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Argex IR Presentation November 20 2014 Presentation

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  • Corporate Presenta,on

    TSX:RGX

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    The informa,on presented contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States Private Securi,es Li,ga,on Reform Act of 1995, and forwardlooking informa,on under similar Canadian legisla,on, concerning the business, opera,ons and nancial performance and condi,on of Argex Titanuim Inc. (Argex or the Company). Forward-looking statements and forwardlooking informa,on include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to es,mated produc,on, the es,ma,on of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the realiza,on of mineral reserve es,mates; the ,ming and amount of es,mated future produc,on; costs of produc,on; capital expenditures; success of explora,on ac,vi,es; permiQng ,me lines and permiQng, mining or processing issues; government regula,on of mining opera,ons; environmental risks; unan,cipated reclama,on expenses; ,tle disputes or claims; li,ga,on liabili,es; and limita,ons on insurance coverage. Generally, forward-looking statements and forwardlooking informa,on can be iden,ed by the use of forward-looking terminology such as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, es,mates, forecasts, intends, an,cipates or does not an,cipate, or believes, or varia,ons of such words and phrases or state that certain ac,ons, events or results may, could, would, might or will be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements and forwardlooking informa,on are based on the opinions and es,mates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertain,es and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of ac,vity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially dierent from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forwardlooking informa,on. Although management of the Company has aUempted to iden,fy important factors that could cause actual results to dier materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forwardlooking informa,on, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as an,cipated, es,mated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could dier materially from those an,cipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forwardlooking informa,on. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or forwardlooking informa,on that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securi,es laws.

    Forward Looking Statements

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    Stock Price (11-20-14) $0.64

    52 Week Low/High $0.55/$0.99

    Avg Daily Volume (3 mo.) 189,471

    Shares Outstanding 143.2M

    Diluted Shares 156.2M

    Insider Holdings (est) 25%

    Market Cap $92M

    Enterprise Value $86M

    Revenues Pre-Revenue

    Cash & Equivalents $9.3M

    Total Assets $28.4M

    Total Debt & Liabili,es

    $6.6M

    Total Equity $20.3M

    Key Stats: RGX (TSX)

    Stock Data Source: Yahoo! Finance Financial Statement Information in CAD as of September 30, 2014.

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    Argex Titanium is an emerging producer of high-grade ,tanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plas,c, paper, cosme,cs and other applica,ons

    Patented technology converts low-cost ilmenite into highly pure TiO2

    Signicantly lower cost & environmentally friendly vs. tradi,onal methods

    TiO2 in high demand globally for numerous applica,ons:

    Paint (building & industrial) Coa,ngs Cosme,cs Food Pharmaceu,cals Plas,cs

    Who We Are

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    TiO2 TAM is ~$16 billion worldwide

    Currently sells for approx. $3,400 US/MT1

    5.2 million MT per year2

    TiO2 demand tracks with global economic growth

    Strong Industry Relationships

    Patented Extrac,on Process

    Major TiO2 Market

    Patented ,tanium dioxide (TiO2) produc,on technology

    Converts low-cost ilmenite into high-purity TiO2

    Signicantly lower cost than compe,,on

    Planning 50,000 tpa plant Environmentally friendly Marketable by-products Disrup,ve technology

    Otake and technology sharing agreements with PPG, the worlds largest paint company

    Distribu,on agreement with one of the worlds largest chemical distribu,on companies, Helm AG for up to 25,000 tonnes per year

    NDAs in place with major end-users and distributors

    1ICIS, April. 2014 2TI Insight 2014

    Corporate Highlights

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    Typical TiO2 End Uses

    Paint &

    Coa,ngs 62%

    Plas,cs 26%

    Paper 7%

    Other 5%

    Source: TI Insight 2014

    TiO2 is the most widely used white pigment Non-toxic and environmentally friendly Numerous advantageous proper,es

    Opacity Brightness Gloss Tone (white) and under-tone (color) Weather resistant and durable Abrasiveness

