HISTORY

A Long History of Innovation and Commercial Deployment

1984: First Ensyn company established by Dr Robert Graham and Barry Freel
  • Concept developed by Dr. Robert Graham and Barry Freel while at the University of Western Ontario
  • Focus on fast thermal cracking of carbon-based feedstocks including biomass
  • Target was to obtain better yields of biocrude, higher quality products, lower costs
1985-1989: Proof of concept and commercialization
  • Strategic alliance established in mid-1980s with Red Arrow Products Company, a Wisconsin-based food products company
  • First commercial RTP facility delivered to Red Arrow in 1989
  • Since 1989, multiple RTP facilities have been delivered to Red Arrow for the production of food ingredients, with byproduct liquids used for industrial heating
  • Ensyn is responsible for overseeing operations and maintenance of the RTP facilities
  • Five commercial RTP units are currently operating at Red Arrow in Wisconsin
  • Red Arrow was purchased by the Kerry Group in 2015
1990-2000: scale-up of biomass RTP and development of petroleum application
  • RTP facilities scaled up to 30+ dry tons/day (60+ green tons/day) in the early 1990s
  • RTP technology adapted for heavy oil upgrading in 1998 – 20 barrel/day petroleum pilot facility
2000-2005: Development and sale of petroleum application
  • 1,000 barrel/day heavy oil RTP unit designed and engineered by Ensyn and built in the Belridge oil field in California in 2004
  • Rights to the RTP technology for conversion of non-renewable feedstocks (including heavy oil upgrading) sold in 2005 at a US$100 million enterprise value
2005: Focus on renewable fuels
  • Following the sale of the non-renewable business, Ensyn returned its focus to the renewable fuels business 
  • First step was design and construction of a 100%-owned, 70 dry tons/day  (140 green tons/day) RTP facility in Renfrew, Ontario (commissioned 2007)
  • The Ontario facility was originally commissioned as a commercial-scale merchant facility for the production of renewable chemicals and fuels
  • Ontario facility was enhanced in 2014 to allow 24/7 operations
​2008: Landmark alliance with Honeywell UOP
  • In 2008 Ensyn and Honeywell UOP joined forces through the creation of Envergent Technologies LLC.
  • Envergent provides licensing, engineering services and RTP equipment supply to projects developed by Ensyn and its partners, with performance guarantees.
  • Ensyn’s alliance with Honeywell UOP was expanded in early 2014 to include cooperation between Honeywell UOP and Ensyn in developing and commercializing Refinery Co-processing.
2012: Ensyn establishes joint venture with Fibria Celulose S.A., Brazil (now Suzano A/S)
  • Ensyn and Fibria (now Suzano A/S) establish an equally-owned joint venture for the development of facilities to produce biocrude in Brazil. The goal of the joint venture is to combine the strengths of each party to create a major biocrude production base in Brazil
  • Fibria brings its industry-leading expertise in fiber production and local knowledge to the joint venture
  • In conjunction with the joint venture Fibria invested in Ensyn's corporate equity and was granted a seat on Ensyn's Board of Directors
  • The Ensyn/Fibria Joint venture is developing its first project at Fibria's largest pulp mill in Aracruz, Espirito Santo
  • In 2019 Fibria Celulose merged with Suzano Papel e Celulose SA to form Suzano S/A, the world's largest wood pulp producer
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2013 - 2015: Refinery Co-processing - confirmation of results
  • Successful demonstrations of Refinery Co-processing in numerous trials and demonstrations, including in operating commercial refineries
  • Expanded alliance with Honeywell UOP to include commercialization of Refinery Co-processing
  • Developed delivery systems to integrate Ensyn's biocrude into FCC operations
  • Initiated and advanced commercial negotiations with refiners, feedstock providers and project lenders
 
2016: Cote Nord Project, Quebec
  • 10 million gallon/year biocrude production facility in Port Cartier, Quebec
  • Co-located with a sawmill owned by Arbec Forest Products
  • Financial support from leading Canadian Provincial and Federal funding agencies
  • Feedstock is wood residues 
  • Offtake is focusing initially on heating and cooling markets in the U.S. Northeast  
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