EPEC Biofuels completes agreement with BioDimensions Delta in US

EPEC Biofuels Holdings has announced the completion of the first Supply Chain Partner (SCP) agreement with BioDimensions Delta BioRenewables (BDBR) to commercially promote its Ethanol 2.0 industry integration platform.

The Ethanol 2.0 platform is an US equivalent of Brazilian ethanol from sugar cane.

Epec visited BDBR before signing the agreement to see BDBR developing sweet sorghum as the feedstock for a new sugar platform.

Epec CEO Ron Miller said since ethanol production begins by fermenting sugars, BDBR’s developing capabilities to produce domestic industrial sugar feedstocks is the cornerstone of what will become the foundation for Ethanol 2.0 production.

"By committing our resources, both capital and human, to BDBR’s effort, we minimize the risk, capital, and time required to achieve the commercially viable sweet sorghum ‘sugar platform’," Miller added.

BDBR in expecting to become Epec’s strategic partner with regards to Industry Integration Platform Strategy, and will provide Epec with some exclusive technological rights, equity position, participation rights in its board for the investment Epec is making in BDBR.

Epec executive chairman Steve Vanechanos said BDBR’s distributed production ‘sugar platform’ is unrivaled in the US.

"This capability makes them an ideal partner for helping attract additional SCPs to our linchpin Industry Integration effort," Vanechanos added.

BDBR technology manager Randy Powell said Epec’s investment in BDBR will move our program from the R&D stage to commercial demonstration.

"Epec’s core competencies are a natural complement to our own, making it an exceptionally attractive investment partner," Powell added.

"Both companies are now better positioned to develop new products; deploy sweet sorghum production and processing technology; and advance the interest of an emerging sweet sorghum industry."

US based BDBR produces, processes, and downstreams utilisation of sweet sorghum and integrate a mechanised system from field-to-factory.