    About TiO2

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    Global TiO2 Producers

    38%

    17% 10%

    Other 8%

    8%

    8% 6% 5%

    China TiO2 total addressable market is ~$16

    billion worldwide

    Currently sells for ~$3,400 per U.S. metric ton (MT)1

    5.2 million MT sold per year2

    TiO2 demand tracks with global economic growth

    TiO2 Industry Snapshot

    $500

    $1,000

    $1,500

    $2,000

    $2,500

    $3,000

    $3,500

    $4,000

    $4,500

    $5,000

    1) ICIS, April. 2014 2) TI Insight 2014 7

    TiO2 Global Price History

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    Average German uses 9lbs of TiO2 per year

    Average North American uses 7lbs of TiO2 per year

    BRIC currently uses on average 2lbs of TiO2 per year, per person

    TiO2 Demand Tied To GDP

    Source: Ti Insight, 2014 8

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    Ilmenite Ore

    Crushing & Milling

    Leaching Atmospheric pressure

    Filtra,on

    Inert solid tails

    Solvent extrac,on ( iron circuit)

    Solvent extrac,on (,tanium circuit)

    TiO2 precipita,on

    TiO2 recovery (ltra,on) Surface treatment

    Finish product TiO2 pigment

    Regenerated HCl

    Co-product Iron oxide

    Co-product Magnesium oxide

    Regenerated HCl

    Acid regenera,on

    Acid regenera,on

    Lixiviant Mixed acids

    HCl recycling system

    ARGEX Extrac,on Process

    ARGEX Process

    Finish product TiO2 pigment

    Co-product Iron oxide

    Co-product Magnesium oxide

    Solvent extrac,on is proven for uranium, copper, nickel, rare earths, etc.

    State-of-the-art and o-the-shelf equipment

    Filtering, rotary kilns, coa,ng and nishing are proven TiO2 technologies

    Low temperatures and atmospheric pressures

    Eec,vely extracts TiO2 from inexpensive ores containing dierent contaminants (Mg, V, Cr, etc.)

    Marketable by-products, minimal inert residual

    Environmentally friendly process, closed-loop

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    ARGEX Process vs. Other Methods

    Sulphate Chloride Argex

    Raw material cost ($/ton of TiO2 feed)

    Low Ilmenite

    High Rutile

    Low Ilmenite

    TiO2 final product Low purity High purity High purity

    Capital expenditure Medium High Medium

    Operational costs Medium High Low

    Environmental High Medium Low

    Flexibility in processing raw material

    Limited (Cr, V)

    Limited (Mn, Mg, size) High flexibility

    Process Condition High temp.

    High pressure (140-180 0C)

    Very High temp. High pressure (800-1,400 0C)

    Low temp. Atm. pressure

    (70 0C)

    TiO2 Pigment production Rutile/Anatase Rutile Rutile/Anatase

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    TiO2 Pigment Proper,es Dierence Between Processes

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    Sulfate Chloride Argex

    Brightness Less bright More bright More bright

    Undertone More yellow Less yellow Neutral

    Dispersibility More Less More

    Abrasiveness Less More Less

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    Market Ac,on

    Develop collabora,ve partnerships in the following sectors: Architectural paint and coa,ngs Cosme,cs, food and pharmaceu,cals Plas,cs

    Current partners Major Global manufacturers of end-

    products that incorporate TiO2 Mul,na,onal distributors Academic

    NDAs have been signed with several end-users and distributors, advancing discussions and nego,a,ons

    Our Go-to-Market Strategy

    Risk Mi,ga,on

    Extensive third party engineering plan completed

    Opera,ng model established by a Big 4 accoun,ng rm

    Produc,on plant uses an exis,ng facility Modest size rela,ve to other solvent

    extrac,on plants

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    Located 40 km southwest of Montreal, Canada, near a major port on the St. Lawrence Seaway

    Access to rail, road and sea facilitates shipping Access to a qualied and experienced workforce Region is home a hydrometallurgical and chemical

    processing industry

    Currently opera,ng pilot plant on site which allows for con,nuous improvements to processes and quality of output

