Solucorp (SLUP)

[Captain Crunch]

I have owned shares in this company for about five years and at one point, thought it was lost money. This company is involved in soil remediation of toxic metals and offers a permanent solution to the problem. They also have a line of filters that can be used in paint booths and at power plants to capture the toxic emissions. They have weathered the SEC doghouse for supposed securities violations and a lobbying effort by the cement industry to have their technology snubbed by different environmental departments of the government. They now seem to be ready to finally get off the pink sheets and become a fully reporting company once again according to THIS
They are being featured on Money TV starting today and can be seen HERE Click on "Watch the Show Now" and then "Solucorp". Beings they haven't been fully reporting since 1999, it is impossible to know how many shares are outstanding, but the stock has seen some significant price fluctuations on not a whole lot of volume in the past. I'm thinking with the Money TV segments and a national media campaign about ready to get cranked up, you might see some significant increases in the short term, along with some nice long term gains. They are already an income producing company, and not some start up with a pipe dream. Here is the companies WEBSITE

Good Luck

 

[Captain Crunch]

Thought this company was going to be coming off the pinks at the beginning of the year, but it looks like things were delayed. Still think it has some great potential once they do get their financials current with the SEC. Saw this on RB and thought I would post it here.

Solucorp Industries, Ltd.
- The Power To Make Things Better -

 Patented Technology for Cost Effective & Permanent Remediation Solutions for All Heavy Metals Contamination
 Only Company Providing Products For Both Contaminated Soil Treatment and Pollution Prevention
 Superior Benefits Include Unparalleled Efficacy for Safe, Swift and Permanent Remediation At Lowest Cost
 Solucorp Solutions? Address Multi-Billion Dollar Worldwide Market
 High Gross Profit Margins
 Revenue Growth ? $550,000 in 2005 Expected To Increase to $10+ Million in 2006
 Profitability Anticipated This Year
 Revenue and Net Income Projected To Double From 2006 ? 2007
 Only Permanent Solution Currently In Use:
 Proprietary Process Licensed to Domestic and International Customers
 Documented Proven Success In:
o Treatment of Hundreds of Thousands of Tons of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil
o Dozens of Successful Remediation Sites Worldwide
 No SEC Filings Made Since 2002 ? To Be Current Within 90 Days
 Company Unknown to the Financial Community




Solucorp Industries, Ltd. develops and supplies superior heavy metals remediation technologies providing permanent solutions to targeted problems. SLUP licenses its patented technology and provides technical expertise to its clients through its three ?green? subsidiaries: (1) MBS? - treats heavy metals in contaminated waste, (2) IFS - products prevent heavy metal pollution at the source of the problem and, (3) WITS - the Company?s wastewater treatment division (very early stage ? acquired last year in response to customers? request for complementary solutions to treat aqueous waste streams).

Solucorp?s emergence from a five-year (1998-2003) dispute with the SEC and the dismissal of a class action lawsuit which resulted from that dispute provides a unique investment opportunity for its stock. As a result of those struggles, the Company lost its then multi-million-dollar-pipeline of business and spent untold man-hours and millions in Company assets to ultimately prevail. With that history firmly behind it, Solucorp is now successfully rebuilding its business and expects to have all of its SEC financial filings up to date by the end of June. By this Fall, the Company plans to file its SEC Form 10 and then make application to move the trading of its stock off of the Pink Sheets.

RECENT EVENT
 On March 24th, Solucorp announced it had signed a contract with a major U.S.-based publicly traded global power generation company to, for the first time, integrate Solucorp?s IFS Mercury Emission Control technology into a working coal fired power plant. Integration efforts are already underway and the completion is expected by the end of Q4.
 This important contract represents the Company?s first penetration of this multi-million dollar market.
 Management believes that its IFS technology represents an important as-of-yet unrealized asset with true home-run potential ? potentially affecting tens of thousands manufacturing / land reclamation companies.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
 MBS? (Molecular Bonding System) Technology ? In use since 1995, MBS is marketed as ?the world?s best technology for stabilizing hazardous heavy metals.? List of heavy metals includes lead, mercury, arsenic, zinc, beryllium, selenium, chromium, nickel and cadmium.
* MBS was evaluated and accredited by the U.S. EPA in 1997.
* Important MBS benefits include:
- MBS reagents stabilize heavy metals at or below internationally required limits
with proven long-term stability testing (1,000+ year treatment stability)
- Treated soils can then be disposed, if desired, as a non-hazardous material; MBS treated soils can be
reused as cover, fill or roadbed base
- Treats multiple metals concurrently; uses less chemical reagent as compared with other
technologies
- Immediate effect
- Treats a wide variety of contaminated soils & substrates (ex: clay, sand, etc.)
- Technology is not pH sensitive
- Substantial cost savings - Ex: at least 30+% savings as compared with other technologies? materials.
- Uses standard engineering equipment, MBS can be applied in-situ or ex-situ

