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Avalon to Present at the Water Tower Research Small Cap Symposium Series

Marketing Announcement

Avalon to Present at the Water Tower

Research Small Cap Symposium Series

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 16, 2025) -

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

(TSX: AVL)

(OTCQB: AVLNF) ("

Avalon

" or the "

Company

"), a Canadian critical minerals company advancing

lithium and rare earth projects vital to North America's supply chain security, today announced that Scott

Monteith, President & CEO, and Lorin Crenshaw, CFO, will participate in the upcoming Water Tower

Research Small Cap Symposium Series themed, "Critical Elements Mining and Processing

Infrastructure Buildout: A Matter of National Security", on Wednesday, September 17th.

The discussion will focus on Avalon's strategy to evolve from a long-standing explorer to a strategic mid-

stream processor and active developer of its critical mineral assets, highlighting the attributes of its rare

earth and lithium assets and the multiple pathways the company is pursuing to unlock shareholder value.

The episode of the Water Tower Research Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, titled "Critical Elements Mining

and Processing Infrastructure Buildout: A Matter of National Security" (Episode #149), will be available

beginning Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

Investors and stakeholders are invited to listen on their preferred podcast platform, including Apple

Podcasts and Spotify, or directly through Avalon's corporate website for ease of access. All available

listening platforms can be accessed via the following link:

https://pod.link/1693448305

.

About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

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 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. The Company is also

advancing the Nechalacho Rare Earths and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories. This deposit

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.

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 regarding

the Company's planned participation in the Water Tower Research Small Cap Symposium and

related podcast, as well as statements regarding Avalon's strategy to advance its lithium and rare

earth projects, its future role as a midstream processor and asset manager, the development of its

lithium processing facility, and the Company's focus on creating long-term shareholder value.

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/266756