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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1) 

 

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 000-55818

 

BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   81-2924160

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

 

605-1255 Phillips Square, Montreal, QB, Canada   H3B 3G5
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number: 514-840-9719

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
         

 

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “an accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer
Non Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding on December 31, 2020 was 50,621,336 shares.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Explanatory Note

 

This amendment on Form 10K is being filed for the sole purpose of correcting a premature disclosure in the initial 10K in which same disclosed the Cote d’Ivoire engagement by and between the governmental authorities of Cote d’Ivoire and BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc., which, due to a delay with some of the signatories (Ministers), was unveiled prior to being fully executed.

 

 

 

 

BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Index to Report on Form 10-K

 

Page
PART I  
     
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 26
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 27
Item 2. Properties 27
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 27
     
PART II  
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 28
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 28
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 32
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data F-1
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 33
Item 9A (T) Control and Procedures 33
Item 9B. Other Information 34
     
PART III  
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 35
Item 11. Executive Compensation 38
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 39
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 39
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 40
     
PART IV  
     
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 41

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements and involves risks and uncertainties that could materially affect expected results of operations, liquidity, cash flows, and business prospects. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding:

 

  our ability to diversify our operations;
     
  our ability to implement our business plan;
     
  our ability to attract key personnel;
     
  our ability to operate profitably;
     
  our ability to efficiently and effectively finance our operations, and/or purchase orders;
     
  inability to achieve future sales levels or other operating results;
     
  inability to raise additional financing for working capital;
     
  inability to efficiently manage our operations;
     
  the inability of management to effectively implement our strategies and business plans;
     
  the unavailability of funds for capital expenditures and/or general working capital;
     
  the fact that our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain;
     
  deterioration in general or regional economic conditions;
     
  changes in U.S. GAAP or in the legal, regulatory and legislative environments in the markets in which we operate;
     
  adverse state or federal legislation or regulation that increases the costs of compliance, or adverse findings by a regulator with respect to existing operations;

 

as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, and business strategies. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in particular, the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

Throughout this Annual Report references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “the Company”, and similar terms refer to Biocrude Technologies USA, Inc.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

General Business Development

 

Company Formation

 

The Company was formed on August 4, 2015 in the State of Nevada, under the name of “BioCrude Technologies, Inc. On November 8, 2016, the Company received its “Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation” pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 to its request for a name change from “BioCrude Technologies, Inc.” to “BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc.”, whilst doing business as “BioCrude Technologies, Inc.”, as well. All of the afore-stated have been filed with SEC as part of the Company’s S-1(/A) registration statement(s). The Company is construed as a startup company and our auditors have issued a going concern opinion.

 

Corporate Mission and Strategy

 

The Company is a resource management expertise and services provider, catering to commercial, municipal, and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of solid waste management and recycling services.

 

BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. has developed efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly products, processes and systems for the reformation of waste material, waste management and creation of renewable energy.

 

The versatility and potential of the BioCrude Technology has been demonstrated by the many uses that our R & D department has already tested and verified. The avenues they have explored include sustainable and cost efficient methods that will enlarge composting and biomethanation yields and rates of decomposition while increasing output and providing a higher quality of end product. Their focus is on waste treatment protocols for MSW, cellulose, all organic waste and all manure types; renewable energy sources such as biogas, ethanol and biodiesel; waste water treatment, and multiple other applications.

 

One very important area that BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. excels in is the reformation of MSW into renewable energy and marketable end-by-products, using its intrinsic intellectual property and know how in its “Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Proposed Complexes” for municipal applications. Understanding the non-homogenous nature and characteristics of the waste, we can define distinct processes to optimally handle the procurement of the varied categories of waste (MSW can be classified into organics, fuels, recyclables, inerts and others), once segregated with an efficient separation process and materials recovery facility (“MRF”). There is no intellectual property protection as of yet. BioCrude will be filing for certain Intellectual property and know how protection via a patent for “Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Systems”. In addition to patent applications, the Company will apply for trademark protection where appropriate.

 

The long-term vision of the organization is to build a highly sustainable and profitable company by transforming traditional solid waste streams into renewable energy resources and marketable by-products. Conventionally, people, entities, etc.…, view solid waste streams as not only worthless refuse requiring monetary resources in order to get rid of. BioCrude, on the contrary, views this so-called refuse “as a valuable commodity”, with a negative product cost, i.e., PRODUCT COST is ZERO, with an implicit REVENUE received PER UNIT OF WASTE given for disposal (people, governments will pay entities/companies in order to get rid of the undesired waste, in the form of a “Tipping” or “Gate” fee. Global competition for limited resources is, the Company believes, creating significant business opportunities for companies that can sustain and extract value in the form of renewable energy and other marketable by-products, i.e., fertilizer, raw materials (primary feedstock for building materials), etc.…, from resources previously considered an irretrievable waste stream. BioCrude’s business strategy has been firmly tied to creating a sustainable resource management model and the Company continues to be rooted in these same tenets today. Each day the Company strives to create long-term value for all stakeholders: customers, employees, communities, and shareholders, by helping customers and communities manage their resources in a sustainable and financially sound manner.

 

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Industry Analysis

 

Environmental issues (solid waste management, terrain and water contamination, air pollution [greenhouse gas emissions]) have taken the forefront globally, creating solid expectations for investments in green technology (enhanced by governmental incentives (monetary, capitalized stimuli, tax reductions, and carbon credits, amongst other persuasions).

 

Conventional practices of waste management (landfilling, mass-burn or incineration), are NOT sound and innovative technologies, but practices that have been around since the beginning of time with negative environmental repercussions, without mentioning the interrelated health implications resulting from contaminated land, water tables and air pollution.

 

Municipal Solid Waste is defined to include refuse from households, non-hazardous solid waste from industrial, commercial and institutional establishments (including hospitals), market waste, yard waste and street sweepings. MSWM encompasses the functions of collection, transfer, treatment, recycling, resource recovery and disposal of municipal solid waste.

 

Municipal Solid Waste Management is the collection, transport, processing (waste treatment), recycling or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity.

 

Municipal Solid Waste Management is major responsibility of local government. It is a complex task which requires appropriate organizational capacity and cooperation between numerous stakeholders in the private and public sectors.

 

The first goal of MSWM is to protect the health of the population, particularly that of low-income groups. Other goals include promotion of environmental quality and sustainability, support of economic productivity and employment generation.

 

Waste-to-Energy (“W2E”) or Energy-from-Waste (“EfW”) is the process of creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the incineration of waste source.

 

Conventional Municipal Solid Waste Management employs one or more of the following processes:

 

ØWaste prevention, including reuse of products

 

ØRecycling, including composting

 

ØCombustion with energy recovery

 

ØDisposal through land-filling

 

 

 

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Landfilling is one of the most common ways of municipal solid waste disposal in developing countries. Air pollutants emitted from landfills contributes to the emission in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases and cause serious problems to human health.

 

Methane emissions from landfills are a serious environmental global concern, as it accounts for approximately 15% of current greenhouse gas emissions. Landfilling is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) accountable for approximately 5% of total GHG releases which consists of methane from anaerobic decomposition of solid waste and carbon dioxide from wastewater decomposition.

 

In the past, MSW management used either landfilling or mass burn/incinerators, had no pollution control and energy recovery and, sanitary landfills were rare. MSW management uses more integrated and complex approaches, the waste to energy facilities have minimal environmental burden and the sanitary landfills have requirements for designing operation and monitoring and gas collection.

 

The past 20 years has seen a change in how we look at our environment. There has been a greater understanding of the economic, social and environmental risks of not managing waste.

 

  Environmental Factors

 

The Stern report, first published in 2006, created an authoritative and eye-opening scientific report on the challenges of climate change. The report highlighted the need to decarbonize the power sector by 60% and reduce CO2 emissions by 80% of current levels to ensure increases in global temperature do not exceed two degrees Celsius.

 

Regulations and Legislation

 

Scientific evidence, public awareness and increased levels of participation in environmental campaigning have led to governments’ worldwide implementing regulations and legislation. Examples include:

 

  EU Landfill Diversion Directive

 

  recycling targets

 

  climate change regulations

 

Nota Bene: It is only in the last two decades that governments world wide have been working together to come to a consensus of standardized, environmentally friendly waste management directives, in order to become recognized and implemented practices.

 

Economics

  

Economic drivers to developing the waste and renewable energy sector have included:

 

  waste disposal and landfill gate fees/landfill tax

 

  penalties/avoidance schemes (e.g. landfill allowance schemes and fines, carbon trading)

 

  energy prices

 

Waste to Energy Market Size and Trend

 

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Renewable Energy: According to the most recent data available from the International Energy Agency, global waste to energy power production from municipal and industrial wastes increased from 283 terawatt hours to 383 terawatt hours, a 35% increase over that period.  In-depth analyses of the global market, forecasts the market will increase from approximately $27 billion in 2018 to $450 billion by 2030.

 

 

 

MSW Management (Tipping/Gate fees): As long as there are people in our world, there will be waste generation. Depending on the demographics of people clusters (nations), the amount of waste generated on a per capita (person) basis can vary from 0.6 kg (persons in destitute third world countries (e.g., Niamey [Niger], Juba [South Sudan], Freetown [Sierra Leone], Port-au-Prince [Haiti])) to 1.8 kg (advanced societies with flourishing economies (e.g., New York City [US], Toronto [Canada], Paris [France], Dubai [UAE]) per person per day. With an approximate current world population (census 2020) of 7.8 billion persons, there is a minimum quantum (weighted average) of about 6,000,000 tons of waste generated on a per day basis. Depending on the national budget for the level of waste management treatment implemented by a certain nation, analyses of the global market, forecasts the market will increase from approximately $45 billion in 2020 to $60 billion by 2030.

 

Nota Bene: The Market potential for Waste Management is not only “HUGE”, but at its infancy stage, ready to “EXPLODE”, with few credible corporations, capable of servicing same!

 

 

 

Source : http://www.waste-management-world.com

 

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Defining Waste Management for Municipal Applications

 

The provision of municipal solid waste services is a costly and troubling problem for local authorities everywhere. In many cities, service coverage is low, resources are insufficient, and uncontrolled dumping is widespread, with resulting environmental and health related problems, which are recognized worldwide, and cannot be neglected! Moreover, substantial inefficiencies are typically observed. Typically, worldwide, governmental waste management ordinance, surprisingly enough, encompasses inefficient waste collection, landfilling until over exhaustion, and incineration.

 

Out of concern for the quality of life of their residents, local municipalities bear primary responsibility for waste management. Municipalities will work with other municipal levels to identify the best collection, transportation, treatment and disposal methods for their respective jurisdictions. This includes identifying suitable sites for municipal, or regional waste management facilities, and managing and operating collection, transportation and treatment systems. To increase the environmental and economic efficiency of waste management, local municipalities will be responsible for planning waste management infrastructure and systems at the urban community and regional county municipality levels.

 

Biocrude, with its upgraded technologically advanced systems, can improve quality of environment, ergo, life.

Waste management planning, as well as the production of renewable energy resources, are vital issues facing any city or municipality today. We are at a time where all level of governments recognize the importance and need for waste management. Be it for financial, environmental, or health issues. Room for improvement exists for the following:

 

1.Reduction, and eventually, the elimination of landfilling, as opposed to over exhausting (substituting proposed landfill sites with other forms of development (commercial, industrial, residential, agricultural, and community developments, amongst others – real estate value).

 

2.Reduction of Greenhouse Gases, and environmental pollutants with reference to ground and surface water contamination (percolation of contaminated leachate) alongside with the elimination of odors.

 

3.Further enhanced separation process for MSW, which could prelude to a more optimal recycling program.

 

Nota Bene: Landfilling is NOT a solution (contaminates the land forever, cost of construction, waste creation), but a deferral of a problem for future generation to handle. In essence, it is what it is; a PRACTICE that has been utilized for the longest period of time! Nothing more!

 

The myth that landfilling is a cost-effective solution is what it is; a myth. There are long term ramifications, especially when the landfills are not proper “Scientific Landfills” (environmental implications; rainfall, leachate, percolation, contamination (soil and water table). Even the fact that, if a Scientific Landfill is deployed (with membrane linings) at an astronomical cost (the cost of construction of a Scientific landfill, which could host approximately 2,000 TPD of waste for 25 years could costs approximately 100 MUSD), after a few earth tremors or shifting of land, the membrane could crack, or over time, the membrane will deteriorate, thus yielding the same negative environmental impacts, only deferred in time.

 

Another issue to address is the continual use of landfills. As time goes on, and waste is continuously generated by the populous and its activities, more and more landfills have to be created, to a point where a good part of the country will become a cemetery for garbage. Municipalities/governments must plan to integrate their waste management from a strategic and financial perspective.

 

When a need will arise to reclaim back certain land (certain countries like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, amongst others have already started requesting proposals for same) from being host to a landfill, the cleansing process for reclamation can cost a minimum of 120 USD/m3 (do the math on a landfill that hosted 1,000 TPD of waste for 25 years, as well as cleansing all other soils to the point of the bedrock, as well as the lateral distance from the perimeter of the landfill).

 

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Remember: the landfill gas (from the organic portion of the MSW) extracted from a landfill is a “mise en cause“, to landfilling and a onetime event, with the consequence of the balance of the waste left in the landfill. Landfill gas extraction is not 100% efficient, with a certain percentage escaping into the atmosphere and another percentage trapped in pockets of the landfill.

