NOTES PAYABLE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Notes Payable [Abstract]

NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 4. NOTES PAYABLE

In September 2010, the Company entered into a loan agreement and obtained a line of credit with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. On March 30, 2012, Bank of America renewed the line of credit through March 31, 2014. The balance on the line of credit was $0 at September 30, 2012. The loan agreement is guaranteed by CMT, a related party of the Company.  The most restrictive covenants of the loan require an interest coverage ratio of at least 1.5 to 1 and a Funded Debt to EBITDA ratio not to exceed 2 to 1. This line of credit was replaced with the new agreement dated September 2012, described below.

In September 2012, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America. Pursuant to the agreement, Bank of America agreed to loan the Company $8,500,000 in the form of a term loan and the lender agreed to provide the Company with an additional $10,000,000 in the form of a revolving line of credit, which is expected to be used for feedstock purchases and general corporate purposes. The line of credit bears interest at the option of the Company of either the lender's prime commercial lending rate in effect or the Bank of America LIBOR rate plus 2.75%.  Accrued and unpaid interest on the revolving note is due and payable monthly in arrears and all amounts outstanding under the revolving note are due and payable on August 31, 2014.

Amounts borrowed under the term note bear interest at the option of the Company of either the lender's prime commercial lending rate then in effect or the Bank of America LIBOR rate plus 2.75%.  Accrued and unpaid interest on the term note is due and payable monthly in arrears and all amounts outstanding under the term note are due and payable on August 31, 2015.  Additionally, payments of principal in the amount of $141,666.67 are due and payable on the term note monthly in arrears on the last day of each month and continuing until the maturity date.

The financing arrangement discussed above is secured by all of the assets of the Company.  The loan contains certain restrictive covenants including a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement , of at least 1.25 to 1.00, Senior Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio, as defined in the agreement, not to exceed 2.00 to 1.00 and a Minimum Net Worth, as defined in the agreement, of at least $10,000,000. The Company believes it was in compliance of all aspects of the agreement at September 30, 2012.