• New restrictive tax regime in DRC makes North American cobalt more attractive
• Efforts to secure supplies turns attention to cobalt juniors
• First Cobalt is now the world’s largest pure play cobalt explorer

With production of electric vehicles (EVs) set to increase, “at least 90,000 tonnes of additional cobalt will be needed by 2025 to meet demand”, according to a May research note from the Swiss bank, UBS (http://ibn.fm/Zc7XA). The bank’s brokerage arm expects global market penetration of EVs to rise to 16 percent by then, from its current one percent, sparking fears of a cobalt shortage as early as 2022. Naturally, this has created a degree of anxiety in the battery manufacturing community, which was very evident at the recent Cobalt Institute Conference in Las Vegas. This dynamic is driving “lots of discussion,” says Peter Campbell, vice president of business development at First Cobalt Corp. (TSX.V: FCC) (OTCQX: FTSSF). The pure play cobalt explorer is currently expanding its portfolio of properties with an ongoing series of mergers that includes CobalTech Mining Inc., Cobalt One and, most recently, US Cobalt Inc. The final entity will carry the name First Cobalt and should have a market cap of around C$400 million ($311 million) (http://ibn.fm/nxKbL).

At present, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s top producer of cobalt. The central African country produces about 60 percent of global cobalt supply, a leading position that it may retain for at least a decade. However, challenges to that dominance are emerging, as concerns about human rights and related issues multiply. The industry has been accused of widespread abuse, in particular, the employment of child labor. Moreover, about 20 percent of DRC cobalt output is mined by artisanal miners, or creuseurs, under conditions that pose great risk to their health and safety.

The Congolese government has moved to address some of these issues. In March 2018, it revised the country’s 2002 mining code in an attempt to improve the working environment and increase benefits for employees. It also implemented measures to gain greater control of the industry and take a larger slice of the pie. Henceforth, the state’s “free share” in mining projects will increase to 10 percent, up from five percent, and the period after which future contracts can be renegotiated will fall from 10 years to five years. In addition, a “super profits” tax of 50 percent has been introduced, and royalties are to rise to 3.5 percent from two percent; they may reach five percent, if the DRC decides to name cobalt a “strategic substance” (http://ibn.fm/hXoUf).

These developments are causing battery manufacturers and automakers to break out in a cold sweat. Cobalt has become a highly prized commodity, used alongside lithium in a growing number of rechargeable battery technologies. A shortage of the metal has been apparent since 2016, when prices were $22,000 a tonne. Now, spot cobalt is trading at around $90,000 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange.

First Cobalt is focused on North America. As a result of a merger with Cobalt One in December 2017, First Cobalt is now the largest landowner in Canada’s Cobalt Camp, a region that includes the historically significant Kerr Lake, Drummond and Bellellen mines. The company now controls over 10,000 hectares of prospective land and 50 historic mines, as well as a mill and the only permitted cobalt refinery in North America capable of producing battery materials. Around the same time, First Cobalt completed its merger with CobalTech Mining.

Most recently, First Cobalt has completed the acquisition of US Cobalt to add the Iron Creek Project in the prolific Idaho Cobalt Belt to its portfolio of assets. The Iron Creek Project boasts a historic estimate (non-compliant with NI 43-101 standards) of 1.3 million tons of 0.59 percent cobalt, which the company is now in the process of confirming with a mineral resource estimate that’s expected in September. First Cobalt’s recent M&A activity reflects its new tactical direction and dynamism, noted by one analyst who remarked that the company has ‘been moving very fast under CEO Tent Mell.’

