aerialview wrote:
to sorrenson: You timelines are full of sh it man. Learn to read SAMPLES WILL BE SENT OUT TO INTERESTED PARTIED DURING THE "FOUR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TESTS". Quit spreading your un-educated, incorect assessments here as fact you obviously have no idea what you're dealing with here. And things are moving quicker, so far so good, than anticipated. The max timeline BT gave was twelve months FROM August 10. That means we are nearly 1/4 of the way through the phase. And it MAY BE SHORTER. The 3 year thing was to COMMERCIAL SCALE PRODUCTION BUILD OUTS OF THE QRR GEN 4. We may not even get to that point before a buyout or partnership occurs. Just stop with you fud man, you suck.
HPQ SILICON PUREVAPTM PILOT PLANT TESTING PROCESS IS ADVANCING AND ON SCHEDULE
MONTREAL, Canada, August. 10, 2022 — HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: HPQ) (OTCQX: HPQFF) (FRA: O08), an innovative silicon solutions and technology development company, would like to update shareholders on progress made to date by technology provider, PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (TSX: PYR) (NASDAQ: PYR) (FRA: 8PY), during the ongoing PUREVAPTM Quartz Reduction Reactor (QRR) pilot plant Research and Development phase.
HPQ GEN3 PUREVAPTM QRR PILOT PLANT R&D TESTING PROGRAM ADVANCING ON SCHEDULE
The GEN3 PUREVAPTM QRR Pilot plant is a first-of-its-kind, state of the art prototype comprised of multiple systems that must operate under harsh conditions and extremely high temperatures. All independent systems have been tested and are fully functional. The final stage of integration is now underway.
Therefore, PyroGenesis is implementing a meticulous approach to move the GEN3 system from functional to operational. Commencing in June 2022 and scheduled to last up to twelve (12) months, the operational development phase can be further broken down into the following milestones:
a) Complete system integration validation, about a quarter (1/4) of time is allocated to this phase,
b) Reactor startup, about one twelfth (1/12) of time is allocated to this phase,
c) Four (4) process improvement tests, about one sixth (1/6) of time is allocated to this phase, and
d) Operating the GEN3 QRR on a continuous non-stop production basis, during the remaining time.
As with all R&D projects, and particularly with a new process technology, the timeline is subject to change. Pyrogenesis is confident that the program will allow HPQ to validate and quantify the previously completed GEN1 and GEN2 PUREVAPTM QRR testing phase results:
i. Produce silicon material of higher purity than any traditional processes, in a single step1,
ii. That it can do so from raw material sources without the need for extremely pure feedstock
required by conventional processes2,
iii. That it only requires 4.5 MT of raw material to make 1 MT of Silicon versus the 6 MT required by
conventional processes2,
iv. That it can do so at a lower cost advantage versus all traditional Silicon producers2.
Furthermore, once process improvement tests start (see point c above), HPQ will commence:
1. Using the material for downstream testing and production of more HPQ high-value-add products,
2. Providing samples to potential off-takers to allow product customization,
3. Planning the deployment of commercial – scale production systems (PUREVAPTM QRR 4.0) capable
of producing 2,500 tonnes per year of high purity silicon material.
“The PUREVAPTM GEN3 QRR pilot plant is about to open-up opportunities for HPQ Silicon that we only dream of when we started our first GEN1 QRR tests in 2016. Our GEN1 and GEN2 tests demonstrated that we were on the right path to disrupting Silicon manufacturing, an industry that still relies on a traditional process developed in 1899 to make silicon. With the Pilot Plant, we intend to validate our disruptive