 IFS (Integrated Fixation System) Technology ? Pollution prevention products marketed under the name of RE-ME-DI-ATE. Product applications include:
 Slurry material treats heavy metals contaminated airborne emissions (i.e. mercury)
 Ammunition coatings
 Paint booth filters; single application safe paint stripper & stabilizer for lead-, cadmium-, chrome- or zinc-based paint; paint encapsulant
 Bullet trap treatment for gun ranges
 Wrappers to surround Ni-Cd or lead batteries
 Numerous product configurations, including:
Blocks, coatings, bullet traps, gels, inks, strippers, laminated bags/sacks/films/liners, pellets,
powders, slurries, spikes, wrappers and packing popcorn
* No direct competitor for technology
* See Recent Event (below) regarding first IFS contract
* Additional IFS product contracts pending

Solucorp continues to develop its products and technologies.
 Two MBS and seven IFS patents filed to date - the Company expects to file additional patents this year.
 Currently, potential customers are (a) generated from existing licensees, trade shows and trade publications. and (b) are identified and targeted from published governmental web sites and reports. The Company is strengthening its sales and marketing efforts and expects to report developments (growth and alliances) in that area within the next 30 days.

CONCLUSION
 Solucorp provides Rolls Royce technology of the future ? today.
 2006 is a breakout year for Solucorp. For the first time, the company is generating revenues from both its MBS and IFS technologies, building its income stream with a combination of (a) new contracts and on-going revenues and new contracts from existing customers and (b) anticipates future multi-year agreements.

3/27/06
The information provided in this report has been provided by Solucorp Industries, Ltd. and other sources and is believed to be reliable. Bibicoff & Associates (B&A) is a stockholder of Solucorp stock and receives a monthly fee for its Corporate Marketing and Strategic Planning Services. B&A is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the content of this report and is under no obligation to update or advise when changes occur. B&A neither endorses the statements made herein nor represents that any conclusions or financial data are accurate or complete, or that any estimated results will be achieved.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Solucorp had NR today and thought I would post it for anyone interested.

Solucorp Completes Development of Self Remediating Paint Filters -- Expands Sales Licensing Network
Solucorp Industries Ltd. announced today positive independent test results and the completion of development of the first "water activated" self remediating paint booth filters. The highly cost effective self-remediating paint filters eliminate the need for disposal of the filters as hazardous waste.

Developed by Solucorp Industries Ltd.'s wholly owned subsidiary Integrated Fixation System Co., Inc. (IFS), the filters have undergone extensive independent testing and assessment by two certified laboratories. The results clearly verified the filter's efficacy by repeatedly demonstrating that metals captured by the filters during the paint application process, once activated by water, were rendered inert. The filter passed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Toxicity Characteristics Leachate Procedure (TCLP) and can therefore be disposed of as non-regulated, hazardous, debris. For the first time, Solucorp's filters eliminate hazardous disposal fees of as much as $8.00 per filter. Utilization of the new self-remediating filters also reduces the related liability for users associated with hazardous waste disposal and serves as a major facilitator for a greener environment.

Richard Runco, President of Solucorp Industries Ltd., stated, "Self-remediating paint filters represent a win on all fronts - good for business and good for the environment. Our goal is to provide these self-remediating filters at a cost which is only slightly above the cost of ordinary non-remediating filters while providing the additional benefit of saving the user high disposal expense and other costs associated with hazardous waste disposal (such as liability insurance, legal fees, regulatory filings, etc.).

"Although the size of the world market for filter disposal is not easily quantifiable, we understand that one large aircraft manufacturer alone reportedly spends $17 million per year in total hazardous waste disposal, and we estimate over $5 million of that is spent on paint booth filter disposal. The use of the IFS filter would completely eliminate this disposal cost, resulting in significant bottom line improvement for the user," Runco said.

Paint booth filters are used extensively by both the military and private industries throughout the world. Common uses include painting of airplanes, railcars, automobiles and military vehicles.

The IFS product line provides environmentally friendly ("green") consumer and commercial products for the prevention of pollution at the source. Other IFS self-remediating products include LEAD-OUT Paint Stripper - which successfully strips and stabilizes hazardous lead upon contact allowing for disposal at non-hazardous landfills.

The IFS technology was developed as an extension of Solucorp's EPA Super Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program-proven Molecular Bonding System(R) (MBS) process. The IFS technology consists of various patented proprietary delivery systems that can be integrated into many types of products to remediate existing problems on contact. IFS technology can also be built into manufacturing lines to stop pollution at the source, never allowing the metal contamination to occur. IFS products will prevent future contamination from metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic, chromium (hex or tri), cadmium, zinc, nickel, selenium, antimony, barium, beryllium, silver, thallium and vanadium.