First Cobalt recently announced the results of drilling that has extended the strike length of the mineralized zone in the Kerr area to over 350 meters. Results to date from this recently-identified mineralized zone located south of Kerr Lake in the Cobalt North area of the Canadian Cobalt Camp confirm that the area hosts a near-surface network of cobalt veins and disseminated mineralization associated with silver and nickel, as well as copper, zinc and lead (http://ibn.fm/dwL76). Results like those are getting First Cobalt some attention. According to Campbell, “Companies looking to secure supplies, in a sign of their need, were talking to junior miners as much as six years away from production”.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://ibn.fm/FTSSF

• Pierre Brondeau, CEO, chairman and president of FMC, predicts that global lithium demand will rise fivefold by 2025
• Bloomberg sees IPO as first major lithium pure play in the U.S.
• FMC plans IPO for up to 20 percent of its lithium assets, would then provide remaining shares to company investors

FMC Corporation’s (NYSE: FMC) planned 2H2018 IPO for its lithium business is being closely watched as a pure play that will help value the metal on the market (http://ibn.fm/orSh9). FMC has announced the IPO for a percentage of up to 20 percent of its lithium assets, with Pierre Brondeau, CEO, chairman and president of FMC, also serving as chairman of the new publicly listed company (http://ibn.fm/MzWXN).

Philadelphia-based FMC is a global agricultural, industrial and consumer company operating its business in two parts: FMC Agricultural Solutions and FMC Lithium. Its lithium products are used in specialty polymers, energy storage and pharmaceutical synthesis. The company’s lithium segment recorded EBITDA of $50 million in 1Q2018, a 95 percent increase from its comparable number in 1Q2017 (http://ibn.fm/iRxsB).

Bloomberg reported that the scheduled IPO would be the first U.S. IPO of a lithium pure play, making it closely watched for its valuation of the metal. Earlier this year on an earnings call, Brondeau predicted that demand for lithium will rise fivefold by 2025 (http://ibn.fm/Ue3vt). The important factor today is that the metal is used in rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles. Bloomberg added that FMC’s IPO could trigger other lithium pure play offerings by competitors.

Lithium represented about 12 percent of FMC’s total sales in 2017, totaling $347 million in revenue in 2017, a 32 percent increase from the prior year’s segment sales (http://ibn.fm/JQHVO). An article by The Motley Fool notes, “FMC’s lithium business could be a potentially attractive pure play on the ‘white oil’ that’s powering the electric vehicle revolution, but we’ll have to wait and see how shares are priced.” (http://ibn.fm/g6dIY).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.FMC.com

• Mastering the art of sound through groundbreaking digital audio technology
• Now available in consumer hardware products and in streaming media applications
• Company announces the engagement of NetworkNewsWire to raise brand awareness

Aftermaster, Inc. (OTCQB: AFTM) is an award winning, leading edge audio technology company specializing in the development of proprietary and groundbreaking technologies and products. The company is dedicated to “Mastering the Art of Sound” through the expertise of a group of world-class audio engineers and music industry veterans.

After thousands of hours, the experts at Aftermaster Audio Labs, a subsidiary of AFTM, developed Aftermaster® – a technology with the potential to transform the music and consumer electronics industries. This technology has given the company bragging rights to more hit records than any other audio technology company in the world. The highly sophisticated process was developed by challenging listening standards for digital audio and demanding more. Platinum records, numerous strategic partnerships and overwhelming industry support speaks to the effectiveness of this groundbreaking, revolutionary audio tech, which boasts implications beyond the music and audio industries.

AFTM is designing cutting-edge products that can be deployed in both consumer hardware products and streaming media applications. Headphones, televisions, stereos and computers can now benefit from Aftermaster audio. Through a partnership with ON Semiconductor, AFTM now has DSP microchips available to consumers. This product offers highly customized tuning for specific devices and can overcome many of the limits of small or even rear/downward facing speakers common in flat screen televisions. In addition to DSP microchips, this proprietary Aftermaster algorithm is available as a software-only product. This software can be injected into existing microprocessors or into computer-based applications. By challenging the norm of audio technology and demanding better, AFTM is making audio sound substantially better for the consumer electronics industry.

