Calix Limited (NSW)
None, Environmental Solutions Award
Tagged: Environmental Solutions NSW 2016 Finalist
Calix is a technology company that is developing new processes and materials to solve global challenges. The core technology is a world-first that produces "mineral honeycomb" - very highly active minerals! - as well as capturing CO2 emissions.
Calix is using these minerals, which are safe and environmentally friendly, to improve waste water treatment and phosphate removal, help protect sewer assets from corrosion, and help improve food production from aquaculture and agriculture without anti-biotics, fungicides and pesticides.
Their products started being exported in May 2014, with the first 20T container to the Philippines.
In 2015-16 on top of building SE Asian exports, they also rapidly expanded exports to Europe, they exported $552k worth of product, an 819% increase over the previous year.