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PyroGenesis Signs $1.3 Million Energy Transition Contract
MONTREAL, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PyroGenesis Inc. (“PyroGenesis”) (TSX: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"PyroGenesis Signs $1.3 Million Energy Transition ContractAdvances electrification of calcination furnaces in the cement industry using plasma torch technology\n\n\n\n MONTREAL, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PyroGenesis Inc. (“PyroGenesis”) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) (FRA: 8PY1), the leader in ultra-high temperature processes and engineering innovation, and a plasma-based technology provider to heavy industry & defense, announces that it has signed a EUR815,000 (CAD$1,324,000) contract with a European cement industry customer for the supply of a plasma torch system for the electrification of a calcination furnace. The client’s name is being withheld for competitive and confidentiality reasons. This contract was originally noted\n \n in the Outlook section\n \n of PyroGenesis’ second quarter financial results (press release dated August 6, 2025).\n \n\n PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS\n \n\n\n Purpose\n \n : using an electric plasma torch for a more efficient and cleaner method for high-temperature calcination.\n \n\n Scope\n \n : supply of proprietary plasma technology for integration into a calcination furnace, used as part of the cement production process.\n \n\n Timeline\n \n : delivery to client is targeted for early Q3 2026.\n \n\n Strategic Impact\n \n : supports cement industry goals to reduce emissions and produce cleaner, “greener” cement.\n \n\n The contract announced today is with a global leader in mining and minerals within the cement industry. The goal is to effectively use a plasma torch in a calcination furnace, a key step in the cement production process. For this project, the client is evaluating the use of a CO\n \n 2\n \n -powered plasma torch. Of particular note, the CO\n \n 2\n \n will be captured from other processes and, in a closed-loop system, redirected to the plasma torch to heat the calcination furnace. The client will test the plasma system for 9 months, as part of an existing multi-year initiative that aims to demonstrate that electric heating can substitute fossil fuel combustion in the cement industry. The construction and testing of a plasma-driven rotary kiln, for permanent use in calcination on an industrial scale, is a central goal of the initiative. The integration of PyroGenesis’ plasma torch represents the next step forward from previous low kilowa...