In a strategic move to generate brand awareness for its groundbreaking technology, AFTM recently announced that it has engaged the services of NetworkNewsWire (NNW). NNW will leverage its distribution network of over 5,000 key syndication outlets, various newsletters, social media channels, blogs and other outreach tools to support the company’s vision while keeping the investment community up-to-date on AFTM’s operations and technology.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Aftermaster.com

• EVIO Biosciences Division will research and develop new medical cannabis therapies
• New division will be headed by the company’s chief science officer, Dr. Anthony Smith
• EVIO CEO and co-founder to present at key microcap investor conference

As an established leader in cannabis testing in the United States and Canada, EVIO Inc. (OTCQB: EVIO) is more familiar than most with the knowns and unknowns of medical cannabis. The company is now maximizing its technical know-how and experience by expanding into the research and development of cannabis-based medicines.

In a press release issued on May 24, EVIO unveiled the launch of its Biosciences Division. This new division will focus its efforts on exploring medical therapies of cannabis, including developing new formulations and researching more effective ways to deliver cannabis into the body (http://ibn.fm/BE7gZ).

Marijuana deregulation is snowballing around the world, and, as cannabis becomes more accessible, there is an increasing demand, need and opportunity for solid scientific research into its potential uses and benefits, as well as its interactions with various medications. A key focus of EVIO’s Bioscience Division will be researching how cannabis can be used in combination with other medicines.

EVIO Chief Science Officer Dr. Anthony Smith will head the new division. He holds a PhD from Oregon State University in molecular and cellular biology, with biochemistry, metabolism and nutrition as his areas of specialty, and he brings more than 15 years of experience to EVIO Biosciences.

In a news release, Smith said, “We are expanding the life sciences part of the company to focus on the need for bioscience applications in cannabis, in addition to analytical testing services. We are focusing on scientific research to support biotechnology and IP development for advanced formulation, manufacturing and delivery processes. One exciting project is developing cannabinoid receptor (CB1 & CB2) biochemistry models aimed at discovering the future of cannabis medicine. The real benefit will be leveraging our R&D in partnership with medical and healthcare providers to bring solutions to real world health problems.”

With the company poised to branch out into this largely untapped field, EVIO co-founder and CEO William Waldrop will be meeting investors and presenting at the LD Micro Invitational conference in California on June 5. The conference, which will take place in Bel Air, will give prospective investors the opportunity to learn more about the company (http://ibn.fm/VYMl2).

“The cannabis testing market is projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2021 and EVIO is well-positioned to capitalize on this tremendous growth in North America as Canada legalizes recreational use and states mandate testing of products from accredited laboratories,” Waldrop noted in a news release. “We look forward to educating LD Micro attendees on our services and the opportunities we offer to both businesses and investors.”

Several states require that cannabis for medical consumption is tested, and EVIO is already an accredited and established leader in providing testing services for the regulated cannabis industry. Its areas of work include screening and analysis, quality assurance and consulting services in a variety of areas, including formula and dose standardization and research and development. The company currently operates 11 testing labs in California, Florida, Oregon, Massachusetts, Colorado and Canada, and it is on track to have 18 such facilities by the end of the year.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.EVIOLabs.com

• LXRP, a drug delivery platform innovator, has been awarded two new patent grants in the U.S. and expects three more from Australia
• Company already has more than 40 patent awards or applications from 40 countries globally; it is preparing new patent application filings and predicts more patent awards this year
• LXRP received $63,000 from the exercise of 450,000 warrants previously granted to third parties

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) is growing its patent portfolio with two more patent grants in the U.S., predicting three more from Australia, and it is currently preparing new patent application filings as it projects more patent awards this year. It already has more than 40 patent applications or awards from more than 40 countries worldwide (http://ibn.fm/ChQVD).

The total, once granted, would be four patents in the U.S. and four in Australia. All eight are for the family of “Food and Beverage Compositions Infused With Lipophilic Active Agents and Methods of Use Thereof.” The development represents the first time that LXRP has expanded its patent protection outside of the U.S. for the delivery of molecules other than cannabinoids.

