Exhibit 99.1
2014 at a Glance - $9M in Working Capital; Launched New
Products; Created a Presence in Canada, Mexico, Taiwan,
and China
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To Our Valued Shareholders,
Dear Shareholders
I write with great confidence at this time of the year as I look back at the goals, challenges and
accomplishments we have tackled over the last twelve months, due to the support of each and every
one of our shareholders, employees and management. Thank you.
MesoCoat Inc., our principal subsidiary, went through many ups and downs, typical of a development
stage company as it strove to take products to market in 2014. We have proven that our disruptive
technologies, products and future products are better or will be better solutions for their intended use.
The reality of that statement to us is one of discernible value. One most important indicator of that
value is that many multinational corporations and government organizations have been giving us a
helping hand to complete our journey. Abakan’s share price did not perform as we all would have liked
in 2014, but I foresee a less volatile and better valuation in 2015 based on the important alliances,
organizational changes and goals achieved during this past year and on what we expect to accomplish
this coming year in technology advances, sales and other corporate developments.
Abakan prides itself on having worked 24-7 to reach our common goals. For many of our team “24-7” is
not a figure of speech but an actual commitment that I witness week in and week out. I know that this
commitment will continue until we can capitalize on the value created by our work as we maximize the
parameters of our technology development and focus on marketing. Abakan is very fortunate in that
ours is a market driven by market-pull (demand) rather than a market-push (marketing). The effect
being that we believe that Abakan is at the onset of creating a global presence with superior products
that lend proven solutions to given problems in the marketplace.
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2014 was an exciting year for us. We secured commitments for $9M in equity, non-dilutive and debt
financing, increased our direct ownership in MesoCoat to 87.5%, and doubled our PComP powder
production capability. We were awarded several large test and commercial orders for our PComP
coatings from certain of the world’s largest steel and mining companies. Our CermaClad related efforts
have included successfully cladding ever longer sections of pipe with every run as we approach our goal
of cladding full-length (40 feet) pipes. When we meet this primary objective MesoCoat will be in a
position to commence commercial sales. We have also secured several fully-funded developmental
projects to develop new products that will sustain a healthy product pipeline. Working in collaboration
with our global sales partners we are in the process of creating product marketing channels in Canada,
Mexico and Asia. Furthermore, during 2014, our products won a couple of highly prestigious industry
awards, and added several new experts to our technical and commercial team.
While 2014 was a very busy year for us, we expect 2015 to be even more exciting. We expect to
commission a 160 ton PComP powder production facility that will also include three thermal spray
coating cells by September of 2015. When fully operational, the new PComP production and coating
facility could produce enough powders and coating services to generate approximately $32M in annual
revenues. Additionally, we expect to develop full-length (40 feet) clad pipes before the end of the
calendar year 2015. Once accomplished, we expect to set-up our first 4-line clad pipe manufacturing
facility and begin full scale clad pipe production. One such manufacturing facility could generate
approximately $220M in annual revenues. We also expect to expand our footprint in Mexico, Canada,
and Asia in 2015 with an eye on also creating a presence in the Middle East.
The constant recognition we receive from leading research institutes, trade bodies, media houses and
development partners and customers is a source of ongoing validation for our team. Our solutions
embody a suite of disruptive innovations in materials, process and products. We are not trying to
improve things by only 10%; that is not and will never be our goal. Rather, we are developing
groundbreaking solutions that are up to one or more orders of magnitude (ten times) better than what
currently exists in the market. We know that this is not an easy task. Our path is laborious and
challenging along a timeline that has frankly taken us a lot longer than we anticipated. However, we
believe that the finish line is in sight and that reaching the end goal will be well worth the effort.
Despite the delays, we have made great strides towards reaching our PComP and CermaClad goals in
2014. We are well positioned to achieve our PComP production expansion and are within reach of
beginning the full scale production of full sized 40’ clad pipe in 2015. On a final note, I would like to
iterate that there are very few companies in the world of material science like Abakan, with such a
diverse portfolio of products that can offer an order of magnitude higher value proposition when
compared to competing products.
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I look forward to providing additional updates on our progress as we move forward.
Sincerely,
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Robert Miller,
CEO, Abakan Inc.
