When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment.  That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of those investments.

Unlike individual investors where passion may fuel the investment, most private equity investments are done with a large amount of due diligence put into the venture before the investment is consummated.  Because of that in-depth research, many private equity investments turn out to be wise decisions.

That is why I think the recent investment of 3 Boomerang Capital into human disposition alkaline hydrolysis company Bio-Response Solutions is very interesting . .  and potentially lucrative.  You can see a press release on that investment here.

Alkaline hydrolysis is now legal in over half of the United States.  See a map of those states here.

Here is the 3 Boomerang Capital website

Here is the website for Bio-Response Solutions

Tom Anderson
Funeral Director Daily

Funeral Director Daily take:  Even though human disposition via alkaline hydroysis is legal in over half of the states of the United States.  My thought is that it has not caught on among consumers as I thought it would by now.  I believe a part of the “why” of that situation is that the American consumer is not fully aware of it as funeral homes and other facilities with “flame cremation” equipment are interested in using that equipment rather than invest in the equipment necessary to operate an alkaline hydrolysis operation.

Another part of the “why” is that of the Catholic Church’s stand against it.  You can read about that in this article from Aleteia.

It is also a reminder that “flame” cremation did not catch on in America until 1963 when the Vatican’s Holy Office approved the process.  You can read about that here in this Catholic cremation timeline furnished by Better Place Forests.  At that time cremation was the choice of only about 4% of United States dispositions.

Related — Cremation in America 2001-2013 (with inter-active map).  Slate

My guess is that we are going to hear more about alkaline hydrolysis in the future and it could very well be that those who invest in the process now may reap the benefits.

More news from the world of Death Care:

• New same day cremation fee “emotional blackmail”.  BBC News  (Gret Britain)
• Senators Elena Parent and Rick Williams applaud the final passage of Senate Bill 241.  Senate Press (GA)
• Gravedigger arrested after baby’s corpse, busted casket found on grounds of West Virginia cemetery.  Video news story and print article.  WVNS -TV News (WV)
• Ventura cemetery removes 260 headstones to relevel ground in portions of site.  Ventura County Start (CA)
• “It can cause hardships for families”:  Funeral homes concerned tariffs could drive up costs.  Video news story and print article.  WRTV – ABC Indianapolis (IN)

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