Clean Power Concepts operates an integrated biofuel production facility in Chicago. It produces biodiesel from canola oil, as well as lubricants, supplements, and food products. The global demand for renewable fuels and proteins is increasing rapidly due to population growth. Clean Power is well positioned to benefit from expanding markets in biofuels, supplements, and animal/fish feed.
4. Company Overview
Clean Power Concepts Inc., through its subsidiary, General Bio Energy Inc., operates an integrated commercial oilseed
crushing, bio-diesel refinery, environmental lubricants manufacturing and bottling, and nutraceutical and food
processing plant in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The company provides biofuel and biofuel additives, such as dust suppressants; environmental lubricants used for cutting
oil, chain oil, general all purpose lubricant, gun oil, and penetrating oil; and environmental fuel line conditioners under the
Clean Power Environmental Lubricants trade name.
It also manufactures, distributes, and retails essential oils, such as camelina, canola, flax, and hemp in various formats,
including capsules, gourmet cooking oils, and skin care formulations under the General Bio Health and Spirit of Health trade
names. In addition, it offers meal and protein related products for agricultural and aquaculture feedstock.
Key Facts
Summary
Trading Data
President & CEO John Smith, MBA
Secretary & Treasurer Adam Brown
Full Time Employees 8
Principal Place of Business 1234 Main Street
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Telephone 213.539.9739
Fax 213.539.3948
Ticker/Symbol CPCO.PK
Last Trade 0.15
52wk Range 0.04 - 0.52
Shares Outstanding 240.08million
Volume 181,166
Avg Vol (3m) 13,119,800
Market Cap 41.29 million
5. Financial Overview
For the three months ended 31 July 2010, Clean Power
Concepts Inc's revenues totaled $197K. Net loss totaled
$271K.
Summary Financial Strength
Profitability Management Effectiveness
Source: Reuters Fundamentals, February 5, 2011
Quick Ratio 0.11
Current Ratio 0.19
LT Debt/Equity (0.19)
Total Debt Equity (0.62)
Gross Margin % 34,87
Operating Margin % (145.97)
Net Profit Margin % (160.29)
Interest Coverage (7.84)
Return on Equity % 59.75
Return on Assets % (144.12)
Return on Investment % (66.15)
9. Products: Food
On December 28th 2010, Clean Power Concepts entered into an open-ended long-
term letter of intent with the Chongqing Grain Group of Chong Qing, China.
Under the agreement, Chongqing has committed to purchasing up to 3,000 MT per month of crude degummed canola oil from
Clean Power’s operating subsidiary and ship the oil to China where it will be refined into ‘Refined Bleached and Deodorized’ oil
that is table ready.
The refined oil will then be marketed under Chongqing’s ‘Red Dragon Fly Oil’ cooking oil brand, which is well established in the
Chong Qing Region. At current prices, this agreement has the potential to generate sales of at least of $400 million US over the
ten-year minimum period, beginning with an estimated $40M in revenue in 2011.
Canola one of two cultivars of rapeseed or Brassica campestris.
Canola seeds are used to produce edible oil which has lower levels of
erucic acid than traditional rapeseed oils .
The price of canola oil is indexed to contracts on the Chicago Board of
Trade (‘CBOT’) soy bean futures market and in winter tends to trade
at a premium and in summer at par.
In 2007 worldwide production of canola was 51 million metric
tonnes and production for 2010 is estimated to be 60 million metric
tonnes of seed and 24 million metric tonnes of canola oil.
Supplements and Nutraceuticals
10. Products: Food
Other products in this segment include the ‘Spirit of Health’ brand which offers a line
of natural health supplements made from essential camelina oil, an oilseed with
reduced input requirements and well suited to marginalize soils. Camelina is an
extremely high source of omega 3, omega 6 and vitamin E, in quantities rivaling
salmon oil.
Supplements and Nutraceuticals
Developed products include Flax Oil Omega 3
Capsules, Flax Meal Capsules, Gourmet
Camelina Food Oil, Camelina Oil Omega 3, 6,
and Vitamin E capsules.
11. Products: Animal Nutrition
CPC holds a key patent for a vegetable protein-based fish food. This aqua-supplement
is a byproduct of grain processing and aides fish farm owners in raising healthy,
protein rich fish for human consumption.
This same patented process can also be used to produce high quality pet foods, a $20
billion market in North America alone.
