Big Steps to Small Footprint
Our Leamington, Ontario facility
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Competitive Green Technologies was created to make biomaterials ubiquitous for a greener planet (CG Tech) is the leading producer of bio-composite resins and biopolymers for a variety of commercial products such as coffee pods, food packaging, light-weight automotive parts etc. We offer cost and performance competitive sustainable solutions to replace single use plastics by using state-of-the-art biomaterial technologies. Currently, we rank among the 10 best bio-composite resin manufacturers of the world! CG Tech is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing and marketing corporation, that started production in Leamington, Ontario - Canada in 2014 and began operations in Italy as of 2021. We globally source over 35 variants of enviro-friendly biomass to enhance the value chain. As our esteemed customers are international brands with manufacturing operations around the world and require local supply sources for our biomaterials’ solutions to be globally scalable. Our principal biomass sources are residues of processed Agri farm products. (wheat straw, soy husk, oat hulls, corn stover, switch grass, miscanthus, coconut fibre, coffee chaff, to name a few). Our 45,000 sq.ft automated twin-screw extrusion plant with an annual capacity of 70,000 metric tons of bio-composites is located across a 7-acre campus, alongside a bio-carbon-manufacturing unit, which yields 17 tons each day. Our company represents a synchronous collaboration between end-customers, converters (injection molders, blown and cast film producers, thermoforming companies), agricultural products processing units, farmers and the University of Guelph. Together, we develop and innovate to provide nature friendly solutions instead of non-renewable fossil polymers and reinforcement filler materials. Our unique biomass technology is transferable to different crops and geographies worldwide. |
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We cater to a wide range of industries embracing responsible and eco-friendly technologies that scale globally and make a real difference to reduce the carbon footprint every day. Using biomass to reduce total cost without compromising performance is the forcing factor in creating a ubiquitous use of biomaterials. This in turn reduces the global dependence on fossil fuels from which synthetic polymers are made. As a responsible corporate, our goal is to establish a virtuous circular economy that reinforces sustainability, controls climatic disruptions and optimizes agricultural waste management.
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Meet Our Team
Atul Bali
Chief Executive Officer A determined and passionate believer that biomaterials offer a competitive substitute for non-renewable, fossil fuel based polymers to fuel a sustainable bio-economy, Atul’s experience with converters of resin and global brands has assisted Competitive Green Technologies in its formative years to grow to what it is today. He has market access with leading moulders, biopolymer suppliers, end-users, OEMs, mass merchandisers in USA, Canada, Western Europe and India and uses his industrial biotechnology skills in promoting the interests of the organization. Atul took over as CEO in 2014 and has helped steer the growth of CG Tech, as it commercializes ground-breaking innovation from University of Guelph, month after month, year after year with outreach to global brands. |
Mike Tiessen
President A farmer with robust engineering skills and a global vision of a bio-economy that leverages local under-valued biomass and adds value to this through the creation of bio-composite resins that substitute fossil fuel based resin systems. Mike facilitated the creation of the manufacturing plant in Leamington. He brings the expertise of establishing a sustainable supply chain of the all-important Ag biomass in the format, as these are vital for compounding bio composite resins. |
Dean Tiessen
A successful miscanthus and greenhouse vegetables grower, Dean started New Energy Farms with a strong management team and a view to create a 'local for local' bio-economy both overseas and in Canada. He effectively reduced the plantation costs of propagated crops through his unique innovation of CEEDS technology (artificial seeds) and dramatically improved the yield per acre. He also encouraged the use of dedicated non-food bio-fuel crops in innovative applications in bio-plastics. That seeded (pun intended!) his interest in the patent pending formulations that facilitate Competitive Green Technologies in realizing his vision. Despite Dean’s physical absence due to a tragedy in Brazil in 2012, his indomitable spirit continues to live on and inspire us in our path forward. |
QA Laboratory
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Our ISO 9001 : 2015 CERTIFIED laboratory prepares injection molded samples for ISO & ASTM standards, testing all mechanical properties required to ensure that we meet customers' application needs.
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Advisory Board
Dr Gord Surgeoner, President, Ontario Agri Food Technologies, Guelph, ON, is a recipient of the Order of Ontario and is well-known for his tremendous love for Agriculture and in particular to create a sustainable bio-economy in Ontario. Gord's vision is to create value at farm-gate through the innovative use of Agricultural co-product streams and purpose-grown crops in bio-materials. Gord's drive, passion and guidance are key in the growth of Competitive Green Technologies as a pioneer in North America in bio-plastics.
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Dr Blair Feltmate, Chair of the Canadian Climate Change Adaption Council, Intact Chair at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, and an Associate Professor, Dept of Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, joined the Advisory Board of Competitive Green Technologies in the spring of 2013. His multinational experience and serving on the Board of several large for-profit enterprises and Not-for-Profit NGOs is of great value in providing guidance to Competitive Green Technologies.
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Herr Udo Reichling brings a wealth of experience in Logistics strategy, automotive supplier credentials, M&A projects, from his vast consulting experience with McKinsey an Co., Inc. where he served as a General Partner and then as Managing Director of Triad Consulting in Germany. Udo is based in Berlin, Germany and has been Managing Director of Granada Holding GmbH, Berlin (2005 – present) and was Chairman of the Board of C.A.R.U.S AG, Norderstedt (2009-2010).
As an Advisory Board Member of Competitive Green Technologies, Udo brings European gravitas to the organization. |
Our Partners
Our technical partner - the University of Guelph
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The Bio-Products Discovery and Development Centre, University of Guelph, is our technology provider and collaborator. We commercialize world leading biomaterials technology solutions under exclusive world-wide commercial license of patent – pending technologies, deploying our innovative extrusion technology, to create price-performance competitive bio-composite resins.
The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), (Federal Ministry), Agriculture Adaption Council (AAC), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMFRA) and Ontario Agri-Food Technologies (OAFT), Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP ) run by National Research Council of Canada (NRC) – all these have been and continue to be sterling partners of Competitive Green Technologies, providing research assistance grants and facilitating commercialization. |