Convergence Ethanol Inc. Announces Profit Improvement Initiative.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Convergence Ethanol ethanol (ĕth`ənōl') or ethyl alcohol, CH3CH2OH, a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste; commonly called grain alcohol or simply alcohol. , Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CETH CETH Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities (Rutgers University) ), a biorenewable energy project developer and provider of engineered products and systems to the energy industry, announced today a profit improvement initiative. The initiative is intended to improve financial performance, efficiency and productivity, as well as to realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. the company's professional skills with its profit opportunities. Its points include: administrative workforce reduction, phase out of low-margin products, tighter control of travel costs and a decrease in external costs across the company. The initiative is targeted to deliver over $1.2 million in future annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. savings, for a one-time $0.2 million related pre-tax charge. Based on current business activity, the company expects an overall annualized profit increase of more than $2 million when these savings are combined with the company's strong sales growth. "We are committed to increasing our rate of return on invested capital and to delivering stronger bottom-line performance," said Dr. James A. Latty, president and chief executive officer, Convergence Ethanol. "Senior management is focused on ensuring that our cost structure is both competitive and in alignment with our strategic market opportunities, such as developing our woodwaste-to-ethanol refinery in Ontario, Canada." All workforce reductions were made in non-revenue-generating areas, with the greatest number in corporate headquarters' administrative jobs and non-legal outside consulting. The company has not reduced sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, finance or audit capabilities. Latty explained, "We plan to have a greater percentage of the company developing and selling Convergence Ethanol projects, products and services. Our customers and partners will continue to receive world-class products and support." Richard W. York, chief financial officer, added, "These measures will improve business unit performance and optimize our investments in project development, manufacturing, sales and marketing." California-based Convergence Ethanol is a biorenewable energy project developer and an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000-certified provider of engineered products and systems to the energy industry. The company's mission is to support the energy industry's production of cleaner burning fuels. For more information visit the company's developing website at www.c-eth.com Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Disclosure This press release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the company's expectations. In addition to the matters described in this press release, risk factors listed from time to time in the reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may affect the results achieved by the Company. |
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