Fish Farming
Pet Food
12. Products: Animal Nutrition
Once canola seed is crushed, the remaining "meal" is prized as a high quality, high
protein livestock feed. The meal is widely used as a component in hog, poultry and
cattle rations.
Live stock
Studies have shown that using canola meal instead of
soybean or cottonseed meal resulted in 2.2 pounds
per day more milk production from every cow fed the
canola meal.
13. Products: Petro-substitues
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel made from renewable sources that is non-toxic,
biodegradable and can be used in regular diesel engines with little or no modification.
Canola biodiesel is a useful option because nothing goes to waste. Leftover glycerin
from canola oil can be used in skin creams, soaps and other personal care products.
Crushed seeds are used in animal feed, providing a great source of protein.
Biodiesel produced domestically can reduce dependence on foreign oil and put money
back into the rural economy. Biodiesel produced from canola can be grown over and
over, unlike non-renewable petroleum.
Biodiesel is also much more environment-friendly than petroleum diesel, lowering
greenhouse gas emissions by up to 78% and not having a catastrophic effect if spilled.
Canola oil is one of the most effective and efficient sources for biodiesel with excellent
cold-flow properties. In addition, canola seed yields about 44 percent oil when
crushed compared to only 18 percent for soybeans, the most common biodiesel
feedstock.
14. Products: Petro-substitues
Clean Power Concept is a leading green alternative for petro-based automotive
products. The Clean Power brand, an environmentally friendly canola based product
line that replaces petroleum-based fuels and additives in cars and trucks.
Biodiesel
Clean burning, non-toxic and biodegradable
renewable fuel
Penetrating Oil
Capable of penetrating one-millionth inch spaces, helps to remove paint, dissolve rust,
lubricate, clean and prevent rust without harming the virgin metal.
Diesel Fuel Conditioner
Formulated to provide significant fuel savings and additional power to diesel engines in
highway tractors, trucks, farm machinery and industrial heavy equipment. Recent
certification testing by Intertek confirmed CPC findings of a 27% increase in the lubricity
of ULSD (ultra low sulfur diesel) that increases overall engine efficiency.
• Significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 63%
• Reduces emissions of particulate matter by 50%
• Reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons by 67%
• Reduces carbon monoxide emissions by 48%
• Free of sulfur and benzene
15. The Clean Power Brand of Bio-Fuels
General Bio Energy, is the industry leader in bio-fuels, renewable energy, and eco-
friendly bio-diesel products.
General Bio Energy Inc. has solidified their position as an industry leader in the emerging renewable fuel and energy business in
North America with a host of recent triumphs, including the launch of their Clean Power Brand of fuels, fuel conditioners, and
environmentally friendly canola based additives and lubricants such as chain lube, cutting oil, and penetrating fluids. Wehave
recently been featured by Saskbusiness Magazine, BNN, BBI, and Ethanol Production Magazine, as well as being the subject of
several feature articles highlighting the success of the business and their ability to capture their market and emerge as a
significant force in the bio-oil industry.
Clean Power All Purpose Lubricant
Clean Power Air Tool Oil
Clean Power Gun Oil
Clean Power Biodiesel
Clean Power Penetrating Oil
Clean Power Diesel Fuel Conditioner
Clean Power Chain Lube
Clean Power Cutting Oil
Products include:
17. Population Growth
Current projections show a continued increase of population (but a steady decline in
the population growth rate) with the population expected to reach between 7.5 and
10.5 billion in the year 2050. Asia accounts for over 60% of the world population with
more than 4 billion people. China and India together have about 37 percent of the
world's population
World Population Distribution
Source: US Census Bureau, December 2011
18. The explosive growth of the
renewable energy sector, valued in the
trillions, is the market that Clean
Power will enter.
Renewable Energy
With the growing population more than $20.2 trillion will need to be invested to meet
worldwide energy demand by 2030, and more than half of this total, $11.3 trillion, is
needed to expand electric production to meet worldwide demand.
Renewable energy sources have a growing importance in the global energy strategy. In the global electricity mix in 2030,
renewables could supply over 25% of total electricity while this share was 18% in 2004. In absolute terms, renewable energy
becomes the second largest source of electricity after coal.
Factors driving the market forward include economic, geopolitical and environmental concerns. Every litre of renewable fuel we
produce - is a litre of petroleum diesel fuel that will never be burned - Biofuel production capacity is eligible to be traded as
carbon offset credit. The Alberta Protocol is believed to be the standard for Canada and we are currently negotiating with Calgary
HQ companies for future offset credits.