 

If one was to do a Macro-economic and Cost-Benefit analysis and of same, incorporating all of the aforesaid, especially all of the negative environmental impacts, one would find that a properly engineered solution today outweighs the so-called norm of landfilling by a minimum of 300 to 1 (I did not even incorporate the negative effects to health implications).

 

Large municipalities and metropolitan regions are encouraged to routinely undertake citywide strategic planning to design and implement integrated solid waste systems that are responsive to dynamic demographic and industrial growth. Strategic planning starts with the formulation of long-term goals based, on the local urban needs, followed by a medium- and short-term action plan to meet these goals. The strategy and action plans should identify a clear set of integrated actions, responsible parties and needed human, physical and financial resources. Opportunities and concepts for private sector involvement are commonly included among the examined options, as the private sector’s costs and productivity output require special consideration.

 

BioCrude, having set as its objective the “PROFITABILITY” of the activities inherent within the realms of this sector, whilst building business relationships and addressing social implications within the collectivity’s / communities that BioCrude is called upon to serve, beyond the environmental and social implications, and beyond the business imperatives, has set as one of its priorities, the optimization of waste management and, treatment thereof, all in conformity to the boundaries of economies, efficiency and adherence to environmental wellbeing initiatives. BioCrude has been involved in the R&D of Environmental Technologies, both process and product based, whereby it has enhanced and optimized conventional technology, thus giving credence to environmental, economic, social and technological well-beings, too numerous to mention (all can be referenced, in its entirety, within BioCrude’s Integrated MSW-Energy Proposal. Shortlists of the aforesaid well-beings are summarized herein under:

  

  1. Secure, cost effective long-term processing capacity for recyclables and organics.

 

  2. Improvement of effectiveness and efficiency of current waste systems/practices.

 

  3. Elimination of MSW from going to landfills.

 

  4. Procurement of Renewable Energy and Marketable by-products (fertilizer, primary feedstock for building materials, etc.…) from the exploitation of the calorific value inherent within the realms of the MSW

 

  5. Reduction of Greenhouse Gases and other environmental pollutants emitted into the atmosphere.

 

  6. Municipalities do not have to undergo cost of implementation; privatized via BOOT (Build, Own, Operate & Transfer), whereby BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. will be lobbying to get the MSW, Land, Sewage treated Effluent and Resale of Electricity Concessions (with Sovereign Guaranties from the Ministry of Finance of the Government in question).

 

  7. Due to the profitability of the proposal, significant savings could be passed onto the Municipalities, to reduce their day to day on going expenses for Municipal Waste Management, for the duration of the BOOT (30 years), by approximately 50% per annum, via MSW Tipping (Gate) Fees (favorably outbidding the competition and still having better bottom lines than same) and the Transport of the MSW to neighboring cities/provinces (states), without forgetting to mention the reduced GHG emissions from the substitution effect of BioCrude’s Integrated MSW to Energy proposal from landfilling and/or incineration. This surplus in savings can be used for other municipal social and infrastructural programs.

 

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Employment opportunities are created during the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) phase of the project (a few hundred jobs) and for the day-to-day operations of the project (approximately 86 jobs per shift per 2,000 TPD Plant plus 11 persons for administration X 3 shifts per day, equating to a total quantum of a minimum of 269 persons).

 

  9. The proposed solution is an integrated MSW management system based on energy recovery that respects the norms of a Clean Design Mechanism (“CDM”) inherent within the realms of article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol (“UNFCCC”) or any future proposed legislation regarding same, and qualifies for Carbon Emissions Reduction Credits (“CER’s”).

 

We firmly believe that our products and processes are viable, beneficial, and cost effective ingredients in any Residual (Waste) Management Plans or Systems of implementation. Our technology is easily scalable and can be customized for all individual needs.

 

To further put things into perspective, I would like to address the following: we are addressing the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) issues and same is not a homogenous feedstock (cute waste). There are different types of waste (MSW, agricultural, sewage sludge, toxic waste, tires, automotive shredded refuse and medical waste, amongst others). Each type of waste requires a treatment process, tailor made to optimally treat same in an environmentally benign manner. BioCrude’s proposal is geared to remedy the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated on a day to day basis.

 

Understanding the non-homogenous nature and characteristics of the waste, we can define distinct processes to handle the varied categories of waste, once segregated with an efficient separation process. BioCrude stands out from the competition in its knowhow, composting and fungal technologies, in order to maximize the outputs of procurement, as well as minimize actual energy inputs with respect to the ongoing concern of MSW-Energy procurement process complex.

 

Municipal Solid Waste

 

All solid waste generated in an area except industrial and agricultural wastes, typically from residences, commercial or retail establishments. Sometimes includes construction and demolition debris and other special wastes that may enter the municipal waste stream. The EPA (1998c) defined municipal solid waste as “a subset of solid waste and as durable goods (e.g., appliances, tires, and batteries), non-durable goods (e.g., newspapers, books, and magazines), containers and packaging, food wastes, yard trimmings, and miscellaneous organic wastes from residential, commercial and industrial non-process sources.

 

The MSW can be classified in the following categories:

 

  a) Organics

 

  b) Fuels

 

  c) Recyclables

 

  d) Inerts

 

  e) Miscellaneous

 

Each category has its own distinct composite classification. To achieve an optimal Waste to Energy procurement, one has to analyze separately the inherent category contributions to energy yield and its correlated technological process of extraction in obtaining same in the most economical sense available; thus, the importance of segregating the MSW into the appropriate categories of distinct feedstock is of principal importance for optimal performance in the appropriate technological processes.

 

In BioCrude’s MSW-Energy initiative, BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. incorporated the following technologies in the Integrated Municipal Waste Processing (Waste to Energy) Complex in order to optimize the treatment process in an environmentally friendly manner by whilst optimizing the Revenue Model of same, and in turn, pass some of the savings back to the municipalities while still earning an impressive bottom line in juxtaposition to what the competition has to offer with regards to landfilling and incineration:

 

  1. Separation of Waste Facility (Materials Recovery Facility)

 

  2. Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”) Plant in order to handle the fuels of the MSW and produce Energy with an ash by-product

 

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  3. Bio-Methanation Plant in order to handle the organic fraction of the MSW (OFMSW) to produce Energy with a fertilizer by-product

 

  4. Composting Facility (maximum 50 TPD) in order to handle a percentage of the OFMSW alongside with the small particles (plastics, ceramics...) that could not be efficiently separated within the separation process of the MSW (fuels in the Bio Methanation plant (plug flow digester) inhibit the process). The economies are no longer apparent in Composting facilities surpassing the 50 TPD capacities.

 

  5. Power Plant

 

With BioCrude’s Integrated MSW to Energy proposal/initiative, BioCrude attempts to service each category of the MSW in order to optimally utilize all renewable resources from same to procure renewable energy and marketable by-products (fertilizer, ash, etc.).

 

It is very important to note that the Separation Process of the MSW into the appropriate feedstock categories for each distinct process (organics for biomethanation (as well as for composting), and polymer based hydro-carbons and cellulose based products for RDF process) is of the utmost importance. Failure to do so can lead to complications and inevitable failure of each process in question. Evidence of Success and failure stories (especially with biomethanation plants, whereby the feedstock generated from MSW (organic fraction) had traces of more than 10% of polymer based products and/or inerts, thus inhibiting and/or limiting the viability of same) as can be found all over the world, and each outcome, in essence, can be summarized by Plant Technology Implementation and Feedstock Preparation (do not mix up technology viability with technology implementation and operation).

 

Nota Bene: With gasification and/or incineration (mass burn), MSW is dumped into the boiler “as is” and combusted at temperatures ranging from 800 – 12000C (minimum; plasma arc gasification temperatures range from 7,000 – 10,0000C). All waste is burned yielding an approximate net yield of energy for reuse (after self-consumption) of 30 – 40%. The organic fraction of the MSW (OFMSW) is burned, whereby the fertilizer potential via a biomethanation process (cooking) is substituted for an ash from the gasification/incineration process(es). Let us not even entertain what happens to the methane potential of same via gasification/incineration in lieu of biomethanation; LOST! Bottom line, “Potential Revenues” lost and operational costs of gasification/incineration processes are increased dramatically, up to the point where one has to substitute more energy (fuel) in order to sustain continuity of operation and/or to substitute the self-consumption energy requirements of the processes when the varying calorific value of a sample of the waste is deficient for same. One can do their own sensitivity analysis to evaluate same and come to their own conclusions! BioCrude’s Integrated MSW-Energy Solution evolves from first principles of Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Economics and Common Sense!

 

The Organics portion of the MSW is treated via a biomethanation process, whereby all methane gas is extracted for the eventual realization of renewable energy creation, and a fertilizer procured as an additional by-product, which can be marketed to the agricultural industry.

 

The polymer-based (hydro-carbon chain), cellulose and textiles portion of the MSW will be treated via an RDF process (a derivative of gasification, but with the incorporation of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) [Separation process], where we have the luxury of operating at lower temperatures (350 – 4000C) because of the separation of the MSW, i.e. lower temperatures reflects less operational self-consumption, hence more outputs (energy) for resale), whereby the thermal combustion will generate renewable energy and the by-product of ash can be marketed to the construction industry for the following purposes:

 

  Concrete production, as a substitute material for Portland cement and sand
     
  Embankments and other structural fills (usually for road construction)
     
  Grout and Flowable fill production
     
  Waste stabilization and solidification
     
  Cement clinkers production - (as a substitute material for clay)
     
  Mine reclamation
     
  Stabilization of soft soils
     
  Road sub base construction

 

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  As Aggregate substitute material (e.g. for brick production)
     
  Mineral filler in asphaltic concrete
     
  Agricultural uses: soil amendment, fertilizer, cattle feeders, soil stabilization in stock feed yards, and agricultural stakes
     
  Loose application on rivers to melt ice
     
  Loose application on roads and parking lots for ice control
     
  Other applications include cosmetics, toothpaste, kitchen counter tops, floor and ceiling tiles, bowling balls, flotation devices, stucco, utensils, tool handles, picture frames, auto bodies and boat hulls, cellular concrete, geopolymers, roofing tiles, roofing granules, decking, fireplace mantles, cinder block, PVC pipe, Structural Insulated Panels, house siding and trim, running tracks, blasting grit, recycled plastic lumber, utility poles and cross arms, railway sleepers, highway sound barriers, marine pilings, doors, window frames, scaffolding, sign posts, crypts, columns, railroad ties, vinyl flooring, paving stones, shower stalls, garage doors, park benches,

 

The fly ash can also be marketed to the agricultural industry for the following purposes:

 

  It improves permeability status of soil
     
  Improves fertility status of soil (soil health) / crop yield
     
  Improves soil texture
     
  Reduces bulk density of soil
     
  Improves water holding capacity / porosity
     
  Optimizes pH value
     
  Improves soil aeration and reduces crust formation
     
  Provides micro nutrients like Fe, Zn, Cu, Mo, B, Mn, etc.
     
  Provides macro nutrients like K, P, Ca, Mg, S etc.
     
  Works as a part substitute of gypsum for reclamation of saline alkali soil and lime for reclamation of acidic soils
     
  Surface cover of bio reclaimed vegetated ash pond get stabilized and can be used as recreational park
     
  Ash ponds provides suitable conditions and essential nutrients for plant growth, helps improve the economic condition of local inhabitants
     
  Works as a liming agent
     
  Helps in early maturity of crop & improves the nutritional quality of food crop
     
  Reduces pest incidence
     
  Conserves plant nutrients / water

 

There is a definite market for the fly ash by-product; the industry players in the global market place have to be clearly identified for the realization of commercialization. BioCrude can even offer this ash by-products pro-bono to the industry or landfill, for there is no environmental hazard of same.

 

The recyclables can be easily sold to the recyclable industry milieu (metals, glass, ceramics, etc.).

 

The balance of the inerts (Construction and Demolition Debris, gravel, sand, bricks, etc.) can either be landfilled with no negative environmental impacts, or crushed and given to companies specializing in the fabrication of construction materials (if a market is identified, BioCrude can offer them these by-products (crushed or uncrushed).

 

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BioCrude’s Integrated MSW to Energy Complex for Municipal Applications

 

BioCrude’s solution of an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy complex is in line with the present trends in the Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) industry and the main advantage of same is that it is comprised of a Materials Recovery Facility (“MRF”) and different modular waste treatment processes and a power station.

 

The material components (modules) of an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Complex are detailed as follows:

 

  1. Entrance to complex: Kiosk and weighbridge (reception/departure and weighing of garbage trucks (pre-and-post deposit of MSW at the MSW Storage facility).

 

  2. MSW Storage facility: Closed and properly ventilated warehouse facility for receiving and storing just in time (JIT) 3 days’ inventory of MSW. MSW is moved from the storage facility and moved via machinery and conveyor belts to the Materials Recovery facility.
 

 

3.

 

Materials Recovery facility (MRF): a properly ventilated facility that houses different types of machinery/equipment (either procured from suppliers or built in-situ according to plan specifications) requisite for different facets of the separation process of the MSW into the distinct categories of the waste (organics, hydro-carbon polymer based, cellulose, inerts, miscellaneous (batteries, cadavers, etc.…)) and prepare same as the distinct feedstock for the different waste treatment processes (Composting, Biomethanation and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)), as well as separate the recyclables for resale and the inerts (elements of construction and demolition debris that are not recyclable) for landfilling or to be crushed and given/sold (negligible in nature in comparison to the revenue model established by the tipping fees, and resale of electricity and compost) to the secondary markets for the manufacturing of building materials.

