2012-02-12 02:28:01 - Fast Market Research recommends "KiOR, Inc. (KIOR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review" from GlobalData, now available

KiOR, Inc. (KiOR) is a US-based development-stage renewable fuels company. It engages in producing gasoline, diesel and other fuel oil blendstocks. The company developed a proprietary technology that converts non-food biomass such as yellow pine whole tree chips into hydrocarbon-based oil. This renewable crude oil is processed into gasoline and diesel blendstocks for use in road vehicles and can be transported using the existing fuels distribution system. The company is constructing its first commercial scale production facility in Columbus, Mississippi, which is expected to produce about 11 million gallons of renewable fuels annually. The energy density of one gallon of company's renewable blendstocks equals to 1.7 gallons of ethanol equivalent and reduces emissions by more than 80% compared to fossil-based.

The company's key customers include independent refiners, integrated oil companies, distributors of finished products, transportation companies and petrochemical operators. The company signed various fuel off-take agreements with Catchlight Energy, Hunt Refining and FedEx Corporate Services to serve diverse customers. It has plans to develop various new domestic sources of liquid transportation fuels. KiOR is headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, the US.


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KiOR, Inc. Key Recent Developments

Jun 08, 2011: KiOR, Catchlight Energy Sign Feedstock Supply Agreement

Jun 22, 2011: KiOR Appoints Condoleezza Rice To Its Board

May 03, 2011: KiOR, Catchlight Energy Sign Offtake Agreement For Renewable Fuels

May 12, 2011: KiOR Signs Fuel Supply Agreement With FedEx Corporate Services

Nov 10, 2011: KiOR Reports Q3 2011 Results

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