Mr. Steve Harpur reports

PROGRESSIVE PLANET HIRES SEASONED CTO

Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. has provided a detailed shareholder update.

Progressive Planet adds accomplished chief technology officer and expands presence in Calgary

Progressive Planet is pleased to announce that Dr. Doug Brown has joined the Progressive Planet group of companies. Dr. Brown has assumed the role of president and CTO of Progressive Planet Alberta, a wholly owned subsidiary of Progressive Planet Solutions.

In conjunction with the hiring of Dr. Brown, Progressive Planet Alberta is opening a new cement material research lab in Calgary. The cement lab located in Kamloops will remain fully functional, will continue to operate as usual and will continue to be the lab which supports the PozGlass pilot plant, which is under construction. It will perform all quality control testing of PozGlass produced at the pilot plant. The new Calgary lab will enable the Progressive Planet group of companies to accelerate product development on multiple new, early-stage cementitious material initiatives.

Dr. Brown has been on the advisory board of Progressive Planet since May of 2020. With this new full-time role, Dr. Brown is responsible to open and operate the new C-Quester Cement Lab in Calgary. In addition, Dr. Brown will oversee all research and development activities for the Progressive Planet group of companies.

Dr. Brown will also oversee all grant and non-dilutive financing applications for the Progressive Planet group of companies. Over the past four years, Dr. Brown has been the author or co-author of grant applications that have resulted in over $10-million in approved grants for combined federal and provincial funding from technology support programs in Canada including SDTC, Ngen, Alberta Innovates, Emissions Reduction Alberta and IRAP. As a consultant to Progressive Planet, Dr. Brown was the co-author of grant applications which resulted in Progressive Planet's announced grants of up to $5.7-million in the past year.

Dr. Brown holds a bachelor of science from McGill University and a PhD in chemistry with a focus on green materials from the University of Calgary. Dr. Brown is the inventor or co-inventor on over 10 patents and/or patents pending, and has published many peer-reviewed papers on subject matters, including carbon capture and waste to cement.

In 2022, Dr. Brown was recognized by Avenue Magazine as a top 40 under 40 recipient, and his employer was a finalist in Milestone 1 of the world's largest X-Prize at the time, a $100-million global competition supported by Elon Musk on carbon removal technologies.

Dr. Brown started his career as a research scientist at the University of Calgary working on direct air capture, where he was part of the team of one of Canada's most successful cleantech unicorns, Carbon Engineering Group. Carbon Engineering Group was eventually acquired by Occidental Petroleum in 2023 for approximately $1.1-billion (U.S.).

More recently, Dr. Brown was part of the founding team of ZS2 Technologies, where he led the development of various magnesium-based cement products as the CTO.

"I am delighted to welcome Doug to his new full-time role with the PLAN group of companies. In the past, Doug joined a cleantech company at its inception and later enjoyed the benefits of his early involvement when the company was sold for $1.1-billion (U.S.). Doug knows the effort it takes to grow a company and has already been instrumental in helping build shareholder value for Progressive Planet. Doug adds incremental depth to our world-class team of professionals," stated chief executive officer Steve Harpur.

"When I first met Steve in 2018, he cold-called me and asked if he could drop off a sample of natural pozzolan powder at my place of work in Calgary. He had a clear vision of building a company using industrial minerals to create products for a healthier planet. Today, I am delighted to focus all my professional efforts into working with the team to grow this company by creating and selling products that support sustainable living and sustainable construction," stated Dr. Brown.

Progressive Planet Alberta has been the wholly owned research subsidiary of Progressive Planet Solutions since 2018, The Progressive Planet group of companies has a growing number of team members who reside in Calgary including an account executive, a director and now Dr. Brown. Progressive Planet Alberta expects to lease space in Calgary that will host its second cement lab as well as office space and a presentation room. Progressive Planet Alberta will be hiring one or more cement technicians before the end of 2025 once it has equipped the new lab with the necessary equipment for it to operate.

About Progressive Planet Solutions Inc.

Progressive Planet, with its head office based in Kamloops, B.C., is redefining sustainability with its products for a healthy planet. By leveraging owned mineral assets and recycled materials, it develops patented and patent-pending innovations that promote a healthier planet.

Its C-Quester centre of sustainable solutions leads advancements in low-carbon cement technologies. Progressive Planet's products are proudly available in over 10,000 retail locations across North America.

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