Ecolomondo Engages Craft Capital Management As Its Strategic Investment Banking Advisor

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Montréal, Québec, February17, 2026 - TheNewswire —EcolomondoCorporation (TSXV: ECM) (OTCQB: ECLMF) (the“Company” or “Ecolomondo”), a leading Canadian innovator insustainable scrap tire recycling technology, is pleased to announcethat it has engaged Craft Capital Management, LLC (“CraftCapital”) as its strategic investment banking advisor.

Craft Capital’s mandate is to support Ecolomondo’scapital markets strategy, including financing initiatives and theCompany’s contemplated uplisting to the NASDAQ, positioningEcolomondo to access the capital required to execute on its globalgrowth strategy. Craft Capital Management LLC is a full-servicebrokerage firm and FINRA, SIPC, and MSRB member. The firm leveragesover 100 years of combined financial expertise to deliver customizedinvestment banking services and public offerings, while connectingclients to an extensive network of family offices and institutionalinvestors.

Eliot Sorella, Executive Chairman of Ecolomondo,stated: “Craft Capital’s proven track record in delivering capitalsolutions aligns strongly with our strategy to scale as a leadingproducer of recovered carbon black (“rCB”) and tirepyrolysis oil (“TPO”) using Ecolomondo’s proprietaryThermal Decomposition Process (“TDP”). As globalindustries accelerate their transition toward circular and sustainablematerials, this engagement is an important step in advancing ourcapital markets strategy and supporting our next phase ofgrowth.”

About Craft Capital ManagementLLC

Craft Capital Management is a full-service brokerdealer and investment bank. Areas of focus include numerous growthsectors such as biotechnology, consumer goods and services, retail,financial services and business, technology, healthcare, medicaldevice, and other categories. Craft Capital Management assistscompanies with corporate finance services, including initial publicofferings, follow-on offerings, private placements, registered directoffering, corporate notes, credit lines, and financial advisoryservices. Additional information about Craft Capital Management LLC isavailable at www.craftcm.com .

About Ecolomondo Corporation

Ecolomondo Corporation, headquartered in Quebec, is aCanadian cleantech company focused on its proprietary ThermalDecomposition Process (“TDP”) technology, which recovershigh-value commodities from scrap tire waste, including recoveredcarbon black (rCB), tire-derived oil (TDO), syngas, fiber, and steel.Visit www.ecolomondo.com for more.

Revenue Streams of TDPFacilities

Revenue streams from the TDP turnkey facilities willcome from the sale of end-products manufactured on-site, namely rCB,oil, steel and syngas, as well as tipping fees for the processing ofscrap tires.

About the Hawkesbury Plant – A2-Reactor TDP Facility

The Hawkesbury facility building is 46,200 sq.ft andhas an indoor clearance of 28 feet. It is modern and houses 3 mainproduction departments, tire shredding, thermal decomposition andrecovered carbon black refining. Once fully operational, this facilityis expected to process approximately 1.3M to 1.5M scrap tires per yearand produce on the average approximately 4,000 MT of recovered carbonblack, 5,000 MT of pyrolysis oil, 2,000MT of steel, and 1,200 MT ofprocess gas.

About the Shamrock Project – A6-Reactor TDP Facility

Processing capabilities for the Shamrock facility isprojected at 5 million end-of-life tires per year, yieldingapproximately 15,000 MT of recovered carbon black, 18,000 MT of oil,7,500 MT of steel, and to process 4,500 MT of syngas; roughly threetimes the size of the Company’s Hawkesbury (Ontario) plant outputthat is expected to soon commence regular commercial operations.Facility construction is expected to begin by the third quarter of2025 and projected to cost approximately US$93 million.

Our Mission, Vision &Strategy

Ecolomondo’s mission is to be a contributingparticipant in a dynamic Circular Economy and to increase shareholdervalue by producing and supplying large quantities of recoveredresources to be re-used in the manufacture of new products.

Ecolomondo’s vision is to be a leading producer andreseller of recovered resources by building and operating TDPfacilities, strategically located in industrialized countries, closeto feedstock, labor and offtake clients.

Our strategy is to become a major global builder andoperator of TDP turnkey facilities, for now specializing in theprocessing of ELTs. Our intent is to expand aggressively in NorthAmerica and Europe. Our experience and modular technology should helpus get there faster and better. We plan to keep performing ongoingresearch and development to ensure that Ecolomondo remainstechnologically advanced.

ISCC Certification

A confirmation of the Company’s successful processlies in the recent International Sustainability and CarbonCertification (“ISCC”) for its Hawkesbury TDP facility, anotherstep forward that should help improve demand for TDP. ISCC is a GlobalSustainability Certification System and offers chain-of-custodycertification systems to ensure traceability and feedstock identity,which can add commercial value to the Company’s end-products as theyremain traceable in the supply chain.

Environmental, Social &Governance (ESG)

On the social aspect the Company plans to measureglobal health and safety, injury rate and gender diversity, andfinally in the corporate governance aspect, the Company is measuringethics and anticorruption, ESG reporting and boardindependence.

About TDP

The TDP process is technically proven and more advancedthan most other pyrolysis technologies. Over the years, ourTechnological teams were able to overcome all uncertainties thatplagued most competitors especially in these areas: pre-filtration,reactor cooling, reactor rotation, water recycling, processing of rCB,(hydrocarbon removal), mass monitoring, heat curve development,humidity and water removal, safety testing, system automation,emissions control and monitoring.

TDP is Environmentally Friendly –CO2 Reduction

By producing rCB, TDP reduces GHG emissions by 90%versus the production of virgin carbon black. The production of rCB atthe Hawkesbury and Shamrock facilities are expected to reduceCO2 emissions by 15,000and 45,000 tons per year, respectively.

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Ecolomondo Corporation Contact

JF Labbé

Interim CEO, Ecolomondo

Tel: (450) 587-5999

[email protected]

www.ecolomondo.com

Cautionary NoteRegarding Forward Looking Statements

The information in this news release includes certaininformation and statements about management's view of futureevents, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forwardlooking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions thatare subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Because of theserisks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, theactual results, expectations, achievements or performance may differmaterially from those anticipated and indicated by theseforward-looking statements.

Although Ecolomondo believes that the expectationsreflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give noassurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statements willprove to be correct. Except as required by law, Ecolomondo disclaimsany intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actualresults, whether as a result of new information, future events,

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