Arq Contracts Additional Production for its Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Product

Incremental demand takes total annual contracted volume to 13 million pounds

Reflects >50% of nameplate capacity under contract roughly six months ahead of first production

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobeNewswire - 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 it has secured material incremental contracted volume for the supply of granular activated carbon (GAC) to be produced at its strategic Red River facility. For competitive reasons, the Company will not be sharing the sectors or volumes of all associated customers.

Total contracted GAC demand now stands, when fully scaled up to ultimate run-rate requirements, at 13 million pounds per annum, representing 52% of Arq's expanded nameplate capacity of 25 million pounds per annum at its strategic Red River activated carbon manufacturing facility. Consistent with previous GAC contract awards, pricing remains attractive and represents a multiple of the Company's average powdered activated carbon (PAC) pricing, while significantly growing the total revenue base and expanding margins.

Construction at the Red River facility remains on schedule for first commercial production by year-end 2024. The capital requirement for completion of the Red River GAC expansion project remains in line with the previous forecast at $60-70 million in 2024. The Company continues to expect this investment in its Red River expansion project to drive very attractive economics.

Bob Rasmus, CEO of Arq, remarked, “Every contract we secure further validates our GAC products and strategy. I remain incredibly proud of our team's efforts to drive sales and collaborate with partners who show their confidence by committing to our GAC solutions. Our superior products, valuable environmental technology and wide range of industry applications continue to receive strong recognition. We believe the market has a limited supply of high-quality, fully integrated and domestically procured GAC - securing contracts representing more than 50% of Red River's capacity with nearly six months to production clearly supports this view. Ongoing contract negotiations are progressing well and I am confident that we can fully contract our nameplate capacity with similarly attractive terms before year-end production begins.”

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 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: www.arq.com.

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Source: Arq, Inc.

Investor Contact:
Anthony Nathan, Arq
Marc Silverberg, ICR
investors@arq.com