 

  4. Composting facility: A portion of the land concession will host a type of composting system, depending on BioCrude’s evaluation of the waste analysis. A fertilizer will be procured, dried and stored in a warehousing facility for by-products.

  

  5. Biomethanation facility: Modular digesters (to handle the organic fraction of the MSW) are constructed in series and, synchronized in operation, in order to receive organic waste and process same to extract and capture the methane gas which will be piped to the power plant (will be combusted for the procurement of renewable energy), and yield a cured fertilizer, which will be dried and stored in the warehousing facility for by-products.

 

  6. RDF facility: A “Refuse Derived Fuel” system (gasification derivative) will be procured and installed. The RDF facility will receive the nonorganic and noninert (hydro-carbon polymer and cellulose based waste) products, that will be used to make RDF pellets (compressed and dried bricks [fuel pellets]) that will be used as the primary feedstock for combustion within same, to generate renewable energy within the power plant.

 

  7. RDF – Biogas power plant: will be procured and installed within a certain section of the Complex with a dedicated Distributed Control System (DCS) for the MSW-Energy (RDF & Biogas based) power plant & fuel processing plant (controls & instrumentation for the boiler and turbine, instrumentation for the balance of the power plant and control room).

 

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  8. Internal roads: will be constructed within the complex for vehicle/truck transport/passage within the complex.

 

  9. Green Belt: will be developed for aesthetic purposes and municipal environmental conformities.

 

 

 

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Business Model

 

The Company’s business model is designed to create a profitable revenue stream through the direct acquisition of Concession Agreements from different Governments for the implementation of BioCrude’s integrated MSW-Energy Complexes. Our products, processes and services, marketed to the relevant target audience, enable us, to generate multiple revenue streams and consistent profitability derived from the high gross profit inherent within the realms of our proprietary products, services and applications.

 

By acquiring the necessary Concession (MSW, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), from the respective governmental authorities of a certain country, with Sovereign Guarantees (with right of subrogation), the Company will develop its Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Complex, under “BOOT” (Build, Own, Operate & Transfer) basis.

 

The following contractual understandings are the key prerequisite elements for establishing a mutual meeting of the minds, by and between BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. and the governmental authorities of a municipality/country, for the successful realization of BioCrude’s MSW-Energy Complexes:

 

  1.

MSW Concession for the guaranteed delivery of MSW to the Complex with an implied base tipping fee per ton (“Put or Pay”) with annual escalations for the term (30 years) of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years) and Sovereign Guarantees from the Minister of Finance endorsing same.

 

  2.

Land Lease Concession for the delivery of the required amount of land for project term (30 years), at an annual symbolic lease rate of $1/amount of land delivered/annum, with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years).

 

  3.

Supply of Treated Effluent Concession whereby the governmental authorities will supply the necessary treated water in order to fulfill the operational requirements of the MSW to Energy complex at a negligible symbolic annual rate for the term of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years).

 

  4.

Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) [resale of procured electricity to the Power Corporation of the country in question], whereby the Power Corporation of a certain country will buy back the electricity produced by the MSW to Energy Complex at a base rate per kW-hr (“Take or Pay”), with annual escalations for the term (30 years) of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years) and Sovereign Guarantees from the Minister of Finance endorsing same.

 

  5. Assistance from the Appropriate Governmental Ministries and Municipalities in obtaining all necessary permits and clearances for the Construction and Operation of the MSW-Energy Complex (stipulations in contracts).

 

Nota Bene: Depending on country policy on foreign investment, the Company may request or be granted an exemption of taxes, levies, duties and all other relevant taxes applicable to the importation of all plant, materials, equipment and rolling stock for the Construction of the MSW-Energy complex, from the appropriate Ministries, related thereto.

 

All of the aforesaid Concession agreements have to be granted at the same time in order for BioCrude to successfully realize the development (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and operation of the MSW to Energy complex (the “Sovereign Guarantees” and right of subrogation are critical and paramount for the funding requirements of the MSW to Energy complex).

 

Target Market

 

The global Waste to Energy segment of the waste management industry is the target market BioCrude addresses. Management is confident it will succeed in having its integrated systems and processes widely implemented across Africa, Asia, the Balkans, the GULF and North America with a view to expanding to other international markets (Latin America). The Company’s first step in penetrating its target market has been taken with the signing of Concession Agreements with the country of the Union of the Comoros (Autonomous Island of Grande Comore); signed January 11, 2016.

 

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Strategies of the Company

 

BioCrude’s strategy is designed to create a “PROFITABLE” revenue stream through the direct acquisition of Concession Agreements from different Governments, for the implementation of BioCrude’s integrated MSW-Energy Complexes, or through the establishment of unique and strategic alliances via licensing arrangements and/or joint ventures within the industry milieu.

 

BioCrude has developed what we believe is a highly effective marketing strategy, built on a proactive direct marketing campaign with Government, large corporate facility management that target the sector for waste product treatment and reformation. The Company believes that this will result in a development of a marketing and distribution network with extensive coverage of the Company’s target market at a minimal expense, allowing the Company to reach profitability. We believe that our marketing strategy will permit us to generate an extensive customer/end user base; however, there can be no assurance that our estimate regarding acceptance of our products and services will be correct.

 

The Company's long-term strategy is to create economically beneficial uses for waste streams through resource transformation solutions. Since the value of marketable by-products (commodities; renewable energy, fertilizer, primary feedstock for building materials, etc.…), after processing costs, is a significant and absolute amount, in juxtaposition to disposal options (ZERO), such as landfilling or incineration, the Company believes this strategy is effective long-term. The Company believes that as carbon taxes or cap and trade systems are implemented and the demand for commodities rises, economics will further favor this strategy. The Company is also focusing on lowering the cost of resource transformation solutions by reducing its recycling processing operating costs, examining ways to mitigate commodity price fluctuations (forward contracts for marketable by-products), and developing new processing technologies. These steps will help to build an effective business model at lower commodity pricing levels.

 

The Company is focused on four main areas to improve the performance of base operations and hence, increase cash flow generation. They are Pricing initiatives, Cost controls and operating efficiencies, Integrated Waste to Energy development initiatives with long term Concession Agreements and, Asset Management

 

BioCrude has developed a number of Lobbying (Sales/Solicitation) programs and the standardization of same. We believe that the pricing logic used in our fee structures, with implied “Put or Pay” and “Take or Pay” provisions for the supply of feedstock and resale of outputs (renewable energy), respectively, is not only reasonable, but competitive. We expect to continue to add valued ameliorations to our structured fee-based pricing of products and services. The goal of our pricing program is to generate price increases in excess of CPI, whilst being competitive in nature. BioCrude will derive revenues from a combination of commodity sales (Marketable by-products – fertilizer and energy resale), carbon credits (CER’s under the auspices of a “Clean Development Mechanism” (CDM project)) and tipping (gate) and material processing fees. Fluctuations in commodity pricing are managed by a number of risk mitigation strategies including: financial hedging instruments (transfer of foreign exchange risk), floor prices, forward sales contracts, and index purchases. The goal is to optimize and stabilize the revenue stream, while still being competitive, net of cost of operations, and generate consistent positive cash flows.

 

The Company continues to search for the best continuous improvement practices and programs as solutions to then implement as part of its corporate governance. The goals of these practices and programs are to enhance customer service, increase safety for employees, and to reduce operating and administrative costs. The Company has implemented continuous improvement strategies, and as such, as of date, the Company has introduced select operating efficiency initiatives in safety, productivity, maintenance, customer service, environmental compliance, and procurement 

 

Prior Activities of BioCrude Canada

 

Within certain countries, if an entity wants to pursue certain specialized works, it is recommended that the entity establish a presence within same (establish a corporation with a civic address). As an example, in 2009, this was done in Romania with the anticipation that BioCrude Canada would be successful in acquiring the concession agreements from the governmental authorities of Romania. BioCrude was not successful in meeting its objective in Romania for same and stopped its lobbying works for the pursuit of said engagement by and between the Governmental authorities of Romania and BioCrude for the implementation of BioCrude’s proposed MSW to Energy complex in Romania, closed its preliminary office and the corporation became dormant.

 

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Since July 2008, BioCrude Canada has taken the initiative to market and promote its intellectual property and specialized technical expertise throughout the market place, both nationally and globally (we have introduced our technology to Governments and major Conglomerates in the Waste to Energy sector) in over 30 Countries worldwide, whereby BioCrude has successfully opened up dialogue with Governmental Authorities and respectable corporations for near future contractual negotiations.

 

In December, 2007, Jaipuria Advanced Technologies, Inc. (http://www.jaipuria-group.com and http://www. smvjaipuria.com/waste.php) of India, and BioCrude Canada, announced their formation of a new division dedicated to Waste Reformation and Energy Procurement for the purpose of pursuing contracts in India. In many areas of the country, waste management and energy shortages are a serious problem. With Jaipuria’s construction and large project experience, and with the use of the intellectual property supplied by BioCrude in terms of waste management and production of renewable energy, we have, in January 2008, submitted a bid, in response to a tender for a Waste to Energy plant (2,000 TPD) in Okhla and Tymarpur, India (we were not the selected candidate) and Indore, India (Collection and Treatment of municipal waste; 600 TPD; we were not the selected candidate). 

 

During this time, we have also negotiated with “Pepsi Co India” to build a 50 TPD prototype in the city of Panipat, India, in a strategic joint venture alliance. A few months later, Pepsi Co India’s New President/CEO had a change of corporate venue and put aside the Waste to Energy initiative. Ever since then, BioCrude Technologies, Inc. (Canada) decided not to pursue any more works in India.

 

Pricing initiatives

 

BioCrude has developed a number of sales/solicitation programs and the standardization of the sales/solicitation process and standardized the sales/solicitation process. We believe that the pricing logic used in our fee programs, with implied “Put or Pay” and “Take or Pay” provisions for the supply of feedstock and resale of outputs (renewable energy), respectively, is reasonable and competitive. We expect to continue to add to our fee-based pricing through additional administrative fees, recycling fees, late charges and further improvements to our existing fee structures. The goal of our pricing program is to generate price increases in excess of CPI. BioCrude will derive revenues from a combination of commodity sales (Marketable by-products – fertilizer and energy resale), carbon credits (CER’s under the “Clean Development Mechanism” established pursuant to article 12 of the “Kyoto Protocol” (CDM project)) and tipping fees paid for material processing. Fluctuations in commodity pricing are managed by a number of risk mitigation strategies including: financial hedging instruments (transfer of foreign exchange risk), Sovereign Guarantees, floor prices, forward sales contracts, index purchases, and tipping fees. The goal is to smooth revenue, net of cost of products purchased, and generate consistent cash flows.

 

Cost controls and operating efficiencies

 

The Company continues to search for the best practices throughout the entire organization and then implements these solutions through standardized continuous improvement programs. The goals of these programs are to enhance customer service, increase safety for employees, and to reduce operating and administrative costs. The Company has implemented continuous improvement strategies and the introduction of select operating efficiency initiatives in safety, productivity, maintenance, customer service, environmental compliance, and procurement.

 

Integrated Waste to Energy development initiatives with long term Concession Agreements

 

BioCrude excels is the reformation of MSW using its intrinsic intellectual property as well as its expertise in Integrated Waste to Energy Processing Complexes. BioCrude has and will continue to invest time, effort and valuable resources in the pursuit of Governmental Concession (MSW, Land, Supply of Treated Effluent and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)) Agreements, for the duration of twenty-five to thirty years, for the implementation of same. The essence of the Concession Agreements, not only guarantees the MSW and implied tipping fees, related thereto (with annual indexing), but the resale of the marketable by-products (energy to grid via PPA) for the duration of the term, with Sovereign Guarantees. Investments in Waste to Energy facilities position the Company well for the evolution of the industry from waste management to resource management.

 

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Company milestones and plan of execution

 

BioCrude’s MSW to Energy initiative is, by definition, an “en suite” of waste management and energy procurement, whereby the latter is a marketable byproduct derived from the intrinsic processes of the treatment of the MSW by procuring the necessary constituent feedstock (primary material) to produce the renewable energy in the modular section for power generation of the Integrated MSW to Energy complex.

 

BioCrude’s revenue model is based on revenue generation from the following: i) the operation of MSW to Energy complexes (tipping fees, resale of renewable energy, resale of other marketable by-products (compost, recyclables) and potential carbon credits, ii) Joint Venture license fees, whereby the prospective Joint Venture partner will buy a license from BioCrude (payment to be effected immediately after signature) for their participation in the consortium and will infuse its prorated share of equity capital for the potential MSW to Energy complex, and iii) EPC (“Engineering, Procurement & Construction) management fees (general contracting fees, approximately 20% of the capital cost of the project).

 

In order to realize an integrated MSW to Energy complex, as defined in the “Business Model”, all Concession Agreements (guarantee of MSW supply, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent) as well as a Power Purchase Agreement must be contracted concurrently, for they are “ALL” necessary constituent elements for the development of an integrated MSW to Energy complex.

  

In order to acquire the concessions for Biocrude waste management (MSW to Energy), major lobbying must be done in all levels of government and ministries (e.g., Biocrude’s waste management project is an environmental project thus requiring the intervention of the Ministry of Environment, renewable energy is procured, hence requiring the intervention of the Ministry of Energy/Power and Power Corporation (usually crown corporation), the municipalities usually are responsible for the granting of the MSW, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent Concessions and the Ministry of Finance is responsible for the signing of the Sovereign Guarantees, and in some instance, countries might have other intervening governmental agencies).

