Agilyx Corporation Wins 2012 World Technology Award
Recognized for Energy Innovation of “the Greatest Likely Long-term Significance”

October 30th, 2012 — (Beaverton, Oregon USA) — Agilyx Corporation (“Agilyx” or “the Company”) was named a winner in the energy category of the prestigious World Technology Awards. Often referred to as “the Oscars” of the technology world, in part because of their peer-review selection process, the World Technology Awards honors companies and individuals in 20 different categories for their unique vision and impactful contribution to science and technology.

Agilyx was one of 30 companies and individuals selected from a pool of over 600 nominees across the globe and was part of an impressive list of award winners, including the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Pinterest. Awards were presented at a gala ceremony in New York at the close of the World Technology Summit, a two-day thought leadership conference attended by delegates and leaders from business, technology and industry.

The World Technology Award is the fourth prestigious international award for Agilyx and its management team over the last 13 months. The lineup of awards received to date are: winner of the GoingGreen Global 200; winner of the Global Cleantech 100; listed on the highly coveted 2012 Red Herring’s Top 100 America’s List; and named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

“We are honored to be recognized for our contribution to the field of alternative energy,” said Ross M. Patten, chairman and CEO of Agilyx. “We are proud of our entire team for their hard work, and we are also proud to stand beside our fellow award winners as part of our global community, working together to assist in a truly positive way to determine our collective future and change our world.”

About Agilyx Corporation
Agilyx is an alternative energy company that converts difficult-to-recycle waste plastics into crude oil through a patented system that is scalable, versatile and environmentally beneficial. Applying proprietary technology, Agilyx reduces plastic waste normally destined for landfills, produces refinery-ready crude oil, and creates local green jobs with its small-scale, distributed waste management and energy production approach. The Company’s affordable, modular systems are deployed with industrial and municipal waste plastic generators and aggregators looking to reduce carbon impact, stimulate higher and better use of resources and create a new revenue stream — all while meeting challenging environmental standards and extracting the often-unused and untapped energy contained within waste plastic. For more information, please visit http://www.agilyx.com.

Award recognizes Chris Ulum for entrepreneurial excellence in Energy, Cleantech and Natural Resources category

June 20, 2012 — (Beaverton, OR) — Ernst & Young LLP today announced that Chris Ulum, Chief Executive Officer of Agilyx Corporation (“Agilyx” or “the Company”), the first company to convert difficult-to-recycle waste plastic into synthetic crude oil, was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the Energy, Cleantech and Natural Resources category in the Pacific Northwest Region. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Ulum was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a special gala on June 15, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington.

“It is an honor to receive this award alongside such a dynamic group of business innovators,” commented Ulum. “Commercializing technology is hard work and presents many challenges however providing sustainable energy solutions is something we are passionate about. I am proud of this achievement, but even more proud to acknowledge and credit our entire team for their extraordinary efforts in successfully taking the business to the next level.”

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Company Named to Prestigious List for its Groundbreaking Waste Plastics to Synthetic Crude Oil Technology

Beaverton, Oregon — May 29, 2012 – Agilyx Corporation, the first company to economically convert difficult-to-recycle waste plastic into synthetic crude oil, today announced it is a winner of the highly coveted 2012 Red Herring’s Top 100 Americas List. Agilyx technology makes premium synthetic crude oil from difficult-to-recycle waste plastic, effectively converting all types of plastic (#1-7) normally destined for landfills into an economical, domestic source of high-value crude oil — addressing two important issues with one affordable, modular solution.

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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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