RE:QUEBEC INNOVATIVE QIMC & HPQ SILICON CEO Interview Not sure why Stockhouse did not pick up on this news today:
Also at the bottom they write the five pillars of activities they are centered on.
Number 5 refers to hydrogen but where has EBH2 gone? Last update of Oct. 22, 2022
said this: "Unfortunately, the results of both tests did not allow the validation of EBH
2 key claims but does demonstrate the utility of our new business venture with Novacium (
see September 15, 2022 release). As a result, HPQ is no longer pursuing the venture with EBH
2 as described in
our August 24, 2021, release. We may revisit this opportunity if EBH2 has more success with the new generation generator they are developing."
Quebec Innovative silica samples meets HPQ requirements
2023-03-14 10:32 ET - News Release
See News Release (C-QIMC) Quebec Innovative Materials Corp
Mr. Raymond Wladichuk of Quebec Innovative Materials reports
QIMC CONTRIBUTES TO HPQ SILICON BATTERY INITIATIVE
Quebec Innovative Materials Corp.'s newly confirmed high-purity silica samples have met the requirements for feedstock in HPQ Silicon Inc.'s silicon-based battery material production in North America. The company continues to move toward its main objective of developing the green economy as a supplier of high-grade silica in tandem with HPQ.
Procurement of quartz material
As per the terms of the memorandum of understanding between HPQ and Quebec Innovative Materials (see Sept. 14, 2022, news release), Quebec Innovative Materials is to provide high-grade silica for testing in HPQ's Gen3 Purevap quartz reduction reactor (QRR). Silica samples from the Main zone at the Charlevoix project were delivered to HPQ in December, 2022, and confirmed to be of high purity and in line with HPQ's compatibility requirements (see Feb. 23, 2023, and Jan. 27, 2023, news releases). HPQ has recently announced plans to build a silicon-based battery material production line in North America. Quebec Innovative Materials will continue to support HPQ's shared objective of advancing the battery initiative to meet rapidly increasing demand. In an effort to accelerate the move to production, the company continues to refine its purification methods for silica sand and continue discussions with potential buyers of silica materials.
"With our Gen3 QRR pilot plant program moving forward, combined with our newly launched battery initiative, it is important for HPQ to be able to focus its energies and resources on developing our groundbreaking technologies while QIMC advances it promising Charlevoix quartz project," said Bernard Tourillon, president and chief executive officer of HPQ Silicon. "As we gain traction producing and selling our silicon battery materials, we will also be strengthening the values of our QRR projects. Therefore, if all continues to advance as we hope, we can foresee a time when HPQ could be using QIMC quartz to produce silicon with our Gen4 Purevap QRR systems."
Additionally, the company has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Ekopav, a Canadian company focused on innovative ecofriendly solutions for the paving industry. The memorandum of understanding stipulates the procurement of a specific tonnage of silica sands from Quebec Innovative Materials for Ekopav's manufacturing of commercial asphalt products. Either party may terminate the memorandum of understanding after 12 months without any obligation or liability to the other party. Silica materials used in production of asphalt products are not required to be metallurgical grade (98 per cent to 98.9 per cent Si). The company is pleased to engage Ekopav as potential future purchaser of submetallurgical-grade silica.
"QI Materials now has potential customers for both our metallurgical and submetallurgical grade silica products. This is exciting as both potential customers share similar green-economy values and are in line with our vision of establishing a local supply chain," stated Raymond Wladichuk, chief executive officer of Quebec Innovative Materials.
About HPQ Silicon Inc.
HPQ Silicon is a Quebec-based TSX Venture Exchange Tier 1 industrial issuer.
HPQ is developing, with the support of world-class technology partners PyroGenesis Canada and Novacium SAS, new green processes crucial to make the critical materials needed to reach net-zero emissions.
HPQ activities are centred around the following five pillars:
- Becoming a green low-cost (capex and opex) producer of high-purity silicon (2N+ to 4N) using its proprietary Purevap quartz reduction reactors (QRRs) being developed by PyroGenesis;
- Becoming North America's first producer of micron-size high-purity silicon (3N and 4N) powders with the assistance of Novacium;
- Working to become the first producer of nanosilicon materials from high-purity silicon chunks using its proprietary Purevap nanosilicon reactor (NSiR) being developed by PyroGenesis;
- Becoming a green low-cost (capex and opex) producer of fumed silica using its proprietary fumed silica reactor being developed by PyroGenesis;
- Developing a small and compact process for the on-demand production of hydrogen through hydrolysis of silicon and other materials.