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19. Protein Food Products
The world is eating much more protein food products than ever before. As the largest
countries in the world (China/India etc) develop the demand for proteins significantly
increases as their populations begin to eat and demand more protein.
According to the International Feed Industry Federation, the global demand for
protein is set to spiral to two and half times. The average resident of a developing
country ate 11kg of meat per in the mid 70’s but by the mid 1990’s they ate 23kg, and
demand grows exponentially from there. Every 1% increase in income levels,
corresponded to a 2% increase on spending on protein sources. This translates into a
100 billion dollar market for protein sources.
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on child nutrition
and health, more than a third of the world’s children are affected by low
protein consumption resulting in wasting, stunting, and underweight
conditions, “A total 80% of the children affected live in Asia – mainly in
southern Asia – 15% in Africa, and 5% in Latin America. Approximately,
43% of children (230 million) in developing countries are stunted”.
Company management foresees an
aggressive reach into the Asian markets
and with a global marketing approach
CPC could be one of the many answers
of this nutritional crisis affecting the
hundreds of millions.
20. Animal Feed
Livestock operators, pet food manufacturers and many other feed producers are
turning to the use of canola oil based feed sources. This is as a direct result of the ‘mad
cow’ crisis that effectively ended the use of animal by-products and renderings in
livestock feed.
This new demand is serving to create rapidly increasing prices for canola oil and meal
that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in
the world, growing at an average compounded rate of 9% per
annum since the early 1950s.
Canola meal has taken almost 50 percent of the market share
for dairy operations in Washington, Oregon and California.
Canola meal (and its close relative rapeseed meal) has become
the second most widely traded protein ingredient - surpassed
only by soybean meal.
21. Health Supplements
As consumers turn to supplements to stay healthy in a hectic world, the supplement
market is growing rapidly. Annual growth levels in the industry have climbed from 5.5%
annually in 2007 to 7.5% in 2009, totaling $9.4 billion dollars in US sales for the 2009
calendar year and a global market roughly three times that size.
22. Bio-diesel
It is possible that biodiesel could represent as much as 20% of all on-road diesel used
in Brazil, Europe, China and India by the year 2020. If governments continue to
aggressively pursue targets, enact investor-friendly tax incentives for production and
blending and help to promote research & development in new biodiesel feedstocks,
such as algae for biodiesel, the prospects for this fuel may become realized faster than
anticipated.
The global production of biodiesel is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 15.5%
during 2010-2013. Biodiesel revenues are anticipated to increase to $71.0 billion
worldwide by 2020, up from $18.4 billion in 2010
Source: Global Biofuel Market Analysis, June 2010
Pike Research
The use of Canola in biodiesel production worldwide is
predicted to account for 2.5 million tonnes, or 17 percent of
its targeted 15-million-tonne harvest by 2015. , the Canadian
Renewable Fuels Association expects canola-based biodiesel
production to increase as crop production grows and the
seed produces higher oil content. It projects Canada will
ultimately produce 270 million liters of biodiesel out of
575,000 tonnes of canola seed.
23. Jet Fuel and Military Applications
A Boeing and Industry Study Shows Biofuels
Perform Effectively as Jet Fuel
Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry today released high-
level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuel analyzed in a
series of pioneering test flights performed favourably in comparison to
petroleum-based fuel. This study included the January (2009)test flight of a
Japan Airlines 747 using a sustainable biofuel primarily refined from
camelina.
In the U.S. military, JP-8 and JP-5 are used in the
diesel engines of nearly all tactical ground vehicles
and electrical generators.
The M1 Abrams series of battle tanks also uses JP fuel in its gas turbine
engine. The use of a single fuel for most combat applications greatly
simplifies wartime logistics. JP-8, or JP8 (for "Jet Propellant 8") is a jet fuel,
specified in 1990 by the U.S. government. It is kerosene-based. It is a
replacement for the JP-4 fuel; the U.S. Air Force replaced JP-4 with JP-8
completely by the fall of 1996, to use a less flammable, less hazardous fuel
for better safety and combat survivability.U.S. Navy uses a similar formula
to JP-8, JP-5. JP-8 is projected to remain in use at least until 2025. It was
first introduced at NATO bases in 1978. Its NATO code is F-34. It is specified
by MIL-DTL-83133 and British Defence Standard 91-87.
