You are probably referring to an article written by the reporter Hélène Baril, and unfortunately this was used in a smear campaign against Enerkem by 3 of the 189 suppliers with deal with.
These suppliers would like to be paid extra. These construction businesses use dishonest practices. I would like to first put this in context. These people are pipefitters and they were saying that there was a fouling problem in one of our pipes. The problem was caused by a method that we used in our demonstration plant but we have changed methods. The purpose of a demonstration plant is actually to make those last checks before building the plant on a larger scale. That is what the supplier was referring to. Unfortunately, the article led to some confusion.
The key to success for any breakthrough industrial innovation like this one lies within a rigorous approach to scaling up. Enerkem went through all the stages: pilot project, demonstration plant, and hours of validation. We are supported by Sustainable Development Technology Canada's Next-Gen Biofuels Fund, and they did a thorough technical review.
It is very important to go through this process in order to get to the last stage. No stages should be skipped. Sometimes people want to go too quickly. We take the time to go through each stage. We have a very solid team. Many of our people have petrochemical expertise, which is very important to us. We think a rigorous approach is the key to success.