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EX-10.1 - PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION AGREEMENT - SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLCexhibit101_083010.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 25, 2010
 
SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
IOWA
000-53041
20-2735046
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
     
 10868 189th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa       51503
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) 
     
     
(712) 366-0392 
 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
 
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 
 
 
 
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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 25, 2010, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC (“SIRE” or “we” or “us”) entered into a Tricanter Purchase and Installation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ICM, Inc. (“ICM”).  Pursuant to the Agreement, ICM is selling us a tricanter oil separation system (the “Equipment”).  In addition, ICM will install the equipment at our ethanol plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Once installed, the Equipment will separate corn oil from the post-fermentation syrup stream as it leaves the evaporators of the ethanol plant. The corn oil is then routed to storage tanks, and the remaining concentrated syrup is routed to the plant’s syrup tank. Depending on our end users, the corn oil can be marketed as either a feed additive or a biodiesel feedstock. Because of the process we will be utilizing, the corn oil is not viable as a food grade commodity without further processing. In the Agreement, ICM makes certain customary warranties regarding the equipment, and, in addition, warrants that the Equipment will produce 0.5 pounds of non-food grade quality corn oil per bushel of ground corn during a three day performance test conducted by ICM.  In addition, ICM has agreed to indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, demands, liabilities, actions, litigations, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of the infringement of adversely owned patents, copyrights or any other intellectual property rights in connection with our purchase and/or use of the Equipment.  ICM is currently a member of SIRE and is the sole owner of our Series C Units.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

 
10.1
Tricanter Purchase and Installation Agreement by and between ICM, Inc. and Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC dated August 25, 2010.  Portions of the Agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 
 

 

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 31, 2010
 
 
 
   SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC  
       
  By: /s/ Brian Cahill  
    Brian Cahill  
    General Manager, President, and Chief Executive Officer  
 
 

 
 

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number                                           Description

10.1
Tricanter Purchase and Installation Agreement by and between ICM, Inc. and Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC dated August 25, 2010.  Portions of the Agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.