 

BioCrude has positioned itself, through its continual lobbying efforts (ongoing), for potential Joint Ventures (JV) with certain governments (countries/clients). Should any of these Joint Ventures prove to be realized because of the persistent lobbying activities, not only will BioCrude be able to realize the EPC management fee for the development of the MSW to Energy complex(es), but it will also receive its prorate share (50%) of the revenue stream of the developed MSW to Energy complex(es), with similar time frame frequencies as mentioned above, as well as a license fee (BioCrude already submitted offers) immediately following signature of the Joint Venture engagement and the Concession and Power Purchase agreements. BioCrude anticipates, that if the prospective JV partner(s) take the initiative to implement (not only entertain) a waste management solution for their country, possible engagement can be realized within 6 to 12 months following that initiative (being cognizant of bureaucracy and red tape procedures of government).

 

A vote of confidence has been bestowed to BioCrude by the governmental authorities of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore on its proposed integrated waste management solution for the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore through the awarding of the necessary Concession Agreements (delivery of MSW, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent) for 30 years (with a renewal option of 30 years) with Sovereign Guarantees for the implementation (design, build, finance and operate) of a 700 TPD Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Complex, in the city of Moroni, Autonomous Island of Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros. Furthermore, a Power Purchase Agreement has been signed with the “Le Gestion de l’Eau et de l’Électricité aux Comores (MA-MWE)” whereby same will buy back all procured renewable energy from the MSW to Energy complex for the term of the Concessions (and renewal option).

 

BioCrude, subject to its contractual engagement with the Government of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore for the implementation of a 700 TPD MSW to Energy complex in Moroni, Grande Comore, through the financing provisions of the MSW to Energy project, will earn the EPC management/general contracting fee of approximately twenty percent (20%) of the capital cost of the MSW to Energy project (prorated over the duration of the construction period), i.e., commencing within 6 to 8 months from these presences.

 

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Nota Bene: For the Union of the Comoros, the Company is still awaiting documents from the Federal Governmental Authorities stating that the Federal Government is the new Intervening Party to the Concession(s) agreements previously signed with the Governorate (province; autonomous region) of Moroni, after the outcome of the Federal Referendum, whereby through same, contracting and economic powers are transferred from the Governorate (Province) level to that of Federal level. The Referendum outcome favored the Federal Government over that of the Governorate (Autonomous) Region of Moroni, i.e., authorizing documents are still pending. 

 

BioCrude, as well, is looking at approximately 24 to 26 months (development time frame for the realization of MSW to Energy complex) before it can start generating absolute, guaranteed revenues from the operation of the MSW to Energy complex(es) (tipping fees/fees from the resale of marketable by-products (compost, ash, primary feedstock for building materials (inerts), recyclables, etc…), resale of renewable energy and carbon emission reduction credits [CERs]), servicing the waste management needs of the Government of the Union of the Comoros, as per the provisions and stipulations of the contractual engagements with the government (with implied sovereign guarantees), for a minimum guaranteed term of 30 years (and an option for an additional 30 years).

 

BioCrude is evaluating additional options for funding (capital markets, financial institutions, contracting companies, pension funds, etc.…amongst other financially engineered hybrid scenarios thereof) and has already opened up dialogue regarding same. BioCrude has received a term sheet for the funding of the MSW to Energy project for the Union of the Comoros, ergo, BioCrude will shortly be able to commence works for ground breaking and start receiving its EPC management fee as its first projected revenue stream on a prorate schedule subject to a disbursement schedule in accordance to the terms and stipulations of the expected offer of funding.

 

Hereunder is a schedule of events (agenda) for the realization (full execution) of the MSW to Energy project in Moroni, Autonomous Island of Grande Comore (inclusive: contract realization process), in order for BioCrude to start realizing revenues as an ongoing concern, not taking into account any prospective joint ventures in the works.

 

Different facets and schedule of events for the pursuit and realization of MSW to Energy projects (excluding lobbying activities) 

 

Contract Conclusion, Engineering, Procurement& Construction

 

A.  Signature of the following Accords necessary for the realization of the MSW-Energy Complex in Moroni, Autonomous Island of Grande Comore

 

 

1.

Deed of Assignment Agreement (“Protocol of Engagement”) by and between the Government of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore and BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. Contract was signed

January 11, 2016.

 

  2. The signing of the Concession Agreement for the Municipal Solid Waste, Land Lease Agreement and Agreement for the supply of treated Municipal Water on January 11, 2016

 

  3. The signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the “Le Gestion de l’Eau et de l’Électricité aux Comores (MA-MWE)” [ Power Corporation of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore] on January 11, 2016

 

  4. Opening of a new Comorian Corporation (in the country in question) totally owned by BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc., opening of bank account and execution of all party obligations contained in the Deed of Assignment. This was done on January 12, 2016

 

  5. Reception of letter from new governmental administration of the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore (after elections on May 2016) reaffirming their initiative and will to fully respect and execute the engagements signed on January 11, 2016; August 25, 2016

 

  6. Site selection (site Identification and legal designation (Cadastral, Lot, etc. ...)) for the MSW-Energy Complex, preparation of legal documents to annex same to the Land Lease Agreement and Assignment of selected parcel of land to BioCrude, as per the stipulations of the Land Concession agreement on November 12, 2016.
     

 

  7. Incorporating agreed to amendments and/or modifications to the contractual engagements of January 11, 2016 into the new agreements replacing those of January 11, 2016: December 9, 2016.

 

  8. Granting of a Treasury Guarantee to BioCrude from the governmental administration of the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore, as per the stipulations of the Concession and Power Purchase Agreements: December 10, 2016

 

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(Fully executed; timeline: it took approximately 8 months)

 

B. Organizational Matrix: Construction, Management, Operations and Maintenance of Project

 

  1. Flowchart of management staff

 

  2. Organization of the Waste Management (Collection, Transportation, Sorting and Treatment)
     
  3. Flowchart of Engineering, Procurement and Construction
 

 

4.

 

Flowchart of Operations Complex and Maintenance

 

  5. Flowchart for the influx of feedstock and the out flux (distribution) of by-products

 

(Fully executed; timeline: The tasks identified above in B are part and parcel of the submitted preliminary proposal, which included the “Prefeasibility Study & Detailed Project Report” and the “Business Plan (with financial metrics)”, to the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore (September 2015) for the realization of the Concession and Power Purchase Agreements in accordance to the provisions of the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP)).

 

C. Project implementation plan for the Integrated Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Complex

 

  1. Opening of the office in Moroni, Autonomous Island of Grande Comore: expected completion date September 2021

 

  2. Recruitment and training of human resources in Moroni, Autonomous Island of Grande Comore (for engineering, management, operation and maintenance): expected completion date September 2021 (preliminary core)

 

  3. Recruitment of human resources in Canada (for key management positions): expected completion date September 2021

 

  4. Preliminary Engineering: completed in preliminary proposal (generic)

 

  5. Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste: expected completion date September 2021

 

  6. Study of the site and soil studies: expected completion date October 2021

 

  7. Detailed Engineering plans: expected completion date October 2021

 

  8. Detailed plan of the development strategy of the complex: expected completion date October 2021

 

  9. Hiring of project manager(s) and subcontractors (either through reference or through tender): expected completion date September 2021

 

  10. Recruitment of Material and Equipment specialist suppliers, via reputation in the market place or tender: expected completion date October 2021

 

(Timeline: 6 to 8 months from time = present)

 

D. Human Resource List for Project Implementation

 

  1. Project management

 

  2. Civil Engineers

 

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  3. Structural Engineers

 

  4. Electrical Engineers
 

 

5.

 

Mechanical Engineers

 

  6. Environmental Engineers

 

  7.

Geological Engineers

 

  8.

Designers

 

  9.

Architects

 

  10. Planners

 

  11. Buyers

 

  12. Supply Agents

 

  13. Cost Controllers

 

  14. Training Coach

 

(Timeline: 2 to 4 months from time = present)

 

E. Development and implementation of the EPC project guide (Engineering, Procurement and Construction)

 

  1. Program Implementation Plan (Project Execution Plan "PEP") Completed

 

  2. Preparation of studies and preliminary engineering plans Completed

 

  3. Preparation of studies and detailed engineering design 3 months following task D

 

  4. Planning and timetable for the project (Gantt Chart) 3 months following task D

 

  5. Obtaining permits and governmental approvals and clearances for the construction and operation of the complex 2 months following submission of detailed engineering plans to the related Governmental Agencies of the Union of the Comoros (timeline provision in agreements and signed off by the Governmental Authorities of the Union of the Comoros)

 

  6. Construction 10 to 14 months following the execution of E.5. above incorporating a startup synchronization period of approximately 1 to 2 months

 

  7. Operation and Maintenance Complex NA for Development timeline

   

F. Project Management and Control: Project Implementation Plan (PIP)

 

  1. A preliminary feasibility study and a detailed report of the complex Completed

 

  2. Strategic planning and economic analysis Completed

 

  3. The selection of the field Completed

 

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  4. Preliminary engineering Completed

 

  Ø Economic analysis and project risks

 

  Ø The estimate of the total capital investment as well as operating and maintenance costs

 

  Ø The preliminary assessment of environmental impact and permitting requirements

 

  Ø The technology research, analysis and conceptualization

 

  5. Reliability analysis Completed
 

 

6.

 

The technology selection, project configuration and sizing Concurrently with task E.3. and its timeline

 

  7. The studies and engineering plans for the environmental permitting Concurrently with task E.3. and its timeline
 

 

8.

 

Research Techniques Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  9. The strategy and planning for the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  10. The preparation of the Clean Design Mechanism documents for submission to the CDM program (literature and the detailed report for project compliance with the standards and requirements established by the UNFCCC) Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  11. Carbon capture and storage Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  12. The carbon credit analysis Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  13. Energy efficiency Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  14. The analysis of the applicable regulations Concurrently with task C and its timeline

 

  15. The economic and financial analysis (Business Plan) for the preparation of the application for funding Completed; we have already opened up dialogue with an EPC firm for not only engaging same for the EPC works, but also financing same under the proviso of BioCrude subrogating its right to the Sovereign Guarantees; waiting for proforma proposal from EPC firm

 

  16. The selection for the companies to carry out the civil works, and procure materials and equipment required for the development of the project (initiate works) Completed; we have already opened up dialogue with an EPC firm for not only engaging same for the EPC works, but also financing same under the proviso of BioCrude subrogating its right to the Sovereign Guarantees; awaiting for proforma proposal from EPC firm

 

  17. The management and supervision of the project 10 to 14 months; duration of EPC works

 

  18. The operation and maintenance of the MSW-Energy complex NA for Development timeline

 

  19. The invoice, receipt and payment collection NA for Development timeline

 

  20. Organization of briefings to the public NA for Development timeline

 

G. Environmental Impacts Analysis

 

The evaluation process:

 

  1. The assessment of critical elements used in the development of the project, emissions harmful to the environment, leaching into soil, drainage, etc.…

 

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  2. Potential erosion, the effects of the use and release of public waters on the tributaries, the adjacent ecological systems to the site, etc.…

 

  3. The number of vehicles (trucks, cars, etc.…) and emissions of pollutants

 

  4. The energy used in the complex and cooling of various buildings

 

  5. Materials used for the manufacture of the floor

 

  6. Building materials used for roofs

 

  7. Management and treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW)
 

 

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The quality of water and air

 

 

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The negative environmental impacts and mitigation, thereof

   

  10. Analysis of existing site and the impact of adverse effects thereon, for the development of the MSW-Energy complex so as to minimize the impact thereof

 

  11. Effect of development on sensitive regional systems sent by either air or by ground water systems

 

(Fully executed; timeline: Part and parcel of the submitted preliminary proposal (“Prefeasibility Study & Detailed Project Report” incorporating an “Environmental Impact Analysis”) to the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore for the realization of the Concession and Power Purchase Agreements in accordance to the provisions of the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP); the Environmental Impact Analysis was acceptable to the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore, hence no caveats, provisions or stipulations related thereto are within the signed contractual agreements).

 

Planning and Timetable for the Project

 

The Summary forecast for the following tasks of the project planning encompasses a timeline of 6 to 8 months:

 

  Ø Analysis of the composition and characteristics of municipal solid waste,

 

  Ø Study and preparation of plans for the preliminary engineering,

 

  Ø Study and preparation of detailed plans of Engineering.

 

The Summary forecast for the Construction & synchronization of different modules in the MSW to Energy complex of the project planning encompasses a timeline of 16 to 18 months (incorporating approximately 4 months for project preparation for ground breaking ceremony).

 

Material Agreements

 

We have filed (with SEC as part of the Company’s S-1(/A) registration statement(s)) our Material Agreements (the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), and MSW, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent Concession Agreements), with SEC as part of the Company’s S-1(/A) registration statement(s), respectively by and between the Governmental Authorities of the Grande Comore and BioCrude.

 

January 2016 – Concluded Engagements: signed Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), MSW, Land and Supply of Treated Effluent Concession Agreements and a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), by and between the Government of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore and BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc., for the implementation of the first Waste to Energy complex in the municipality of Moroni, which are as follows:

 

  Ø Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP): exclusively assigning the rights of waste management treatment to BioCrude via the inter-related specific concession vehicles, all defining protocol and mode of engagement as well as rights, interests and obligations of each engaging entity for the term of engagement (30 years) with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years). Contract was signed January 11, 2016 and amended on December 9, 2016.