The goals are to commercialize its proprietary technology while guarding its IP, LXRP said. It anticipates receiving three additional Australian patents on or before August 17. It also predicts that it will receive more patent awards this year, and it is currently preparing new patent filings for new families as a result of its R&D programs.

LXRP is a British Columbia-based bioscience company that is a drug delivery platform innovator. It out-licenses its disruptive delivery technology that promotes healthier ingestion methods and lower overall dosing. It has developed the patented DehydraTECH™ delivery technology platform.

LXRP also received $63,000 from the exercise of 450,000 previously granted warrants (http://ibn.fm/7sF9R). The exercise price was $0.14, and it was executed by third parties who are neither officers nor directors of the company. Funds will be used for general corporate purposes, and no commissions or placement fees have been paid.

LXRP also entered a three-year consulting contract for services, including customer relations and introductions, involvement at industry events and presentation of the company’s proprietary technology to prospective clients. The contract calls for a one-time payment of $500 and the granting of 250,000 warrants with an exercise price of $1.55. No shares are being issued at this time, and the warrants expire three years after issuance.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LexariaEnergy.com

• Overcoming limitations of other mobile applications
• Meeting the demands of e-commerce for clients and their customers
• Entering into the mobile gaming industry through mobile predictive sports analysis

Consorteum Holdings, Inc. (OTC: CSRH) offers a unique Universal Mobile Interface™ (UMI) solution that allows the company to deliver and manage complex, digitally secure transactions servicing a broad range of vertical markets in the fintech space. There is a growing need to protect data from uninvited guests while simultaneously creating access to data for clients worldwide, seamlessly on multiple devices. 359 Mobile Inc., the research and developmental subsidiary of CSRH, has met this demand within a flexible platform, strategically positioning the company to help clients bridge the mobile and online divide.

The UMI is a state-of-the-art platform overcoming the limitations of other mobile applications. Through the delivery of secure content and device functionality to any past, current or future mobile device, this technology allows the company to partner with different markets that are in the business of providing mobile connectivity, secure transactional processing and social connectivity. CSRH’s cutting edge technology enables companies to facilitate compliance with the European Union’s first cybersecurity law and the ongoing discussion regarding cybersecurity. The UMI solution is a natural fit for the challenges facing compliance in the mobile fintech environment.

As little as five years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine the many ways in which mobile content is being used today. Through a mix of strategic partnerships, license agreements and joint ventures, CSRH is creating longer-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with clients. With e-commerce on the rise and 80 percent of all internet users on mobile (http://ibn.fm/lroCL), the company has created a full-service approach, utilizing UMI and the 359 development team to redefine how brands develop mobile strategies and strengthen their connection to customers.

CSRH is developing its software and mobile publishing resources for a variety of mobile offerings, including the mobile gaming industry. The company’s presence in this industry is an example of the flexibility of the technology to the client’s needs. CSRH has entered into a joint business agreement with DevLex Ltd. to release its initial Predictive Analytics Platform. This first predictive data analytics mobile offering will focus on the game of cricket, a sport with 2.5 billion fans worldwide (http://ibn.fm/Lpd2Y), and it is set for release this summer. Following its release, CSRH intends to extend this platform to additional sports. This innovative tool requires continual update of a massive statistical database that will soon be in the hands of cricket fans globally. With a growing market for online gaming that is predicted to surpass the $1 trillion mark by 2022 (http://ibn.fm/EFlcW), entering the gaming sector strategically positions CSRH for continued growth.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Consorteum.com

• Blockchain-based genetic registration process provides verification security for growers and consumers alike
• Global cannabis market projected to reach $31.4 billion by 2021
• WeedMD becomes first Canadian Licensed Producer to adopt BLOCKStrain’s technology

As the legal cannabis market continues to develop, concerns about ensuring transparency and quality control for the growing number of medicinal and recreational drug products sold to consumers continue to drive a necessary breed of entrepreneurship required to legitimize the industry. BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX.V: DNAX) has emerged as an innovative leader in the quality control arena, releasing its proprietary supply chain management platform as a secure means of providing confidence in the inventory pipeline while safeguarding the interests of licensed growers.

