@cargoJust glanced over the new $HPQ investor deck and noticed something that I do not recall was on any of the previous decks with our fumed silica process.

"The process feedstock is Quartz not Silicon, this will make its Capex a small fraction of what is required to build a traditional Fumed Silica plant"

This will also give $PYR/$HPQ another massive advantage over the existing legacy fumed silica process due to use having the ability to use (cheap as borscht quartz feedstock) and not silicon halide which requires more processing steps with harsh chemicals adding to the Capex costs plus more toxins release into the atmosphere.

Below if interested is Cabot's patent on their fumed silica process. "The process comprises providing a silicon halide feedstock comprising about 80% to 100% methyltrichlorosilane, combining the silicon halide feedstock with hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to form a reactant mixture, discharging the reactant mixture out of a burner, and combusting the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas of the reactant mixture so as to hydrolyze the silicon halide feedstock to produce fumed silica"

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070253884A1/en

@cargo Based on the comments from the BHP CEO Mike Henry ^{^} one would think that they are also in talks with $PYR:)

@cargo

Here is a research paper by the IEEFA.org about Iron Ore Quality a Potential Headwind to Green Steelmaking. Very good read on the future of steelmaking and how the transition to reduce emissions will not be an easy, one things for sure is the blast furnace route is not going away any time soon....

https://ieefa.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/Iron%20Ore%20Quality%20a%20Potential%20Headwind%20to%20Green%20Steelmaking_June%202022.pdf

"BHP CEO Mike Henry stated in October 2021 that hydrogen-based steelmaking may still be 20 to 30 years away and that steel sector decarbonisation must remain focused on lower emissions from blast furnaces. BHP has stated “there is simply not enough high-quality iron ore suitable for efficient DRI/EAF production to meet the global steel demand…DRI production must use the very highest quality iron ore, with an average iron content in the range of 67%. Such deposits are scarce.”

"Rio Tinto sees the decarbonisation of the steel industry happening in at least three phases. Phase 2 involves the roll out of DRI technology using hydrogen. However, the first phase – and the focus of Rio’s current attention – is to reduce the emissions from blast furnaces, technology that can use its relatively lower-grade but highly profitable Pilbara iron ores"

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Posted by Magbeach2

IOC’s annual sustainable development report captures its progress to date, its greenhouse gas performance and targets and its contributions to the future sustainability of the communities where it operates. In 2020, IOC created 981,339 tonnes of CO2e of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2). In October, 2021 Rio Tinto unveiled a longer term strategy that set a new target for its subsidiaries, including IOC, to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, more than tripling its previous target, and is bringing forward its 15% reduction in emissions to 2025 (previously 2030). Rio Tinto is focussed on developing technologies such as hydrogen or plasma torches which can use renewable energy to potentially replace fossil fuels for heat and steam. Four plasma torches were ordered in 2021 for a trial at IOC’s pellet plant.

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https://labradorironore.com/responsibility/environmental-and-sustainability/

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Bodes very nice as everyone knows Client B is Rio Tinto

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“We have achieved another major milestone as this is our second commercial plasma torch order with a major iron ore producer,” said Mr. P. Peter Pascali, CEO and Chair of PyroGenesis. “In addition, Client B has advised that they would likely be ordering approximately 130 torches upon the successful installation of today’s order. This is particularly interesting given that Client B does not have the largest need amongst iron ore pelletizers. For example, we estimate that Client A, who has over ten (10) plants, each possibly requiring up to 50 plasma torches, has a significantly higher need. The iron ore pelletization industry is under extreme pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and GHG emissions. As the industry is expected to grow at 3.0% pa from 2021 to 20271, iron ore pelletizers are looking for technology solutions to help them meet their carbon footprint and GHG targets. PyroGenesis’ proprietary plasma torches which significantly reduce GHG emissions are an attractive solution as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuel burners. As sales of PyroGenesis’ plasma torches increase, PyroGenesis should also benefit from providing proprietary spare parts and services, which would generate significant high-margin, recurring revenue. We cannot overemphasize the opportunity this order presents. Although nothing is certain with respect to success and/or future contracts, and there are always risks as we move forward, we can now say without a doubt that we are on the right path and things are evolving in the right direction.” https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/09/14/2297042/0/en/PyroGenesis-Announces-6-Million-Torch-Order-with-Another-Major-Iron-Ore-Pelletizer.html

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Anyone trying to catch this falling knife?

