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China Agro-Technology is primarily involved in the biotech rights for non-tube agricultural clone biotechnology as well as the marketing of such proprietary rights and technical know-how to the global market. The Company is also aggressively pursuing the rights to technology that has the ability to give softwoods the physical characteristics of hardwoods, which opens up the profitable hardwood industry to a much more inexpensive alternative.
Driven by agro-biotechnology, CAGTF has been involved in biotechnology that allows it to achieve output increases through a shorter growth period of various high growth rate trees. CAGTF’s genetically engineered eucalyptus strains, for example, are suitable for cultivation at different climatic conditions and are able to grow within just 4-5 years time to a height of 35 to 40 meters.
CAGTF is currently in an aggressive acquisition mode for the rights to a technology that could revolutionize the lucrative global hardwood industry. Hardwoods account for over $300 billion in global lumber demand and, with diminishing worldwide supply and strict regulations, face a market with very high and increasing demand with a rapidly shrinking supply. CAGTF seeks to meet that demand by offering a manufacturing solution that changes softwood to hardwood cost-effectively and with high profit margins.
One of the highest growth potential areas for CAGTF is the development of this wood treatment technology for eucalyptus lumber. Eucalyptus is one of the most popular woods used in the pulp industry and is grown in many regions of the world. The trees grow very quickly (they can even be chopped at the root and still grow back) and have a long fiber suitable for many practical applications. The problem with eucalyptus is that the wood cracks very easily during the traditional lumber drying process used in furniture manufacturing. Eucalyptus drying research is a hot bed of global research activity since so many nations view eucalyptus cultivation as a booming cash crop.
This wood treatment technology is the world’s first economically feasible solution for eucalyptus drying and CAGTF forecasts strong revenue potential from the global licensing of its technology
CAGTF, through the anticipated acquisition of a wood treatment technology company, is seeking to develop, commercialize and license pioneering wood treatment technologies that convert sustainably-grown softwood into a wood product with the properties of hardwood. The process, which can be used for softwoods as well as hardwoods that are not traditionally used for manufacturing, creates products, which are on par with or better performing than tropical hardwoods.
CAGTF seeks to organize its wood treatment production into three main divisions. The first division will handle the wood treatment production facilities in Shanghai and Zhangzhou, China, which are the world’s first commercial-scale manufacturing facilities for the technology. The second division will be the R&D department. This division will focus on continued refinements to the engineering process as well as operating protocols for the polymerization of softwood as well as the drying process of eucalyptus. The third division will be focused on the global licensing of the wood treatment technology. Licensing will account for a significant portion of CAGTF’s revenues going forwards. Licensing fees will come from initial licensing, continued renewal and royalty fees, as well as the continuous provisioning of hardener/polymer supplies.
If you are unfamiliar with the wood and lumber industry here are some interesting facts:
There are several benefits associated with CAGTF's proposed wood treatment process:
