Arq Achieves Major Milestone with Successful Commissioning of First Granular Activated Carbon Line
Arq (NASDAQ: ARQ) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully commissioning its first Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) production line at the Red River Plant. The company has completed initial production and made its first GAC sales, marking a crucial step in its business transformation.
The facility has now entered the ramp-up phase, with management targeting to reach the full nameplate capacity of 25 million pounds within six months. The company is focusing on optimizing production processes and fulfilling existing supply agreements while finalizing contract negotiations for remaining capacity.
CEO Bob Rasmus highlighted strong market demand and constrained supply in the GAC market, positioning Arq to benefit from significant growth opportunities. The company plans to develop the next stage of GAC expansion once ramp-up and contracting milestones are achieved.
Arq (NASDAQ: ARQ) ha raggiunto un traguardo importante avviando con successo la sua prima linea di produzione di Carbone Attivo Granulare (GAC) presso lo stabilimento di Red River. L'azienda ha completato la produzione iniziale e realizzato le prime vendite di GAC, segnando un passo cruciale nella sua trasformazione aziendale.
La struttura 猫 ora entrata nella fase di incremento della produzione, con la direzione che punta a raggiungere la piena capacit脿 nominale di 25 milioni di libbre entro sei mesi. L'azienda si concentra sull'ottimizzazione dei processi produttivi e sull'adempimento degli accordi di fornitura esistenti, mentre finalizza le trattative contrattuali per la capacit脿 residua.
Il CEO Bob Rasmus ha sottolineato la forte domanda di mercato e l'offerta limitata nel settore GAC, posizionando Arq per beneficiare di significative opportunit脿 di crescita. L'azienda prevede di sviluppare la fase successiva di espansione del GAC una volta raggiunti gli obiettivi di incremento della produzione e di contrattualizzazione.
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Arq (NASDAQ : ARQ) a franchi une 茅tape importante en mettant en service avec succ猫s sa premi猫re ligne de production de charbon actif granul茅 (GAC) dans l'usine de Red River. L'entreprise a achev茅 la production initiale et r茅alis茅 ses premi猫res ventes de GAC, marquant une 茅tape cruciale dans sa transformation commerciale.
L'installation est d茅sormais en phase de mont茅e en puissance, la direction visant 脿 atteindre la pleine capacit茅 nominale de 25 millions de livres d'ici six mois. L'entreprise se concentre sur l'optimisation des processus de production et le respect des accords d'approvisionnement existants, tout en finalisant les n茅gociations contractuelles pour la capacit茅 restante.
Le PDG Bob Rasmus a soulign茅 la forte demande du march茅 et l'offre limit茅e sur le march茅 du GAC, positionnant Arq pour b茅n茅ficier d'importantes opportunit茅s de croissance. L'entreprise pr茅voit de d茅velopper la prochaine 茅tape de l'expansion du GAC une fois les objectifs de mont茅e en puissance et de contractualisation atteints.
Arq (NASDAQ: ARQ) hat einen bedeutenden Meilenstein erreicht, indem es erfolgreich seine erste Produktionslinie f眉r granulierte Aktivkohle (GAC) im Werk Red River in Betrieb genommen hat. Das Unternehmen hat die Anfangsproduktion abgeschlossen und die ersten GAC-Verk盲ufe get盲tigt, was einen entscheidenden Schritt in seiner Gesch盲ftstransformation darstellt.
Die Anlage befindet sich nun in der Hochlaufphase, wobei das Management anstrebt, innerhalb von sechs Monaten die volle Nennkapazit盲t von 25 Millionen Pfund zu erreichen. Das Unternehmen konzentriert sich darauf, die Produktionsprozesse zu optimieren und bestehende Liefervertr盲ge zu erf眉llen, w盲hrend die Vertragsverhandlungen f眉r die verbleibende Kapazit盲t abgeschlossen werden.
CEO Bob Rasmus hob die starke Marktnachfrage und das begrenzte Angebot im GAC-Markt hervor, was Arq in eine g眉nstige Position f眉r bedeutende Wachstumschancen bringt. Das Unternehmen plant, die n盲chste Ausbaustufe der GAC-Produktion zu entwickeln, sobald die Hochlauf- und Vertragsziele erreicht sind.
- Successfully commissioned first GAC production line and completed initial sales
- Strong market demand and constrained supply conditions favor company's position
- Clear path to 25 million pounds of annual production capacity within 6 months
- Existing supply agreements in place with ongoing negotiations for remaining capacity
- Production still needs to ramp up to reach full capacity
- Contract negotiations for remaining capacity not yet finalized
Insights
Arq's successful GAC line commissioning represents significant operational achievement with immediate revenue potential in a supply-constrained market.
Arq has crossed a critical commercialization threshold with the successful commissioning of its first Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) production line at the Red River Plant. This development transforms Arq from a development-stage company to a commercial producer in the specialty carbon materials sector. The facility has already begun generating initial sales revenue from test shipments and is now entering the crucial production ramp-up phase.
The company has outlined a clear operational roadmap with production expected to reach the full nameplate capacity of
From an operational perspective, this milestone demonstrates that Arq has successfully navigated the complex technical challenges of scaling GAC production from concept to commercial reality. The ability to produce commercial-quality GAC at scale indicates technical competence in a specialized manufacturing process. Management's reference to a supply-constrained GAC market suggests favorable pricing dynamics as the company ramps production.
