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GreeNovel: Pioneering Sustainable E-waste Recycling

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GRANBY, QC, Oct. 10, 2024 /CNW/ – GreeNovel Inc., an innovative start-up specializing in the recycling of metals and plastics from unconventional sources, particularly electronic waste (E-waste), is making significant strides with support from the Government of Canada. Led by Dr. Mai Attia and Dr. Sherif Farag, GreeNovel’s expertise and dedication have positioned the company at the forefront of sustainable E-waste management. The company excels in converting non-recyclable and hazardous E-waste plastics into valuable raw materials. This breakthrough not only reduces environmental hazards but also supports the Canada-wide Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste which aims to achieve a zero plastic waste economy.

The Challenge of E-Waste Plastics

In 2022, global E-waste production exceeded 62 million tons and is projected to rise to 82 million tons by 2030. Unfortunately, more than 80% of this waste is not recycled or disposed of properly.1 E-waste, including cables, laptops, tablets, and batteries, contains hazardous substances such as lead, mercury, and flame retardants within their plastic and metal components. Properly recycling of E-waste is an immediate short-term priority for the Government of Canada, which is also focusing on strategic initiatives to reduce E-waste plastics over the long term.

Government of Canada’s Efforts to Overcome the Challenge

The challenge of E-waste aligns closely with the goals of Shared Services Canada (SSC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), as well as the federal commitment to advancing Canada towards a zero plastic waste economy. While options exist for handling surplus IT equipment within the Government of Canada, ensuring proper and safe disposal of all E-waste components remains challenging. Currently, Canadian E-waste recyclers lack the necessary technologies to decontaminate plastics extracted during the dismantling process.

In response to escalating environmental concerns posed by E-waste, Canada has implemented stringent regulations and proactive initiatives to promote sustainable recycling solutions. Substantial investments in research and development are fostering innovation in the recycling sector, enabling the diversion of E-waste plastics from landfills, preventing export, and ensuring recycling within Canada. These technologies could transform E-waste plastics into valuable materials or molecules.

GreeNovel’s Innovative Technology

GreeNovel has emerged as a leader in recycling plastics contaminated with hazardous substances like brominated flame retardants, phthalates, lead, and cadmium. Their advanced technologies extract over 65 metals and elements efficiently and sustainably, using the selective heating of the microwave irradiation. GreeNovel also addresses industrial gas emissions through their innovative gas purification technology, achieving high cleaning efficiencies for hazardous compounds and minimizing environmental impacts of gas emissions.

Achievements in E-waste Recycling

GreeNovel has made substantial progress in diverting E-waste from landfills since its inception in 2019. With the support of the Government of Canada’s Innovative Solutions Canada program in the Plastics challenge: E-waste, GreeNovel successfully built a state-of-the-art demonstration plant at The Centre d’innovation et de technologies industrielles de Granby (CITIG). This facility could process two million pounds of E-waste annually. Additionally, with the support of the incubation strategic program of Granby Industrial, GreeNovel secured a 75,000 square foot land for a full-capacity plant capable of handling more than 100 million pounds of E-waste per year. This innovative technology transforms non-recyclable and hazardous E-waste plastics into valuable materials, significantly reducing environmental risks such as soil contamination and water and air pollution.

Collaboration and Expansion

GreeNovel’s technologies cater to industries facing significant E-waste and hazardous gas emission challenges, including electronics manufacturing, metal refining, and waste management. These industries benefit from GreeNovel’s advanced recycling processes, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, promoting sustainability, and enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, GreeNovel’s innovative gas cleaning units help companies meet stringent emission regulations and improve air quality.

Looking ahead, GreeNovel plans to deploy its technologies across the country and beyond, collaborating with local governments and businesses to implement advanced recycling solutions. By expanding their reach, GreeNovel aims to improve E-waste management, promote sustainability, and reduce the carbon footprint associated with electronic waste. Their vision extends to establishing a global presence, addressing E-waste challenges worldwide, and supporting international efforts to manage electronic waste sustainably.

GreeNovel’s Recognition and Awards

GreeNovel’s commitment to innovation has garnered widespread acclaim and recognition, exemplified by several prestigious awards:

Distinction Desjardins Award in The Industry Category in 2024.ADRIQ Innovation | Jeune Enterprise Award in 2023.ICIS Innovation Award for the Best Process Innovation by Small and Medium Size Enterprises in the Chemical Industry – Global Award 2022.

Furthermore, GreeNovel’s groundbreaking work in addressing the plastics challenge within E-waste was highlighted by its victories in the Innovative Solution Canada‘s (ISC) “Plastics Challenge: E-waste.” The company successfully navigated Phase 1 in 2020 and was subsequently invited to participate in a competitive process through which a Phase 2 contract was awarded in 2022 to further develop the innovative solution, thus positioning itself to achieve industrial-scale operations by 2025.

