Calix Limited is an Australian technology company whose core technology is a "kiln" built in

Bacchus Marsh Bacchus Marsh ( Wathawurrung: ''Pullerbopulloke'') is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately north-west of the state capital Melbourne, at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong. As of the ...

that produces "mineral honeycomb". Calix's technology includes work on CO₂ capture to address global

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challenges across several industries including wastewater treatment, aquaculture, advanced energy storage and cement / lime production.

Products

Calix's products include ACTI-Mag, BOOSTER-Mag and AQUA-Cal+. *ACTI-Mag - Wastewater management *AQUA-Cal+ - Sustainable aquaculture farming, lake & pond remediation *BOOSTER-Mag - Crop protection

History

The origins of Calix began in 2005, with work on flash calcining. In 2007 their first pilot calciner facility was built to test what was possible with a fully established CFC 850 calciner plant at Bacchus Marsh in 2011. In 2012 Calix acquired mining tenements at Myrtle Springs, South Australia. Between 2013 and 2017 Calix established a plant in South East Asia and won several awards and funding for a variety of sustainable technologies including Advanced Battery research, and Agricultural applications. Calix listed publicly in the

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(ASX) in 2018 and in coordination with the LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime & Cement) project in Europe, began construction of a pilot plant in Lixhe, Belgium. In 2019 Calix acquired the US-based company Inland Empire Resources.

Project LEILAC

Calix is a key partner in, and provides the core technology towards, Project LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime & Cement), as part of

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, a programme established by the

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Financial information

Calix Limited is a listed Australian public company, having listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 2018. Prior to its listing, Calix was backed by investors including

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and

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. Since its foundation in 2005, Calix Limited has to date committed more than $40 million to commercialising its technologies and processes.

References

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Building a Better World With Green Cement, By Michael Rosenwald.
'' Smithsonian'', December 2011

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.calix.global/
LEILAC Project
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