Raven SR, a waste-to-renewable fuels company, has acquired Benicia Fabrication & Machine Inc., which will construct several key components of Raven’s Steam/CO2 Reformer system as the company ramps up to meet increasing demand for green hydrogen and renewable synthetic fuels.
BFM, based in
the San Francisco Bay Area, brings extensive experience in producing pressure
vessels, heat exchangers and other crucial operational equipment for the upstream
and downstream oil and gas as well as power and utilities sectors. The
acquisition by Raven SR extends BFM’s engineering and equipment fabrication capabilities
into the renewable fuels sector. BFM will fabricate the proprietary reactors of
the Raven SR systems to be installed in 2022 for waste-to-energy projects in
California and serve Raven’s expanding global project pipeline.
“By acquiring
an American firm with a record of success in the energy sector, we will reliably
deliver our renewable fuels production units to a growing market,” said Matt Murdock, Raven SR CEO. “Companies and consumers are
demanding responses to climate change sooner rather than later and our
acquisition of BFM means we can meet the challenge now and mitigate
manufacturing disruptions.”
By acquiring a
high-quality specialized fabricator moving into the green energy fabrication,
Raven will ensure quality control of its production units, maintain competitive
pricing of its retail fuels and manage its equipment supply chain in order to
successfully meet project demand.
BFM will retain its name
and its CEO Carmelo Santiago, P.E., will become vice president of manufacturing
at Raven and president of BFM as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raven SR. BFM
will also continue to serve its existing customers in the refining and utility
sectors.
“Becoming part of Raven SR launches us into renewable energy, giving us
the immediate opportunity to join the energy transition,” Santiago said. “By
combining our mechanical engineering know-how and Raven SR’s chemical engineering
advances, we can serve a broader array of customers across the energy
spectrum.”
For more information, visit Raven SR.