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TORONTO and HOUSTON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ara Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in industrial decarbonization investments, today announced that it has closed a controlling investment in Polar Sapphire ("Polar Sapphire" or the "Company"). The investment will provide Polar Sapphire with immediate and future funding for its growth.

Li-Cycle Closes Series C Round
Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Li-Cycle Corp. (Li-Cycle), North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling company, today announced it has closed a Series C equity funding round to fund the development of its Rochester, New York Commercial Hub and to drive expansion into international markets. Moore Strategic Ventures LLC led the financing round, terms of which were not disclosed.

August 12, 2020 - A developer in North Pickering is hoping its move to help homeowners reuse grey water will help inspire more sustainable plans when building homes. In a partnership with a local company, Geranium Homes is installing a grey water conservation system in new builds that could help revolutionize how homeowners use their water. The system is being installed by Greyter Water Systems, which specializes in home water conservation.

August 6, 2020 – Toronto based CO2 GRO Inc. (“GROW” or the “Company”) (TSXV: GROW, OTCQB: BLONF, Frankfurt: 4021) is pleased to announce the intention to complete a $1,380,000 fully-subscribed private placement (the “Offering”) led by Ospraie Ag Science LLC (“OAS”), investing $1.2 million in the Offering. OAS is a leading global Strategic Ag-Tech Investment Fund.

August 5, 2020 - Fill eight drinking glasses with water from your tap. Now dump them down the toilet. That may seem wasteful, but that’s typically what happens every time we flush and wash 4.2 litres of drinking water into the sanitary sewer or septic tank. But 21 new homes at Geranium Homes’ Edgewood community, in Pickering, will allow each new owner to save approximately 30,000 litres of water a year. Each of the homes will be equipped with a Greyter HOME system that will recycle water from showering and bathing to flush toilets.
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Vive Crop Protection closes Series B3 round to help unlock the full potential of Precision Chemistry
July 28, 2020 - Vive Crop Protection recently closed a $7.2M CAD series B3 equity financing led by Urbana Corporation and supported by existing investor Middleland Capital, as well as Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Cleantech Practice. Powered by their patented Allosperse® Delivery System, Vive’s unique products ensure growers have Precision Chemistry to enhance their Precision Agriculture tools.

May 4, 2020 - Vive Crop Protection is pleased to announce the addition of Aristobulo (Tobo) Loaiza as Head of Licensing & Partnerships. Loaiza will be responsible for developing key partnerships with other agrochemical and biological manufacturers. This will increase the availability of Vive Crop Protection’s Allosperse technology in the US and global marketplaces. He will also be responsible for in-licensing new chemical and biological active ingredients that Vive will add to its existing branded product portfolio.

April 30, 2020 – Pyrowave, a company that developed a world leading technology allowing infinite recycling of plastics, announced today the closing of a series B investment. This investment marks the first step towards bringing this unique modular technology to market and providing a scalable, viable and sustainable solution in the fight against plastic waste.

March 3, 2020 – EcoSynthetix Inc. (TSX: ECO) (“EcoSynthetix” or the “Company”), a renewable chemicals company that produces a portfolio of commercially proven bio-based products, today announced its financial and operational results for the three months (Q4 2019) and twelve months (FY 2019) ended December 31, 2019. Financial references are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.