IFS can also be added to pollutant-bearing products such as batteries, paint strippers, bullets, filters, computers, lamps, switches appliances, etc. IFS can be applied through a multitude of delivery systems such as solids and non-solids. The solid compound delivery system includes blocks, tablets, spikes and flakes. Some examples of non-solid delivery systems include laminates, inks, pastes, powders, gels and slurries. IFS can be designed to activate and release under conditions such as exposure to water, weather, light, pressure, acids, natural oxidation, etc. IFS has no limitations in how and where it can be integrated into metal containing products. Customized products can be designed and manufactured to meet specific needs.

Solucorp has applied for nine patents of which three have been issued and six have reached "patent pending status." The Company has developed numerous prototypes for additional patents utilizing its proprietary formulas into plastics, cardboards, liquids and gels. The IFS product lines are designed to completely eliminate metals pollution from the environment by working with manufacturers and the related remediation industries.

Solucorp is actively seeking licensees for remaining open sales territories in the U.S. and abroad. Interested parties can contact Ed Ceccacci, V.P. Operations, at (845) 623-2333. Solucorp has implemented a territorial licensing program for its IFS products both in the U.S. and throughout the world which has already attracted a number of sales and distribution companies which in turn have already signed licensing agreements.

 

[Captain Crunch]

I still think this one has a lot of potential, I just wish they would get their financials in order and get off the pink sheets.

Solucorp Installs Mercury Emission Control Technology Test System in Working Coal Fired Energy Plant; Project Moves from Design Phase to Implementation

Solucorp Industries, Ltd. (OTC:SLUP) announced that the installation process is underway for the mercury emission control test system it designed and configured for the working coal-fired power plant of a major U.S. utility company. As previously announced, Solucorp has an agreement with this publicly traded, global power generation company to integrate, for the first time, Solucorp's Integrated Fixation System (IFS) Mercury Emission Control technology into one of its coal-fired power plants. Solucorp's IFS technology is designed to reduce coal-fired mercury emissions below federal mandated regulations. IFS also remediates the fly-ash residue generated by these furnaces.

The completed test system design is the result of the efforts of a team comprised of the power plant engineers, energy consultants and Solucorp scientists. The installation is expected to be completed within six weeks. The results of the three-week test will be compiled and reported before the end of 2006. Under the terms of the Agreement, the coal-fired utility was not identified.

Richard A. Runco, President of Solucorp Industries, Ltd., said, "This first-of-its-kind solution can save the coal burning industry hundreds of millions of dollars in failing emission control costs. Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), as well as power plants have often expressed a belief that there is currently no solution to the coal burning/mercury dilemma. Solucorp contends that its IFS technology is in fact a viable, cost-effective solution. The company's confidence stems from a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling report indicating that the IFS technology is capable of dispersing within the flue gas stream, allowing the technology to make contact with both ionic and elemental mercury. We believe that successful test results will conclusively establish our technology as a viable, cost-effective solution."

Noel E. Spindler, President of Integrated Fixation System, added, "Our goal is to showcase the first coal burning power plant to emit fewer environmental pollutants than found with existing plants and technologies. Our solution will greatly reduce the industry's need to expand oil burning power facilities to replace coal facilities, an action being considered by certain states, as reported by the Boston Globe, October 22, 2005."

The domestic coal burning power plant industry consists of approximately 1,300 coal-fueled power plants supplying 50% of the electrical power plant energy requirements. According to the NY Times, March 1, 2006, there are also 17,000 factories, refineries and chemical plants that emit millions of tons of pollutants into the air.

Coal is plentiful but polluting, and an energy hungry world anxiously awaits a solution to clean the mercury-filled emissions generated by this fossil fuel. The negative impact of closing coal burning power plants would have a catastrophic effect on our energy supply and our way of life, and would further increase our dependence on foreign oil. U.S. power plants' annual spending will exceed $40 billion by 2010 in an effort to eliminate environmental hazards, which include mercury emissions. (Energy Information Administration, DOE data).

Solucorp has begun negotiations with several regionalized toll-processing facilities to manufacture its IFS Mercury Emission Control product. The company has already begun to market this technology to its current client base, distributors, representatives and joint venture partners in Italy and China.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Legendary Hollywood Producer Gary Smith to Co-Produce Environmental News Special on Solucorp Industries Ltd.
Actor James Brolin Directs

Update: 8:06 AM ET Oct 9, 2006

HOLLYWOOD, Oct 09, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Legendary Hollywood producer, passionate environmentalist and multiple award-winning Hollywood producer, Gary Smith, has teamed with actor/director James Brolin to produce a news special report featuring Solucorp Industries Ltd.

SLUP has the proprietary technology to render coal virtually clean burning by dramatically reducing both ionic and elemental mercury emissions. The company is in the process of implementing its technology into a functioning coal-fired factory. The Brolin/Smith special report will be co-produced by Fortune Broadcasting Corp. ( www.fortunebroadcasting.com), who will distribute the piece to the media, announcing the availability of the technology.