    Commercial produc,on planned to begin Q1 2017

    Valleyeld Produc,on Site

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    NYSE: PPG

    Global supplier of paints, coa,ngs, op,cal products, specialty materials, glass and ber glass

    Founded: 1883

    Total Net Sales 2013: $15.1 Billion Ranked 182 on Fortune 500

    Employees: ~42,600

    Manufacturing Facili,es: 156

    April 2012: Signed major purchase and technology sharing agreements with PPG Industries, the worlds largest paint company

    PPG and Argex are currently collabora,ng on a ,tanium dioxide product that can meet conven,onal standards for interior and exterior paint applica,ons,

    Collabora,on allows PPG to leverage its exper,se to secure a supply of a cri,cal raw material for its products while helping to mi,gate pricing or supply vola,lity

    Partnership and supply agreement further validate Argexs process and the suitability of its TiO2 pigment for commercial use

    Technology sharing agreement allows Argex to use PPG Finishing technologies.

    Major Customer Partnership: PPG

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    HELM AG

    Founded: 1900 in Hamburg, Germany

    Global revenues 2013: US$12.7 billion (EUR 9.666 billion)

    Employees: 1,431

    Branches and company par,cipa,ons: 90 rms and company par,cipa,ons in more than 30 countries

    August 2014: Signed an exclusive long-term marke,ng and supply agreement with Helm U.S. Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of German-based HELM AG, the third largest chemical distribu,on company in the world

    HELM U.S. will exclusively market and distribute to U.S. and Canada 50% (or up to 25,000 metric tons per year), of TiO2 produced at Argex's Salaberry-de-Valleyed plant

    Major Distribu,on Agreement: HELM

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    "We are extremely pleased to be able to secure an addiKonal supply of high quality Ktanium dioxide for our customers and add another milestone to the development of our distribuKon network in North America.

    This is a very exciKng opportunity and we recognize the potenKal eect Argex's next generaKon process will have on the Ktanium dioxide industry.

    - Philipp Mangold, president of HELM U.S. Corp.

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    MILESTONES STATUS

    Secure industrial plant loca,on Completed H1 2013

    Lead-user agreements Completed H1 2013

    Feasibility-stage study Completed H2 2013

    TSX lis,ng Completed H2 2013

    Migra,on of Pilot Plant and R&D Centre to Valleyeld, QC Completed H2 2013

    PPG and Helm agreements Completed H2 2014

    Engage EPC rm RFP Issued, Ongoing

    Project nancing of rst industrial-sized module Ongoing

    Con,nued process improvements Ongoing

    Commence ordering equipment Ongoing

    Environmental Approvals Ongoing

    2013 2014 Milestones

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    Pope & Company Euro Pacic Cantor Fitzgerald Cormark Byron Les Aaires Wall Street Journal Seeking Alpha Chris Berry

    Mountain House

    Thom Calendra BNN

    News & Analyst Coverage

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    Argex Senior Management

    Roy Bonnell - President & CEO, Director, Co-Founder CFO, Vice President, Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of Argex, 2007 to 2011. Managing Director, Atwater Financial, 2003-2010. M.Sc. Accoun,ng & Finance (London School of Economics), MBA (McGill), L.L.B. (Western), B.A. (Queens).

    Glen Kayll CFO, Director Bachelor of Commerce (Carleton University), MBA (Simon Fraser University), CPA Over 20 years of corporate nance experience, including as CFO and senior nance and opera,ng roles with

    Canadian and US public companies listed on both the TSX and NASDAQ exchanges, including a S&P500 component company.

    Richard Poulin Execu,ve Vice President Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering from Laval University, Member of the Ordre des ingnieurs du Qubec (Quebec order of professional engineers) since 1985. Over 25 years of pan-Canadian and interna,onal experience successfully overseeing the planning, execu,on and

    implementa,on of major engineering, construc,on, and industrial and manufacturing projects.

    Enrico Di Cesare - COO, VP Technology Metallurgy, opera,ons, know-how transfer, and management; Severstal, Danieli, Sammi Atlas Steel, Hoogovens/

    Corus/Hatch. Metallurgical Engineer from McGill University. Philippe Guillemaille - Manager, Sales & Marke,ng Regional Business Manager, Europe & Africa for Kronos, a leading TiO2 producer company, from 1998-2011. Graduate from the University of Chemistry of Lyon.

