Cavitation Technologies, Inc. Enhances Relationship With Desmet Ballestra Group
13 Sep 2011
September 13, 2011 -- Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CVAT; Berlin, Stuttgart, & Frankfurt: WTC), (CTi) recently amended its Technology License, Marketing, & Collaboration Agreement dated November 1, 2010 with the N.V. Desmet Ballestra Group, S.A. ("Desmet Ballestra"). The principal changes to the agreement are: (i) Desmet Ballestra now provides a site user a minimum guarantee of operating improvements by utilizing our Nano Neutralization process, and (ii) the requirement that Desmet Ballestra install at least ten (10) of our Nano Reactor Units by June, 2012, an additional twenty (20) Nano Reactor Units by June of 2013 and a further twenty (20) Nano Reactor Units by June 2014 in order for Desmet Ballestra to maintain the exclusive license granted by CTi. Separately, Desmet Ballestra recently ordered two Nano Reactor Units.
These Units will be incorporated into Nano Neutralization systems that will be employed by one customer in Europe and one in South America. One unit will be capable of processing up to 300 metric tons per day (mtpd) of vegetable oil such as rapeseed oil while the other has a capacity of 200 mtpd for processing oils such as soybean and sunflower.
Commenting on the Desmet Ballestra relationship, Cavitation Technology CEO Todd Zelek said, "We continue to be excited about our relationship with Desmet Ballestra. Desmet Ballestra is a terrific partner and their continued focus from a research and development, marketing and sales perspective as well as providing performance guarantees to customers will be instrumental as we capitalize on opportunities for our Company worldwide."
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. is a California-based development stage company that has developed and patented a technology with multiple potential applications in industrial liquid processing. The Company has commercialized its proprietary technology for processing vegetable oils through a device called the Nano Neutralization™ Reactor (the "Reactor"). The Reactor is designed to reduce operating costs and increase yields in vegetable oil refineries. The Company has filed patent applications to use its proprietary technology in other liquid processing markets such as: (i) algae oil extraction; (ii) waste water treatment; (iii) renewable fuel production; and (iv) alcoholic beverage enhancement. In addition, the Company believes its proprietary technology can also be applied to fuel mixing and crude oil refining. Our mission is to apply our environmentally friendly technology in a way that potentially helps clients reduce operating costs, increase yields, and improve quality in industrial liquid process applications.
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