Company: BCHT
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001477932-25-002237
Chunk: 26

Company: Birchtech Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 26
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, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.  However, there could be cybersecurity threats or incidents in the future that may adversely affect our business.   For more information, please refer to Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Our overall strategy in combatting known cybersecurity risks includes a variety of individual tactics, including:

 ·the use of antivirus software, virtual private networks, email security, as well as other software to prevent and detect data intrusions.    ·the deployment of updates and patches as they are available and maintaining the current versions of major software to reduce the exposure to vulnerabilities.    ·the review of the security procedures used by third parties that may host or otherwise have access to the Company’s data.    ·if necessary, the use of third-party security experts if and when an incident is detected.

Governance

Our Executive Vice President of Operations oversees risks of cybersecurity threats and will report, as necessary, to the Board of Directors, including promptly reporting any cybersecurity incidents that may pose a significant risk to us. To date, our Executive Vice President of Operations has not had to report any cybersecurity incidents to the Board. Our Executive Vice President of Operations has over 25 years of experience in the industry and has overseen the day-to-day operations of the Company for over 10 years. Among other things, he has been responsible for day-to-day access management, network security and data protection solutions. Our Board of Directors has oversight of management to eliminate cybersecurity risks.

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Item 2. Properties.

We lease a warehouse in Corsicana, Texas consisting of approximately 20,000 square feet which we use for manufacturing and distribution of our products. As of December 2019, we relocated our corporate headquarters to such location which corporate headquarters prior thereto were maintained in Lewis Center, Ohio. Such lease in Corsicana, Texas expires March 31, 2029.

Since August 2024, we have leased laboratory space in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and since November 2024, we have leased additional laboratory space in State College, Pennsylvania.  Each lease has a three-year term, with an option to extend for an additional term of three years.  Such laboratories are used for research and development and will be able to offer other services such as carbon activation, thermal reactivation, and regeneration, contaminant analysis and carbon evaluations and recommendations