PyroGenesis Receives U.S. Department of Defense Contract to Destroy Chemical Warfare Agents

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (TSX-V: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) has been awarded a $299,886 contract by the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract is to illustrate the viability of using PyroGenesis’ plasma chemical warfare agent destruction platform with locally available materials to destroy chemical warfare agents without creating hazardous by-products.
According to the press release:

As previously announced, PyroGenesis developed a first of its kind Tactical Plasma Arc Chemical Warfare Agent Destruction System (the “System”) for a multi-national military consortium, which was developed to rapidly and safely destroy chemical warfare agents. “In developing this System, PyroGenesis expects to neutralize dangerous chemicals and chemical weapons without creating any hazardous by-products,” said Pierre Carabin, Director of Engineering of PyroGenesis.
The Contract announced today is related to a program initiated by the U.S. Defense to identify technology companies capable of developing a transportable disposal system which could convert dangerous chemical warfare agents into a safe end-product, such as soil, while using minimal consumables and creating no hazardous by-products.  Ultimately, the goal of the program is to develop a “one size fits all” technology to destroy any chemical warfare agents without requiring water or generating waste for post-processing.

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