 

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  Ø MSW Concession* for the guaranteed delivery of MSW to the Complex with an implied base tipping fee per ton of MSW (“Put or Pay” for the minimum MSW guarantee of 700 TPD) with annual escalations for the term (30 years) of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years) and Sovereign Guarantees from the Minister of Finance endorsing same. Contract was signed January 11, 2016 and amended on December 9, 2016.
 

 

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Land Lease Concession for the delivery of the required amount of land for project term (30 years), at an annual symbolic lease rate of $1/amount of land delivered/annum, with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years). Contract was signed January 11, 2016 and amended on December 9, 2016.

 

  Ø Supply of Treated Effluent Concession whereby the governmental authorities will supply the necessary treated water in order to fulfill the operational requirements of the MSW to Energy complex at a negligible symbolic annual rate for the term of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years). Contract was signed January 11, 2016 and amended on December 9, 2016.

 

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Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)* [resale of procured electricity to the Power Corporation of the country in question], whereby the Power Corporation of a certain country will buy back the electricity produced by the MSW to Energy Complex at a base rate per kW-hr (“Take or Pay” for all of the renewable energy procured less the self-consumption needs of the MSW-Energy complex), with annual escalations for the term (30 years) of the project with an option of renewal for an additional term (30 years) and Sovereign Guarantees from the Minister of Finance endorsing same. Contract was signed January 11, 2016 and amended on December 9, 2016.

 

*A Revolving Letter of Credit (RLC), replenished quarterly (for the duration of the term of the contractual engagements) will be issued by the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore (a temporary Treasury bond has been issued to BioCrude on December 10, 2016, which will be replaced by the RLC), as per the provisions and stipulations of the contractual engagements (submitted to the SEC), as a default payment mechanism guarantee, in the event of nonpayment of the tipping fees or for the purchase of the renewable energy, which can immediately, after default, be drawn upon, to remedy default. The face value of the RLC is to cover the tipping fees and resale of electricity payments for a whole year, multiplied by a factor of 1.5.

 

* On July 27, 2017, the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore have issued to BioCrude a “Treasury Bond”, with supporting literature (indenture, resolutions, etc.…; as filed with SEC as part of the Company’s S-1(/A) registration statement(s), as well as other in other Form filings) baring a face value of twenty million United States Dollars (20,000,000 USD), in lieu of a “Revolving Letter of Credit (RLC)”, replenished quarterly (for the duration of the term of the contractual engagements), as per the provisions and stipulations of the contractual engagements (Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements). This Treasury Bond serves as a default payment mechanism guarantee, in the event of nonpayment of the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore’s financial contractual obligations (tipping fees and/or fees due for the purchase of the renewable energy), which same can immediately, after default, be executed upon by BioCrude, to remedy default.

 

Nota Bene: The parties (the Governmental Authorities of the Grande Comore and BioCrude), following discussions, agreed to enforce amendments discussed and reflect same within the agreements and agreed to sign these new agreements, as amended, on December 9, 2016, replacing all of the agreements signed on the 11th of January 2016. The principal points of amendment were to incorporate the identified land concession which was assigned to BioCrude, by governmental decree, on November 12, 2016 and to reflect the new governmental administration that was elected into office as the representatives for the Governmental divisions of the Grande Comore that engaged with BioCrude.

 

For the Union of the Comoros, the Company is still awaiting documents from the Federal Governmental Authorities stating that the Federal Government is the new Intervening Party to the Concession(s) agreements previously signed with the Governorate (province; autonomous region) of Moroni, after the outcome of the Federal Referendum, whereby through same, contracting and economic powers are transferred from the Governorate (Province) level to that of Federal level. The Referendum outcome favored the Federal Government over that of the Governorate (Autonomous) Region of Moroni, i.e., authorizing documents are still pending.

 

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Nota Bene: The following contractual attributes are intrinsic to the aforesaid contractual (Concessions) agreements:

 

  Ø Contracts are backed by Government Sovereign Guarantees

 

  Ø Law and Jurisdiction of Dispute Arbitration (Canada)

 

  Ø Law of Contract execution immunized against change of law with Grandfather clause

 

  Ø Government issuance of (USD 20 Million) Treasury Bond; covers any interim financial defaults – replenished quarterly

 

  Ø Government payments are in US dollars (foreign exchange rate risk eliminated)

 

  Ø Zero Income Taxes, VAT’s and no levies & duties of imported materials, equipment, rolling stock, etc.… for duration of contract (30 years)

 

  Ø Assignment of contracts/change of control clauses benefiting BioCrude (to its discretion)

 

  Ø Land Lease Concession: Symbolic $1 US per 25 hectares per year, for 30 years (term), and for additional 30-year renewal term (no escalations / changes)

 

  Ø Supply of Effluent Concession: Symbolic $1 US per 7,000 kL of Effluent (water) per day, for 30 years (term), and for additional 30-year renewal term (no escalations / changes)

 

  Ø Supply of primary feedstock (waste): 700 tons per day not only at zero cost, but at either a “gate fee” [government pays BioCrude this tipping fee]

 

  Ø Government buys back all procured renewable energy (net of self-consumption of complex) via a Power Purchase Agreement for the duration of the 30-year term and renewal option thereof

 

  Ø BioCrude is beneficiary of all Certified Emissions Reduction Credits (CERs) due to the MSW to Energy project

 

  Ø BioCrude’s management and its Joint-Venture Partner, China Machinery Industry Construction Group Inc. (SINOCONST), have BONIFIDE credentials to execute the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) of the MSW to Energy project, as well as the management of the operations to same*

 

* On April 4th, 2017, China Machinery Industry Construction Group Inc.’s (SINOCONST) and BioCrude Technologies, Inc. have signed a strategic Partnership (JV) Agreement which embodies the understood exclusive engagement by and between the participants of the JV Consortium (SINOCONST and BioCrude) for any present and future Waste to Energy Project(s) acquired by any party worldwide. SINOCONST will be responsible for the EPC works (for the development of the Project(s) [Design and Build]) as well as securing the financing for the Project(s), while BioCrude will be the operator (Operation and management).

 

China Machinery Industry Construction Group Inc.SINOCONST), is one of the earliest large state-owned construction enterprises in China, having Class A general construction contracting certification and Class A design certification approved by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and having AAA credit standing and foreign trade license granted by the Ministry of Commerce. SINOCONST has passed the certification of ISO9001 Quality Management System, ISO14001 Environmental Management System and GB/T 28001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Presently, SINOCONST has 15 wholly owned subsidiaries, 4 Business Division divisions, 19 branch companies, 8 joint-stock companies and 1National Exemplary Technician Institute. It boasts more than 10,000 employees, including 3,000 various engineers.

 

During the past 60 years since its establishment, SINOCONST has successively undertaken hundreds of large and medium key projects involving different sectors, such as machinery, automobile, building materials, metallurgy, electric power, chemical, petroleum, electronics, light industry, broadcasting & TV, environmental protection, municipal, public and civil buildings etc., with projects performed throughout the country. SINOCONST has made great contribution to China's industrial development and modernization.

 

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SINOCONST will be responsible for the EPC works (for the development of the Project(s) [Design and Build]) as well as securing the financing for the Project(s), while BioCrude will be the operator (Operation and management). Both SINOCONST and BioCrude will engage with SPV’s/SPE’s, with Contract (Project) Agreements and Operation and management Agreements.

 

As a caveat for securitizing payment of the contract price for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) works, via the financing mechanism established by SINOCONST, JV Consortium will set up “Special Purpose Vehicle’s/Entity’s” (“SPV/SPE”) for each and every acquired Project. The JV Consortium’s mission and ethos for creating an SPV/SPE of each well-defined Project is to enable direct securitization of financially engineered loans (and other receivables) against direct assets. SINOCONST’s association (equity participation) into every SPV/SPE will be provisional, in a sense where same will have a certain stake in the shareholdings (Common Stock) of the SPV/SPE (as defined in the Capital Structure of the SPV/SPE, as referenced below and in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of same, refer to Annex I), until such time that the loans vested for the development (Design, Building of Project by SINOCONST) of the Project are fully paid back by the JV Consortium from the proceeds of the receivables (for services rendered to client by the Project (SPV/SPE)), and all shares of Common Stock held by SINOCONST are transferred (sold to BioCrude for Project loan(s) repayment, only) to BioCrude as full and final settlement for the loan (that paid for the contract price of said development to SINOCONST). As part and parcel to the securitization of the loans in the SPV/SPE, BioCrude shall assign and/or subrogate its rights to its assets of that distinct Project (Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements, Sovereign Guarantees, Revenues of Operation, etc.…) to the SPV/SPE (“JV Consortium”), and same shall be subject to Charges (Mortgage, privilege, etc..) for financing (funding), only.

 

On April 4, 2017, SINOCONST and BioCrude have commissioned the services of B & W INT’L SECRETARY LIMITED (Honk Kong, China) [law firm] to establish an SPV/SPE, “BioCrude Technologies, (Hong Kong) Limited” [JV Corporation], as the development vehicle for the MSW to Energy project for the Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros (BioCrude Technologies, (Hong Kong) Limited; filed as an exhibit with the SEC). The “SPV/SPE” possesses the following characteristics:

 

  1. Memorandum and Articles of Association: “The Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) [Hong Kong, China]” for “Private Company Limited by Shares” is utilized as the base Memorandum and Articles of Association and enhanced / modified as per the terms, conditions and stipulations of the JV Agreement by and between SINOCONST and BioCrude (“Memorandum and Articles of Association”; filed as an exhibit with the SEC).

 

  2. Organization and Capital Structure: as per the stipulations of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and modified to reflect the following, as well:

 

BioCrude will account for seventy percent (70.0%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at an issue price of 1 HKD per share for an aggregate issue price of 700 HKD, and at Closing Date;

 

SINOCONST will account for thirty per cent (30.0%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, at an issue price of 1 HKD per share for an aggregate issue price of 300 HKD, and at Closing Date and issued only once financing (funding) for the Project has been put in place, and will be holder of same until such time that financing (funding) has been paid back, in full, whereby all shares of Common Stock will have been transferred to BioCrude, as full and final settlement for loan repayment and shares of Common Stock acquisition.

 

Nota Bene: The financing (funding) secured by SINOCONST for the Project and accepted by the JV Consortium will bare an amortization of approximately five (5) years, with a negotiated mechanism for the repayment schedule of principal and interest. Every year end (from the beginning of operations of the Project, i.e., after project completion in accordance to the terms, conditions and stipulations of SINOCONST’s engagement (Contract (Project) Agreement) with SPV/SPE), relative to the amount of capital paid down from the original outstanding loan on that year, a pro rata amount of shares of Common Stock will be given (transferred) back to BioCrude in that year, until the full repayment of the loan, whereby the balance of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as shareholdings of SINOCONST are transferred back to BioCrude, and BioCrude is one hundred per cent (100.0%) shareholder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

  3. Management (Board of Directors, Officers): as per the stipulations of the Articles of Association, modified to reflect the terms, provisions and stipulations of the JV Agreement by and between BioCrude and SINOCONST.

 

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On April 4th, 2017, SINOCONST’s General Manager of the Group Business Development Department, Mr. Zhou Tao, and BioCrude Technologies (Comoros), LTD. [Hong Kong SPV established by SINOCONST and BioCrude, as a JV Partnership], Chairman and CEO, Mr. John Moukas, have signed a Construction (EPC) Contract Agreement which  embodies SPV’s engagement of SINONST to Design, Construct, and Finance BioCrude’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Energy Complex in the municipality of Moroni, Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros, to treat MSW and procure renewable energy and other marketable by-products (organic fertilizer, ash, primary feedstock for building materials, etc.…) within the conforms of BioCrude’s acquired Concession and Power Purchase Agreements, as well as BioCrude’s Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership with the Governmental Authorities of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros.

 

On September 1, 2017, BioCrude, in joint with SINOCONST (“JV Consortium”), have had a work session (in Beijing, China) with China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (“SINOSURE”), to clarify particulars regarding BioCrude’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Energy Complex (“Project”) in the municipality of Moroni, Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros, more particularly, the Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements and the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public – Private Partnership. Thereafter, BioCrude and SINOCONST, on behalf of BioCrude Technologies, (Hong Kong) Ltd (“SPV/SPE”), have submitted an application to SINOSURE requesting loan insurance for the Project. As part and parcel to the loan insurance application, an independent third-party feasibility study for the Project was requested. The JV Consortium has taken the initiative to solicit same for the execution of the required works.

 

On September 5, 2017, JV Consortium, on behalf of SPV/SPE, had a work session (in Beijing, China) with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (“ICBC”), and shortly therewith, submitted to same, an application for funding for BioCrude’s Project. We are awaiting feedback regarding the indicative terms and conditions (“term sheet”) for the Project funding.

 

On October 5, 2017, BioCrude received from ICBC, the indicative terms and conditions (“term sheet”) for the Project funding (term of validity was six months). On April 8, 2018, BioCrude received from ICBC, a renewal of the “term sheet”, extending the term of validity for another six months.

 

On January, 2018, BioCrude, in joint with SINOCONST (“JV Consortium”), have commissioned out the works related to the feasibility study of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Energy Complex (“Project”) in the municipality of Moroni, Autonomous Island of the Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros, to China International Electronic Commerce Center (“CIECC”), an independent engineering firm in China, acceptable to SINOSURE’s shortlist of accredited and acceptable suppliers for same.

