11:34 AM EST - PyroGenesis Canada Inc. : Has received the third progress payment under its previously announced $8.3-million contract with HPQ Silicon Resources Inc. to provide a 200-metric-tonne per year PUREVAP™ pilot system to produce silicon metal directly from quartz. To date, PyroGenesis has received payments in excess of $3.3 million or more than 40% of the value of the Contract. PyroGenesis Canada Inc.
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