IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SucreSource, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC BB: BFRE.OB), has signed agreements with GS Caltex, a Korean petroleum company, to build a cellulose to sugar plant in Korea.
"This agreement validates SucreSource's business model of selling its cellulosic sugars and, as in this case, sugar producing process to synergistic back end proprietary chemical companies to produce high value products," said Arnold Klann President & CEO. "As a major petroleum producer, GS Caltex is a perfect partner with which to initiate the business build out. Korea, like the U.S., China, and several other nations, is moving away from food-based sugars to produce high-end products such as biobutanol, ethanol, ethyl levulinate and various other chemicals. SucreSource is a first mover in this space and has the proven technology to meet this increasing cellulosic sugar demand head-on. This facility will be the first of many to be built."
The facility will process 2 tons of construction and demolition debris per day into cellulosic sugar, which will be converted into a high value chemical by GS Caltex's proprietary technology. The facility will be owned and operated by GS Caltex with SucreSource providing the process design package, equipment procurement and technical and engineering support. Once the initial facility is validated, SucreSource will work with GS Caltex to develop and build larger commercial scale facilities in Korea and throughout the world.
"Both parties agree that this is the first step towards commercial deployment of cellulosic chemicals in South Korea and, potentially, their trading partners," said John Cuzens, CTO for BlueFire Renewables.
SucreSource and GS Caltex have already commenced work on the project. SucreSource is actively pursuing other partnership opportunities and hopes to announce more relationships soon.
About BlueFire Renewables, Inc.
BlueFire Renewables, Inc. was established to deploy a commercially ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials ("Green Waste") to renewable fuel sources, including Cellulosic Ethanol, Biodiesel, BioJet Fuel, and Drop-in Directs. BlueFire is the only cellulose-to-fuel company worldwide with demonstrated production of Biofuels from urban trash (post-sorted MSW), rice and wheat straws, wood waste and other agricultural residues.
BlueFire received an increase to its Grant totaling $88 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in December of 2009. BlueFire's biorefineries will be located near markets with high demand for ethanol and will use locally available biomass. This should dramatically reduce delivery costs and increase biofuel supplies, while providing a unique waste processing technology to help America's cities better manage the increasing problem of overflowing landfills. For more information, please visit www.BFREINC.com.
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About SucreSource
SucreSource is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. While SucreSources sells its produced cellulosic sugars, its primary mandate is deploying the ARKENOL Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology for converting biomass to clean streams of cellulosic sugars. These lower cost sugars would be used by partner companies with proprietary microbe technologies to produce higher value biofuel and biochemical products that otherwise are not associated with BlueFire. SucreSource has successfully piloted over 15 products such as biobutanol, ethanol, ethyl levulinate, esters, acetates, xylitol, sorbitol, citric acid and many others. SucreSource can Joint Venture or sublicense the same patented Arkenol concentrated acid hydrolysis process with over 20 years of development behind it to create low cost clear and clean fermentable sugars.
About GS Caltex
GS Caltex is the first private oil company in South Korea. Founded in 1967, it is responsible for 30% of petroleum production in Korea as well as exporting 50% of its capacity internationally. It's R&D Center focuses on new energy development as well as more efficient petroleum production techniques and higher value chemical production. GS Caltex is a joint venture between GS Holdings and Chevron. More info is available at http://www.gscaltex.com/eng/
Forward-Looking Statements
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BlueFire Renewables, Inc.
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