<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/861fb541-7064-4cf4-a563-37472ff71760?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Social-Media_VIC_Announcment_2.png" alt="Virtual Investor Conferences"/>TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DpSI0PWLONuDE6kfK1kxQgXIrH2qhP0zfhgWeHX_-kiQPrRFbZCZg9vDsbiShsfzexA8r0HKrFV7zEErhMb8SgnXWdhNCR3s9vjwCJF2FoUVY-IKVNjeUsgpTG5LLTFR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.</a> (“Avalon” or the “Company”) (TSX: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qNjLKXleRZFSTc4a2XhjMS-ytcIkcQ6vjxMMPMkAmtP41gYZNH-2eY7Jyq8r6ACC211s2Md6yvul4Vt6N51ewQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">AVL</a> and OTCQB: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qy4LjVY1b3dIB_um0T0nT7y_zlWoHrf4dK-kZjTQpPzHbpGjk-bdzUfVxNFitF8BBhRB0hKN-NiyP8oKg1QBuAvux8p8cxTRhadYMEmVyLI=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">AVLNF)</a> announces that Lorin Crenshaw, Chief Financial Officer, and Burl Joseph, Project Director, Nechalacho, will participate in the OTC Markets Clean Energy Metals Virtual Investor Conference on August 27th, 2026. Mr. Crenshaw and Mr. Joseph will deliver a live presentation and participate in a webcast on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Investors are also encouraged to register for one-on-one meetings with Avalon representatives, which will be available from Thursday, August 27 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The presentation will also be available on demand following the event. To register in advance to view Avalon’s live presentation on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=bRSVe4tSfYB1KEqgzrrRsx98JenVowB-yhLu3QkJq1GO8MNTG9DcNFA8axt4yYFPFg9IR0kGDA5G8dfkCgxMalhHlR5QhuS6KZeJOIW4Qd89TWUU5ZKr8116GWkLEtSYUqC5S7biFs--sMzuCRBwiu7M5rmjfHKfaPPXxxQHEpCUMTzKshlVOfjVwbEhUD7I0bCz858uobz-_2nQ49Om4gyyDPAEn71g287v5qcNI4kbPjp2iLXz9MmxSJv1RPvupCS-wd69bwh0vApfl_v9vw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">Register for Avalon’s Presentation &amp; Webcast</a> To schedule a one-on-one meeting with Avalon representatives between Thursday, August 27 and Tuesday, September 1, 2026: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=p0pR20OkTNn8fBcU9ujhKeak7FwICudKlkkR1rGWs92yg_pInsPHNFLDAP2XhCiamN1O9wjMRNJ6D4KmehUhdmKJGjXSNRtIe8Y8AzOjDukPGW9igsyAUoi8eUjsK922MEk4mkalKWmVcUBwlf-ktWYPC26q4oZC7eQw-WGFxANjrKOEd5NQ-Pba8ffQRQGiD9ISJ6ZOHjGfKcBzhbbq6daGKND7e_MfHDAbs5N4RKPeRRQuDm1azRFhXdCmTb98oOLS_pj7MzC667oq86qL6a6KTgn6zm6YKhW9cxZObdXnzXI52yoB-9U8H8FFoCRV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">Schedule a One-on-One Meeting with Avalon</a>  About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company focused on advancing lithium and rare earth elements—two of the fastest-growing segments of the global energy transition. The Company is developing strategic assets to participate in high-growth markets and support the build-out of secure North American supply chains. Avalon is advancing the Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which contains all light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as zirconium, tantalum, and niobium—critical minerals used in advanced technologies across the communications, defense, advanced technologies, and energy sectors. The Company is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply chain through the development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario’s first midstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, located in Thunder Bay. This facility is expected to serve as a cornerstone of North America’s integrated battery materials supply chain, transforming northern Ontario lithium into essential inputs for transportation, grid storage, and advanced manufacturing. For further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please visit <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Y_sN7RCKCc5xAnsv2LBuVeeR3rco_43qtDv5cxZ66ne1GsJjKLlU5j29JRX2NbmafzEn5FM_07vLgYg1-Ww4YerKu9-iZN8-NMYAq9YNaAnxOYmE9SPlL_SX5ENT0wgN_Rfme2LmpXS75zgpT-oOig==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com</a>, email <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=52QJxqsYRDHwvGnmXp3l5Osb3E4by8RlrF22Ch72qdir6Ny_W7fNuzX6_XJeH41OzoiWMeiY0Mc9fiISp8rNKQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">ir@avalonam.com</a>, or call 416-364-4938. About Virtual Investor Conferences® Virtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded companies to seamlessly present directly to investors. Providing a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically designed to offer companies more efficient investor access.  Replicating the components of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced capabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings and enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the next level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers leading investor communications to a global network of retail and institutional investors. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “add” or “additional”, “advancing”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “appears”, “believes”, “can be”, “conceptual”, “confidence”, “continue”, “convert” or “conversion”, “deliver”, “demonstrating”, “estimates”, “encouraging”, “expand” or “expanding” or “expansion”, “expect” or “expectations”, “forecasts”, “forward”, “goal”, “improves”, “increase”, “intends”, “justification”, “plans”, “potential” or “potentially”, “promise”, “prospective”, “prioritize”, “reflects”, “robust”, “scheduled”, “suggesting”, “support”, “top-tier”, “updating”, “upside”, “will be” or “will consider”, “work towards”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, or “will be taken”, “occur”, or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated November 26, 2025 (the “AIF”) under the heading “Description of the Business – Risk Factors”. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. CONTACTS: Avalon Advanced Materials Inc Lorin Crenshaw, CFO 416-364-4938 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=VQoew8GZx-Jn1eyKfqnuerMLBoxAyemQ_RN-9TPVBfyldVc5gzCfpAJxnCaXr-smoUc658a1-w9xHagJ-2wBVP1AKhUVsrgAfXrA1xZQj-A=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="LCrenshaw@AvalonAM.com">LCrenshaw@AvalonAM.com</a> Virtual Investor Conferences Greg Young VP Corporate Services OTC Markets Group (212) 652-5958 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=4X_VS1NYIMgD9aN58UIjaI3ZL_2WB8DO7gwErP1lDHeds4ODp69AfjemI9Zifu2ou9ZX_ByQotgW_ALnAZdTBc3da1mLe4p19DOQONzanNs=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="greg@otcmarkets.com">greg@otcmarkets.com</a> <img alt="" src='https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/NmI1YTY3YzAtZTM3OC00MzgwLTlkZDktMTViODU3YmY5ZjJkLTEyNDQ1OTQtMjAyNi0wOC0yNS1lbg==/tiny/Virtual-Investor-Conferences.png' referrerpolicy='no-referrer-when-downgrade' />

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