It is anticipated that Smith and Brolin's involvement will result in attracting top celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, sports and media. The project will focus on the abundance of coal in the U.S., the ramifications of foreign oil dependency, and how Solucorp, with its patented technology, will make coal clean burning and free of mercury emission by integrating into functioning coal-burning energy plants. Making the public aware that coal can be the clean-burning fuel source of the future is the top priority.

Globally, coal is more abundant than oil reserves. As countries scramble to reduce problematic dependence on oil and find alternative energy sources, Solucorp's patented technological development has produced a solution. Although coal is a vastly abundant energy source, its development for the future has been limited by the problem of hazardous mercury emission pollution and mercury-polluted ash residue. That challenge will be overcome by a new proprietary IFS technology from Solucorp Industries Ltd.

Solucorp's unique and patented mercury emissions control technology is in the process of being integrated into a working coal-fired energy plant at a major global power generation company. This is the first crucial step for a solution to the world's mercury emissions dilemma. The IFS technology not only materially reduces mercury emissions, but also remediates the heavy metal-laden fly ash. When operating results are available later this year, Solucorp plans to make the technology widely accessible to the worldwide energy industry. In addition, Solucorp ( www.solucorpltd.com) is working with a major international power generating systems and equipment manufacturer to infuse its mercury control technology into current and future coal-burning energy equipment. Testing has already been successfully completed showing significant reductions in elemental mercury emissions.

"We know it works, and soon the public will be astounded. Our technology will drastically reduce mercury emissions below the new federally mandated EPA standards," says Noel Spindler, President of Integrated Fixation System Company, Inc., a Solucorp subsidiary.
"EPA regulations are forcing coal plants to find solutions to the mercury problem or face significant fines or shutdown, which could have a catastrophic effect on our energy supply. There is a widespread but mistaken belief that mercury emissions can't be reduced significantly or cost-effectively, but we're about to prove that's a myth. With this technology, existing coal plants will be able to comply with new regulations. New coal-burning plants will be able to replace oil and nuclear plants to meet the ever increasing energy demands, while eliminating and potentially reversing their negative environmental impact, opening up exciting new potential for abundant coal to become the world's primary fuel source of the 21st Century."

Producer Gary Smith has been a Hollywood behind-the-scenes icon since the 1960s. He began his career producing television specials going as far back as the famous Judy Garland special. His exhaustive credits include virtually every AFI special, several Emmy and Tony Awards shows and specials, countless specials for Disney, Lifetime, ABC, and repeated specials for Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, The Kennedy Center, Burt Bacharach, Shirley Maclaine, Anne-Margaret Olsson, Baryshnikov, Sandy Duncan, Steve & Eydie, the People's Choice Awards, and the Rockettes, among others.

Actor/Writer/Producer James Brolin first achieved enduring fame starring in Marcus Welby, M.D. His two other hit series, Hotel, ran for six years, and Pensacola Wings of Gold, ran for five. He received an Emmy nomination and a third Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Ronald Reagan in The Reagans (CBS). Films include Wes Craven's Cursed, starring Christina Ricci and Portia De Rossi; The Alibi, opposite Selma Blair and Rebecca Romjin; Denzel Washington's Antwone Fisher Story; Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio; and Steven Soderbergh's Academy Award-winning Traffic.

Solucorp Industries Ltd., is a provider and developer of cost-effective and permanent technologies for the remediation and prevention of hazardous heavy metal contamination. Solucorp owns several patents and numerous additional patents that are pending. Solucorp Industries Ltd., has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Solucorp Industries, Integrated Fixation System Company Inc., and WITS, Inc.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Nice day today, up 24.35%. Don't know if it will hold though. The way this thing trades, it might lose 30% tomorrow. Il'l be glad once this gets off the pink sheets. I like the part where it says that by the end of the year, the mercury emiissions technology will be available worldwide.

Had another NR today.

Gary M. Petersen, Chairman of Green Seal and Pioneering Recycler, and Robert H. Sulnick, Environmental Lawyer, Signed as Consultants to Solucorp Industries, Ltd.
Solucorp Industries, Ltd. (OTC: SLUP) announced today that Gary M. Petersen, one of the Nation's leading conservationists and U.S. recycling pioneer, and his business partner, Robert H. Sulnick, co-founder of American Oceans campaign (with Ted Danson), have been signed as consultants to Solucorp to spearhead the introduction and commercialization of the Company's Integrated Fixation System (IFS) and Molecular Bonding System (MBS(R)) patented proprietary technologies. The initial focus will be on IFS, a first-of-its-kind heavy metals remediation solution which removes mercury from coal fired power plant emissions.

Petersen, as a Waste Management Vice President and Director of Environment Affairs for Recycle America was instrumental in the company becoming the largest recycler in the U.S. Having been involved in the greening of the White House, Petersen is a recognized expert in environmental sustainability.

