PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (PYR)

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PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

1744 William Street
Suite 200
Montreal, QC H3J 1R4
Canada

https://www.pyrogenesis.com

Sector(s): Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Full-time employees: 

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Photis Peter Pascali Jr.	Chairman, Pres & CEO	3.31M	N/A	1960
Mr. Andre Mainella C.A., CPA	Chief Financial Officer	27.29k	N/A	N/A
Mr. Pierre Carabin MEng, P.Eng.	CTO & Chief Strategist	138.65k	N/A	1969
Ms. Rodayna Kafal	VP of Investor Relations, Communications & Strategic Bus. Devel. and Director	132.01k	N/A	N/A
Ms. Me Sara-Catherine L. Tolszczuk	Corp. Sec.	96.57k	N/A	N/A
Mr. Massimo Dattilo	VP of Sales	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes plasma processes and systems in Canada and internationally. It offers DROSRITE, a process for enhancing metal recovery from dross without any hazardous by-products, targeting primarily the aluminum and zinc industries; PUREVAP, a process to produce high purity metallurgical and solar grade silicon from quartz; and PUREVAP Nano Silicon Reactor, which is designed to transform silicon into spherical silicon powders and silicon nanowires for use in lithium-ion batteries. The company also provides plasma torches, including APT high-powered plasma torch for replacing fossil fuel burners. In addition, it offers plasma arc waste destruction systems for waste destruction onboard ships; steam plasma arc refrigerant cracking systems for the destruction of certain refrigerants, including chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and hydrochlorofluorocarbons; plasma arc chemical warfare agent destruction systems, which are mobile platforms for the onsite destruction of chemical warfare agents; plasma resource recovery systems for land-based waste destruction and waste-to-energy applications; plasma torches for waste gasification and combustion; and plasma arc gasification and vitrification. Further, the company provides engineering and manufacturing expertise, and contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, additive manufacturing (including 3D printing), oil and gas, and environmental industries. Additionally, it offers installation, commissioning, and start-up services. The company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Corporate governance

PyroGenesis Canada Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 February 2023 is 8. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 3; Compensation: 8.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.