Strategic Objectives and Future Plans

GreeNovel’s strategic roadmap focuses on enhancing technological capabilities, expanding market reach, and solidifying its leadership in the recycling industry. Key objectives include scaling up pilot plant capacities, advancing the microwave extrusion process, and increasing throughput to meet rising demands. GreeNovel aims to establish a global presence, forge partnerships, and deploy innovative recycling technologies in regions facing critical waste management challenges. Continuous improvement in technology efficiency and quality through ongoing research and development ensures GreeNovel remains at the forefront of the recycling sector.

References:

1.      https://ewastemonitor.info/the-global-e-waste-monitor-2024/ (Date: Aug 13, 2024)

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Wenge AI Subsidiary D2 Intelligence Showcases Four AI Products at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026

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HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — D2 Intelligence, a subsidiary of Wenge AI (1956.HK), is showcasing at Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026. Under this year’s theme “Fintech Nexus: Bridging the World, Building the Future”, Asia’s flagship fintech event brought together more than 45,000 attendees from more than 120 economies. At its exhibition booth, D2 Intelligence showcased four AI products — Decitron, ScienceOra, DocuMind and Checkie — spanning decision intelligence, scientific research, enterprise document intelligence and consumer-grade risk checking.

Decitron — the world’s first general-purpose large decision model.

Released by Wenge AI in June 2026, Decitron was a centerpiece of the showcase. Built on three technical pillars — a World Model, multi-agent reasoning and game solving — the model understands events, deduces possible paths and compares outcomes for complex, open-ended problems. On the internationally recognized PolyBench benchmark, it achieved a Final Forecast Accuracy of 81.20%. Rather than simply answering questions, it generates deduction process reports and comprehensive analysis reports for decision-makers, and continuously tracks evolving situations through its X-Signal global signal capability.

Decitron is available at https://decitron.wenge.com/app.

ScienceOra — an intelligent research decision platform for AI for Science (AI4S).

ScienceOra is built on the ScienceOne Scientific Foundation Model. Recently launched on Tencent WorkBuddy with more than 30 specialist research agents and skills, ScienceOra supports literature analysis, hypothesis development, study design, modeling and simulation, validation and research communication across disciplines. At the booth, ScienceOra demonstrated how, in a drug R&D scenario, a researcher evaluating Fostamatinib can first build a developability evaluation framework, then analyze the compound’s ADMET characteristics together with known bioactivity and toxicity data, and finally receive a proposed follow-up validation plan with key metrics.

ScienceOra is available at https://www.scienceone.ai/portal/.

DocuMind — an enterprise document intelligence and decision platform.

Launched by D2 Intelligence in September 2026, DocuMind serves financial services, insurance and public services, where accuracy, compliance and traceability are critical. Built on Wenge AI’s DOMA architecture (Data, Ontology, Models and Agents), it brings document recognition, information extraction, cross-document verification and risk review into a single, fully traceable workflow. In the HKMA GenA.I. Sandbox, DocuMind processed a trade finance document of up to 10 pages in under 30 seconds — compared with 10 to 20 minutes manually — with extraction accuracy for core fields exceeding 95% and a review automation rate of approximately 85%. Every conclusion retains its rationale, evidence and audit trail, and the platform supports data masking, isolated environments and on-premises deployment.

Checkie — an AI-powered “second opinion” for everyday decisions.

Checkie turns contracts, freelance offers and dating profiles into easy-to-read reality checks. Users upload PDFs or screenshots, and Checkie applies OCR and image analysis to flag unusual details and points worth a second look — from clauses buried in a rental agreement to red flags in a job offer or an online conversation. During the event, Checkie was named a Global Fast Track 2026 Semi-Finalist by Invest Hong Kong. Checkie was also recently nominated as China’s sole representative in the Government and Citizen Engagement category of the World Summit Awards (WSA) 2026, a United Nations-backed global digital innovation award, and will represent China in the upcoming global selection.

Checkie is available at https://checkie-ai.com/.

About D2 Intelligence

D2 Intelligence is a data and decision intelligence company powered by AI LLMs. We provide products and solutions for digital transformation, cross‑modal analytics, AI‑assisted decision optimization, AIGC content creation, financial risk management and investment research. We serve global brands, financial institutions and media companies including Haier, BYD, Kantar, China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank, Guotai Junan Securities and CMG Asia-Pacific. Our headquarters is in Hong Kong, with R&D teams across major cities in Mainland China. For more information, visit https://www.d2-ai.com/.

About Wenge AI

Wenge AI (1956.HK) is a provider of artificial intelligence technology and service platform products for enterprises. With self-developed large models as its core, the company helps enterprises build practical intelligent platforms and applications. Founded by a team of AI scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenge AI has deep technological expertise in large models, cognitive intelligence and complex-system modeling, and is committed to advancing AI from technological capabilities to enterprise-level applications.

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Trane Expands Future Climate Engineers Scholarship Program in Indonesia to Broaden Student Access

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BANDUNG, Indonesia, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has announced the expansion of the Trane Future Climate Engineers Scholarship Program in Indonesia, part of its commitment to help develop the next generation of climate leaders.