 

On January 23, 2018, BioCrude, in joint with SINOCONST (“JV Consortium”), had a work session (in Beijing, China) with CIECC. CIECC had requested that all of BioCrude’s literature be translated into mandarin (translation was concluded by March 30, 2018); the status of the final report of the feasibility study for the project, as of these presences, is on hold due (awaiting feedback from the federal government of Union of the Comoros).

 

On April 29, 2018, Comoros's President Sem Azali Assoumani declared that a referendum on amending the country's Constitution would be held in July 2018. The results of the referendum were in favor of changing the constitution, and one of the issues of address was federal consolidation of powers, and as such, the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros, would now be the new Intervening Party to the Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements, as well as the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), in lieu of the Governorate of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore.

 

In the months of September and November, 2018, BioCrude sent a delegation to the Union of the Comoros in order to clarify and document the transition of the Federal Government’s intervention, and as such, the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros has yet to issue to BioCrude the following Amending Declarations:

 

  1. Amending Declaration to the Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements, as well as the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), by the Ministry of Finance, Economy, Budget, Investment and Foreign Trade of the Union of the Comoros, whereby they Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros acknowledges same, as well as declare that the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros is the new intervening party to contracts, more particularly, with respect to honoring all of the Government’s obligations within the signed engagements with BioCrude, as well as the Sovereign Guarantees attached to same.

 

  2. Amending Declaration to the Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements, as well as the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), by the Ministry of Production, Environment, Energy, Industry and Crafts of the Union of the Comoros, whereby the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros acknowledges same, as well as declare that the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros is the new intervening party to contracts, more particularly, with respect to honoring all of the Government’s obligations with the issuance of all necessary permits, and clearances for the development of BioCrude’s Waste to Energy project in Moroni, Grande Comore, Union of the Comoros.

 

BioCrude also requested from the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros’ legal division, a legal opinion of the Concessions and Power Purchase Agreements, as well as the Deed of Assignment pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), incorporating the change of the Contracting/Intervening Party. The Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros’ legal division has yet to issue same.

 

As of these presences, BioCrude has yet to receive the amending declarations, and legal opinion from the Federal Government of the Union of the Comoros, as well as a signing date for the aforementioned expansion of works of waste treatment for the Governorates of Moheli and Anjouan, and for the Waste Collection, and Street and Public Spaces Cleaning for the whole country of the Union of the Comoros (Autonomous Islands of Grande Comore, Moheli and Anjouan).

 

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Employees

 

As of December 31, 2020, we have one officer (Mr. John Moukas) who is also a director of the company, and two non-employee directors, (Mr. Boris Baran and Mr. Edmond-Dario Monzon). We have no agreements with any of our management for any services, but we do use independent professional contractors to execute works on a need-to-need basis.

 

The majority of business activities have been conducted by Mr. John Moukas and certain independent contractors on a need-to-need basis (diligent with available resources). As of present, there are no foreign divisions, but BioCrude did open a few corporations abroad to commence lobbying works (e.g. Romania (dormant), Union of the Comoros (new; to establish activity short with)). The Company anticipates that additional employees will be added as needed.

 

Contractors / Subcontractors

 

At present, BioCrude utilizes the services of independent contractors / subcontractors on an as needed basis, as opposed to sustaining certain human resources with its limited resources as full-time employees. Independent contractors / subcontractors have been used for consulting purposes in the milieus of legal, financial, technical, copywriting and translations as well as for lobbying services. BioCrude is not currently utilizing any subcontractors nor have any been used on a regular basis in the past.

   

It is worthwhile noting that in certain circumstances, some independent contractors / subcontractors are remunerated with stock compensation, if an understanding with the independent contractors / subcontractors is established for same. 

 

Lobbyists, as part of the Company’s governance, are only engaged under the remuneration principle of a success fee basis (lobbying activities for obtaining concession agreements with governments), with certain exceptions of financial compensation, whereby BioCrude (under careful consideration of circumstances and utility) will cover some of the travel expenses of same.

  

Description of Property

 

We currently lease office space at 1255 Philips Square, Suite 605, Montreal, Quebec, CA H3B 3G5 as our principal offices. We believe these facilities are in good condition, but that we may need to expand our leased space as our business efforts increase.

 

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Available Information

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All of our reports are able to be reviewed through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which is publicly available through the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

 

We intend to furnish to our stockholders annual reports containing financial statements audited by our independent certified public accountants and quarterly reports containing reviewed unaudited interim financial statements for the first three-quarters of each fiscal year. You may contact the Securities and Exchange Commission at (800) SEC-0330 or you may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room at the following location:

 

Public Reference Room

100 F. Street N.W.

Washington, D.C. 2054900405

Telephone: (800) SEC-0330

 

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

We are at a very early operational stage and our success is subject to the substantial risks inherent in the establishment of a new business venture.

 

The implementation of our business strategy is in a very early stage and we currently have no revenues. Our business and operations should be considered to be in a very early stage and subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business venture. Accordingly, the intended business and operations may not prove to be successful in the near future, if at all. Any future success that we might enjoy will depend upon many factors, several of which may be beyond our control, or which cannot be predicted at this time, and which could have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, business prospects and operations and the value of an investment in the Company.

 

We have a very limited operating history and our business plan is unproven and may not be successful.

 

The Company was formed in August 2015, but we have not yet begun full scale operations nor have we generated any revenue to date. We have not proven that our business model will allow us to generate a profit.

 

There are substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern and if we are unable to continue our business, our shares may have little or no value

 

The Company’s ability to become a profitable operating company is dependent upon its ability to generate revenues and/or obtain financing adequate to fulfill our requirements to complete evaluations of Concession acquisitions and development of same opportunities and to achieve a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure has raised substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. We plan to attempt to raise additional equity capital by selling shares in this offering and, if necessary, through one or more private placement or public offerings. However, the doubts raised, relating to our ability to continue as a going concern, may make our shares as an unattractive investment for potential investors. These factors, among others, may make it difficult to raise any additional capital.

 

Failure to effectively manage our growth could place strains on our managerial, operational and financial resources and could adversely affect our business and operating results.

 

Our growth has placed, and is expected to continue to place, a strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. Further, if our business grows, we will be required to manage multiple relationships. Any further growth by us or an increase in the number of our strategic relationships will increase this strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. This strain may inhibit our ability to achieve the rapid execution necessary to implement our business plan, and could have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, business prospects, operations and the value of an investment in the Company.

 

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Competition in the Waste Management industry/milieu is highly competitive and there is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring viable Concession engagements from regulating governmental authorities.

 

The Waste Management industry/milieu is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous companies, including many major companies which have substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for access to funds. We cannot predict if the necessary funds can be raised or that any projected work will be completed.

 

Risk relating to intellectual property and know-how protection

 

Though certain intellectual property and know-how of the Company is not, or cannot be totally protected via legal mechanisms or against the implied intent and/or capabilities of potential perpetrators, vulnerability to copying and/or theft exists. Board members have a distinct responsibility to analyze and mitigate risk on behalf of the Company and/or shareholders, and as such, appreciate the materiality of the risk and will attempt to get a handle on measuring its components and try to implement viable countering measures to same. As well, the Board will adopt, as part of its corporate governance, policy that insists that vigilance be institutionalized by monitoring the worldwide marketplace, auditing all security and confidentiality protections in the organization, and making security expectations clear to all employees, over and above developing and having in place rapid response procedures to mitigate risk when theft or abuse of intellectual property occurs.

 

Current and future governmental and environmental regulations could adversely affect our business.

 

Our business is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. Our operations are also subject to complex environmental and energy procurement laws and regulations adopted by the various jurisdictions in which we have or expect to have operations. We could incur liability to governments or third parties for any unlawful discharge of pollutants into the air, soil or water, including responsibility for remedial costs.

 

Government regulation could be an intervening issue whilst trying to get the Concession and Power Purchase Agreements with implications related thereto, which may impact/inhibit the Company’s success in realizing its milestones in the execution of its proposed MSW to Energy Complex for a particular country (client). Part and parcel of the Company’s MSW to Energy proposal submitted to governments is a prefeasibility study of same, which is given to the different divisions of governments, dictating what is required from same with regards to regulation, permits and clearances. The stipulations and provisions for regulations, permits and clearances are absolute (once finalized by BioCrude and the Governmental authorities (with the intervention of technical divisions of same)) within the Concession agreements and signed off on (as well as time delays for granting same from the time BioCrude submits formal plans) by the appropriate divisions of government regulating same ad hoc, i.e. Ministry of Environment (Pollution, water, etc.…), Ministry of Energy (Power Corporation; electricity act [auto producer of electricity and transmission), Municipality (MSW Concession, land concession, water concession), Ministry of Finance (Sovereign Guarantees), etc.… Once the Concessions are acquired (signed), government regulation risk is dramatically reduced or eliminated

 

Because the requirements imposed by laws and regulations are frequently changed, no assurance can be given that laws and regulations enacted in the future, including changes to existing laws and regulations, will not adversely affect our business.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We currently lease office space at 1255 Phillips Square, Suite 605, Montreal, Quebec, CA H3B 3G5 as our principal offices. We believe these facilities are in good condition, but that we may need to expand our leased space as our business efforts increase.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are not presently a party to any material litigation, nor to the knowledge of management is any litigation threatened against us, which may materially affect us.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is not yet quoted. Without an active public trading market, a stockholder may not be able to liquidate their shares. If a market does develop, the price for our securities may be highly volatile and may bear no relationship to our actual financial condition or results of operations. Factors we discuss in this report, including the many risks associated with an investment in our securities, may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock.

 

The ability of individual stockholders to trade their shares in a particular state may be subject to various rules and regulations of that state. A number of states require that an issuer’s securities be registered in their state or appropriately exempted from registration before the securities are permitted to trade in that state. Presently, we have no plans to register our securities in any particular state.

 

Holders of Common Stock

 

As of December 31, 2020, we had 312 stockholders of record of the 50,621,336 shares outstanding.

 

Dividends

 

The payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, our capital requirements, our financial condition, and other relevant factors. We have not paid or declared any dividends upon our common stock since our inception and, by reason of our present financial status and our contemplated financial requirements, do not anticipate paying any dividends upon our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends. We currently do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future on the shares of common stock. We intend to reinvest any earnings in the development and expansion of our business. Any cash dividends in the future to common stockholders will be payable when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors, based upon the Board’s assessment of:

 

  Our financial condition;

 

  Earnings;

 

  Need of funds;

 

  Capital requirements;

 

  Prior claims of preferred stock to the extent issued and outstanding; and

 

  Other factors, including any applicable laws.

 

Therefore, there can be no assurance that any dividends on the common stock will ever be paid.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

We currently do not maintain any equity compensation plans.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

We have no recent sales of unregistered securities.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Except for the historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. We caution you not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Our actual results or actions may differ materially from these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect.

 

OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

 

With the signing of the Concession Agreements with the country of the Union of the Comoros and the funds raised through this common share offering the Company during the next twelve months will be able to aggressively implement the building of its corporate infrastructure by adding a few key senior managers to oversee the control of the management of the Complexes and the general management of the Company. In addition, technical staff experienced in the management of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) activities, a key component in the controlling the successful creation of a Complex will also be hired. The anticipated cost for accomplishing this is approximately $8 million, which includes the provisions for infrastructure development of the Company (construction, fixed assets and equipment procurement), human resource staffing and working capital.

 

The crucial factor to the financial success is the rapid successful signing of additional concession agreements. Each such agreement requires an immediate investment in the capital stock of the legal entity created for the purpose of building and subsequently operating the Complex. Additional investments in the capital stock of each Complex totaling ten percent (10%) of the capital expenditure for a given Complex must be made in conjunction with the securing of long-term debt provided by financial institutions (made possible by the sovereign guarantees included in the Concession Agreements). The legal entities created for the Complexes in a given country take a wholly owned subsidiary of a joint venture owned fifty per cent (50%) each by the Company and the local government providing the sovereign guarantee. The Company anticipates the creation of a total of eight (8) subsidiaries and two (2) joint ventures requiring a total of approximately $46 million (note: each joint venture entity requires the upfront payment of a licensing fee on the part of the Company’s joint venture partner, partially offsetting the Company’s investment in the Complex and providing a portion of the funds required to operate the Company and make further investments in additional Complexes).

 

Going Concern

 

The future of our company is dependent upon its ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations. Management has plans to seek additional capital through a private placement and/or public offering of its common stock, if necessary. Our auditors have expressed a going concern opinion which raises doubts about the Issuers ability to continue as a going concern.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Revenue

 

We did not generate revenue during the year ended December 31, 2020 or 2019.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020 there were $283,752 of operating expenses consisting of general and administrative expenses. Operating expenses for the prior year ended December 31, 2019 was $274,261, consisting of general and administrative.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $109,971 in cash and did not have any other cash equivalents. The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. To date, we have financed our operations through the issuance of stock and borrowings.