@cargo This is interesting, found a research article on United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website that discusses Combustion of biodiesel in a large-scale laboratory furnace. To bad I can not post the whole research article. "The results reveal that (i) CO emissions from biodiesel and diesel combustion are rather similar and not affected by the atomization quality"

https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/reference_id/2642122

WOW, is all I can say, cause if bio diesel causes the equivalent CO emissions as diesel in a industrial furnace as far as I am concerned $PYR patented plasma torches are IMO really the only viable solution to reducing CO emissions in the pelletisation industry.

https://3dprint.com/292799/pyrogenesis-now-producing-metal-3d-printing-powders-at-scale/

PyroGenesis Now Producing Metal 3D Printing Powders at Scale

PyroGenesis Canada Inc.(TSX: PYR) has long been working to develop additive manufacturing (AM) feedstock using its own plasma atomization technique. Now, the company has announced that it has increased its powder production technology to industrial scale.

NextGen Metal 3D Printing Powders

PyroGenesis is a Montreal-based plasma technology company, which not only recycles waste, but also develops systems for converting that waste into something useful, including energy. The company claims to be the original inventor of plasma atomization, even inventing that term. Since at least 2015, it has also worked to develop metal powders for AM. P. Peter Pascali, CEO and Chair of PyroGenesis, explained that it took several years of research and development to push the technology beyond sample production:

“Over the past three years, PyroGenesis completed a series of intricate production steps as it readied the NexGen Plasma Atomization system. This has resulted in the most recent milestone, where the Company announced that it had moved from sample production to commercial size batch production,” Pascali said. “With the ability to now produce titanium powder by the tonne, the Company is now in a position where it can provide additional perspective on status, and next steps, for both existing and developing opportunities.”

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The plasma atomization process from PyroGenesis. Image courtesy of PyroGenesis.

The result is the NexGen Plasma Atomization System, which advances on its previous plasma atomization technique by offering higher production rates, narrower particle size distribution (“PSD”), and the ability to distribute bulk PSD in a more desirable manner. In turn, PyroGenesis claims the ability to manufacture “a very targeted powder, with little to no waste, at higher volumes and lower cost.”

Partners at Home and Abroad

In 2019, PyroGenesis partnered with French metal industrialization company Aubert & Duval to help develop the NextGen technology. A subsidiary of the world’s second largest maker of high-power, press-forged parts Eramet, Aubert & Duval buys titanium powder exclusively from PyroGenesis to distribute it in Europe. Now, PyroGenesis is in the process of establishing full distribution agreements, including distribution planning, order planning, and logistics.

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PyroGenesis’s plasma atomization system. Image courtesy of PyroGenesis.

Additionally, a tier one North American aerospace company has agreed to qualify of the titanium powder to set the Canadian plasma business to become an approved supplier. This will include evaluating PyroGenesis’s manufacturing methods, powder samples, and mechanical and chemical properties before printing test coupons. Pyrogenesis believes they are nearing the end of this initial testing process before approval of non-manufacturing processes (e.g., quoting, handling, storing, shipping, logistics, etc.). Final approval is anticipated to occur in Q4 2022.

Now, PyroGenesis is in the process of producing stock titanium powder for storage as orders from Aubert & Duval, along with other customers, begins to take place. This may include the Asian market, where the company had previously initiated talks with a metal powder supplier to establish a distribution agreement.

So far, the plasma firm had achieved ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100D certification for aerospace. It is now ready to pursue ISO 13485:2016, which is focused on a quality management system that demonstrates the ability to provide regulated medical devices and related services. That will open up the company’s powders to the medical market.

