- CEO
- Glenn Leroux
- Full Time Employees
- 28
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- Address
- 715 – 5th Avenue S.W. Calgary AB Canada T2P 2X6
- IPO Date
- Aug 24, 2018
- Business
- Canadian Premium Sand Inc. Canadian Premium Sand Inc. (TSXV: CPS) is a Canada-based development-stage company focused on establishing North American manufacturing capacity for ultra-high-clarity patterned solar glass, utilizing high-purity low-iron silica sand from its wholly owned Wanipigow quarry leases located approximately 160 kilometers north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company offers core products including patterned solar glass for solar module manufacturers; low-carbon solar glass produced via renewable Manitoba hydroelectricity at its planned Selkirk, Manitoba facility with forecasted annual capacity of 6GW; and domestic solar glass from its proposed southern US facility with 4GW annual capacity, positioning it to become the largest supplier in North America. It operates in the renewable energy sector, targeting solar panel producers seeking reliable domestic supply chains amid growing demand driven by net-zero policies, with geographic focus on Canada and the United States; founded in 2005 and headquartered at 715 – 5th Avenue S.W., Suite 2000, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2X6, the company previously known as Claim Post Resources Inc. changed its name in November 2018. Recent developments include execution of a Letter of Intent for a 12-year lease on a repurposed US glass manufacturing site offering an option to purchase, supporting capital-efficient market entry; completion of a Front-End Engineering and Design study estimating US$350 million capital cost for the US project; selection of Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. and Bottero S.p.A. for pre-construction engineering with Green City Glass as Owner's Engineer; memorandums of understanding securing approximately 50% of US production capacity with customers, plus advancing binding take-or-pay offtake agreements; negotiation of a joint venture with a strategic partner bringing glass manufacturing expertise for the US project; receipt of final Environment Act Licence permitting construction and operation of the Wanipigow extraction and processing facility; appointment of Brad Virbitsky to the board effective January 24, 2025; and an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant Technical Report dated April 9, 2025, confirming silica sand suitability for long-term operations, while progressing engineering amid US policy shifts on tariffs and the Inflation Reduction Act.