 

In summary, our cash flows were as follows:

 

   For the year ended December 31,
2020
   For the year ended December 31,
2019
 
Net cash used in operating activities  $(279,584)  $(90,177)
Net cash used in investing activities        
Net cash provided by financing activities   389,250    76,596 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash       57 
Net increase (decrease) in Cash   109,666    (13,524)
Cash, beginning of year   305    13,829 
Cash, end of year  $109,971   $305 

 

GOING CONCERN

 

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company does not have significant cash or other current assets, nor does it have an established source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Under the going concern assumption, an entity is ordinarily viewed as continuing in business for the foreseeable future with neither the intention nor the necessity of liquidation, ceasing trading, or seeking protection from creditors pursuant to laws or regulations. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are recorded on the basis that the entity will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plan described in the Business paragraph and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

During the next year, the Company’s foreseeable cash requirements will relate to continual development of the operations of its business, maintaining its good standing and making the requisite filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the payment of expenses associated with research and development. The Company may experience a cash shortfall and be required to raise additional capital.

 

Historically, it has mostly relied upon internally generated funds and funds from the sale of shares of stock to finance its operations and growth. Management may raise additional capital through future public or private offerings of the Company’s stock or through loans from private investors, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such financing. The Company’s failure to do so could have a material and adverse effect upon it and its shareholders. 

 

Operating activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $279,584 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and $90,177 for December 31, 2019.

 

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Investing activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $ Nil and $ Nil for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Financing activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $389,250 and $76,596 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Since inception, we have financed our cash flow requirements through issuance of common stock and related party advances. As we expand our activities, we may, and most likely will, continue to experience net negative cash flows from operations, pending receipt of listings or some form of advertising revenues. Additionally, we anticipate obtaining additional financing to fund operations through common stock offerings, to the extent available, or to obtain additional financing to the extent necessary to augment our working capital. In the future we need to generate sufficient revenues from sales in order to eliminate or reduce the need to sell additional stock or obtain additional loans. There can be no assurance we will be successful in raising the necessary funds to execute our business plan.

 

We anticipate that we will incur operating losses in the next twelve months. Our lack of operating history makes predictions of future operating results difficult to ascertain. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Such risks for us include, but are not limited to, an evolving and unpredictable business model and the management of growth.

 

To address these risks, we must, among other things, obtain a customer base, implement and successfully execute our business and marketing strategy, continually develop and upgrade our website, respond to competitive developments, and attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in addressing such risks, and the failure to do so can have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements and does not anticipate entering into any such arrangements in the foreseeable future.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements, which we discuss under the heading “Results of Operations” following this section of our MD&A. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

We set forth below those material accounting policies that we believe are the most critical to an investor’s understanding of our financial results and condition and that require complex management judgment.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission include, where applicable, disclosures of estimates, assumptions, uncertainties and markets that could affect the financial statements and future operations of the Company.

 

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Fair value of financial instruments

 

The carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheets for cash, accounts payable and related party payables approximate the respective fair values due to the short maturities of these items. The Company does not hold any investments that are available-for-sale.

 

As required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC, fair value is measured based on a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;

 

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). 

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

This item is not applicable as we are currently considered a smaller reporting company.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc.

Index to Financial Statements

 

  Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm(s) F-2
   
Financial Statements:  
   
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-3
   
Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-4
   
Statement of Changes in Stockholders Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-5
   
Statement of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-6
   
Notes to Financial Statements F-7 - F-10

 

F-1

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the shareholders and the board of directors of BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of BioCrude Technologies USA, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s significant operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s BF Borgers CPA PC

BF Borgers CPA PC

 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018

Lakewood, CO

February 14, 2021

 

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BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(EXPRESSED IN US DOLLARS)

 

  

December 31,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

 
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash  $109,971   $305 
Property, plant and equipment   19,697    23,752 
TOTAL ASSETS  $129,668   $24,057 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $21,400   $28,238 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - related parties (Note 6)   104,727    200,436 
Convertible notes (Note 3)   -    - 
Loans payable (Note 4)   152,169    155,503 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  $278,296   $384,177 
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 50,621,336 and outstanding (December 31, 2019 - 50,483,836)  $50,622   $50,484 
Additional paid in capital   8,167,646    7,617,783 
Subscription receivable   (50,000)     
Accumulated other comprehensive income   28,654    28,671 
Deficit   (8,343,939)   (8,055,454)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT ATTRIBUTALBLE TO EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ OF THE COMPANY

   (147,017)   (358,516)
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST  $(1,611)  $(1,604)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  $129,668   $24,057 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(EXPRESSED IN US DOLLARS)

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2020   2019 
OPERATING EXPENSES        
General and administrative expenses  $283,735   $274,261 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (283,735)   (274,261)
Accretion and Interest expense   (4,750)   (15,366)
Income tax expense (Note 5)        
NET LOSS  $(288,485)  $(289,627)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS          
Translation to reporting currency   (24)   57 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS  $(288,509)  $(289,570)
           
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTALBE TO          
Equity shareholders of the Company  $(288,485)  $(289,100)
Non-controlling interest   -    (527)
NET LOSS  $(288,485)  $(289,627)
           
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO          
Equity shareholders of the Company  $(288,502)  $(289,060)
Non-controlling interest   (7)   (510)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS  $(288,509)  $(289,570)
           
Loss per share - basic and diluted  $(0.01)  $(0.01)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted   50,516,852    50,450,503 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(EXPRESSED IN US DOLLARS)  

 

   Number of shares    Par Value  

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   Deficit  

Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

  

 

 

 

Non-
controlling interest

   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2018   50,430,342    $50,540   $7,472,119   $28,631   $(7,766,354)  $(426,751)  $(1,094)  $(216,268) 
Stock issued for services   1,500     2    5,998            6,000        6,000 
Stock issued for convertible debts   40,000     40    59,960            60,000        60,000 
Stock issued for cash   11,596     12    46,372            46,384        46,384 
Beneficial conversion feature            33,334            33,334        33,334 
Foreign currency translation loss                40    40        17    57 
Net loss                    (289,100)   (289,100)   (527)   (289,627)
Balance at December 31, 2019   50,483,836    $50,484   $7,617,783   $28,671   $(8,055,454)  $(358,516)  $(1,604)  $(360,120)
Subscription receivable                         (50,000)       (50,000)
Stock issued for services   30,000     30    119,970            120,000        120,000 
Stock issued for convertible debts                                - 
Stock issued for cash   107,500     108    429,893            430,000        430,000 
Beneficial conversion feature                                   
Foreign currency translation gain                (17)       (17)   (7)   (24)
Net loss                    (288,485)   (288,485)       (288,485)
Balance at December 31, 2020   50,621,336    $50,622   $8,167,646   $28,654   $(8,343,939)  $(147,017)  $(1,611)  $(148,628)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(EXPRESSED IN US DOLLARS)

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2020   2019 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss  $(288,485)  $(289,627)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities          
Accretion and interest expenses   4,751    15,366 
Amortization   4,055    3,393 
Stock issued for services   120,000    36,000 
Forgiveness accrued interest      (1,302)
Foreign exchange   

(15,933

)   3,708 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Prepaid expenses        
Accounts payable and accruals   (6,838)   23,848 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - related party   (97,134)   118,437 
Net cash used in operating activities   (279,584)   (90,177)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt        20,000 
Proceeds from private placement   380,000    46,384 
Proceeds of loans payable   9,250    10,212 
Net cash provided by financing activities   389,250    76,596 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment        
Net cash used in financing activities        
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash        57 
           
CHANGE IN CASH DURING THE YEAR   109,666    (13,524)
           
CASH BEGINNING   305    13,829 
           
CASH ENDING  $109,971   $305 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for income taxes  $   $ 
Interest paid  $   $ 
           
Noncash investing and financing activities:          
Beneficial conversion feature discount related to the issuance of convertible debt  $   $33,334 
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock  $   $60,000 
Stock issued for services  $66,000   $36,000 
Forgiveness accrued interest  $   $1,302 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIOCRUDE TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Operations

 

Biocrude Technologies USA, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 29, 2015. The Company’s principal business objective is to provide resource management expertise and services, catering to commercial, municipal, and industrial customers, primarily in the areas of solid waste management and recycling services.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) which contemplate the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated operating revenues to date, and has accumulated losses of $8,343,939 since inception. The Company has funded its operations through the issuance of capital stock, convertible debt, loans, and advances from related parties.  Management plans to raise additional funds through equity and/or debt financings. There is no certainty that further funding will be available as needed. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue operating as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue its operations as a going concern, realize the carrying value of its assets, and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon its ability to raise new capital sufficient to fund its commitments and ongoing losses, and ultimately on generating profitable operations.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

These consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with US GAAP and are presented in United States dollars.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of its 70% owned subsidiary, Biocrude Technologies (Hong Kong) Limited (“Biocrude HK”). All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant areas requiring management’s estimates and assumptions include determining the fair value of transactions involving shares common stock. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the results of operations or financial position for any period presented. 

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. 

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, payables to related parties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or

 

Level 2 - quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

 

Level 3 - inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are subsequent measured at amortized cost, but their carrying amount approximates their fair value due to the short period of time until maturity.

 

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction

 

The Company’s functional currency was the United Stated dollar. Biocrude HK maintain its accounting records in its local currency, the Hong Kong dollar.

 

Foreign exchange gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions are included in foreign exchange expense. Except for translations of intercompany balances, all translations of monetary balances to the functional currency at the year-end exchange rate are included in foreign exchange expense. The translations of intercompany balances to the functional currency at the year-end exchange rate are included in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.  

 

The Company has not, to the date of these consolidated financial statements, entered into derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash balances and highly-liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less. As at December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company does not have cash equivalents.

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated to its estimated residual values using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives of 8 years.

 

Share-based Expense

 

ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options, and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

 

F-8

 

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of ASC 505-50, “Equity – Based Payments to Non-Employees.” Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the earlier of performance commitment date or performance completion date.  

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which those differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income statement in the period that includes the date of enactment. Additionally, ASC 740: Income Taxes, requires the Company to recognize in its financial statements the impact of a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position.

 

Earnings Per Share Information

 

FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” provides for calculation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share.  Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity similar to fully diluted earnings per share.  Basic and diluted loss per share were the same, at the reporting dates, as there were no common stock equivalents outstanding.

 

NOTE 3 – STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT

 

Common stock

 

The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 75,000,000 shares with a $0.001 par value.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, with a fair value of $120,000, for services rendered.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 107,500 shares of the Company’s common stock for cash proceeds of $430,000.

 

NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not issue any convertible notes.

 

NOTE 5 – LOANS PAYABLE

 

As at December 31, 2020, the Company has loans payable of $126,481 (December 31, 2019 – $134,566) in principal and accrued interest of $25,688 (December 31, 2019 - $20,937) outstanding. These loans bear an interest rate of 4%, are unsecured and have extended maturities until December 31, 2022. Included in the balance of loans payable as at December 31, 2020, $32,291 (December 31, 2018 - $47,888) was due to a director of the Company.  

 

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NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES

 

The Company has established a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of such assets as evidenced by the cumulative losses from operations through December 31, 2020. Management periodically evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax assets. At such time as it is determined that it is more likely than not that deferred assets are realizable, the valuation allowance will be reduced accordingly and recorded as a tax benefit.

 

A reconciliation of income taxes at statutory rates is as follows:

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2020   2019 
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES  $(288,485)  $(289,627)
Statutory tax rate   21%   21%
Expected recovery at statutory rate   (60,582)   (60,822)
Non-deductible expenses       2,100 
Temporal differences   1,405    534 
Change in valuation allowance   59,177    58,188 
Income tax expense  $   $ 

 

The Company’s tax-effected deferred income tax assets and liabilities are estimated as follows:

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Non-capital losses  $(602,000)  $(543,000)
Valuation allowance   602,000    543,000 
Net deferred tax asset  $   $ 

 

The Company has non-capital losses carried forward of approximately $2,865,000 which expire between 2029 and 2040.

 

NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As at December 31, 2020, the “CEO” of the Company and a director had advanced the Company a cumulative $104,727 (2019 - $200,436) net of repayments for the payment of the Company’s operating expenses. These amounts are unsecured, without interest and payable on demand and are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities – related parties.

 

NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the accounts receivable of $50,000 was cleared/received on January 6, 2021 (holiday season and pandemic [lock down] limited banking activity for clearance of funds before December 31, 2020).

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company issued 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for cash proceeds of $100,000 (January 18, 2021).

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company issued 6,550 shares of the Company’s common stock, with a fair value of $26,200, for services rendered (January 18, 2021).

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Our current registered independent public accountant is BF Borgers CPA PC (5400 W Cedar Ave, Lakewood, CO, USA 80226; Ph: 303-953-1454, Fax: 720-251-8836; Website: www.bfbcpa.us), as per the stipulations declared on the Form 8-K, dated March 14, 2019. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, there were no disagreements whatsoever, with our registered independent public accountant (BF Borgers CPA PC) on any matter of accounting principles or practices, fiscal statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved by our registered independent public accountants, would have caused same to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports for such fiscal year(s); and there were no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K except for the material weakness mentioned hereunder in Item 9A, Controls and Procedures (sub-section “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”).

 

The reports of BF Borgers CPA PC on our financial statements, as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the reports for each such fiscal year included a paragraph (of unqualified opinions) stating that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, John Moukas, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the year end covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, they have concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control, as is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is presented fairly, that disclosures are adequate and that the judgments inherent in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal controls, including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial information.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the receipts and expenditures of company assets are made and in accordance with our management and directors authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

Management has undertaken an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in the Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based upon this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2019.

