GreenShift Announces New Licensing Model for Patented Extraction Technology Construction Financing Available for Qualified Ethanol Producers On Thursday January 7, 2010, 3:25 pm EST
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GERS - News) today announced a
significant modification to its market offering for its
recently-patented corn oil extraction technologies.
Under GreenShift’s new licensing option, authorized licensees will be
granted the right to directly build, own and operate the equipment they
need to use GreenShift’s patented extraction technologies in return for
an ongoing royalty payment equal to 20% of the licensee’s corn oil
sales. This royalty structure is derived in part from the standard
conventions used by thousands of companies in many different industries,
including the auto, consumer products, energy, food and manufacturing
sectors.
Integration of GreenShift’s patented Method I corn oil extraction
technologies into a 100,000,000 gallon per year ethanol production
facility will result in the production of between 1,500,000 and
3,000,000 gallons (11,400,000 to 22,800,000 pounds) per year of corn
oil, and about $2,300,000 to about $4,500,000 in additional net income
to the ethanol producer at the current market price of corn oil (not
including the impact of energy savings) – net of GreenShift’s 20%
royalty.
At the lower end of this range, an ethanol producer’s investment in an
extraction facility can pay for itself within less than about 18 months
based on the current market price of corn oil.
Additional Benefits
Authorized licensees under GreenShift’s new program will receive the
following additional benefits:
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Optional Construction Financing
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Qualified producers have the ability to take advantage of direct
financing that GreenShift has arranged for its licensees for the
construction and installation of extraction facilities based on
GreenShift’s patented technologies.
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Producer Retains Control of Oil
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Authorized licensees have the option to retain control of the
extracted oil for direct sale to the highest bidder – with or
without the construction financing sourced by GreenShift.
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Technical Services Support
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GreenShift’s licensees have featured access to GreenShift’s
engineers for systems design and integration, ongoing technical
support, and yield optimization services. Not all ethanol plants are
created equally – different plants will have different operating
conditions that will impact yield and energy consumption. GreenShift
will work with its licensees on an ongoing basis to ensure that
their extraction facility is designed, installed and operated in
ways that match their specific needs while maximizing oil yield and
energy savings.
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Continued Innovation
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Licensees receive preferred access to GreenShift’s portfolio of
other patent-pending technologies, each of which has been designed
to enhance ethanol production efficiencies. This includes
GreenShift’s patent-pending Method II corn oil extraction, Method
III Cellulosic Oil™ and other technologies from GreenShift’s
portfolio of Backend Fractionation™ technologies.
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GreenShift’s technical services staff are available at 888-ETHANOIL or sales@greenshift.com
to respond to quotation requests and to answer any questions about
GreenShift’s corn oil extraction and other technologies.
About Corn Oil Extraction
GreenShift’s patented corn oil extraction technologies enable GreenShift
and its licensees to “drill” into the back-end of first generation corn
ethanol plants to tap into the existing reserve of inedible crude corn
oil with an estimated industry-wide output of about 20 million barrels
per year. This corn oil has been historically trapped in the distillers
grain co-product of ethanol production (“DDGS”) and is a valuable second
generation feedstock for use in the production of advanced
carbon-neutral liquid fuels, such as biodiesel, biojet fuel, and
renewable diesel, thereby enhancing total fuel production from corn and
increasing ethanol plant profits.
About GreenShift Corporation
GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GERS - News) develops and
commercializes clean technologies designed to address the financial and
environmental needs of GreenShift’s clients by decreasing raw material
needs, facilitating co-product reuse, and reducing the generation of
wastes and emissions.
At full participation by the ethanol industry, GreenShift’s
commercially-available technologies can give way to disruptive gains by
sustainably producing globally-meaningful quantities of new
carbon-neutral liquid fuels for distribution through existing supply
chains. GreenShift is focused today on supporting integration of its
patented and patent-pending corn oil extraction technologies into as
much of the ethanol fleet as possible. GreenShift also maintains its
strong commitment to continued innovation and has many additional
patents pending for its Backend Fractionation™ portfolio of
strategically-compatible cleantech designed to continue driving the corn
ethanol industry into increased sustainability and global
competitiveness.
Additional information on GreenShift and its technologies is available
online at www.greenshift.com.
Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains statements that may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of
GreenShift Corporation and members of its management as well as the
assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors
are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties,
and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by
such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to
management that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-statements include fluctuation of operating results,
the ability to compete successfully, and the ability to complete
before-mentioned transactions. The company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future
operating results.
Contact:
GreenShift Corporation
Phone: 212-994-5374
Fax: 646-572-6336 fax
Email: investorrelations@greenshift.com
Web: www.greenshift.com
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