Blockchain’s ability to provide an inalterable and transparent multi-user platform for tracing manufacture-to-market transactions within virtually any industry has gained an exuberant following among investors during recent months, sparking sometimes-explosive growth in entities’ values.

BLOCKStrain has adapted the open-source ledger’s technology to provide a cannabis genome-to-sale genetic chain of evidence that provides proof of ownership to brand builders in the multibillion-dollar industry and allows consumers to verify where a product originated and where it has been before landing in their shopping carts. In between the two extremes of the pipeline, distributors, shipping companies and government agencies also have a stake in auditing a product’s wellbeing. Moreover, the platform forms the foundation for what could become IP protection for growers and producers who produce branded products.

WeedMD Inc. (TSX.V: WMD) (OTC: WDDMF) (FSE: 4WE), which recently announced a merger with Hiku Brands Co. Ltd. (CSE: HIKU) (OTC: DJACF), in May became the first Canadian Licensed Producer (LP) to adopt the BLOCKStrain platform for gene record-keeping purposes. As Canada and select U.S. states continue pushing toward full national legalization of cannabis as a recreational drug as well as a medicinal product, the BLOCKStrain platform ensures competitive advantage for their products at retail by giving consumers more transparent data on each product.

“Unique and differentiated strains and product offerings have always been, and will remain, a cornerstone of WeedMD’s business model. Validating and protecting that intellectual property through BLOCKStrain’s platform will prove invaluable as we scale operations and broaden our distribution throughout the country as well as internationally,” WeedMD Chief Financial Officer Keith Merker said about the agreement (http://ibn.fm/STvLU).

Cannabis presents an interesting challenge to players in the industry. Increasingly in demand for its reputed healing properties as well as for a burgeoning social drug movement, the plant contains more than 500 known chemical compounds that are, in some cases, pharmacologically active and the basis of worldwide marijuana restrictions. With cannabis, consumers have a keen interest in being able to identify what they are purchasing at a genetic level, and blockchain provides the potential to build up a new breed of custom retail.

Government agencies also have a public stake in ensuring the production quality, product potency and measurable equivalency standards of cannabis derivatives claiming a medicinal or wellness benefit. BLOCKStrain helps provide the supply chain data to support a regulatory framework that achieves this goal.

Thousands of cannabis strains exist, and, as new breeding takes place, craft growers also have an interest in protecting their intellectual property. For growers, the BLOCKStrain platform provides a gene-registration defense of intellectual property rights and establishes a historical proof of ownership standard that may sustain challenges in the legal arena (http://ibn.fm/jRK9n). Once growers create an account with BLOCKStrain, they can deliver seeds, flower and derivative products that will be tested at an approved facility to provide identifying data. BLOCKStrain administrators also provide a verification process for pre-existing cannabis strain genetic data that can become part of a client’s profile.

Closing the consumer supply loop, users can also use BLOCKStrain to rate products and share their opinions, which become part of the strain’s immutable record.

“We have a mission to take an industry that was originated in the shadows and, using the power of big data and a blockchain-supported supply chain management model, bring it into the light,” stated BLOCKStrain CEO Robert Galarza. “The business opportunity is massive.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.BLOCKStrain.io

• Independent research firm JGR Capital predicts more growth for Net Element in North American and emerging markets
• Research note also highlights company’s focus on the development of blockchain-based technology
• Via Unified Payments subsidiary, vendors at any event will be able to use mobile point-of-sale tools and self-order kiosks to accept multi-channel payments

Global financial technology and value-added solutions group Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) is set for sustained organic growth through its North American transaction solutions segment. Following the release of its first quarter 2018 financial results, which included a 17.8 percent year-over-year revenue increase, independent equity research firm JGR Capital issued an updated research note on May 21 (http://ibn.fm/NMGQ7). The note mentioned Net Element’s Q1 2018 financial results, which indicated total revenue of $15.98 million, compared to $13.6 million in Q1 2017. It also remarked on how the same first quarter financials show that Net Element managed to cut its selling, general and administrative expenses by over $380,000.