24. Canola Facts
Canola is Canada's No. 2 crop • The U.S. is Canada’s largest canola buyer. The U.S.
imported an average of 510,000 tons of canola oil per year
from 2000-2001 to 2004-2005, valued at $345
million/year. From 2000 to 2005, the U.S. has purchased
an average of 255,000 tons of seed per year valued at
roughly $85 million. In the same period, the U.S.
purchased approximately 1.1 million tons of canola meal
per year from Canada (about 60 percent of total meal
production) valued at $235 million.
• Canada’s principal seed buyers are Japan and Mexico.
China and Pakistan are emerging as major seed buyers.
• In the U.S., the ratio of supply versus demand of canola oil
is about 1:3, which presents a huge opportunity for U.S.
producers to grow more canola.
• About 1.5 million acres are currently grown in the U.S.,
predominantly in North Dakota, but also in Oklahoma,
Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and several other
states.
Canada’s canola industry adds over $11 billion in economic
activity to the Canadian economy. In the five crop years starting
in 2000-2001, Canada produced an average of 6.2 million tons
of canola seed per year. In the same period, Canada annually
exported 3.4 million tons of canola seed, 706,000 tons of
canola oil and 1.15 million tons of canola meal. The total value
of canola seed, oil and meal exports is about $2 billion.
Depending on the year, canola is either Canada’s first or second
most valuable field crop (the other is wheat).
26. Mission Statement
From increasing the efficiency
of traditional energy using
hybrid systems to developing
leading-edge off-the-grid
renewable energy
sources, Clean Power
Concepts constantly seek
innovative ways to produce
efficient and reliable power.
We are passionate about
helping those who are
concerned about the
long range outlook
of energy and communication
costs and the impact of
traditional energy sources on
the environment.
We help people to
self manage their
energy and communication
needs and control their
spending on traditional
utilities.
28. Timeline
January 13, 2011 signed a significant long-term
agreement with K.N.D. Feeds Ltd. ('KND') of
Saskatchewan to market the company's crude
canola oil and canola meal off-take on an on-
going basis to an expanded base of customers
on a global scale.
Incorporated in Nevada
on October 17, 2005
Acquired 94.8% of
General Bio Energy Inc. on
April 29, 2010.
Began Trading under
Clean Power Concepts
Inc. name
29. “This acquisition is a tremendous step forward in our goal
of becoming a leading bio energy products supplier. We’ve
now combined the key elements of a fully operational
production facility and access to public capital markets and
will be aggressively moving forward with implementation
of our strategic plans.”
John Smith, CEO
Acquisition of General Bio Energy
To implement the expansion of business in the environmentally friendly green
energy industry Clean Power Concepts acquired 94.8% of Standard Bio Energy Inc.
on March 1, 2011, later acquiring an additional 0.3%.
The plant is capable of
specialty and toll crushing a wide variety of oil seeds.
GBE’s primary brand is: ‘Clean Power Environmental
Lubricants’ and other key trade names include:
‘General Bio Health’ and ‘Spirit of Health’, under which
GBE manufactures, distributes, and retails essential
oils, camelina, canola, flax, and hemp, in various
formats including capsules, gourmet cooking oils, and
skin care formulations.
GBE was incorporated in Saskatchewan, Canada on
February 14, 2006 and operates a fully integrated
commercial oilseed crushing, bio-diesel refinery, and
environmental lubricants manufacturing and bottling,
and nutraceutical and food processing plant in Regina,
Saskatchewan.
The current plant has a crush capacity of 19.7 million liters
of crushed oil annually. Its biodiesel fuel processor can
produce up to 20 million liters of biofuel and biofuel
additives and the crushing system can produce nearly 32.8
thousand metric tonnes of meal and protein related
products for agricultural/aquaculture feedstock annually.
30. Company Position
Clean Power Concepts is poised to become a major player in multiple
segments of the multi-billion dollar cleantech and nutraceutical markets.
The Company is taking advantage of favorable “green energy and green
products” industry drivers, its experience, innovation and scalability to build
its existing lines and enter new verticals with major customers.
Management has built a company that has key inherent advantages over the
competition.
Source: Goldman Small Cap Research: CPOW Report Dec 30, 2010
The target markets of
Clean Power are in
Canada and the US and
include:
Commercial Residential Agricultural
31. Recent Developments
GBE invested over two years in manufacturing process and produce development
trials to prove the integrity of its production system and create markets.