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    Board of Directors

    Robert Guilbault - Chairman of the Board of Directors Former President and CEO of Aluminerie AlloueUe Inc., Sept-les, Quebec. General Manager of BHP Billitons Hillside Aluminum at Richards Bay, South Africa. Has worked in the mining produc,on eld for twenty years. Normand Bergeron - Director Execu,ve Counsellor at Samson Blair/DeloiUe & Touche since October 2011. Chief Execu,ve Ocer of Infrastructure Qubec from its crea,on in March 2010. Deputy Minister, Qubec Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife, from May 2005 to July 2009. Member of Hydro-Qubecs Board of Directors (2005-2009). Mazen Haddad - Director Former President of Township Capital Inc. Received a B.A. degree in Economics from Emory University of Atlanta, Georgia. Florian Rais Director Founder of Far Investments Inc. a private equity and corporate nance rm Partner at Tangent Venture, a private equity investment rm in London, England Director of Blue Wall Shipping Limited and China Motors Ltd. Received a BA and MBA from University of

    Lausanne Business School

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    $16 billion mature target market Patented TiO2 produc,on technology Signicant cost advantage leveraging plen,ful

    raw material supply

    Posi,oned as a low-cost, high-quality producer of ,tanium dioxide

    Long term supply and technical collabora,on agreement with PPG Industries, worlds leading paint company

    Distribu,on agreement with Helm, worlds 3rd largest chemical distributer

    Pilot plant opera,onal at loca,on of future 50,000 tpa produc,on plant

    Key Takeaways

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    Roy Bonnell, President & CEO

    [email protected]

    Tel: +1 514-788-8923

    Glen Kayll, CFO

    [email protected]

    Tel: +1 514-843-0141

    Contact Us

    CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 630 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 410 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E4, Canada www.argex.ca

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    Pigments for Cosmetics, Food & Pharmaceuticals

    RGX 171: very high purity grade designed for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals applications.

    Pigments for Plastics RGX 220: high durable grade designed for plastics applications like PVC, plastisols, polyolefins, masterbatches and advanced plastics.

    Pigments for Coatings RGX 330: high durable grade designed for coatings applications like architectural (indoor and outdoor), industrial paints (water-bone and solvent) and consumer, coil coating, powder coatings.

    Argexs TiO2 Product Range

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    TiO2 Processes - Material Balance

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    Argex Process

    2 FeTiO3 + 3Cl2 + 2H2 2 TiO2 + 2 FeCl3 + 2 H2O

    Chloride Process

    2 FeTiO3 + 7 Cl2 + 6 C = 2 TiCl4 + 2 FeCl3 + 6 CO TiCl4 + O2 = TiO2 + 2 Cl2

    1.2t ,tanium slag + 0.4t petcoke + 0.3t chlorine 1t TiO2 + 1.2t FeCl2 + 0.1 HCl + 0.25t metal chlorides

    Sulfate Process

    FeTiO3 + H2SO4 = TiO2 + FeSO4 + H2O 2.5t ilmenite + 3.5t H2S04 (100%) 1t TiO2 + 4t FeSO4.7H2O + 7t spent acid (21%)

    SX Iron

    SX Ti 2.5t ilmenite + 1.5t Cl2 + 0.04t hydrogen 1t TiO2 + 2.5t FeCl3 + 0.4t H2O

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    Mineral Sand or Hard Rock

    Natural Rutile (High Cost)

    Argex Process

    TiO2 Argex Pigment

    Sulphate Process

    TiO2 Sulphate Pigment

    Smelting Process

    Slag (>85% TiO2)

    Synthetic Rutile

    Chloride Process

    TiO2 Chloride Pigment

    40-54% TiO2 35-50% TiO2 55-65% TiO2

    85-93% TiO2

    15-50% TiO2

    92-9

    8% T

    iO2

    Ilmenite Concentrate (Low Cost)

    Current Methods of TiO2 Produc,on

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