The progression from commissioning to ramp-up represents an inflection point where focus shifts from technical validation to operational efficiency and volume production. The company appears well-positioned in its transformation from technology development to commercial operations, with clear next steps for both production scaling and customer contract negotiations.
Key achievement in ongoing corporate transformation
First GAC sales have been completed
Arq well positioned to meet strong GAC market demand
GAC operations now shift to production scale-up, targeting 25 million pounds annualized production
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arq, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQ) (the "Company" or "Arq"), a producer of activated carbon and other environmentally efficient carbon products for use in purification and sustainable materials, today announced that it has successfully completed commissioning of its first Granular Activated Carbon ("GAC") production line at the Company's Red River Plant, marking a major milestone in Arq's ongoing business transformation.
Initial production of GAC at the Red River facility was successfully achieved in recent weeks. With this milestone successfully achieved, the facility has now completed its commissioning phase and formally commenced ramp-up. Arq's operations team is now focused on optimizing production processes to achieve targeted nameplate capacity. Management anticipates that the plant should reach its full nameplate capacity of 25 million pounds within the next six months.
With today's announcement, Arq confirms successful commercial-scale GAC production at Red River and reports first sales revenue from initial GAC shipments to customers for previously announced testing programs. As production increases, the Company will begin fulfilling its existing supply agreements while finalizing contract negotiations for the remaining production capacity.
"This is an exciting milestone for Arq, and I'm proud to celebrate this achievement with our entire team," said Bob Rasmus, Chief Executive Officer of Arq. "This success reflects the incredible skill, dedication and perseverance demonstrated by everyone involved, especially our operational team who have worked tirelessly over the last few months. We've successfully transformed a promising concept into a compelling reality that will drive economic and strategic value to our shareholders. With strong demand and constrained supply in the GAC market, we see significant growth opportunities from which Arq remains uniquely positioned to benefit."
Mr. Rasmus continued, "We look forward to ramping the facility, and our immediate focus will be on steadily increasing production to reach nameplate capacity, positioning us to fully capture the opportunity ahead. As we do this, we anticipate completing contract negotiations which will fully allocate Phase One of our GAC expansion capacity. Upon achieving these ramp-up and contracting milestones, we'll be well prepared to develop the next stage of our GAC expansion as previously outlined."
About Arq
Arq (NASDAQ: ARQ) is a diversified, environmental technology company with products that enable a cleaner and safer planet while actively reducing our environmental impact. As the only vertically integrated producer of activated carbon products in聽North America, we deliver a reliable domestic supply of innovative, hard-to-source, high-demand products. We apply our extensive expertise to develop groundbreaking solutions to remove harmful chemicals and pollutants from water, land and air. Learn more at:聽.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which provides a 鈥渟afe harbor鈥� for such statements in certain circumstances. When used in this press release, the words 鈥渃an,鈥� 鈥渨ill,鈥� "may," 鈥渋ntends,鈥� 鈥渆xpects,鈥� "continuing," 鈥渂elieves,鈥� similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. All statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company intends, expects or believes may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements or expectations regarding: These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements or expectations regarding: future market demand for GAC products; future production scaling of our GAC products and anticipated annualized production amounts; the anticipated timeline to reach nameplate production capacity; our ability to finalize contract negotiations for our remaining GAC production capacity; future shareholder value resulting from the sale of our GAC products; and future growth of the GAC market. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including, but not limited to, the timing and scope of new and pending regulations and any legal challenges to or extensions of compliance dates of them; the U.S. government鈥檚 failure to promulgate new regulations or enforce existing regulations that benefit our business; changes in laws and regulations, accounting rules, prices, economic conditions and market demand; availability, cost of and demand for alternative energy sources and other technologies and their impact on coal-fired power generation in the U.S.; technical, start up and operational difficulties; competition within the industries in which the Company operates; risks associated with our debt financing; our inability to effectively and efficiently commercialize new products, including our GAC products; disruptions at any of our facilities, including by natural disasters or extreme weather; risks related to our information technology systems, including the risk of cyberattacks on our networks; failure to protect our intellectual property from infringement or claims that we have infringed on the intellectual property of others; our inability to obtain future financing or financing on terms that are favorable to us; our inability to ramp up our operations to effectively address recent and expected growth in our business; loss of key personnel; ongoing effects of the inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty, including from the new U.S. presidential administration, increased domestic and international tariffs, lingering effects of the pandemic and armed conflicts around the world, and such uncertainty's effect on market demand and input costs; availability of materials and equipment for our business; potential or threatened litigation; factors relating to our business strategy, goals and expectations concerning the acquisition of Arq Limited; our ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom the Company does business and meet supply requirements; our results of operations and business generally; risks related to diverting management's attention from our ongoing business operations; costs related to the ongoing manufacturing of our products, including our GAC products; opportunities for additional sales of our activated carbon products and end-market diversification; the rate of coal-fired power generation in the U.S.; the timing and cost of any future capital expenditures and the resultant impact to our liquidity and cash flows; and the other risk factors described in our filings with the SEC, including those described in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and to consult filings we have made and will make with the SEC for additional discussion concerning risks and uncertainties that may apply to our business and the ownership of our securities. In addition to causing our actual results to differ, the factors listed above may cause our intentions to change from those statements of intention set forth in this press release. Such changes in our intentions may also cause our results to differ. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon changes in such factors, our assumptions, or otherwise. The forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this press release, and we disclaim any duty to update such statements unless required by law.
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