InterBioFuel is a development platform for new innovative products.
Our primary products come from what was yesterday's waste, but will become tomorrow's solution. With us, nothing is waste, but a resource that can be refined into products that solve a specific problem better, cheaper and smarter.
We develop our own ideas but collaborate with a number of institutions to accelerate the product development processes. Both private companies and governmental organisations are daily partners in the development of the products.
We believe sustainability should come naturally, which is why all our internal processes are measured to optimise resource consumption so that our activities leave the smallest possible climate and environmental footprint.
Vision
We are always ahead of sustainability requirements and regulations and will continuously raise the sustainability criteria ourselves before it becomes a legal requirement. We will develop products that solve problems in agriculture and aquaculture in particular, through the use of raw materials that are currently considered low value products or unrecycled waste.
Mission
We are a Danish-owned company with great ambitions for expansion and innovation. Our main driving force is to constantly develop our products and solutions to a higher level. Our platform is a solid professional knowledge, coupled with an understanding of our current and future customers' needs.
Values
We have a circular and sustainable mindset.
We are open to new ideas to challenge our way of thinking.
We push the limits and turn challenges into opportunities.
We invest in strong partnerships and expertise.
Our primary business areas.
We are a learning organisation that constantly develops knowledge and technology platforms for products that are one step ahead. What is burned for energy purposes today could be a high-value feed additive or mixture in the petrochemical industry tomorrow.
Our current main activities target the biggest challenges in agriculture and aquaculture such as methane emissions from ruminants, based on active compounds extracted from cashew nut shells using new proprietary processing methods.
In addition to extracted active compounds, we aim to develop applications for all residual streams from cashew nut shells, making it a circular and sustainable solution with no or minimum residues.
Moreover, we have a number of smaller projects in the areas below.
Products
Liquid products
We work in a variety of liquids of plant origin and find applications for them in completely new forms. Our philosophy is a constant search for a product that is one level better than what is technologically possible today. While yesterday we burned oil for energy, tomorrow it could be a high-value product as a food additive or active ingredient in the petrochemical industry.
Innovation is a constant process where a current application is only a stepping stone to a future application.
We aim to reduce the world's emissions by 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year in 2030, increasing to 5 million tonnes of CO2 in 2035.
Solid Biomass
Through our group structure, we have access to a number of solid biomass products that we continuously develop. Solid biomass has been used for years as a low-value product for burning in energy plants. Before biomass is burned, however, various components can be extracted from the biomass that can partially or completely replace chemical or fossil products.
Solid biomass will be a part of our business for the next 10 years, where we expect to see a decline in 2030, towards a total refinement of the solid volume by 2035.
After 2035, our solid biofuels will come exclusively from residual products from our own production and used for local power generation, in which process we expect to displace up to 0.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year from fossil power generation.
Additives
Building on our African, South American and Asian operations, we find raw materials that can be upcycled from residues to active components in animal feed and ultimate refining of products for food, our current focus being cashew products and extracted compounds. Raw materials are produced locally to minimise the carbon footprint of the raw materials and end products are processed as close to the consumer as possible to minimise the carbon footprint of the entire chain.
Research
Our activities are customised to a range of specific products, the majority of which target agriculture and aquaculture.
This development often leads to the discovery of components in raw materials that chemically prove to have potential in areas they were not originally intended for.
Therefore, research often provides opportunities to pursue products that are far from their original purpose.
Through our basic research results, we will therefore continuously evaluate possible applications for residues and by-products that can be processed and used as liquid biofuels or in the paint industry.
The Team
We are a science-based innovation company that will need new talent for our expansion on a regular basis. Look for vacancies on this page or LinkedIn and feel free to contact us.
Klaus Kroll
Klaus is co-founder and CEO of InterBioFuel. He has extensive experience in logistics from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Klaus started early as an entrepreneur and has run a number of companies in both Denmark and Africa within biofuel, logistics, security and manufacturing. With 18 years of experience from the African continent, Klaus has gained a great understanding of the opportunities and challenges the continent offers, including sourcing the materials that are the basis for a number of the company's products. Klaus is a trained army officer and is also an academy economist.
Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
PhD
Steen is co-founder of InterBioFuel and holds the position of CTO. He has significant management experience from both large organisations and start-ups. He has co-founded 7 start-ups, been part of the management team for 2 IPOs, 2 spin-off companies and numerous fundraisings. He has broad technical and scientific competences at a specialist level. He is an experienced innovation manager responsible for the successful development of 7 new technologies from concept to commercial demonstration, including Superwood®, DIAMTM wine stoppers, ActifloorTM nanocoated laminate flooring, Hydrofaction® advanced biofuels from biomass. Responsible for winning and managing 25+ grant projects. He is the inventor of more than 1000 national patents across 60 patent families and specialises in Freedom to Operate, risk analysis and mitigation strategies.
Julie Katerine Rodriguez
PhD, PEng
Katerine is InterBioFuel's Research Director. She is a chemical engineer with 14+ years of experience leading R&D and engineering teams in renewable energy. She has a proven ability to develop and implement innovative technologies, has secured 15 patents and published 11 peer-reviewed articles. Katerine has additional expertise in process optimisation, technology integration, analytical techniques, bio-oil properties and market development with a focus on sustainable bio-based products.