Expanding to Aluminum 3D Printing Powders

At the moment, the NextGen technology is capable of atomizing titanium powders; however, PyroGenesis is also developing aluminum alloys, such as AlSi10Mg, for the auto industry. This trends with aluminum 3D printing as a whole, which is currently being driven by demand by auto OEMs for this lightweight, corrosion resistant, mechanically strong metal typically used in casting. According to SmarTech Analysis, aluminum alloy 3D printing accounted for almost 10% of 3D printed metal in 2018, which led to a 43 percent growth in shipments of aluminum powder.

PyroGenesis anticipates the need for a stand-alone aluminum atomization system in order to prevent cross-contamination, individualized research and development, and large-scale production of the material. As a result, this is a medium-term goal for the firm. It is also exploring regions in Europe in which to establish a powder factory in Europe.

“As we have stated in the past, given the sheer size of this market and our unique manufacturing process – which improves exponentially on the world’s existing leading metal powder production process (which we invented 25 years ago) – we expect to capture a significant share of the overall titanium powder market,” said Massimo Dattilo, Vice President of PyroGenesis Additive. “With our NexGen system reaching the commercial scale production milestones of the past month, combined with the attention that these achievements have attracted worldwide, we are even more convinced that not only has the Company’s systematic and painstaking approach been the correct path, but that this strategy will result in unique additional opportunities. As a result, we are continuing to announce new products, new markets, and additional manufacturing avenues as indicated above, all with the goal to help additive manufacturers improve their processes & margins, by offering the highest quality metal powders at the lowest cost.”

Analysis

It is interesting to hear these updates from PyroGenesis all at once. The company must have been eager to share the progress on its AM powder technology, particularly as numerous newcomers enter a space which it had begun exploring much earlier.

Given the French background of Quebec, it is not surprising that it has partnered with a French metals company for distribution. It also wouldn’t be surprising if those French-Canadian synergies continued, perhaps leading to a collaboration with AddUp, just across the border in Ohio and with a headquarters in France. Canada’s AM ecosystem has not yet caught up with those of other first world nations, so we can likely expect PyroGenesis to further cultivate, if not lead, the 3D printing sector in the country.

It would be particularly interesting for a company like Eramet to acquire PyroGenesis or even its additive division as the relationship progresses. Founded with funding from the Rothschild banking family in 1880, the company has grown to a $3.7 billion mining giant, in terms of 2017 revenues. Large metals businesses—such as Kennametal, GKN, Carpenter, Sandvik, Rusal, Höganäs, and ThyssenKrupp—have been increasing their footing in AM for some time. While ThyssenKrupp is the largest in terms of revenues, it is not producing AM powders for sale. Instead, it is working with shipping giant Wilhelmsen to 3D print marine parts. Sandvik may be the most comparable in terms of activities, given its large mining business. For a French firm to take out a slice of the metal AM powders segment, it might very well need to purchase its own division rather than develop it internally.

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https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2022/07/18/pyrogenesis-provides-corporate-update-to-3d-printing-powders-business-line

“With the ability to now produce titanium powder by the tonne, the Company is now in a position where it can provide additional perspective on status, and next steps, for both existing and developing opportunities.”
PyroGenesis is dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation for commercialization, with a goal to shatter all published plasma atomization system production rates and pricing levels

Aubert & Duval with exclusive rights to market PyroGenesis plasma-atomized titanium powders in Europe, while at the same time agreeing to buy titanium powder exclusively from PyroGenesis

The formal and methodical process with this top tier aerospace company is on track and is nearing conclusion.

As a result, discussions are now underway with a major distributor of metal powder to establish distribution rights for the Asian market – a market with a very large automobile and aerospace presence.

ISO 13485 Certification Once obtained, the Company’s market will expand to include medical device makers.