Petersen and Sulnick offer a wealth of environmental expertise and experience to the Solucorp team. The pair brings a twenty-year track record of championing many important environmental issues as well as shepherding anti-pollution and energy conservation technologies to the marketplace. Their client list has included: British Petroleum (solar energy, ARCO-BP (low-sulfur diesel), the Western States Petroleum Association (recycled motor oil, low sulfur-diesel), Intergen (sustainable development, energy conversation), Toyota (recycling), OsmoTech and the Army Corps of Engineers (electric pulse technology capable of solving mold and water intrusion problems in-grade and below-grade structures), Earth Shell (biodegradable alternative to plastic and polystyrene packaging), and such developers as Playa Vista and Hearthside Homes (base energy model, alternative energy, indoor air quality, building materials, water conservation, recycling).

"When I was introduced to Solucorp's unique technology," Petersen said, "I immediately understood and appreciated what an important contribution it could make to our efforts to clean up our environment - and I knew I wanted to be involved in a meaningful way. I believe that Solucorp's breakthrough technology will be embraced as a long-sought-after solution to clean up the heavy metals contamination of our planet," said Petersen.

"Mercury is a dangerous toxic pollutant that accumulates in the food chain," said Sulnick. "Until recently it was thought that mercury poisoning was confined to fetuses and the young. Recent studies however, identify mercury as a much more destructive toxin than previously thought. Studies show that, at medium exposures it harms adults as well as children."

Noel E. Spindler, President of IFS, a Solucorp subsidiary, noted that, "We are confident that Gary's and Bob's superior credentials coupled with the great respect they command in the industry will open significant doors for us as we actively begin to introduce our remediation systems."

Petersen and Sulnick are the latest high-profile environmentalists to align with Solucorp in backing the Company's efforts to help clean planet earth. Earlier this week, Solucorp announced that Gary Smith, legendary Hollywood producer, will work hand-in-hand with James Brolin, the famed actor and husband of Barbra Streisand, to produce a video news release with plans to secure cameos from top celebrities and notables to highlight Solucorp's coal treatment technology.

As previously announced, Solucorp (www.solucorpltd.com) is presently integrating its IFS mercury emissions control technology into a working coal-fired energy plant at a major global power generation company, taking this most crucial step to demonstrate a solution to the world's mercury emissions dilemma. By the end of this year, Solucorp plans to make the technology accessible to the worldwide energy industry.

Mercury is a highly persistent, toxic pollutant that accumulates in the food chain. Fetuses, infants and young children are most at risk for mercury damage to their nervous systems. At high concentrations, it can cause mental retardation, cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness and death. The development of coal as a Twenty First Century energy source has been limited by the mercury emissions problem. Solucorp has an answer to that problem. Its patented technology eliminates mercury flue gas emissions and, additionally, remediates the resulting fly ash turning it into an additional source of revenue.

Globally, coal is more abundant than oil reserves. Solucorp's patented solution is the answer to countries worldwide in need of reducing toxic mercury emissions from coal fired power plants. Although coal is a vastly abundant energy source, its development for the future has been limited by the problem of hazardous mercury emission pollution.

 

[peddler1]

With the movement that this stock is making if it comes off the pink sheets it should have a big jump. Up another 11.89%. This has been a good week for this one. I think next few weeks will tell the story on this one. I definatley think it is one to keep your eye on. Thanks Captain Crunch.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Found this on another forum. Not sure where it came from, but like the sound of it. Peddler1, I agree with you that if the momentum of the last two trading days carry over into this week, we might be onto something good here. Glad to hear you are making some money on this one.

Good Luck

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued rules that require coal burning electrical generating plants to begin removing mercury from their stack gases and ash beginning in 2007. The EPA in its notice of 10/27/05 says "clear Skies will significantly expand the Clean Air Act's most innovative and successful program to cut power plant pollution of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, for the first time, mercury by an unprecedented 70 percent in two phases. These cuts in pollution will provide substantial health benefits by imposing a mandatory multipollutant cap on emissions by more than 1300 power plants nationwide, reducing pollution by as much as 9 million tons annually at full implementation.The country will achieve this by spending more than $47 billion in large part to install,operate and maintain pollution abatement technology on both old and new plants." The SLUP mercury abatement technology is, for now, the only technology available to the electrical utility industry for removing mercury from stack gases and ash. A test of this technology was recently completed by Babcock and Wilcox and will be released to the public in the near future. These developments make SLUP a worthwhile holding.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Found this one on IHUB. Sounds like a lot of potential IF SLUP is the only player in town.

U.S. Coal Plant Boom Poses Big Questions
Sunday October 15, 5:00 pm ET
By Steve Quinn, AP Business Writer
U.S. Coal Plant Boom Creating Dilemma for Politicians, Environmentalists, Utility Companies

DALLAS (AP) -- A building boom that would add scores of new coal-fired power plants to the nation's power grid is creating a new dilemma for politicians, environmentalists and utility companies across the United States.
Should power companies be permitted to build new plants that pollute more but are reliable and less expensive? Or should regulators push utilities toward cleaner burning coal plants, even if it means they will cost more and are based on newer, yet still unproven, technology?

