The market for biofuels can be compared as a drop of ethanol in the ocean of fuels. Enormous. Opportunities are diverse and profitable. The main leverage in maximizing profitability is mill site location, optimizing land cost, labor and logistics. We act in various fronts of the biofuel ecosystem to support our clients in maximizing return on investments. We use a mix of our own resources and business partners:

• The Market for Biofuels
  (size, perspective, profitability, investment alternatives)
  
  
• Due diligence of mills
  (agricultural, industry, energy, logistics, workforce, HSE, strategy and valuation)
  
  
• Economical macro-location
  (soil and climate productivity balanced by economic drivers of costs and investments)
  
  
• Economical micro-location
  (optimization model to conduct an economical negotiation for land acquisition/leasing in a competitive set up)
  
  
• Acquisition / leasing of land
  (structuring of a team of land brokers to maximize coverage and options with transaction cost reduction)
  
  
• Carbon credit
  
  
• Agricultural optimization
  (use of irrigation, sugar cane varieties, acquisition vs. leasing)
  
  
• Industrial optimization 
  (co-generation, sugar vs. ethanol, optimal mill size, technological trends)
  
  
• Legal and environmental issues
  (legal reserves, property rights and documents, licenses, contracts, due diligence)
  
  
• Team recruitment
  (professionals from mills and/or industry bringing skills to upgrade or modernize the biofuel business)
  
  
• Economic analysis
  (evaluation of the social-economical impact of new production systems of biofuels)
  
  
• Development agencies 
  (establishment of administrative structures/processes to facilitate the work of the State in supporting investors)
  
  
• Process organization
  (support to investors in the establishment of effective and efficient business processes)