Beaverton, Oregon – January 17th, 2012 – Agilyx Corporation the first company to economically convert difficult to recycle waste plastic into synthetic crude oil, is pleased to announce the recent appointments of two new Board of Directors members: Ross Patten and Bob Simpson.

Ross Patten brings over 35 years of expertise in the areas of solid waste, water, and waste-to-energy management. An accomplished executive with a proven track record in successful project development, corporate mergers, and acquisitions, he is the former Chairman and CEO of Synagro Technologies and a former senior executive for Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. and Browning, Ferris Industries. Currently, Patten is the CEO of MaxWest Environmental in Sanford, Florida and serves on the Board of Directors for several public and private environmental companies.

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Beaverton, Oregon – December 19th, 2011 – Agilyx Corporation announced today it has secured a new round of Series C funding worth $25 million, spearheaded by new lead investor Keating Capital and joined by existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Saffron Hill Ventures, Waste Management, Total Energy Ventures International, an affiliate of Total S.A., Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and Reference Capital.  Agilyx is the first company to economically convert difficult to recycle waste plastic into synthetic crude oil.

The Agilyx system processes all types of waste plastic, including those with high levels of non-plastic contamination (food, water, metal, glass), turning it into high-value, synthetic crude oil. They are also the only company with a known refinery off-take agreement in place and crude oil shipments underway.

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Prestigious List Recognizes the Top Private Companies in Clean Technology Industry

Oregon, Portland — October 18, 2011: Agilyx, an alternative energy company that uses patented, proven and commercially viable technology to convert difficult-to-recycle waste plastics into synthetic crude oil, announced today it was chosen as one of the companies in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading research firm focused on global cleantech innovation.

The Global Cleantech 100 program is produced in collaboration with the UK’s Guardian News and Media. The list is unique in the sector because it highlights the promise of private clean technology companies from all around the world, focusing on those companies that are most likely to make the most significant market impact over the next 5-10 years.

“We are thrilled to be part of this prestigious list in our industry. As cleantech gains more prominence in the mainstream markets, our goal is for solutions such as ours to be adopted as mainstream solutions within communities worldwide,” said Chris Ulum, CEO of Agilyx.

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Recognized for creating new opportunities in green technology.

Tigard, OR, September 14, 2011 – Agilyx Corporation, a leading alternative energy company, is proud to announce that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Global 200 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen Global 200 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players.

Agilyx was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Agilyx and the GoingGreen Global 200 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn’s GoingGreen Silicon Valley event on September 27th, 2011, at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA.
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Portland, Oregon – March 31st, 2011 – Agilyx Corporation, (pronounced AJ-il-ix) announced today it has secured $22 million in Series B funding, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB ), and joined by new strategic investors, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) and Total Energy Ventures International, an affiliate of oil and gas major Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT). Existing investors, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, Saffron Hill Ventures, and Reference Capital also participated in the round. Agilyx is the first company to economically convert difficult to recycle waste plastic into synthetic crude oil.

“This latest investment in Agilyx represents a significant milestone for our company,” said Chris Ulum, chief executive officer of Agilyx Corporation. “With these funds and strategic partners at our side, we are well positioned to help our customers and the communities in which they operate improve the diversion and recovery of waste plastics, and create new local sources of crude oil. By providing this alternative while the world’s insatiable appetite for oil continues, our solution can offset the use of fossil crude oil and create new cleantech jobs in the process.”

Agilyx’s fully permitted, patented waste plastic conversion technology recycles mixed waste plastic into synthetic crude oil in a scalable, versatile, and environmentally-beneficial manner. Its expertise is in its efficient, anaerobic thermal reclamation process and in the commercial application of this process, including building and operating commercial scale systems, and successfully marketing synthetic crude oil as a feedstock to existing petroleum refineries. The Company deploys its systems with companies engaged in the management of plastic waste streams.

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