How those questions are answered will have huge implications over the next few decades. It could determine how Americans light, heat and cool their homes and business, the rate of return on utility investments and the potential environmental impact of the new plants.

Nowhere do these competing interests play out with such force as in Texas, where 16 new coal-fired plants are proposed -- 11 of them by Dallas-based TXU Corp., the state's biggest power company.

The scope of TXU's 5-year, $10 billion plan is considered bellwether and being closely watched by industry analysts, lawmakers, competitors and environmentalists across the U.S.

"TXU put its stake in the ground and said it will (build the plants) faster and cheaper than anyone else," said Daniele M. Seitz, analyst with investment firm Dahlman Rose. "So they have something to prove."

The company is hardly alone, however.

Some 154 new coal-fired plants are on the drawing board in 42 states. Texas and Illinois are the only states where 10 or more plants are planned, according to the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Energy analysts say factors driving coal's resurgence are soaring power demands, volatile natural gas prices and a favorable investment market.

Coal now accounts for about 50 percent of the power generated in the U.S. By the year 2030, that share will increase to 57 percent, according to Energy Department forecasts.

The U.S. has the world's largest coal reserves, enough to last for the next 200 to 250 years, analysts believe.

Larry Makovich, managing director for consulting group Cambridge Energy Research Associates, said the urgency to bring more power-generating plants online cannot be understated.

"A fundamental reality of the power business is there is no single fuel of choice, so if you are going to survive in the long run, you need to have a good mix of fuels and technologies," he said. "If we are going to keep supply and demand in balance, you're looking at a five-year lead time, so you have to get started building these plants now."

The argument over how TXU should build power-generating plants plays out almost daily with critics and proponents weighing in on the potential merits and drawbacks of the company's plans.

TXU says the proposed plants will meet the state's growing demand for power, give a sorely needed economic boost to nearby small towns and will reduce toxic emissions by replacing older, less efficient plants.

"The coal plant of today is so much cleaner; it makes so much less emissions than what most Americans and Texans can conjure," said Mike McCall, chief executive of TXU's wholesale division. "It can be a good viable resource without really harming the environment."

Critics, however, counter the company is driven by profits and is rushing to beat more stringent federal restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions in an era of escalating concerns over global warming. Texas already produces more carbon dioxide than any other state, a fact that worries big city mayors downwind of the proposed plants.

The debate soon could end up in federal court. Dallas attorney Rick Addison recently announced plans to sue TXU, alleging potential violations of the federal Clean Air Act.

"It's remarkable and unnecessary the amount of pollutants they are going to put in the air," said Addison, a member of the Houston-based Locke Liddell and Sapp law firm. "The only way to get these issues resolved is at the highest level and reviewed under the appropriate law."

The battle lines were drawn April 20, when TXU Chief Executive John Wilder announced the company's plans shortly after much of Texas underwent a rolling power blackout. Since then, each side has assembled a team of backers comprised of affected residents, lawmakers, and lawyers.

In Colorado City, Texas, a town of 4,100 about 10 miles from where TXU wants to place one of the plants, civic leaders and lawmakers support the venture. They believe it will be an economic boon to the sleepy West Texas town, said Mayor Jim Baum.

But Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and Houston Mayor Bill White recently formed a coalition of 17 mayors opposing the TXU's 11 proposed plants and five others being considered by other Texas companies. The group has lined up law firms statewide bracing for a courtroom battle.

Miller recently spent a week visiting existing TXU plants, as well as a coal gasification plant in Tampa, Fla., that turns coal into gas and removes the pollutants before the fuel is burned.

Coal gasification plants can cost up to 20 percent more to build than a conventional plant. But they also can be more efficient to operate and save utilities the hassle and expense of adding pollution-control devices.

Already, American Electric Power, of Columbus, Ohio, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc. and Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp, are reviewing plans to implement this technology.

Mike Morris, chairman for American Electric Power, said the pressures on power companies to burn fuel in the cleanest way possible will only gain momentum in coming years.

"From our vantage point we think the technology for clean coal is there," he said. "It can be done, but there is a challenge."

For it's part, TXU says turning the coal into synthetic gas remains an unproven technology and not as reliable as burning pulverized coal -- the process the company's new plants would be designed to use.

Several analysts agree.

"For purposes of generating electricity, a pulverized system is well-proven," said John Mead, who heads the Southern Illinois University Coal Research Center in Carbondale, Ill.

"Gasification has much more limited commercial experience," Mead said. "There are still some unknowns as to just what the operating costs would be and how reliable would such a system be."

 

[Captain Crunch]

Sounds like this one is going to take a little while longer to get moving. I thought they were supposed to have their financials in order this quarter, but it looks like it will be the second quarter of 2007. Here is a letter from the company president.

