19 Sep 2019 07:00
News release
Velocys plc
("Velocys" or "the Company")
19 September 2019
Velocys secures order for biorefinery licence in Japan
Velocys plc (VLS.L) is pleased to announce that it has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) for the use of Velocys technology in a publicly funded demonstration facility in Nagoya, Japan, as well as an advanced deposit for the use of the Velocys technology by Toyo in a subsequent commercial plant.
Toyo has placed an order with Velocys, worth approximately $0.5 million (£0.4 million), to supply its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology, equipment and catalyst for a biomass-to-jet fuel demonstration facility currently under construction by a consortium of Japanese companies.
In addition, Velocys has agreed that it will grant an exclusive right for Toyo to secure and use the licence and technical services of the Velocys FT Technology for a future potential commercial plant in Japan with an advance deposit of $4 million (£3.2 million). The deposit will be paid in a non-refundable tranche of $0.5 million (£0.4 million) and a further tranche which is potentially refundable and subject to milestones.
Henrik Wareborn, CEO of Velocys, said:
"I am delighted with this further evidence of the global demand for sustainable aviation fuels and for our technology, which has already been demonstrated at commercial scale. I am proud that Velocys technology has been chosen to be part of this publicly funded demonstration facility, which is an important step towards a commercial application in Japan. We appreciate the commitment of Toyo, and we look forward to working with them and their partners to complete the demonstration and to support the expected future commercial plant."
For further information, please contact:
Velocys Henrik Wareborn, CEO
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Numis Securities (Nomad and joint broker) Alex Ham Stuart Skinner Tom Ballard
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Canaccord Genuity (Joint broker) Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor James Asensio | +44 20 7523 8000 |
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Camarco (Investor relations) Billy Clegg Tom Huddart | +44 20 3757 4983
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Field Consulting (PR) Robert Jeffery | +44 20 7096 7730 |
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Notes to editors
Velocys is a British sustainable fuels technology company. Originally a spin-out from Oxford University, in 2008 the company acquired a US company based on complementary technology developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Over 15 years Velocys has developed proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology that enables the production of drop-in transport fuels from the embedded carbon-sources in a variety of waste materials. Having demonstrated its technology at commercial scale, Velocys is currently developing projects in Natchez, Mississippi, USA and Immingham, UK to produce fuels that significantly reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and key exhaust pollutants for aviation and road transport.