Additionally, the research note made mention of the company’s expansion into international markets, with JGR Capital’s analysts expecting the Russian market to add to Net Element’s international revenues this year. The report attributed Net Element’s strong growth in North America to the success of its Aptito system, a payment service developed for the restaurant sector. Aptito’s cloud-based payment solution allows restaurants to integrate a point of sale solution with digital menus, self-order kiosks and kitchen displays.

Another major point noted by JGR Capital was the company’s focus on the development of blockchain-based technology with the launch of its proprietary Netevia platform, which offers same-day funding to eligible merchants, easy merchant account set up and integration, payment conversion optimization, competitive pricing for payment acceptance services and other advantages and features.

The JGR Capital update came two days before Net Element announced the launch of a payment solution tailor-made for the needs of the multibillion-dollar events industry (http://ibn.fm/OMC2n). Via subsidiary Unified Payments, events industry vendors will be able to use mobile point-of-sale systems and self-order kiosks, as well as benefit from chargeback protection and acceptance of multi-channel payments. Unified Payments’ solutions will be fully integrated with vendors’ existing payment systems, allowing seamless transactions

In a news release, Vlad Sadovskiy, Net Element’s president of integrated payments, said, “We are excited to provide the event management industry with fully integrated, feature rich payment acceptance solutions. Our capabilities have the potential to dramatically change the way event transactions are processed today.”

Vendors will have access to programs such as ‘Fast Pass Funding’, which allows same-day funding; ‘Complimentary Equipment Placement Program’, which offers access to free payments equipment rental and on-site tech support; and ‘Zero Pay’, a cash discount program which will allow vendors to pocket 100 percent of their sales revenue.

The move will allow Net Element to tap into a highly prolific market, which generates more than $330 billion in direct spending and over $845 billion in business sales each year while supporting 5.9 million jobs across the United States (http://ibn.fm/jKHNG).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NetElement.com

• Consumer electronics manufacturers focused on the visual
• Home electronic appliances suffer from poor audio
• Aftermaster audio technology enhances virtually any audio source

With technology now available from Aftermaster, Inc. (OTCQB: AFTM), even novices can masquerade as pros, for Aftermaster’s Audio Technology can improve the audio from home electronics, many of which are plagued by poor sound quality. It appears that, in the rush to add pixels to the visual experience, manufacturers of PCs, TVs and other devices have forgotten our sense of hearing. However, the leading-edge technology from Aftermaster can make virtually any audio source sound significantly louder, fuller, deeper and clearer. Used extensively in professional settings, the Aftermaster Audio Technology will work with any home electronic device that has audio capability.

The Aftermaster Audio Technology emerged after many years of a multi-million dollar development effort that has culminated in novel proprietary software and vastly improved digital signal processing technology, with application in both the music industry and consumer electronics. Its development team is a star-studded cast of award-winning industry leaders in music, technology and audio engineering that includes Ari Blitz, Peter Doell, Rodney Jerkins, Larry Ryckman, Justin Timberlake, Paul Wolff, Andrew Wuepper and Shelly Yakus. The Aftermaster team has produced, engineered and mastered a plethora of hits over the years, in the process developing expertise and technologies unparalleled in the audio industry.

The Aftermaster Audio Technology is proprietary mastering, re-mastering and audio processing technology, with registered and pending patents, designed to enhance sound and improve the listening experience. The technology eliminates the weaknesses found in other audio enhancement and processing technologies, while offering a far superior audio experience for consumer and industrial applications. The company is focused on commercialization. It believes that its platform is one of the most significant breakthroughs in digital audio processing technology and has the potential to create significant revenues for the company.

