Star Metro - Loop Industries and Ester Industries' India Joint Venture Awards Detailed Engineering Contract to Toyo for Infinite Loop(TM) India

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Loop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOOP) ("Loop"), a clean technology company whose mission is to accelerate a circular plastics economy by manufacturing 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") plastic and textile-to-textile polyester, today announced that its India joint-venture ELITe ("Ester Loop Infinite Technologies pvt Ltd"), formed in partnership with Ester Industries, has awarded the detailed engineering contract for its Infinite Loop™ India project to Toyo Engineering India Private Limited, a globally recognized EPC firm with over four decades of experience executing large-scale industrial and petrochemical projects across India. This step follows the successful completion of front-end engineering design (FEED) by Tata Consulting Engineers, and represents the final engineering phase ahead of construction.

The contract will cover the full scope of detailed design, procurement engineering, and technical documentation.

The Infinite Loop™ India manufacturing facility is strategically positioned to address demand in the packaging and textile sectors, designed with an annual production capacity of 70,000 metric tonnes of PET resin. The project is maintaining its anticipated construction timeline, with completion projected for end of 2027. The joint venture recently announced a multi-year offtake agreement signed with Nike, which is positioned as the facility's anchor customer.

The overall Capital Expenditures for the project are trending below the $176 million budget, including $5 million in realized savings from land acquisition alone. The debt financing process led by KPMG in India is progressing well. We have received multiple term sheets from international lenders, representing a strong endorsement of the project's attractive economics.

"We are excited to collaborate with Toyo on this critical phase as we deliver India's first Infinite Loop facility, a model for true circularity, engineered to convert low-value textile and plastic waste into virgin-quality resin, enabling both textile-to-textile and food-contact packaging," said Adel Essaddam, Chief Operating Officer of Loop. "With FEED complete, land secured, Nike signed as anchor customer and detailed engineering now underway, we are on schedule to complete construction by end of 2027 efficiently and competitively deploying our technology in the world's fastest-growing major economy."

"Our detailed engineering partnership with Toyo marks a meaningful step forward in delivering India's first Infinite Loop facility," said Arvind Singhania, Chairman & CEO of Ester Industries. "With the land secured and Nike confirmed as our anchor customer, the project now stands on a strong technical foundation with clear commercial visibility. Toyo brings proven engineering expertise, and together we are moving closer to building a world-class plant that can redefine PET recycling in India. This phase reinforces our commitment to driving circular economy solutions at scale."

"Toyo-I is genuinely delighted to be associated with ELITe in the execution of the Chemical Recycling PET Project at Bharuch, Gujarat," commented Kishor Salunke, Chief Operating Officer (SSBU) of Toyo Engineering India. "The recycling of PET into monomers and then back to a virgin quality PET, is a distinctive initiative. It's a new beginning and in line with our mission i.e. engineering for sustainable growth of the global community. We will turn this project into a legacy while strengthening our business relationship with ELITe."

About Loop Industries

Loop Industries is a technology company whose mission is to accelerate the world's shift toward sustainable PET plastic and polyester fiber and away from its dependence on fossil fuels. Loop Industries owns patented and proprietary technology that depolymerizes no and low-value waste PET plastic and polyester fiber, including plastic bottles packaging and textiles such as carpets and clothing, into its base building block monomers DMT and MEG. The monomers are separated, purified and polymerized to create virgin-quality Loop^™ & Twist^™ branded PET resin suitable for use in food-grade packaging and polyester fiber, thus enabling our customers to meet their sustainability objectives. Loop^™ & Twist^™ PET can be recycled infinitely without degradation of quality, helping to close the plastic loop. Loop Industries is committed to contributing to the global movement towards a circular economy by reducing plastic waste and recovering waste plastic for a sustainable future.

Common shares of the Company are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "LOOP."

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SOURCE: Loop Industries

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