December 8, 2006

Dear Shareholder:

The dawning of a new era has arrived at Solucorp. This era is filled with excitement, anticipation and aggressive goals. I am pleased to share with you, our dedicated shareholders, a brief summary of the present landscape and the future outlook of Solucorp Industries, Ltd.

The Present
The year 2006 is winding down. It has been a year of transition and of significant developments. In 2005, we entered into a contract with ENI (a $60 billion Italian company) to remediate toxic heavy metals (mercury, chromium and cadmium) from the soil of a site it owns in Ravenna, Italy. This contract will have generated revenues of $5 million by the end of 2006. Snamprogetti, ENI?s environmental operations division, has been very pleased with Solucorp?s permanent, cost effective and efficacious Molecular Bonding System (MBS) technology. As a result of our success at this site and the ability to showcase the technology over the last 10 months, Solucorp expects to garner new remediation contracts in 2007, not only with ENI, but with several other companies throughout Europe. The recently instituted European Union regulations preventing hazardous waste disposal have opened the door to MBS remediation projects for years to come.

Solucorp?s patented Integrated Fixation System (IFS) mercury emissions control technology has opened vast opportunities in the multibillion dollar coal fired furnace industry. Mercury pollution is one of the most widely reported and greatest concerns facing the environment today. Solucorp?s technology is currently being implemented into a working coal fired power plant. The commencement of full scale testing awaits delivery of back-ordered parts, and is expected to commence in a dry scrubber operation in mid January and the results will be announced before the end of February. Independent testing to date gives Solucorp high expectations for impressive results that will lead to the commercialization of its mercury emission control technology in the worldwide coal fueled power plant industry in 2007.

Solucorp has strengthened its team by signing on Gary M. Petersen and Robert H. Sulnick as environmental and marketing consultants. Petersen is one of the nation?s leading conservationists, Chairman of Green Seal, and was a pioneer in implementing the first recycling business in the U.S. Sulnick, is the co-founder of the American Oceans campaign. They will spearhead the introduction of the company?s IFS, MBS and WITS Electrocoagulation (EC) technologies via their powerful network which reaches the highest levels of corporate and governmental America. Their initial focus will be on our IFS mercury emission control technology, which we expected to revolutionize the industry by remediating both elemental and ionic mercury from coal fired power plant furnaces.

In 2004, GeoNova Development, a Solucorp licensee, utilized Solucorp?s MBS technology, technical assistance and expertise to treat the 27-acre property?s contaminated soil at the former Ocean State Steel Mill. This resulted in one of the biggest environmental cleanups in Rhode Island history. GeoNova Development, using Solucorp?s MBS remediation technology, earned the ?Brownsfield?s Project of the Year? award from the Environmental Business Council of New England. The redevelopment costs are estimated to be in the $200-300 million range withSolucorp maintaining a 2% royalty. This project will generate $4-6 million of additional revenues to Solucorp. Ground breaking is anticipated to begin in 2007.

The Future
The company, in addition to the dry scrubber technology which was previously mentioned, is also working on scheduling a wet scrubber pilot test using our IFS mercury emission control technology at an operating coal fired power plant. This pilot test comes on the heels of two highly successful bench scale tests which confirmed the technology?s ability to remove elemental mercury. We anticipate the pilot test to occur either in the 1st quarter or second quarter of 2007. Successful results are expected, which will confirm Solucorp?s ability to reduce toxic mercury emissions from the two types of scrubbing systems found in coal fired plants.

We have also stepped up our development and sales of new technologies in associated fields (i.e. self remediating paint booth filters, batteries, green ammunition and paint remover) by applying for nine patents, three of which have been issued and six more that are in patent pending status. Solucorp is continuing in its quest to become the leading technology provider of cost effective and permanent solutions of heavy metals environmental problems caused by heavy metal contamination.

Management?s goal is to have Solucorp become a fully reporting company once again -- and the completion of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 financial audits are an integral part of this process. In order to accomplish this goal, the company will not only bring it?s audited financials up to date, but also intends to add independent environmental and legal representation to the Board of Directors. We are committed to achieving our goals and have targeted the filing of our Form 10 with the SEC in the second quarter of 2007 so that we can subsequently apply for listing on a national security exchange.

In 2006, Solucorp has engaged Bibicoff & Associates, Inc., a full-service investor relations and strategic planning firm, to increase investment community awareness of the Company. Bibicoff & Associates will initially concentrate on developing and implementing communications strategies and programs specifically targeting the investment banking, retail brokerage and institutional communities. Once the company has filed its Form 10, their efforts will become more apparent.