During this time the Company achieved the following:
• Refined its biofuel processor and created a
second generation machinery,
• Developed a proprietary hydro-jacket seed
entry double crushing system
• Created an exportable meal and pelleting
operation
• Established a successful retail product line and
distribution network and delivery process
• Engaged in Canada’s first Bio-Fuel Research
and Technology partnership with the
University of Regina and the Saskatchewan
Forest Centre (Forest First) for the
development of next generation technologies
• Engaged with a leading edge hydrodynamic
cavitation technology as an exclusive applications
developer for Biofuels, which technology is
expected to improve the way in which biodiesel is
created and distributed
• Pioneered biomass gasification technologies
• Grew to become one of the largest crushers of
next generation jet fuel feed stock camelina
oilseed
The Company currently markets to 30-40 fuel stations in Canada
and the northern United States, with plans to expand into the
channel with alliances with entire chains or distributors in
North America and emerging markets. CPCW is also developing
Camelina based bio-fuels, which are superior to Canola based
fuels in cold flow and used in jet fuel and military applications.
32. Recent Developments
GBE has developed, and also licenses, proprietary processes which allow the
company to pursue its vision of being “green” manufacturing facility with minimal
effluents, using a methods which are emissions friendly and do not use a water-
wash system.
This biofuel production method also
gave birth to the development of
additives and value-added products
such as its Clean Power brand of
biodiesel based diesel fuel lubricants
and conditioners, penetrating
sprays, dust suppressants, cutting
oils and other “ECO-lubricants”.
green
manufacturing
33. Future Plans
Expansion of crushing capacity to a potential of 450 MT crushing capacity per day
and improve and increase its refining capacity.
Research into acquisition of a U.S. based biodiesel operation to assist in meeting
this production goal and to capitalize on a ‘blenders credit’ that is provided by the
U.S. government.
Investigation into expansion within Canada to develop, or acquire, additional
crushing facilities and biodiesel operations and is working on an initiative to
develop camelina and canola oil refining with a view to producing bio jet fuel.
Domestic and foreign marketing to obtain domestic and export contracts for the
sale of its product lines by contacting distributors and purchasing agents of retail
operations that sell products and that compete with the company’s products.
Plans to enter niche food markets by developing an organic and/or camelina, flax,
hemp and canola based oil products for Health food markets.
35. CPC Market Postion
IncreasingValueAdded
Oil Seed
Motor Oil
Bio Based Fluids
Nutritional
Supplements
Oxygenated
Fuels
Hydraulic Fluids
Specialty Feeds
Vegetable Oil Meal
Herbicide/
Pesticide
Building
Materials
Glycerin
Alcohols
Specialty
Chemicals
Polymers
Adhesives
Bar/Chain
Oils
Food Grade CPC has established a
model unlike any of our
competitors that reflects
a core margin of +28%
Its financial model is
based on a single input
with multiple revenue
channels.
CPC Product Other Products
36. Competitive Landscape
Company Location
Crushing
Refining
Non-
food
grade
inputAbilityto
shift
inputs
Abilityto
shift
products
CPC Regina, SK
Cargill International
Bunge International
MilliganBioTech Foam Lake, SK
Raceway Winnipeg, MB
Associated Protein Ste Agathe, MB
BioExx Toronto
Canadian competitors in this space however includes BioExx (BXI). BXI also has
patented extraction technology and two products. However, the company has
Camelina based products and currently no plans to expand into bio-fuel.
Strategic Partnering
37. Competitive Advantages
Superior Access Agreements for Canola and
Camelina
High Efficiency (Patent Pending Process)
Multiple, Scalable Locations
Low Cap Ex
Low Production Cost
Diverse Offerings
Positioned in Key growth areas
Experienced
CPC has superior agreements with the Canola and Camelina
growers near its Western Canada headquarters, enabling the
Company to procure raw materials at very favorable rates.
Coupled with its proprietary processes, CPC is positioned to be
one of the most profitable firms in the space.
CPC has a unique process that requires minimal capital
expenditures which allows ‘simplexity’ of its crush solution to
produce both meal and oil from its refinery, which holds
advantages over competing processes.
The result of our
designs has meant
that GBE can protect
its investors and
shareholders with
some of the best
margins in the
industry. Including
Canadian Patent
2408551 for Canola
Meal Fish Food.
Process
The shareholder
owned and patented
design can be
installed and
processing in 90 days.
This means smaller
plants and
development projects
can provide ROI in
relatively short time
frames.
Technology:
GBE has secured
licensed rights to next
generation biomass
gasification and
biodiesel processing
systems.
Licensing: