- HPQ Silicon (TSXV:HPQ) recently announced a major technical milestone from its Fumed Silica Reactor pilot project
- The company’s plasma-based process eliminates toxic reagents and significantly reduces CO₂ emissions compared to traditional methods
- This could be a critical step as HPQ transitions from lab-scale to semi-continuous pilot-scale manufacturing, with Phase 2 testing set to begin in August 2025
- HPQ Silicon stock (TSXV:HPQ) opened trading at C$0.15
Critical materials technology company HPQ Silicon (TSXV:HPQ) is working to build a name for itself in the advanced materials space.
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The company recently announced a major technical milestone from its Fumed Silica Reactor pilot project, developed in partnership with its technology supplier, Pyrogenesis (TSX:PYR), Independent Scanning Electron Microscope analysis confirmed that materials produced during Phase 1 testing:
- Match the morphology of commercial-grade fumed silica
- Show improved particle consistency
- Indicate strong potential to replicate lab-scale surface area performance at pilot scale
This could be a critical step as HPQ transitions from lab-scale to semi-continuous pilot-scale manufacturing, with Phase 2 testing set to begin in August 2025. The company’s plasma-based process eliminates toxic reagents and significantly reduces CO₂ emissions compared to traditional methods, positioning HPQ as a sustainable disruptor in a market projected to reach US$3.54 billion by 2029.
“These SEM results are a strong technical validation of our Fumed Silica Reactor’s scalability,” Bernard Tourillon, president and CEO of HPQ Silicon and HPQ Silica Polvere said in a news release. “They show we’re not only reproducing the lab-scale properties at a larger scale, but we’re doing so with improved process control and material quality. This sets the stage for Phase 2, where we aim to match—and eventually surpass—the performance of conventional commercial fumed silica, while doing it more cleanly, efficiently, and with fewer emissions.”
The Fumed Silica Reactor’s ability to produce material while using 86 per cent less energy compared to competing technology sets it up to claim a potentially significant share of a US$1.5 billion market.
HPQ Silicon is a Canadian green technology stock focused on producing the critical materials needed to reach net-zero emissions. The company’s efforts are centred on fumed silica, high-purity silicon, silicon-based anode materials for battery applications and on-demand hydrogen production.
HPQ Silicon stock (TSXV:HPQ) opened trading at C$0.15. The stock has given back 34.78 per cent since the year began.
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