Earlier in May, subsidiary Aftermaster Audio Labs, Inc. announced that it had embarked upon a strategic partnership with Advantego Corporation (http://ibn.fm/ts80A). The agreement grants rights to Advantego to promote and distribute Aftermaster’s proprietary consumer TV audio product, Aftermaster Pro, to thousands of professional clinics serving the hearing-impaired (audiological) market in North America. The Aftermaster Pro is a Personal Audio Remastering Device that transforms television audio from virtually all audio and video sources and raises and clarifies dialogue and vocal levels while making all surrounding audio sound substantially clearer and leveled, and it is especially effective for those that are hearing impaired.

Aftermaster, Inc. operates from two locations: in Scottsdale, Arizona, where it has its administrative office, and in Hollywood, California, where it runs state-of-the art mastering, mixing and recording studios. The company has two subsidiaries, Aftermaster HD Audio Labs, Inc. and MyStudio, Inc., together with which it engages in the development and commercialization of proprietary (patents issued and pending), leading-edge audio and video technologies for professional and consumer use. These include Aftermaster® audio, ProMaster™, Aftermaster Pro™ and MyStudio®.

The convergence of features on consumer electronics is making it increasingly difficult for manufacturers to differentiate their products. Thus, any improvement in sound quality may make a difference. Aftermaster technology can be incorporated into any audio capable device through the addition of an Aftermaster DSP chip or Aftermaster Software. Applications extends to phones (mobile, home, business and VoIP); headphones; televisions; stereo speakers; stereos (home, portable, commercial and automobile); and computers (desktop, laptop and tablets). Aftermaster audio is also the only commercial audio enhancement technology available that’s used for professional music mastering, because it enhances the entire frequency range without distortion or changing the underlying intent of the music. The technology has been used to master music created by such artists as Lady Gaga, Nick Cannon, Janet Jackson and many others.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Aftermaster.com

• Zenergy uses modern technology and applied efficiencies to reduce utility consumption by 20-60 percent for its customers through its projects
• To date, ZNGY projects have saved 13.7 million pounds of CO2 emissions and 1.2 million gallons of water, in addition to avoiding the use of 6.6 million pounds of coal and 700,000 gallons of gas
• ZNGY is a conservation-focused, business-to-business company that cuts consumption and energy waste through smart controls; it builds customer value with lower upfront costs

Zenergy Brands, Inc. (OTC: ZNGY) is disrupting the energy industry by focusing on its Zero Cost Program and applying smart energy controls to reduce energy waste by utilities and achieve lower upfront costs. Its strategy is to eliminate the outdated legacy business model calling for utilities to increase output that results in wasteful energy. Its program can save 20-60 percent in utility consumption for its commercial, industrial and municipal customers (http://ibn.fm/1TZ2D).

Instead, ZNGY believes that, rather than a costly overhaul of today’s energy grid, utility companies should add modern and efficient technology to existing frameworks. The result is reduced consumption, more conservation and higher long-term values for its newly efficient clients, as well as attraction of sustainable customers through lower up-front costs. ZNGY has already achieved significant savings in CO2 emissions and consumption of water; it has also eliminated considerable coal and gas usage.

ZNGY is a next-generation energy and technology company operating in the smart energy, conservation and utility industry. It specializes in reducing utility consumption by applying smart controls, efficiency-based products and energy conservation techniques for end-use customers, such as municipalities and commercial and industrial companies. The goal is to reduce the carbon footprint and to lessen the demand on the national energy grid and the water supply.

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory at the Department of Energy estimates that, in 2017, the U.S. was only 31 percent energy efficient. However, some experts believe that domestic energy efficiency has, in fact, dropped to only 13 percent, due to the increased role of inefficient energy systems, higher electricity consumption and the use of private vehicles, as noted in an article on Vox (http://ibn.fm/ApzmL). This represents a huge need and market for energy-efficient technologies such as those offered by Zenergy Brands.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ZenergyBrands.com