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Biofuels Corporation. (BFC)     

wilbs - 07 Jul 2004 19:47

The main activity of Biofuels is the large scale production and exploitation of biodiesel and glycerine following the construction and commissioning of the initial plant.

Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils and, as an environmentally friendly product, can make a significant contribution towards reducing green house gases and meeting Kyoto targets.

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=BFC&Si

RNS's from BFC can be viewed at:

http://www.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/index?search_type=3&words=bfc&go.x=17&go.y=8

http://www.biofuelscorp.com/

stockdog - 07 Jun 2005 11:44 - 328 of 1184

Not sure issue price is relevant anymore after what they have been through in terms of plant building and additional fund-raising. Stock is definitely out of favour big time and probably oversold, but the last time there was discussion of fundamentals here it seemed difficult for BFC to make any gross profit on its biodiesel - rather significant.

As to raw stock, they plan to use imported palm oil. However, interstingly enough in the long report from DOO on its annual results and fund-raising, in Bukino Faso DOO and BFC have entered into a JV. How long before BFC start using excess jatropha bean oil form DOO's ever-increasing plantations round the world (as I have suggested should happen previously).

In the same vein, how long before DOO's greater than expected production of rawstock justifies building one of BFC's refineries in China, India, S. Arfrica, S. Arabia, Madagasca, B/Faso, etc?

A merger between these two basically good companies could be wonderful to behold. Meanwhile, I am losing interest in BFC in favour of DOO's evidently much more assured management and development.

Wish I'd sold all my holding at the peak instead of just one third - (as my friend, Hindsight, claims to have done!)

sd

belisce6 - 07 Jun 2005 15:45 - 329 of 1184

am on a similar wavelength of thinking stockdog.....

as DOO has the plantations, but does not seem to have enough refineries (those little things - albeit portable; compared to BFC's massive one) - although i think that they have stated that their plantations are also for the sale of the jatropha seeds...

if BFC was to use DOO's jatropha then it would simply be a matter of whether BFC could make enough after paying a "competitor" for it's fuel supply; and whether DOO would make enough out of selling some of it's jatropha (rather then processing it themselves) to a competitor....

the rape seed oil is too expensive, and even with massive tax concessions is still up there in terms of cost; i read in an 'australian renewable fuels' prospectus that palm oil was not good for colder climates (??) = european winters ??......and DOO seems to be pushing it's jatropha all over the world, leading one to think that it has already been well and truly tested.....

would make a lot of sense and perhaps even create a medium term biodiesel monopoly if the 2 teamed up firmly; such as DOO buying a sizable chunk of BFC, and perhaps having BFC to build another one or two massive refineries (such as the one in UK) in Europe, and then BFC supply europe with biodiesel made from DOO's jatropha.......whilst DOO continues placing it's smaller portable refineries in countries of smaller population etcetc.....

although tis just my imagination wandering - stranger things have happened.....

stockdog - 07 Jun 2005 16:17 - 330 of 1184

belisce6 - maybe we should just do the obvious and write to them - "from where we're sitting it looks like you should merge - have you thought about it?"

I think I'll do just that - at worst they can treat me like some sort of crank and politely ignore me.

sd

tallsiii - 09 Jun 2005 09:50 - 331 of 1184

Looks like 67p did provide a bottom for the time being.

gallick - 09 Jun 2005 12:24 - 332 of 1184

A director has bought 400,000 shares! He's obviously confident!

stockdog - 09 Jun 2005 12:47 - 333 of 1184

Let's hope we've bottomed on this one and they can hit their latest target for once by the next RNS.

sd

hightech - 09 Jun 2005 13:08 - 334 of 1184

Can it go any further? How much?
You need 10% rise to start making any oprofit. 78-82= 4p loss

stockdog - 09 Jun 2005 13:08 - 335 of 1184

BTW - today I emailed Philip Wood at DOO and Sean Sutcliffe at BFC suggesting they consider a merger of their two companies.

I'll let you know the response.

sd

gallick - 09 Jun 2005 13:48 - 336 of 1184

>>SD

Did you remember to tell them that you and me should be appointed directors of the new company on considerable salary + share options?

rgrds
gk

stockdog - 09 Jun 2005 16:24 - 337 of 1184

gallick

I just went for massive share options (at 0.1p a piece) after we have retired (like SEO offer) lol

sd

belisce6 - 09 Jun 2005 17:51 - 338 of 1184

nice one dog-breath.....
bet there is soon going to be a rumor going round that BFC and DOO are in talks for some kind of deal.......hahaha.......(we all know how rumors based on unfounded allegations start)

stockdog - 09 Jun 2005 19:13 - 339 of 1184

belisce6 - the day you get close enough to smell my breath, I'll brush my teeth for you. Till then I'm just as happy to go by my chosen name which is stockdog if it's all the same to you.

Anyway, unfounded rumour be blowed - I am fully founded and it's no rumour, but a concrete suggestion that I truly believe would have immense value for us all.

sd

wilbs - 10 Jun 2005 11:05 - 340 of 1184

Looking good now. Glad I toped up earlier. 100p here we come.
wilbs

gallick - 10 Jun 2005 11:07 - 341 of 1184

Good to see that knockabout humour is still alive and well!!

In the meantime this has just steamed up another 10%.

rgrds
gk

wilbs - 10 Jun 2005 11:23 - 342 of 1184

'The plant remains on track, operational in August 2005 and in full production by the end of September 2005'

Quoted from their website and with an updated picture of progress.

http://www.biofuelscorp.com/project.html

wilbs

wilbs - 10 Jun 2005 11:33 - 343 of 1184

Like I said, 100p here we come.
wilbs

stockdog - 10 Jun 2005 12:22 - 344 of 1184

wilbs - nice pics

wilbs - 10 Jun 2005 12:27 - 345 of 1184

Its good to see the progress on their site. August is only 6 weeks away.
wilbs

wilbs - 10 Jun 2005 12:38 - 346 of 1184

Must be some news leaking out somewhere of a poss contract???
wilbs

Kayak - 10 Jun 2005 12:43 - 347 of 1184

Could be, but more likely to be Friday short closing in an illiquid stock...
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