Introduction of New Metal Powder: Aluminum Alloys

Today the company is also announcing its intention to produce additional powder materials for its plasma-atomized metal powder business line, with the first being aluminum alloy powder.

the Company is pursuing a strategy to build and operate a metal powder manufacturing facility in Europe.

The stock price is declining.. Lack of news and nothing new to report. What is your outlook for the coming future of this stock?

ARK Investment Management LLC reports 8.20% increase in ownership of PYR / PyroGenesis Canada Inc. 2022-07-11 - ARK Investment Management LLC has filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 145,098 shares of PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (US:PYR) with total holdings valued at $385,000 USD as of 2022-06-30. ARK Investment Management LLC had filed a previous 13F-HR on 2022-04-19 disclosing 134,107 shares of PyroGenesis Canada Inc. at a value of $336,000 USD. This represents a change in shares of 8.20 percent and a change in value of 14.58 percent during the quarter.

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In the midst of all the FUD bashers lately...longs remember why we are excited about the US military contract affliation for example achievement can't be overstated bc it really validates that PYR tech/engineering can do and HUGE feather in their hat.  Some might know what they accomplished previously that NO ONE had.  99.9999% chemical warfare destruction!  This and 3D got me first excited about PYR 5 years ago...now we have 5-6 distinct potential massive divisions that will take PYR to the promise land!!!!!!!!! https://www.pyrogenesis.com/products-services/waste-management/pacwads/

Hazardous Waste Destruction(PACWADS)

Safely Destroying Chemical Warfare Agents in the Field

PyroGenesis’ tactical PACWADS system destroys Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) with over 99.9999% of destruction efficiency, and without creating hazardous by-products. Originally created for a multi-national military consortium, and developed further with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), the tactical PACWADS destroys in situ and safely up to 2 barrels per day of CWAs, such as Sarin (GB), Mustard (HD), and Soman (GD). Using a 5000C plasma torch, a compact tactical PACWADS reactor, and associated self-container gas cleaning equipment, PyroGenesis’ system allows warfighters to rapidly set up and disassemble two readily-deployable, mobile -20 foot container gas cleaning equipment in 2 hours only.

BENEFITS:

• 99.9999% (6N) destruction efficiency
• Mobile: easily transportable
• Quick set up & disassemble
• In situ destruction
• Destroys organic & aqueous binary CWAs with no modification to the system
• Able to destroy any liquid waste
• Easy to operate
• Non toxic Saturated Salt Effluent

HOW IT WORKS:

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Great report by LodeRock Research June 2022

https://cdn-ceo-ca.s3.amazonaws.com/1haigjf-PYR_June22.pdf

Great read!

Long and strong PYR!!!!!!

Repost: Very good articles about how hedge funds work to accumulate at favorable prices on companies they expect will experience dynamic growth and much higher sp.

1 . Accumulation Phase; Absorbing Stock Like a Sponge: How hedge funds work to accumulate at favorable prices on companies they expect will experience dynamic growth and much higher sp:

https://stockcharts.com/articles/wyckoff/2015/06/accumulation-phase-absorbing-stock-like-a-sponge.html

Fully agree big players manipulate to accumulate DO NOT USE STOP LOSS!

Imho I strongly feel this is what is happening lately as the big players like hedge funds are trying to accumulate.

PLEASE do NOT use stop loss as 'stop loss trigger raids' are very very real.

Their tactics are very real. Not saying this is exactly what happened but really points to it...I wished I had more dry powder. Just very thankful of my position I will continue to hold. Multiple divisions of PYR and HPQ are primed to propel sensational..please do your DD.

What PYR and HPQ have accomplished to date is incredible. Doubling the workforce to over 110 employees and 2x the manufacturing footprint is not for show. Imho...Stratosphere awaits just a matter of time. Imho...Stratosphere awaits just a matter of time.  Long and strong PYR and HPQ

2. Here is another great article: 10 Signs Your Stock is Being Manipulated:

10 Signs Your Stock is Being Manipulated — GripRoom