 

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Based on that evaluation, management concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective due to the following material weakness identified: 

 

(i)Lack of appropriate segregation of duties,

 

(ii)Lack of control procedures that include multiple levels of supervision and review, and

 

(iii)There is an overreliance upon independent financial reporting consultants for review of critical accounting areas and disclosures and material nonstandard transactions.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only the management’s report in this annual report.

 

Implemented or Planned Remedial Actions in response to the Material Weaknesses

 

We will continue to strive to correct the above noted weakness in internal control once we have adequate funds to do so. We believe appointing a director who qualifies as a financial expert will improve the overall performance of our control over our financial reporting.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 that materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

The Company’s management, including the chief executive officer and principal financial officer, do not expect that its disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all errors or all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The names of our director and executive officers as of December 31, 2019 and their ages, positions, and biographies are set forth below. Our executive officers are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, our board of directors.

 

Executive Officers

 

Name   Age   Position
John Moukas   55   Director, President and CEO
Boris Baran   74   Director and Secretary
Edwin-Dario Monzon    43   Independent Director
Domenico Chiovitti    75   Officer and Advisor to the Board
Peter Rona     75   Advisor to the Board

 

Directors, Executive Officers, Advisors, Promoters and Control Persons

 

  Ø John Moukas: B.Sc. Eng., Chairman / CEO; Specializing in early stage technology start-ups, finance and securities (private and public corporations).

 

Mr. Moukas is a highly-qualified Executive Manager offering more than 22 years of Financial Management, Leadership and Controller experience within the financial market and service industries. Results-Focused and effectual leader with proven ability to turn around financially troubled/distressed companies and to start off new companies from thought inception. Mr. Moukas’ talent for proactively identifying and resolving problems, reversing negative sales trends, controlling costs, automating accounting systems and corporate procedures, maximizing productivity and capability of delivering multi-million dollar profit increases is a definite synergy for BioCrude’s incubation into a flourishing on-going concern.

 

Mr. Moukas has worked as an independent financial and management consultant since 1995.

 

Mr. Moukas is the co-founder of 9175 1925 Quebec Inc. (since 2006 until 2012) and founder of BioCrude Technologies, Inc. (Canada), where he has been with same since October 2008 (inception) at the capacity of Chairman/CEO.

 

  Ø Boris Baran: M.Sc., Director / Secretary; Seasoned Executive with Corporate Development skills, Team Building experience and Corporate Strategist.

 

Mr. Boris Baran has an extensive 40-year background in IT; Mr. Baran has served in the following related capacities:

 

  Providing solutions to business problems for major corporations by conducting feasibility studies and by designing/developing/implementing computer-based information systems. These activities were performed as an independent consultant and as an employee of IBM Canada.

 

  Engaged as a Systems Engineer by IBM Canada, whereby his responsibilities included customer technical support as well as the marketing of goods and services.

 

In addition to his industrial experience, Mr. Baran was also a professor of computer information systems at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University for some 30 years. Apart from his regular teaching activities, he organized and conducted seminars for the business community. Mr. Baran’s personal and business contacts, as well as his acquired marketing skills, have enabled him to secure investors for various business opportunities.

 

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Mr. Baran has been with the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University since September 1981 until June 2010 at the capacity of Professor and has been with BioCrude Technologies, Inc. (Canada) since October 2008 at the capacity of advisor to the Chairman/CEO.

 

  Ø Edwin-Dario Monzon: B.A., LL.B.; Independent Director; Major strengths include Compliance, Governing Law, Civil-Commercial Litigation, Financial Public Relations and Presentation and Public Interviews.

 

Mr. Edwin Monzon has been with Lazarus, Charbonneau since 2004. He spent 4 years in the litigation department and then moved on to counsel and assist land-based and online gaming operators. He has assisted governments in the drafting of their gaming legislations and he has provided guidance and support to the gaming operators to help them navigate the various regulatory requirements from a legal, compliance, contractual and structural perspective. In addition, he has advised and counseled on a number of acquisitions in various different sectors of e-commerce.

   

Mr. Monzon is fluent in English, French and Spanish

 

  Ø Domenico Chiovitti: B.Sc., CTO / VP R&D; Senior Chemist & Project Supervisor; Specialist in Quality Control of End Products, Research and Development of Products and Chemical processes, Laboratory Set Up, Management and Supervision.

 

Mr. Chiovitti is an experienced Senior Chemist, Gas Laboratory Supervisor, Project Manager, and Consultant with over 35 years of experience in the Research & Development sectors. This includes over 25 years of hands-on experience with Petro-Canada in research development, and quality control of products, and in the working directly/ indirectly with Scientific Solutions in the course of conducting multiple projects within the Bio Technology industry space while engaging a vast number of collaborators worldwide. In addition, Mr. Chiovitti has led large scale capital projects employing new technologies and requiring both construction/expansion of large-scale facilities within mission critical operational environments.

 

His exposure includes all standard corporate functions and efforts in the areas of:

 

- Multi-Cultural Team Supervision.

 

- Contract Management/Equipment Purchasing/Procurement and Product Development

 

- Risk Mitigation Strategies and Incorporation into Project Implementation Plans.

 

Corporately, Mr. Chiovitti is well served with the development of Strategic Plans through engagement of various stakeholders that include internal divisions, external partners, collaborators and investors. The strategies are normally employed as a communication tool as well as obtaining senior management/BOD approval.

 

  Ø Peter Rona: MBA, Advisor to the Board; Major strengths include Team Building, Contract Negotiations, Executive Management, Financial Public Relations and Presentation, Public Interviews and creating focus around the order of Corporate Priorities.

 

Mr. Rona is a Seasoned Executive Manager (hosted multiple positions as CEO, President, General Manager and chaired many Boards) offering more than 38 years of Management and Leadership experience within the private and public media, entertainment and technology industry milieus. Particular strengths are in financial management, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, motivation and team management; highly regarded for profitable track record in the entertainment and technology community. Mr. Rona is a skilled leader in business strategy, sales, marketing, finance, technology and business development. Currently, CEO of CPNA (Contract partners North America) a distributor of contract furniture and accessories to the Hospitality Industry. Considered a solid professional that has managed sharply accelerating growth and significantly improved profitability while reducing costs and investing for growth.

 

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Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among any of our officers or directors.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws both provide for the indemnification of our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law.

 

Limitation of Liability of Directors

 

Pursuant to the NRS, our Articles of Incorporation exclude personal liability for our Directors for monetary damages based upon any violation of their fiduciary duties as Directors, except as to liability for any breach of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transaction from which a Director receives an improper personal benefit. This exclusion of liability does not limit any right which a Director may have to be indemnified and does not affect any Director’s liability under federal or applicable state securities laws. We have agreed to indemnify our directors against expenses, judgments, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim against a Director if he acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in our best interests.

 

Election of Directors and Officers

 

Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

No Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation has been the subject of any Order, Judgment, or Decree of any Court of competent jurisdiction, or any regulatory agency permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring suspending or otherwise limiting him/her from acting as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in the securities industry, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of an investment company, bank, savings and loan association, or insurance company or from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any securities.

 

No Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations) or is the subject of a criminal proceeding which is currently pending.

 

No Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation is the subject of any pending legal proceedings.

 

Audit Committee and Financial Expert

 

We do not have an Audit Committee. Our director performs some of the same functions of an Audit Committee, such as: recommending a firm of independent certified public accountants to audit the annual financial statements; reviewing the independent auditor’s independence, the financial statements and their audit report; and reviewing management’s administration of the system of internal accounting controls. The Company does not currently have a written audit committee charter or similar document.

 

We have no financial expert. We believe the cost related to retaining a financial expert at this time is prohibitive. Further, because of our start-up operations, we believe the services of a financial expert are not warranted.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of an issuer’s common stock, which has been registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Based upon a review of the copies of such forms furnished to us and written representations from our executive officers and Directors, we believe that as of the date of this filing they were all current in their filings.

 

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Corporate Governance

 

Nominating Committee

 

We do not have a Nominating Committee or Nominating Committee Charter. Our Board of Directors performs some of the functions associated with a Nominating Committee. We have elected not to have a Nominating Committee in that we are an initial-stages operating company with limited operations and resources.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the annual compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers during the last five fiscal years.

 

(a)  (b)  (c)   (d)   (e)    (f)       (g)     (h)       (i)     (j)  
Name and Principal 
Position
  Year  Salary*   Bonus   Stock
Awards
    Option
Awards
   Non-equity 
Incentive Plan
Compensation
     Nonqualified
Deferred 
Compensation
earnings    
   All Other 
compensation
     Total 
Compensation
 
John Moukas, Chief Executive Officer  2015  $31,400       0    0        0          0           0          0   $ 31,400  
President & Director  2016  $26,398    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 26,938  
   2017  $35,167    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 35,167  
   2018  $37,189    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 37,189  
   2019  $40,037    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 40,037  
   2020*  $54,609    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 54,609  
                                                
Boris Baran  2015  $0    0   $746,121**   0    0     0    0   $ 746,121  
Sec. Treas. Dir.  2016  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2017  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2018  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2019  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2020*  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
                                                
Edwin-Dario Monzon  2017  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2018  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2019  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  
   2020*  $0    0    0    0    0     0    0   $ 0  

  

*As of December 31, 2020 

 

**Stock Award(s): During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Mr. Baran with an aggregate grant date fair value of $746,121, based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock of approximately $0.75 per share, in accordance with FASB Topic 718. 

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End. There were no outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2020.

 

Board Committees

 

We do not currently have any committees of the Board of Directors. Additionally, due to the nature of our intended business, the Board of Directors does not foresee a need for any committees in the foreseeable future.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2020, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock by: (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) each director or nominee for director of our Company, (iii) each of the executives, and (iv) our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each shareholder is c/o our company at our principal office address:

 

 Beneficial Owner   Transaction Type
(Account Recorded)
  Address   Number of 
Shares 
Beneficially 
Owned (*)
    Percent 
of 
Class 
(**)
 
John Moukas
(Chairman/CEO)
  Historical: Creator, Incubator of Company – Acquired Stock   465 88th Avenue, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7W 3G1     37,996,575       74.99  
Cerasela Tesleanu
(Spouse to John Moukas)
  Historical Gifted Stock from John Moukas’ holdings   465 88th Avenue, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7W 3G1     1,500,000       2.96  
Mike Mavrigiannakis
(Shareholder: Brother-in-law to John Moukas)
  Convertible Loan & Gifted Stock (GS)   208 Maupassant DDO Quebec, Canada H9G 3A9     2,638,000       5.21  
Vickie Moukas Mavrigiannakis
(Shareholder: Sister to John Moukas & Married to Mike Mavrigiannakis)
  Convertible Loan & Gifted Stock (GS)   208 Maupassant DDO Quebec, Canada H9G 3A9     2,638,000       5.21  
Boris Baran
(Secretary/Director)
  Acquired Stock   1008-5350 MacDonald Ave., Montreal, Quebec Canada H3X 2V2     1,008,500       1.99  

 

(*) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC which generally attribute “Beneficial Ownership” of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power and/or investment power with respect to those securities. Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power are exercised solely by the person named above or shared with members of such person’s household. This includes any shares such person has the right to acquire within 60 days.

 

(**) Percent of class is calculated on the basis of the number of shares outstanding on December 31, 2020: 50,621,336.

 

Changes in Control

 

There are no arrangements, known to the Company, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPNDENCE 

 

Director Independence

 

We currently do not have any independent directors, as the term “independent” is defined in Section 803A of the NYSE Amex LLC Company Guide. Since the OTC Markets does not have rules regarding director independence, the Board makes its determination as to director independence based on the definition of “independence” as defined under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and American Stock Exchange (“Amex”).

 

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

(1) AUDIT FEES

 

The review fees charged by BF Borgers CPA PC for three months ended (Q1: March 31, 2020), six months ended (Q2: June 30, 2020) and nine months ended (September 30, 2020) quarterly report reviews were $3,240 each, and audit fees charged by BF Borgers CPA PC related to this Form 10-K (2020) filing for reviewing and issuing a consent letter for same was $8,640.

 

(2) AUDIT-RELATED FEES

 

Darren Reinblatt CPA, Inc. charged the Company $3,917 for bookkeeping and administrative services for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Mao & Ying LLP, CPA, Inc. charged the Company $11,000 for accounting and financial statement preparations for the year ended December 31, 2020 (including fees for this Form 10-K (2020) filing).

 

(3) INCOME TAX FEES

 

The Income Tax fees charged by BF Borgers CPA PC for year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the “IRS”, are $1,650 and the Income Tax fees charged by Darren Reinblatt CPA, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the “Canada Revenue Agency” and “Revenue Quebec” were $1,000.

 

(4) ALL OTHER FEES

 

None.

 

(5) AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

We do not have an audit committee.

 

(6) If greater than 50 percent, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a) 

 

1. The financial statements listed in the “Index to Financial Statements” at page F-1 are filed as part of this report.

 

2. Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

3.

Exhibits included or incorporated herein: See index to Exhibits.

 

(b) Exhibits

 

      Incorporated by reference

Exhibit 

Number 

Exhibit Description

Filed 

herewith 

Form

Period 

ending 

Exhibit Filing date
             
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act X        
             
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act X        
             
32.1 Certification Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act X        

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Biocrude Technologies USA, Inc.

 

By:     
/S/ John Moukas, President  
Date: February 16, 2021  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/S/ John Moukas    President, Director, Principal Executive Officer   February 16, 2021
       

 

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