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Independent Report Confirms Northstar Clean Technologies Green Liquid Asphalt Production Process
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Independent Report Confirms Northstar Clean Technologies Green Liquid Asphalt Production Process\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Nov. 12, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Northstar Clean Technologies (TSXV: ROOF)\n \n is a clean technology company focused on the\n \n recovery and repurposing of single-use asphalt\n \n \n shingles\n \n to produce liquid asphalt, fibre and sands while diverting shingle waste from landfills.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The company has a fully constructed facility in\n \n Delta, BC\n \n in the commercialization phase with steady-state production expected in early 2022.\n \n \n On\n \n November 9, 2021\n \n , Northstar announced the\n \n results of the independent carbon dioxide footprint Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA),\n \n completed by Burgess Environmental Ltd which concludes that the production of Northstar's liquid asphalt will produce\n \n 60% less carbon emissions\n \n versus routing shingles to landfill and producing virgin asphalt.\n \n \n The 2017 British Columbia Best Practices Methodology for\n \n Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions\n \n was used to calculate emissions associated with fuel and electricity consumption.‍\n \n \n The asphalt produced by the Northstar process is green, renewable circular asphalt with the lowest carbon intensity of any asphalt in\n \n North America\n \n .\n \n \n \n Key Take-Aways from LCA:\n \n \n \n \n Confirms ROOF's Empower Facility is a \"circular\", renewable industry solution with lower carbon dioxide emissions\n \n \n Net estimated\n \n greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings of 121.94 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per 1 tonne of feedstock\n \n , through diverting shingles from landfills and replacing virgin production asphalt production from the Empower Facility.\n \n \n Net estimated\n \n carbon dioxide emission savings in the range of 1,500,000 kg to 3,000,000 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per year\n \n dependent on steady state production volume\n \n \n \n \n 12 million tons of asphalt shi...