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To: scion who wrote (11511)	8/19/2011 9:29:19 AM
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In Brazil, the petrochemical company, Braskem has already approved the idea. In July, the company signed an agreement to purchase 1.4 million liters of naphtha per year, beginning in 2013. The project will be processed in Camaçari, Bahia. The partnership may be expanded, with plants to be located in Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, where Braskem also has industrial plants. The projections by Novaenergia, which call for 20 plants, will place 27 million liters of naphtha, 97 million liters of diesel oil and 89 million liters of light fuel oil on the market every year. In addition to urban waste, Novaenergia is looking at the possibility of collecting plastic from industries, since the Solid Waste Law makes them responsible for the disposal of their products and residuals. Everything is recycled in the transformation of plastic into petroleum. In addition to oil, the process produces gas, which is used to heat the boilers in the plant. From the gasification process, pure carbon, which is sold for industrial use, is obtained. “We are not going to leave any kind of waste at all,” said Coimbra. Oil That Comes From Plastic [08.08.2011] 07h05m / By Felipe Areia energiahoje.com.br

To: scion who wrote (11511)	8/19/2011 10:58:53 AM
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Waste Management invested an undisclosed amount of capital in Agilyx during the company’s Series B funding round, which totaled $22 million. Additional companies that have invested in Agilyx include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Total Energy Ventures International; Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital; Saffron Hill Ventures; and Reference Capital. In addition to investing in the company, Cesarek said that Waste Management also intends to provide feedstock to certain Agilyx locations and will be developing its own locations featuring Agilyx technology. Those locations could be developed through either a joint venture agreement, technology licensing, or both, Cesarek said. “It’s going to depend upon the circumstances, but more often than not it will likely be licensing of the technology—purchasing of the technology at various locations—and cooperating with Agilyx as to the operation of those technologies at our locations,” he continued. According to Cesarek, Waste Management plans to develop projects featuring Agilyx technology within an 18 month timeframe. Waste Management has invested in a wide range of companies that can convert the material it handles into fuels and chemicals. In addition to Agilyx, the company has also recently invested in Terrabon Inc., Enerkem Inc., S4 Energy Solutions LLC, and Genomatica Inc. “We’re continually looking for means by which to create more value out of the materials that we manage,” Cesarek said. “We see waste as a resource, not unlike the refining companies see oil as a resource or a chemical company sees natural gas and oil as a resource.” biorefiningmagazine.com