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Progressive Planet Obtains up to $0.37M in Funding from NGEN for PozGlass(TM) 100G Pilot Plant
Progressive Planet Obtains up to $0.37M in Funding from NGEN for PozGlass™ 100G Pilot Plan...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Progressive Planet Obtains up to $0.37M in Funding from NGEN for PozGlass™ 100G Pilot Plant\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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE\n \n USA\n \n /\n \n \n \n \n PozGlass 100G, a made-in-\n \n Canada\n \n breakthrough, is designed to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of the cement industry\n \n \n \n \n \n KAMLOOPS, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Feb. 8, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (OTCQB: ASHXF)\n \n (\"Progressive Planet\", \"PLAN\", or the \"Company\")\n \n , a leader in developing CleanTech solutions for the planet, announces it has obtained up to\n \n $0.37 million\n \n of funding from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) for the construction of its PozGlass™ 100G (\"PozGlass\") pilot plant.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This funding from NGEN and the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development is the first confirmed funding obtained for the PozGlass pilot plant and is actively being used towards finalizing plant design.\n \n \n The funding is part of a combined commitment of\n \n $2.76 million\n \n awarded to Progressive Planet, ZS2 Technologies Ltd. (\"ZS2\"), LithiumBank Resources Corp. (TSXV: LBNK), Occam's Technologies Inc., and Falkbuilt Ltd. by NGen within its\n \n Advanced Manufacturing Projects\n \n program that aims at de-risking, commercializing, and scaling-up innovative manufacturing capabilities in\n \n Canada\n \n .\n \n \n The funding supports a collaborative project by these five companies which aims to disrupt the construction industry by developing an advanced manufacturing solution to address the pressing global need for affordable, climate-adaptive, energy-efficient, and sustainable housing both by capturing and storing carbon into magnesium cement board and by utilizing waste streams. Progressive Planet will be supplying materials such as zeolite from its owned quarries to the project, as well as a stream of ground glass and paper waste from the PozG...