Building on a successful inaugural year, Trane is building upon its collaboration with Politeknik Negeri Bandung (POLBAN) and local non-governmental organization Yayasan Generasi Cerdas Iklim (GCI) to equip more emerging professionals with the financial support, technical training and leadership development needed to drive impact in a rapidly evolving industry.

“The HVAC industry needs talent with more than technical knowledge. As the industry evolves, there is growing demand for future-ready professionals who can apply digital tools, improve energy efficiency and help advance sustainability goals,” said Steven Lim, Country Leader of Trane Indonesia. “Through this scholarship program, we are helping bridge the gap between academic learning and industry experience, equipping young people with the skills, exposure and confidence to succeed and make a meaningful impact.”

In response to the evolving skills needs of Indonesia’s climate and energy sectors, the 2026 program is expanding its scope to include additional participants and disciplines. The program will continue its focus on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering while also welcoming high-potential students from POLBAN’s Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Business Administration disciplines.

The program’s learning experience has also been enhanced. Co-developed by Trane and GCI, the curriculum now brings together experts in climate resilience, low-carbon development and artificial intelligence to provide students with broader exposure to the issues shaping the future of the industry. Through an intensive leadership and innovation experience, mixed-discipline student teams will develop and implement community mini-projects designed to apply their learning in practical ways.

To further extend the program’s impact, selected online training sessions that were previously available only to scholarship recipients will now be offered free of charge to the public. This open-access approach will enable more young people across Indonesia to explore climate, sustainability and green career pathways.

“The scholarship program gives students the opportunity to learn and grow beyond the classroom, while exposing them to diverse professional and industry perspectives,” said Iwan Ridwan, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., Vice Director for Academic Affairs of POLBAN. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration to strengthen the connection between vocational education and industry needs, helping students better understand how their knowledge can be applied in the workplace and in broader society.”

“Over the first year, the program demonstrated strong interest among young people in climate, energy and sustainability,” said Ikrom Mustofa, S.Si., M.Sc., Founder and Advisor of GCI. “By opening selected sessions to the public, we are expanding access for students from diverse academic backgrounds while continuing to provide scholarship recipients with structured and in-depth development support.”

The Future Climate Engineers Scholarship supports the company’s 2030 Sustainability Commitments, and its efforts to expand access to STEM education and inspire the next generation of learners with the potential to transform our way of life and our world.

About Trane

Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications. For more information, please visit www.trane.com or www.tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane Technologies

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. For more on Trane Technologies, visit tranetechnologies.com.

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Viettel Group and Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee Unveil Security Chip Embedding Vietnamese Cryptography in Silicon

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HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group have unveiled VGC v1.0, a security chip integrating a domestically developed cryptographic algorithm directly into silicon, alongside the country’s first domestically designed secure semiconductor platform.

The project addresses concerns over potential data exposure associated with reliance on imported chips. By embedding cryptographic functions directly into hardware, Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group aim to strengthen Vietnam’s control over the design and verification of technologies used to protect sensitive information.

VGC v1.0 contains 300 million transistors in a 10 × 10 mm package and is fabricated using a 28-nanometre CMOS process. In performance tests, it performed encryption and decryption approximately 15 times faster than a software-only solution carrying out the same tasks. The first batch passed technical tests and received certification for socio-economic applications in the first quarter of 2026. Technical safeguards were also applied to protect the design before fabrication, reducing risks of information leakage and reverse engineering.

The Government Cipher Committee’s M2 unit established security requirements, developed the cryptographic algorithm and defined evaluation criteria, while Viettel Semiconductor Center designed and implemented the chip. Based on the open RISC-V instruction set architecture, the underlying platform enables Vietnamese engineers to modify processor designs and reuse established verification processes for future chip generations.

VGC v1.0 has already seen initial deployment in secure USB storage devices for Party, government and defence agencies. Planned applications include supporting Vietnam’s national digital signature certification system, which has more than two million digital certificates in circulation. Other potential uses span financial data protection, connected cameras and sensors, and critical infrastructure systems in electricity, water, oil and gas, and telecommunications. Products intended to protect state secrets would require further testing and certification under applicable standards.

“Researching, designing and developing secure semiconductor chips is a formidable challenge, requiring years of accumulated expertise, technological capabilities and highly skilled talent. Yet we believe that starting later does not mean accepting dependence on others. With the right strategy, focused resources and sustained commitment, we can steadily close the gap and move towards mastering technologies of strategic importance to our country,” said Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and CEO of Viettel Group.

At the launch, the Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group signed an agreement covering plans for volume production, multicore security chips, specialist workforce development and testing on real devices. Viettel is also building a semiconductor fabrication plant in Hoa Lac as part of broader efforts to develop domestic capabilities across chip design, manufacturing and packaging.

Beyond the initial chip, the initiative establishes a foundation for future generations of security hardware, supporting Vietnam’s long-term efforts to reduce technological dependence and strengthen control over critical digital technologies.

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