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Avalon Appoints Vienna Psihos as Manager, Public Affairs & Government Relations

Management Changes

Avalon Appoints Vienna Psihos as Manager,

Public Affairs & Government Relations

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2025) -

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

(TSX: AVL)

(OTCQB: AVLNF) ("Avalon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Vienna

Psihos as Manager, Public Affairs & Government Relations.

Ms. Psihos brings strong experience at the intersection of government decision-making, regulatory

processes, and strategic communications. Her expertise will support Avalon as it advances key critical

minerals projects across Canada. Ms. Psihos holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the

University of Toronto.

Most recently serving in a senior policy role within the Government of Ontario's Treasury Board

Secretariat, Ms. Psihos contributed to major provincial funding and policy decisions and supported the

communications strategy for the province's 2025-2026 Budget. Her work involved managing and

evaluating large-scale funding initiatives within Ontario's largest spending portfolios, spanning capital,

operating, and program investments.

Her background also includes advising companies across Ontario's mining and infrastructure sectors on

government relations, permitting, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications. This includes

supporting high-priority initiatives for industry leaders such as Glencore Canada and Wyloo's Ring of

Fire efforts, where she worked on strategies tied to regulatory approvals, Indigenous engagement, and

major project development.

"Vienna's experience navigating government processes and funding programs, along with her work

supporting major mining and infrastructure projects, aligns directly with Avalon's strategic priorities," said

Scott Monteith, CEO of Avalon. "She will play a key role in strengthening our government relationships

and enhancing the Company's public affairs and communications efforts."

"As governments at both the provincial and federal levels intensify their focus on building resilient,

homegrown supply chains, investments like Avalon's are precisely the kind of projects needed to

advance Canada's critical minerals strategy and presence on the global scale. I'm thrilled to join the

team at such a pivotal moment of growth and momentum." said Ms. Psihos, Avalon's new Manager of

Public Affairs & Government Relations.

About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company advancing the supply of

materials essential to a resilient North American supply chain. 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.

For further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please visit

www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com

, email

[email protected]

, or call 416-364-4938.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian

securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements related to

management team changes and the anticipated benefits of strengthening Avalon's public affairs and

government relations functions. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of

forward-looking terminology such as "add" or "additional", "advancing", "anticipates" or "does not

anticipate", "appears", "believes", "can be", "conceptual", "confidence", "continue", "convert" or

"conversion", "deliver", "demonstrating", "estimates", "encouraging", "expand" or "expanding" or

"expansion", "expect" or "expectations", "forecasts", "forward", "goal", "improves", "increase",

"intends", "justification", "plans", "potential" or "potentially", "promise", "prospective", "prioritize",

"reflects", "robust", "scheduled", "suggesting", "support", "top-tier", "updating", "upside", "will be" or

"will consider", "work towards", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,

events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved".

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

risks associated with mineral exploration and development operations such as: environmental

hazards and economic factors as they affect the cost and success of the Company's capital

expenditures, the ability of the Company to obtain required permits and approvals, the ability of the

Company to obtain financing, uncertainty in the estimation of mineral resources, uncertainty with

respect to the ability to successfully construct and develop the Company's lithium processing facility,

the price of lithium, no operating history, no operating revenue and negative cash flow, land title risk,

the market price of the Company's securities, the economic feasibility of the Company's mineral

resources and the Company's commercial viability, inflation and uncertain global economic

conditions, uncertain geo-political shifts and risks, successful collaboration with indigenous

communities, changes in technology and advancements in innovation may impact the development

of the Company's technology innovation centre and its lithium hydroxide processing facility, future

pandemics and other health crises, dependence on management and other highly skilled personnel,

title to the Company's mineral properties, the ongoing war in Ukraine and Israel, extensive

government and environmental regulation, reliance on artificial intelligence technology to influence

mining operations, volatility in the financial markets, uninsured risks, climate change, threat of legal

proceedings, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the

Company dated November 28, 2024 (the "AIF") under the heading "Description of the Business -

Risk Factors". 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. In addition to other factors and assumptions identified in the AIF, assumptions

have been made regarding, among other things: management of certain of the Company's assets by

other companies or joint venture partners, the Company's ability to carry on its exploration and

development activities without undue delays or unbudgeted costs, the ability of the Company to obtain

sufficient qualified personnel, equipment and services in a timely and cost effective manner, the

ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner, the ability of the Company

to obtain all necessary financing on acceptable terms and when needed, the accuracy of the

Company's resource estimates and geological, operational and price assumptions on which these are

based and the continuance of the regulatory framework regarding environmental manners. Readers

are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions that may have

been used. 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.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/274986