Progressive Planet Solutions Inc V.PLAN

PLAN Makes Canada's Clean50 List

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Last week, we kicked off a new series showcasing some of the most innovative startups from Canada’s cleantech sector and their cutting-edge solutions for sustainable development

As we introduce this week’s standout companies and projects — all representing different technology readiness levels — we invite you to join us in celebrating their work and amplifying the importance of investments and partnerships for early-stage cleantech. By enabling R&D, we’re not just driving innovation—we’re setting the stage for the investments, upskilling, partnerships, and collaboration needed for transformative climate action.

This week's features represent nominees from the following companies: BQE Water, Destiny Copper, Progressive Planet, Carbonova Corp., Lite-1, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry - University of Toronto, International Renewable Energy Systems Inc, and Electro Carbon

Read more in this week's article feature on the Clean50 website: https://lnkd.in/eGsRPWfe

Progressive Planet Solutions, Stephen Harpur (CEO)

Company and product snapshot: Progressive Planet Solutions is a cleantech and manufacturing company based in Kamloops, British Columbia, with expertise lying in developing low-carbon and carbon sequestering solutions using mineral assets and recycled materials to create planet-friendly products. Globally, cement production accounts for 8% of CO2 emissions. Progressive Planet Solutions’ PozGlass™ 100G supplementary cementing material replaces up to 50% of Portland cement, dramatically reducing its carbon footprint without compromising performance – PozGlass has also proven to be 4-13% stronger. PozGlass uses glass diverted from landfills, decreasing the use of Portland cement and fly ash, which off gas high quantities of CO2 during production. An output of its patent-pending process is limestone, permanently sequestering CO2 from cement kiln stack gasses. Cement kilns are the third largest global producer of greenhouse gas emissions. PozGlass will eventually replace Portland cement on an equivalent, one-for-one weight basis, at one-third of the production footprint. Currently at TRL level 5, PozGlass is anticipated to be market ready in 2028. Progressive Planet Solutions has a 10-year agreement for one of the largest cement companies in the world to test PozGlass in amounts of up to 3,500 tonnes per year as soon as the pilot plant is built and commissioned to produce these quantities.

Who should buy it: Construction companies, concrete and cement manufacturers, and infrastructure developers. PozGlass replaces ready-mix or precast concrete.  

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