Solazyme, Bunge JV plots Brazil renewable oil plant
US-based renewable oil and bioproducts company Solazyme has entered into a framework agreement with agribusiness firm Bunge for a joint venture focused on the production of triglyceride oils in Brazil.
The JV anticipates building a 100,000 tpy renewable oil production facility located at a Bunge owned sugar cane mill in Brazil, it said.
Engineering for the plant will begin immediately and will be funded by both parties.
Upon successful completion of site-specific engineering designs and execution of final JV agreements, construction on the facility will commence, with a targeted start-up during the 2013 cane harvest.
The plant, which will leverage Solazyme’s breakthrough sugar-to-oil technology and Bunge’s sugarcane milling and natural oil processing capabilities, will produce Solazyme’s tailored triglyceride oils for chemical applications.
The equity contributions for the project will be financed jointly by the parties, and the agreement includes a value sharing mechanism that provides additional compensation to Solazyme for its technology contributions.
Comments