Northstar Receives First Long-Lead Equipment Item at Empower Calgary Facility

VANCOUVER, BC and CALGARY, AB, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ROOF) (OTCQB: ROOOF) ("Northstar" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received its first long-lead equipment item, an advanced shingle grinding machine from Rotochopper Inc. (the "Rotochopper"), for its planned asphalt shingle reprocessing facility in Calgary, Alberta (the "Empower Calgary Facility"). In line with the procurement, fabrication, and construction strategy for the Empower Calgary Facility, the Rotochopper was manufactured and assembled off site and delivered fully assembled to the Empower Calgary Facility. The Rotochopper will be used in the yard at the Empower Calgary Facility to grind asphalt shingles for input to the shingle reprocessing process.

Mr. Aidan Mills, President & CEO and Director of Northstar, stated, "The arrival of the Rotochopper, our first long-lead equipment item and major piece of process equipment, is an exciting milestone for our company. The Rotochopper is an advanced piece of equipment with cutting-edge grinding technology and will be critical in ensuring we maximize the recovery of valuable materials from our feedstock. The early arrival of the Rotochopper underscores our proactive approach to strategic planning, aimed at mitigating any potential delays stemming from long-lead equipment items."

About Northstar

Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. is a Canadian clean technology company focused on the sustainable recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles. Northstar has developed a proprietary design process for taking discarded asphalt shingles, otherwise destined for already over-crowded landfills, and extracting the liquid asphalt for use in new hot mix asphalt, shingle manufacturing and asphalt flat roof systems, and 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 at its first commercial scale up facility in Calgary, Alberta. As an emerging innovator in sustainable processing, Northstar's mission is to be the leader in the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America, extracting the recovered components from asphalt shingles that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

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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This press release may contain forward‐looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which forward‐looking information reflects the Company's current expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: (i) completion of the Empower Calgary Facility; (ii) the use of the Rotochopper at the Empower Calgary Facility; and (iii) Northstar's ability to become a leader in the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including risks related to factors beyond the control of the Company as well as those risks and uncertainties which are more fully described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus of the Company dated June 18, 2021 and in the Company's annual and quarterly management's discussion and analysis and other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company's profile on SEDAR. Further, the ongoing labour shortages, high energy costs, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the global financial climate and the conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine and surrounding regions are some additional factors that are affecting current economic conditions and increasing economic uncertainty, which may impact the Company's operating performance, financial position, and future prospects. Collectively, the potential impacts of this economic environment pose risks that are currently indescribable and immeasurable. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly, are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, unless required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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