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HPQ Silicon and Novacium Sign Industrial Cooperation Agreement with AD-VENTA, Advancing METAGENE(TM) Scale-Up
MONTRÉAL and LYON, France, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"HPQ Silicon and Novacium Sign Industrial Cooperation Agreement with AD-VENTA, Advancing METAGENE™ Scale-UpThis second strategic partnership aims to increase the green hydrogen production capacity of the METAGENE™ process and support its scale-up toward industrial deployment.\n\n\n\n MONTRÉAL and LYON, France, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ” or the “Company”\n \n ) (TSX-V:\n \n HPQ\n \n , OTCQB:\n \n HPQFF\n \n , FRA:\n \n O08\n \n ), a technology company specializing in advanced materials innovation and the development of next-generation processes, and its French technology partner\n \n NOVACIUM SAS (“Novacium”\n \n ), are pleased to announce the signing of an industrial and commercial cooperation agreement with\n \n AD-VENTA Innovative\n \n (“AD-VENTA”), a major player in the design of high-pressure hydrogen storage, regulation, and distribution systems based in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, France.\n \n\n\n\n Image 1) Photo (left to right): Oleksiy Nichiporuk, Novacium R&D Director; Jean-Luc Mussot, CEO of AD-VENTA;\n \n and Jed Kraiem, Head of Novacium, in front of AD-VENTA’s facilities.\n \n\n This agreement marks a pivotal step in the development of the METAGENE™ technology, the innovative solution developed by Novacium to autonomously produce high-pressure green hydrogen. This new partnership will accelerate the development of the METAGENE™ station and increase its production capacity, which could now reach up to 20 kilograms of hydrogen per day, compared with the previously anticipated 1 to 10 kg/day range.\n \n\n\n “The arrival of AD-VENTA in the project, and in particular the involvement of its CEO, Mr. Jean-Luc Mussot, who is internationally recognized for his expertise in high-pressure hydrogen regulation and distribution, represents an important milestone for us,” said Jed Kraiem, Head of Novacium. “His forty years of experience, notably at\n \n\n\n COMEX\n \n\n\n , one of the most prestigious companies in hyperbaric engineering, is a major asset for successfully scaling the project.”\n \n\n\n This alliance will not only shorten the METAGENE™ station’s development timeline but also significantly boost its production capacity. AD-VENTA already o...