets that support secure, domestic supply chains and long-term economic growth. Avalon is advancing the Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which contains all light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as yttrium, zirconium, tantalum, and niobium-critical minerals used in advanced technologies across the communications, defense, clean tech, and energy sectors. The Company is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply chain through the development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario's first midstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, located in Thunder Bay. This facility will serve as a vital link between northern Ontario's lithium resources and the growing EV battery manufacturing base in southern Ontario and North America. Through a joint venture with SCR Sibelco NV, Avalon is advancing the Separation Rapids Lithium Project near Kenora, Ontario, as well as continuing exploration at its Snowbank lithium and Lilypad lithium-cesium deposits.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.是一家加拿大關鍵礦產公司，致力於推進對加拿大未來至關重要的材料供應。公司專注於開發支持安全、國內供應鏈和長期經濟增長的戰略資產。Avalon 正在推進位於西北地區的 Nechalacho 稀土元素和鋯石項目，該項目包含所有輕稀土和重稀土元素，以及用於通信、國防、清潔技術和能源領域的先進技術的關鍵礦物，如釔、鋯、鉭和鈮。公司還專注於通過開發位於桑德貝的安大略省首箇中遊鋰氫氧化物加工設施 Lake Superior Lithium Inc.，實現安大略鋰供應鏈的垂直整合。該設施將作為北安大略鋰資源與南安大略及北美日益增長的電動車電池製造基地之間的重要紐帶。通過與 SCR Sibelco NV 的合資企業，Avalon 正在推進位於安大略省基諾拉附近的 Separation Rapids 鋰項目，並繼續在其 Snowbank 鋰和 Lilypad 鋰 - 銫礦牀進行勘探。</p>
</div><p>For further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please visit www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com, email ir@avalonam.com, or call 416-364-4938.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>有關 Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.的更多信息，請訪問 www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com，發送電子郵件至 ir@avalonam.com，或撥打 416-364-4938。</p>
</div><p>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>關於前瞻性信息的警示聲明</p>
</div><p>This news release contains &#34;forward-looking information&#34; within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &#34;add&#34; or &#34;additional&#34;, &#34;advancing&#34;, &#34;anticipates&#34; or &#34;does not anticipate&#34;, &#34;appears&#34;, &#34;believes&#34;, &#34;can be&#34;, &#34;conceptual&#34;, &#34;confidence&#34;, &#34;continue&#34;, &#34;convert&#34; or &#34;conversion&#34;, &#34;deliver&#34;, &#34;demonstrating&#34;, &#34;estimates&#34;, &#34;encouraging&#34;, &#34;expand&#34; or &#34;expanding&#34; or &#34;expansion&#34;, &#34;expect&#34; or &#34;expectations&#34;, &#34;forecasts&#34;, &#34;forward&#34;, &#34;goal&#34;, &#34;improves&#34;, &#34;increase&#34;, &#34;intends&#34;, &#34;justification&#34;, &#34;plans&#34;, &#34;potential&#34; or &#34;potentially&#34;, &#34;promise&#34;, &#34;prospective&#34;, &#34;prioritize&#34;, &#34;reflects&#34;, &#34;robust&#34;, &#34;scheduled&#34;, &#34;suggesting&#34;, &#34;support&#34;, &#34;top-tier&#34;, &#34;updating&#34;, &#34;upside&#34;, &#34;will be&#34; or &#34;will consider&#34;, &#34;work towards&#34;, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results &#34;may&#34;, &#34;could&#34;, &#34;would&#34;, &#34;might&#34;, or &#34;will be taken&#34;, &#34;occur&#34;, or &#34;be achieved&#34;.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新聞稿包含適用加拿大證券立法意義上的&#34;前瞻性信息&#34;。一般來説，前瞻性信息可以通過使用前瞻性術語來識別，例如&#34;增加&#34;或&#34;額外的&#34;、&#34;推進&#34;、&#34;預期&#34;或&#34;不預期&#34;、&#34;似乎&#34;、&#34;相信&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;概念性&#34;、&#34;信心&#34;、&#34;繼續&#34;、&#34;轉換&#34;或&#34;轉化&#34;、&#34;交付&#34;、&#34;展示&#34;、&#34;估計&#34;、&#34;鼓舞人心&#34;、&#34;擴展&#34;或&#34;擴展中&#34;或&#34;擴張&#34;、&#34;期望&#34;或&#34;期望值&#34;、&#34;預測&#34;、&#34;前進&#34;、&#34;目標&#34;、&#34;改善&#34;、&#34;增加&#34;、&#34;打算&#34;、&#34;理由&#34;、&#34;計劃&#34;、&#34;潛在&#34;或&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;承諾&#34;、&#34;前景&#34;、&#34;優先考慮&#34;、&#34;反映&#34;、&#34;強勁&#34;、&#34;計劃&#34;、&#34;建議&#34;、&#34;支持&#34;、&#34;頂級&#34;、&#34;更新&#34;、&#34;上升&#34;、&#34;將會&#34;或&#34;將考慮&#34;、&#34;努力實現&#34;，或此類詞語和短語的變體，或聲明某些行動、事件或結果&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;將會&#34;、&#34;可能&#34;或&#34;將會被採取&#34;、&#34;發生&#34;或&#34;實現&#34;。</p>
</div><p>Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated November 26, 2025 (the &#34;AIF&#34;) under the heading &#34;Description of the Business - Risk Factors&#34;. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>前瞻性信息受到已知和未知的風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響，這些因素可能導致公司的實際結果、活動水平、表現或成就與此類前瞻性信息所表達或暗示的結果有重大不同，包括在公司 2025 年 11 月 26 日的年度信息表（&#34;AIF&#34;）中討論或提及的風險因素，標題為&#34;業務描述 - 風險因素&#34;。前瞻性信息基於管理層在其經驗和對趨勢、當前條件和預期發展的看法的基礎上做出的合理假設、估計、分析和意見，以及管理層認為在作出此類聲明時相關和合理的其他因素，但這些因素可能被證明是錯誤的。儘管公司相信反映在此類前瞻性信息中的假設和期望是合理的，但不應對前瞻性信息過度依賴，因為公司無法保證這些期望會被證明是正確的。儘管公司已嘗試識別可能導致實際結果與前瞻性信息中包含的結果有重大不同的重要因素，但可能還有其他因素導致結果未如預期、估計或意圖。不能保證此類信息會被證明是準確的，因為實際結果和未來事件可能與此類信息中預期的有重大不同。因此，讀者不應對前瞻性信息過度依賴。公司不承諾更新任何前瞻性信息，除非根據適用的證券法。</p>
</div><p>To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/284254</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>要查看本新聞稿的源版本，請訪問 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/284254</p>
</div>

Avalon 將參加 Red Cloud Securities 2026 年 PDAC 礦業展示會