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HPQ Signs Joint Venture MOU for a Commercial Fumed Silica Plant with Strategic Partner
The MOU outlines a partnership and a path toward a commercial 1,000 Tonne Per Year fumed silica plantMONTREAL, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ” or the “Company”) (“HPQ” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: HPQ, OTCQB: HPQFF, FRA: O08), a technology company driving innovation in advanced materials and critical process development, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. (“HSPI”) [1], has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) with a
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