In September 2005, Vaperma entered into a joint demonstration project with GreenField Ethanol (GFE) to facilitate the development, demonstration, and validation of the Siftek™ membrane technology with GFE providing a host demonstration site at the Tiverton and Chatham Ethanol Plants in Ontario, Canada.

The agreement provided a framework for a broad collaboration and could lead to the first large-scale demonstration of Vaperma membrane technology for the dewatering of ethanol. Subject to certain restrictions in Canada, products developed and demonstrated under this agreement will be available for purchase by third parties. Also, GFE has agreed to provide Vaperma with reasonable access to the plant site to promote Siftek™ membrane technology to other ethanol producers and ethanol process technology providers.

The first project, undertaken in mid-2006 under the terms of the joint demonstration agreement, is the installation and testing of a 50 kg/h, skid-mounted system to demonstrate membrane lifetime performance and reliability.

GreenField Ethanol is Canada's largest ethanol producer. Founded in 1989, GFE owns and operates ethanol plants in Chatham and Tiverton, Ontario. GFE currently manufactures 215 million litres of alcohol per year. A new 120-million-litre-per-year plant in Varennes, Québec, is operational since 2007. Construction is underway for plants in Johnstown and Hensall, Ontario.

Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base provides complete solutions for several market sectors.

From feasibility studies to start up, the company develops projects in a turn key basis for custom design, engineering, and manufacturing of complete plants and equipment.

With 88 years of history, Dedini was founded in city of Piracicaba, state of Sao Paulo, where is located its headquarter, the foundry, and the machine shop. The company is strategically located in another three cities: Sertaozinho (SP), Maceio (AL), and Recife (PE).

Currently, the distilleries supplied by Dedini are responsible for 80% of national production of ethanol and approximately 25% of world production. The company has already provided 120 plants and has full capacity to produce about 24 per year.

Always in search of new technologies for bioenergy production, Dedini invests in R&D and in partnership worldwide.

The team of the company is trained to offer a wide range of services, such as feasibility studies, initial assessments of process, project engineering, manufacturing equipment, supervision of assembly, assembly and installation of industries in sectors such as sugar and ethanol; food, juices and beverages; biodiesel, pulp and paper; breweries, cement, energy and co-generation; fertilizers; hydroelectric, mining and metallurgical industry; oil, gas and petrochemical, chemical, and effluent treatment.

Dedini currently has a staff of 6000 employees and exports 10% of its production to over 25 countries, such as United States, Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, and Sweden.

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