Replies to post #13237 on BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. (BIONQ)

[Gogreenbionator]

Thanks for the positive words Tfletcher. I'm amazed at the attacks on BION but in the end I think these temporary delays and attackes will end and we will be back on track.

[Gatorlady]

Trouble is, there is no wood waste in Taylor County. The wood waste is already used by the local paper mill to produce their power. BioNitrogen's plan is to ship wood waste in from over 90 miles away, which will cut down on their profit.

[king rook]

Thanks for the welcome. In the interest of full disclosure, I do not own any shares of BION, but at the current price I could mortage the farm and buy 100,000 shares - if I could convince myself it was a good idea.

As I understand it, the business model is based largely, maybe not entirely, on replacing natural gas (that competitors use) with biomass (that BION will rely upon).

The idea is biomass is cheaper than natural gas. Is it?

I thought that natural gas has become plentiful and is relatively inexpensive. The cost has gone down from eight years ago. Isn't biomass now relatively expensive?

If the plant in north Florida is the first built, it is not near an urban center with cheap construction debris. That plant will have to rely, seems to me, on logging debris. But logging slash is spread over the harvest area - sometimes hundreds of acres. It is expensive to collect (diesel tractors, tractor drivers) and to transport. And logging debris, by weight, is 50 percent water.

Is there any cost/manufacturing data indicating the breakeven point for natural gas versus biomass?