Smartkem Signs Letter of Intent with Carbonium Core, Inc. to Expand Advanced Materials Portfolio into Nuclear-Grade Graphite

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smartkem, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTK), (“Smartkem”), a developer of advanced materials, today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Carbonium Core, Inc., a U.S.-based advanced materials company focused on the production of nuclear-grade graphite for advanced reactor technologies. In connection with this transaction, Smartkem has mutually agreed to terminate its previously an ...