DQ IPO Team

Interdisciplinary Leadership Team with Proven Mining and Capital Markets Expertise
The Decision Makers of DQ Deutsche Quarz AG and Their Track Record in Mining and Capital Markets
DQ Deutsche Quarz AG is led by an interdisciplinary management team combining extensive experience in capital markets, corporate finance, mining engineering, mineral resource evaluation and large-scale industrial project development. All key aspects of the project are supported by recognised industry experts and established engineering institutions.
Has extensive international capital markets experience and has previously played a leading role in a successful NASDAQ initial public offering. His expertise focuses on corporate finance, capital markets transactions and the execution of international growth strategies.

Chief Executive Officer, (CEO)
DQ Deutsche Quarz AG
Niels Nuessler
Chief Executive Officer, DQ Deutsche Quarz AG
Has extensive international capital markets experience and has previously played a leading role in a successful NASDAQ initial public offering. His expertise focuses on corporate finance, capital markets transactions and the execution of international growth strategies.
Mag. Günther Hotz
Chief Executive Officer, LC ASI SA
Brings more than three decades of experience in asset management and financial services. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and Management Board member of several financial institutions regulated by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) and previously held the position of Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management at VP Bank Group, where he was responsible for institutional assets of approximately USD 10 billion. He is responsible for the project's capital markets strategy, financing structure and institutional investment management.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Kirschbaum
PhD in Economic and Raw Materials Engineering
Is regarded as one of Germany's leading mining experts and serves as Professor at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg. He is responsible for the overall mining evaluation, technical assessment and economic planning of the project. His independent technical report confirms an estimated revenue potential of approximately EUR 5 billion over the lifetime of the deposit
Zwickau
One of Germany's most established mining engineering consultancies, is responsible for the engineering design, mine planning and technical implementation of the project.
G.U.B. Ingenieur AG
Dr. Markus Schade
PhD Geologist and Chemist
Serves as Scientific Advisor, contributing extensive expertise in mineral resource evaluation, geological assessment and raw materials analysis.

DQ Deutsche Quarz AG is developing substantially more than an exploration project. The Company is building a fully integrated industrial operation covering the entire value chain—from quartz extraction and mineral processing to the production of high-purity 6N silicon for the European semiconductor, photovoltaic and advanced technology industries.
The current business model is based on a planned investment of approximately EUR 366 million, an annual production capacity of up to 350,000 tonnes, and a long-term enterprise value of approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Combining world-class mineral resources, industrial execution capabilities and extensive capital markets expertise, DQ Deutsche Quarz AG is positioning itself as one of Europe's most significant integrated quartz and high-purity silicon development projects.
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The information contained herein is provided solely for general information purposes and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as investment, legal, tax or financial advice.
Any statements relating to future business performance, valuations, production capacities, financing activities or proposed capital market transactions are forward-looking statements based on the current expectations and assumptions of Deutsche Quarz AG. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Deutsche Quarz AG is a German mining and technology company developing a fully integrated quartz and high-purity silicon project for the European semiconductor, photovoltaic and advanced materials industries. Further information is available at www.deutschequarz.com.
The majority shareholder of Deutsche Quarz AG is LC ASI S.A., a regulated Alternative Investment Company incorporated in the Republic of Poland and supervised by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego – KNF). LC ASI S.A. is entered in the official KNF register under registration number PLZASI00366. Additional information regarding LC ASI S.A., its regulatory status and corporate information is available at www.lcasi.pl.
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