On a Personal Note
I would like to thank our shareholders for their continued patience and understanding as we undertake all steps necessary to ensure the success of the company. It was over 20 years ago that our technologies were first envisioned and now we are patented, technically proven and ready to earn. Our technology continues to be listed on the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (?SITE?) web site. In short, our technologies are positioned to revolutionize the heavy metals remediation and pollution prevention industries. Metal contamination from indispensable manufactured products and energy sources previously considered non ? correctable can now be corrected by integration of Solucorp?s innovative IFS technologies. We look forward to an exciting 2007 and beyond. Our future promises to be bigger and brighter than ever. If you are interested in learning more about Solucorp please visit our website (www.solucorpltd.com).
Regards,
Richard A. Runco President, Solucorp Industries, Ltd.

 

[Captain Crunch]

This one is finally making some nice moves after getting creamed earlier in the year by the SEC for stock spam violations which proved to be false. Apparently they have finally started their testing on coal fired power plants with their mercury reducing technology and the results have been better than expected. (according to IR) Nice volume the past few weeks with no news. A double since late August.

Good Luck

 

[Captain Crunch]

Sounds like this one might finally do something. If this is the real deal, I think the potential could be huge for this company.

Environmental Energy Services (EES) Tests at Mega Coal-Fired Plant to Prove Mercury Emission Elimination Technology; Company Readies for Commercial Scale Deployment
NEWTOWN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Environmental Energy Services, Inc. (EES) is continuing field tests that build a case for a new, cost effective technology capable of eliminating hazardous mercury emissions from coal fired furnace plants and expects to become the first company to deploy the technology on a commercial scale.

A leading provider of fuel treatment programs for utility companies operating oil and coal-fired boilers worldwide, Environmental Energy Services (www.eescorp.com) expects current tests on a 500 ** coal-fired boiler burning bituminous coal will confirm previously collected data showing the technology?s mercury removal effectiveness.

?The hundreds of millions of dollars the coal industry is required to pay in failed emission control costs has gone on long enough,? says Mark Pastore, vice-president/technical development for EES. ?Deploying a much sought after mercury control solution on a commercial scale is the final step in EES? plan to present the coal industry with a more holistic approach to combustion enhancing and emissions reducing chemical treatments.?

Pastore says EES is beginning to introduce the technology to its existing customer base and simultaneously ramping up the company?s sales force in anticipation of a widespread domestic and international marketing effort.

All coal-fired furnace plants in the U.S. need to control their mercury emissions in order to eliminate the high risk and health problems associated with mercury pollution. Mercury remediation at coal plants represents a large potential market nearing hundreds of millions of dollars.

IFS-2C, the mercury emission control technology EES is testing, was developed by Solucorp Industries (OTC: SLUP). Solucorp's patent pending technology eliminates hazardous mercury contamination at the source from coal-fired furnace operations; safely eliminates more contamination than any other technology; and treats and renders non-hazardous the fly-ash created by coal-fired furnace operations.

Specifically, Solucorp's IFS-2C technology reduces inlet vapor-phase Hg(0) (elemental mercury) while preventing mercury re-emissions and preserving gypsum purity.

As Solucorp's North American marketing arm for its new mercury remediation technology, Environmental Energy Services is deploying its national sales network to actively promote IFS-2C to regions requiring efficient solutions to mercury emissions concerns.

EES expects to conduct several more full-scale demonstrations in large-scale coal burners later this spring and summer ahead of commercial sales of the IFS-2C chemical reagent this year.

The effectiveness of the IFS-2C technology in reducing total mercury and preventing Hg(0) re-emission has already been successfully demonstrated at Michigan South Central Power Agency's Endicott Station coal-fired energy plant near Litchfield, Michigan. Solucorp's mercury emissions controls technology testing was originally sponsored by United States Department of Energy (DOE) and a consortium of power plants by the Environmental Energy Resource Center; North Dakota (EERC).

"As you can image, the huge money the coal industry pays in mercury emissions fines has made them eager for a solution,? said Solucorp President Noel Spindler. "The EES demonstration currently taking place sets the stage for commercialization of the IFS-2C technology for use in coal burning power plants."

Once finalized, the Solucorp mercury control technology will be added to EES' already highly advanced turnkey injection systems and diagnostic services. It will create the most cost-effective and reliable fuel treatment services that can be tailored for individual coal plants to enhance operations, reduce maintenance, and decrease emissions of detrimental pollutants.

About Environmental Energy Services: EES' (http://www.eescorp.com/) core business is with oil-fired utility boilers, though the company has also developed a system to service coal-fired boilers. Initial trials have shown that CoalTreat(TM) reduces slagging, improves heat transfer and increases plant generation efficiency. EES is also working on a mercury control technology and a performance combustion catalyst that increases efficiency of fuel while reducing carbon emissions. The company has an active relationship with Connecticut Innovations (CI), the quasi-public organization driving technology innovation in Connecticut through a variety of investment funds and programs.

Last year, EES announced a multi-year contract with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) to manage the fuel treatment process for the entire boiler fleet at FPL's oil-fired power plants in the state of Florida. That contract award followed a review and subsequent consolidation of combustion engineering companies that handled fuel treatment at FPL properties.