Our Story

Regen’s Welland, Canada site is the first project approved under the Province of Ontario’s Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 and has the exclusive right to process synthetic graphite from a landfill at a former Union Carbide manufacturing site.

Union Carbide Plant, Welland ON

The History - Union Carbide Plant

The Welland facility produced the highest quality electrodes and graphite products in the world for over 90 years. It was an extremely large facility with over 110 buildings on site. At its height, it employed around 2,000 people and was a major industry leader in the area.

The market for carbon and graphite grew so much that a new state of the art graphite plant, specifically for large diameter graphite, was built on the east side of the property. It was during this time that the Union Carbide took steps and processes to make their facilities cleaner and to cut emissions.

The site is strategically located to road, rail and seaborne transportation routes. It is also located near current and planned battery and OEM manufacturing in Canada and the US.

Competitive advantages of ReGen’s material

  • ReGen material is IRA compliant

  • Conveniently located in Ontario, Canada

  • Resource recovery - to - market (all permits obtained)

  • Cutting-edge technology upgrade material

  • Meet next generation battery requirements

  • 0.26/t CO2 - greenest synthetic graphite

  • Only source of synthetic graphite in Canada