Our journey

2025

Chuntoh Ghuna facility to officially open

Facility will ramp up operations in 2025.

Late 2024

Chuntoh Ghuna starts commissioning

Commissioning commences on the Chuntoh Ghuna facility in Prince George.

Q4 2024

Chuntoh Ghuna completes construction

2024 Construction is completed on the Arbios Chuntoh Ghuna facility. This plant represents the first processing line at a commercial scale, ready for expansion.

Mid 2024

Chuntoh Ghuna discharge permit is granted

The Chuntoh Ghuna facility required a new authorization to discharge waste under the Environmental Management Act (British Columbia). The Permit application was reviewed by the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy, Environmental Protection Division (the Ministry). 

Late 2022

CS-2 is named Chuntoh Ghuna by Lheidli T’enneh Nation

The Arbios Chuntoh Ghuna facility in Prince George was given its name by the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation on whose unceded territory the facility is located.

Mid 2022

Construction commences on the Commercial Stage 2 (CS-2)

Construction starts on Arbios’ CS-2 facility in Prince George, British Columbia.

2021

Strategic alliance with SC&T (Shell)

Shell Catalysts & Technologies (“SC&T”) and Arbios Biotech have formed a new global alliance aimed at utilizing SC&T’s upgrading technology capability in the pursuit of a low-carbon intensity, circular-economy focused biorefinery.

Mid 2021

Commercial Stage 2 given FID

Arbios announces a final investment decision to proceed with the commercial demonstration facility (CS2) in Prince George, BC

Early 2021

Terms agreement with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation

The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and Arbios sign a terms agreement.

Early 2021

Commercial stage 1 commissioned

Arbios’ Commercial Stage 1 (CS-1) facility on the NSW Central Coast (Australia) is commissioned. This facility represents the third commercial-scale project based on the Cat-HTR™ technology.

Early 2020

Agreement with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation

Arbios and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation agree to work together on the development of a plant in Prince George, British Columbia and conduct a joint voluntary environmental due diligence on the facility.

2020

The joint venture is expanded

Canfor and Licella become the new owners of Arbios Biotech and announce their decision to develop a commercial biomass to bio-oil plant (CS-1) in NSW, Australia.

May 2016

Licella and Canfor Pulp form a joint venture

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Licella Fibre Fuels Pty. Ltd. Enter into a Biofuels-Biochemicals Joint Venture Agreement.

2011 & 2012

Licella expansion

Licella commissions 2 more scale-ups to a large pilot plant, reaching 3rd generation Cat-HTR™.

2008

Licella is founded

Licella is founded and commissions small scale pilot plant with 1st generation of Cat-HTR™.

Chuntoh Ghuna facility to officially open

Facility will ramp up operations in 2025.

Chuntoh Ghuna starts commissioning

Commissioning commences on the Chuntoh Ghuna facility in Prince George.

Chuntoh Ghuna completes construction

2024 Construction is completed on the Arbios Chuntoh Ghuna facility. This plant represents the first processing line at a commercial scale, ready for expansion.

Chuntoh Ghuna discharge permit is granted

The Chuntoh Ghuna facility required a new authorization to discharge waste under the Environmental Management Act (British Columbia). The Permit application was reviewed by the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy, Environmental Protection Division (the Ministry). 

CS-2 is named Chuntoh Ghuna by Lheidli T’enneh Nation

The Arbios Chuntoh Ghuna facility in Prince George was given its name by the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation on whose unceded territory the facility is located.

Construction commences on the Commercial Stage 2 (CS-2)

Construction starts on Arbios’ CS-2 facility in Prince George, British Columbia.

Strategic alliance with SC&T (Shell)

Shell Catalysts & Technologies (“SC&T”) and Arbios Biotech have formed a new global alliance aimed at utilizing SC&T’s upgrading technology capability in the pursuit of a low-carbon intensity, circular-economy focused biorefinery.

Commercial Stage 2 given FID

Arbios announces a final investment decision to proceed with the commercial demonstration facility (CS2) in Prince George, BC

Terms agreement with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation

The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and Arbios sign a terms agreement.

Commercial stage 1 commissioned

Arbios’ Commercial Stage 1 (CS-1) facility on the NSW Central Coast (Australia) is commissioned. This facility represents the third commercial-scale project based on the Cat-HTR™ technology.

Agreement with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation

Arbios and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation agree to work together on the development of a plant in Prince George, British Columbia and conduct a joint voluntary environmental due diligence on the facility.

The joint venture is expanded

Canfor and Licella become the new owners of Arbios Biotech and announce their decision to develop a commercial biomass to bio-oil plant (CS-1) in NSW, Australia.

Licella and Canfor Pulp form a joint venture

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Licella Fibre Fuels Pty. Ltd. Enter into a Biofuels-Biochemicals Joint Venture Agreement.

Licella expansion

Licella commissions 2 more scale-ups to a large pilot plant, reaching 3rd generation Cat-HTR™.

Licella is founded

Licella is founded and commissions small scale pilot plant with 1st generation of Cat-HTR™.