Northstar Enables Global Market Access for Reprocessed Liquid Asphalt Through Successful Pelletization of End-of-life, Tear-off Shingles

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Northstar Clean Technologies (TSXV: ROOF, OTCQB: ROOOF) announced a significant technological breakthrough at its Empower Calgary Facility, successfully producing liquid asphalt from end-of-life tear-off shingles and converting it into solid pellets. This achievement follows their July 2025 milestone of processing manufacturing waste shingles.

The company has now demonstrated its proprietary technology's capability to process both major types of waste shingles - tear-offs and manufacturing waste - into high-quality liquid asphalt. Independent third-party lab results have confirmed the high-quality specifications of the asphalt produced from both feedstock types.

This development is particularly significant as tear-off shingles, which are typically sent to landfills, represent the largest portion of the shingle waste stream. The successful pelletization of the recovered asphalt enables global market access through improved logistics of the solid form product.

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• Successfully demonstrated technology works with both tear-off and manufacturing waste shingles
• Independent lab results confirmed high-quality specifications for produced asphalt
• Pelletization capability enables global market access opportunities
• Technology provides solution for large-scale waste stream typically sent to landfills

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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ROOF) (OTCQB: ROOOF) ("Northstar" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its asphalt shingle reprocessing facility in Calgary, Alberta (the "Empower Calgary Facility" or the "Facility") successfully produced its first liquid asphalt from end-of-life, tear-off shingles and subsequently converted the recovered liquid asphalt into solid pellets. The Facility has now produced high-quality solid asphalt pellets, providing the potential for significant market access through optimized logistic options.

Tear-off asphalt shingles are the discarded shingles collected when existing roofs are removed or replaced. These end-of-life shingles are typically directed to landfills for final disposal.

This follows the Company's previously announced milestone of producing liquid asphalt from manufacturing waste shingles on July 10, 2025. Manufactured waste shingles comprise those that for various design specifications or quality are not sold for commercial use and similar to tear-off shingles, are typically discarded into landfills.

With both manufacturing waste and tear-off shingles now successfully processed, Northstar has confirmed that its proprietary technology can recover high quality liquid asphalt from both types of feedstock.

"Tear-off shingles represent the largest portion of the shingle waste stream, and successfully producing liquid asphalt from this material is an important step for not only the Calgary facility but more importantly, validates the robustness of the technical process," said Aidan Mills, Northstar's President & CEO. "This confirms the ability to produce high-specification asphalt from both manufacturing waste and tear-off shingles, and critically, confirms the process successfully pelletizes the liquid asphalt from tear-offs. Northstar's pelletized product creates substantial market access opportunities through the transport of a solid form product, effectively establishing it as a global commodity."

"In addition, we received the results from independent third-party labs confirming high quality specifications for the asphalt produced from both manufacturing waste and tear-off shingles. These results, combined with the facility's ability to process both types of feedstock delivers on the primary objective of the business - to reprocess waste shingles into high quality products to provide a compelling value proposition for customers and shareholders alike."

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Northstar will host a virtual investor webcast on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 14:30 MDT / 16:30 EDT to review Q2 2025 financial results and provide an operational update.

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About Northstar

Northstar is a Canadian waste to value technology company focused on the sustainable recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles. Northstar developed and owns a proprietary design process for taking discarded asphalt shingles, otherwise destined for already over-crowded landfills, and extracts the liquid asphalt for use in new hot mix asphalt shingle manufacturing and asphalt flat roof systems while also extracting aggregate and fiber for use in construction products and other industrial applications. Focused on the circular economy, Northstar plans to reprocess used or defective asphalt shingle waste back into its three primary components for reuse/resale with its first commercial scale up facility in Calgary, Alberta. As an emerging innovator in sustainable processing, Northstar's mission aims at leading the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America that would otherwise be sent to landfill addressing numerous stakeholder objectives.

U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on https://www.otcmarkets.com/. 

For further information about Northstar, please visit www.northstarcleantech.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Aidan Mills
President & CEO, Director

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FAQ

What milestone did Northstar Clean Technologies (ROOOF) achieve in September 2025?

Northstar successfully produced liquid asphalt from end-of-life tear-off shingles and converted it into solid pellets at its Empower Calgary Facility, enabling global market access through improved logistics.

How many types of shingle waste can Northstar's technology process?

Northstar's technology can process two types of shingle waste: tear-off shingles (from existing roof removals) and manufacturing waste shingles (rejected during production).

What are tear-off shingles and why is their processing significant for Northstar?

Tear-off shingles are discarded materials from roof removals or replacements. Their processing is significant because they represent the largest portion of the shingle waste stream and are typically sent to landfills.

How has Northstar validated the quality of their processed asphalt?

Northstar received confirmation from independent third-party labs validating high-quality specifications for asphalt produced from both manufacturing waste and tear-off shingles.

What advantage does Northstar's pelletization process provide?

The pelletization process converts liquid asphalt into a solid form, enabling easier transport and global market access by establishing it as a transportable commodity.