TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2022 / Toronto-based CO2 GRO Inc. ('CO2 GRO') (TSXV:GROW)(OTCQB:BLONF)(Frankfurt:4021) is pleased to announce that Canada's Trade Commissioners to the Netherlands and Belgium have invited CO2 GRO to participate in its ag tech virtual trade mission from February 21^st to 25^th, 2022.The criteria for selection were 1) companies already generating revenue, 2) actively exporting to the EU and 3) offering a value added and/or unique technology or product.

This Trade Mission is for Canadian ag tech exporters looking to accelerate their EU market knowledge and meet with potential customers and partners in a B-2-B matchmaking program. It will provide an overview of the Canada-European Comprehensive and Economic Free Trade Agreement (CETA). Local consultants will be assisting CO2 GRO and other selected Canadian ag tech firms to accelerate their penetration in Belgium and The Netherlands.

According to Aaron Archibald, VP Sales & Strategic Alliances 'We are honored to be selected again by our Canadian Trade Commissioners in Belgium and The Netherlands. Our UK based international marketing partner, Rika Biotech, represents our CO2 Delivery Solutions™ technology in the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands. International trade missions, trade shows and other marketing and sales forums are a critical factor of our business development strategy and have generated significant customer and partner opportunities to date. We are thankful to our EU-based Trade Commissioners for their invitation to participate in this mission to the most sophisticated greenhouse market in the world.'

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CO2 GRO's proprietary CO2 Delivery Solutions™ technology is revolutionizing the global 600 billion square foot protected agriculture industry (Cuesta Roble 2019). We create a dissolved CO₂ solution that when misted onto plants provides growers that cannot gas with CO₂ the opportunity to increase plant yields by up to 30% and gross profits by up to 100%. Applying dissolved CO₂ also suppressed the development of pathogens such as E.coli and powdery mildew, helping to reduce crop losses. CO2 GRO's CO2 Delivery Solutions™ is protected by a suite of patents and patents pending.

The worldwide market for CO2 GRO's disruptive CO2 Delivery Solutions™ technology is the 50 billion square feet of greenhouses and 550 billion square feet of protected agriculture facilities (Cuesta Roble 2019). Growers can maximize revenue and profits with our systems' low fixed and variable costs and ease of systems installation.

CO2 GRO's management is rapidly expanding its international marketing partner relationships into Mexico, Spain, the EU, the UK, South Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia and Latin America as well as in its North American base.

CO2 GRO is committed to good Environment, Social and Governance (ES&G) policy and practices. We are an equal opportunity employer of choice and opportunity.

Our mission is to accelerate the growth of all value plants safely, economically, naturally and sustainably using our patented advanced CO2 Delivery Solutions™ while accreting value to our customers, stakeholders and shareholders.

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For more information, please visit www.co2gro.ca or contact Michael O'Connor, Manager, and Investor Relations at 604-317-6197 or [email protected]

SOURCE: CO2 Gro Inc.