PyroGenesis Inc., the leader in ultra-high temperature processes and engineering innovation, and a plasma-based technology provider to heavy industry & defense, confirms today the successful delivery of a 4.5 MW plasma torch to its client, a U.S. aeronautics and defense client.

As announced previously, PyroGenesis signed a contract valued at approximately $4.13 million (US$3.13 million) with a U.S. corporation who regularly serves as a prime contractor for the U.S. government as well as for public and private customers in the aeronautics and related industries. The contract is for the design and build of a 4.5 MW plasma torch system and related peripherals.

The client, with extensive experience as an innovation hub providing technology and test services to solve critical defense, military, and aeronautics challenges, is home to some of the most renowned scientists in the world, who collectively have contributed to a variety of landmark achievements in US history, especially in aeronautics. The client’s facilities house unique full-scale test conditions considered essential to U.S. national security.

As outlined in the outlook section of PyroGenesis’ Q3 2025 earnings report (press release dated November 11, 2025), the project had advanced considerably, with engineering and fabrication completed, and assembly underway at that time, with estimated delivery and startup of the torch system at the client’s facility in Q1 2026.

With today’s announcement, PyroGenesis confirms that the completed torch has been delivered to the client’s facility. Installation, startup, and testing will commence upon the arrival of the remaining peripheral components and power supply, expected to occur over the coming weeks. These milestones have triggered recent invoicing of $1 million.

“The completion and delivery of the 4.5 MW plasma torch underscores our ability to continuously raise the bar with respect to plasma power, and as a result expand the role of plasma-based solutions into increasingly demanding applications across heavy industry, aerospace, and defense,” said Mr. P. Peter Pascali, CEO and President of PyroGenesis. “When we announced this project, the 4.5 MW system represented our highest-powered platform to date—a significant step up from the 900 kW system offered in 2020 and the 2.5 MW system developed in 2022. The successful delivery of the 4.5 MW torch marks another important threshold in our technical evolution. Importantly, it also lays the groundwork for the next major achievement, namely a scale-up to a 20 MW plasma torch, ordered by the same aerospace client in October 2024 (news release dated October 21, 2024), and which our research shows will be the largest plasma torch ever produced commercially.”