Solazyme Inc And Bunge Limited's Bunge Global Innovation LLC Form Joint Venture For Commercial-Scale Renewable Oil Production Facility In Brazil

Solazyme Inc and Bunge Global Innovation LLC (Bunge), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited announced that they and other Bunge subsidiaries have signed definitive agreements forming a Joint Venture (JV) to build, own and operate a commercial-scale renewable tailored oils production facility adjacent to Bunge’s Moema sugarcane mill in Brazil. The JV, which will operate under the name Solazyme Bunge Produtos Renováveis Ltda., will have an expected annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons of oil. The facility will utilize Solazyme’s renewable tailored oil production technology, coupled with Bunge’s sugarcane supply and processing capabilities, to produce sustainable tailored triglyceride oils for use in oleochemical and fuel applications in the Brazilian domestic market. Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed. The facility, which will be equally financed by Solazyme and Bunge, has been designed to integrate with a new cogeneration unit at the Moema mill, and can be expanded for further production in line with market demand. Startup is expected in the second half of 2013.