2014 At a Glance
Funding - $9M
Abakan and MesoCoat secured $3,700,000 in equity financing, $3,750,000 in development financing,
and a commitment for a $1,500,000 loan in calendar year 2014. This funding has been used, in part, to
scale-up production in an effort to generate significant revenues, launch a wear-resistant clad pipe
demonstration plant in Alberta, Canada, develop new products and applications for our core
technologies and complete development and qualification of our most-promising high-value products.
Mentioned below are a few highlights of our fund raising efforts in 2014:
Abakan Secured $3M Strategic Investment from the Largest Global Wear-Resistant Clad Plate
Manufacturer
Nov 14, 2014
MesoCoat Received $500,000 from Department of Energy and $150,000 from the National Institute of
Health to Develop New Applications using its CermaClad™ technology
Oct 6, 2014
MesoCoat received $250,000 from NASA to Develop Coatings for Extreme Environments
May 28, 2014
MesoCoat Received $100,000 Funding from the EPA to Develop CermaClad™ as an Alternative to Toxic
Galvanizing
Apr 23, 2014
MesoCoat and its Technology Development Partner received $2.75M from Canadian Agencies to
Establish Wear-Resistant Clad Pipe Development Facility
Mar 11, 2014
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MesoCoat awarded $1.5M Loan to Scale-Up PComP™ Production and Expand PComP™ Coating Services
Feb 18, 2014
Corporate
In 2014, Abakan reached closer to its goal of acquiring a 100% equity interest in MesoCoat and current
owns 89.9% in direct and indirect interest in MesoCoat. Abakan is currently working with Powdermet to
acquire 100% of MesoCoat. Abakan also secured strategic partners in Mexico and Taiwan; and is
working on securing similar high-value partnerships in Canada, and the Middle East.
Mentioned below are a few highlights of our corporate development efforts in 2014:
Abakan Files FY 2014 Annual Report
Sep 30, 2014
Abakan Increases Direct Ownership in MesoCoat to 87.5% through Conversion of Investment and Partial
Exchange of Powdermet Interest
Jun 2, 2014
Abakan Appointed Upstream Oil and Gas Veteran, Dr. Ryan Owen, to Board of Directors
May 15, 2014
Commercialization
“We are cladding longer sections of pipe with every run, and the results have been very promising. We
expect to deliver large sections of corrosion-resistant clad pipes for testing to oil and gas majors early
next year” said, Dr. Evelina Vogli, Head of Research and Development at MesoCoat Inc. MesoCoat
receives approximately 2 inquiries about clad pipes every week; and some of these are for very large
projects which require 200+ kilometer of clad pipe. These expressions of interest could translate to
approximately $1 billion worth of clad pipes. “From what we understand, it is just a matter of time. We
are fairly confident about developing full-length clad pipes and we know that ‘if we build it, they (oil and
gas companies) will come’. There is significant shortage of clad pipes which is evident from the delays
associated due to either the clad pipes not being supplied on time or the clad pipes that were delivered
not meeting the quality requirement”, said, Robert Miller, CEO, Abakan Inc.
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“We are working towards a $1.5M loan commitment from the State of Ohio for scaling-up our PComP
powder production. In the last 5 months we have doubled our powder production and cut wastage by
over 50% thanks to a massive team effort. We are also far advanced with obtaining planning permission
for a new lab and production building of 12,000 Ft square to increase powder production to 160
tons/year. A new facility would give us the option for further scale-up, and also to set-up thermal spray
coating services in the new facility. We recently purchased new, high-end, analytical equipment, and are
about to install two large furnaces. The new furnaces would allow us to produce larger batches of
PComP and bring down our production costs. We have no doubts that we have an outstanding product.
Once the economies of scale associated with large-scale production come into play, we are confident
that we will have a higher value proposition, which would drive adoption and growth of our PComP
thermal spray coating powders,” said Stephen Goss, CEO, MesoCoat Inc.
Mentioned below are a few highlights of our commercialization efforts in 2014:
Abakan Introduced Disruptive PComP™ M Coatings for the Billion Dollar Metal Processing Equipment
Market
Aug 7, 2014
Abakan Accelerated Business Development in Mexico
Jun 10, 2014
Abakan’s CermaClad™ Awarded “Innovation of the Year” by NACE International
Mar 13, 2014
Abakan Inc.
Robert Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 786-206-5368
Email: robert.miller@abakaninc.com
www.abakaninc.com
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