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EXHIBIT 10.36

                                Option Agreement
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     This Option Agreement is made and entered into to be effective as of
          November 27, 2000 and is by and between Malcolm D Brown ("Employee")
          and BioProgress Technology International, Inc., ("Company") and are in
          addition to previously executed option agreements. The Employee is
          willing and able to provide various valuable services for and on
          behalf of the Company in connection with the business of the Company.
          The Company desires to retain the Employee as a Director and executive
          officer on behalf of the Company and the Employee desires to be
          retained in that capacity upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
          set forth. In consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual
          promises and agreements hereinafter set forth, and such other and
          valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
          hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

1.   Services. The Company hereby retains the Employee as a Director and Chief
     Technical Officer and the Employee hereby accepts and agrees to such
     retention.

2.   Term of Agreement. This option agreement shall begin on the date first
     referred to above, and shall terminate five (5) years from the date thereof
     unless extended by mutual agreement, or unless terminated at any time by
     the Company for just cause being the Employee's negligence, dishonesty or
     incapacity for any or no reason to perform services specified herein.

3.   Option. The Company grants the Employee a further option (the "option") to
     purchase up to 100,000 ordinary shares of common stock (the "Option
     Shares") in the Company in accordance with the following schedule: at any
     time on or before December 31, 2005 the Employee may purchase up to 100,000
     Option Shares at a price of $1.50 per share in addition to any options
     already granted to the employee. In the event that the Employee purchases
     any or all Option Shares, then the Company shall provide to the Employee
     shares of the free trading common stock of the Company registered under a
     Form S-8 filed in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth under
     the securities Act 1933, as amended. The Option and any exercise of Option
     Shares shall at all times be conditional upon Employee not being, nor
     having been in breach of this Agreement, and further upon Employee being an
     employee of the Company at the time the option is exercised in the whole or
     in part. In the event that this agreement is terminated either by the
     Company or by the Employee the option shall lapse simultaneously and shall
     cease to have any effect whatsoever, notwithstanding that any or all Option
     Shares may not have been purchased by Employee.

4.   Disclosure of Information. The Employee recognises and acknowledges that
     the Employee has and will have access to certain confidential information
     of the Company and its affiliates that are valuable, special and unique
     assets and property of the Company and such affiliates. The Employee will
     not, during or after the term of this agreement, disclose, without prior
     written consent or authorisation of the Company, any such information to
     any person, except to authorise representatives of the Employee or its
     affiliates for the purposes of the services to be rendered under this
     agreement, for any reason or purpose whatsoever. In this regard, the
     Company agrees that such authorisation or consent to disclosure may be

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     conditioned upon the disclosure being made pursuant to a secrecy agreement,
     protective order, provision of statute, rule, regulation or procedure under
     which the confidentiality of the information is maintained in the hands of
     the person to whom the information is to be disclosed or in compliance with
     the terms of a judicial order or administrative process.

5.   Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Notices. Any notices required or permitted to
     be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and
     delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the principle office
     of each party. (b) Waiver of Breach. Any waiver by a party of a breach of
     any provision of this agreement by the other party shall not operate or be
     construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the waiving party. (c)
     Assignment. This agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties
     hereunder are not assignable by either party. (d) Applicable Law. It is the
     intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and the performance
     hereunder and all suits and special proceedings hereunder be construed in
     accordance with and under pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada and
     that in any action, special proceeding or other proceeding that may be
     brought arising out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement,
     the laws of the State of Nevada shall be applicable and shall govern to the
     exclusion of the law of any other forum, without regard to the jurisdiction
     in which any special proceeding may be instituted..

     (e) Severability. All agreements and covenants contained herein are
     severable, and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid by any
     competent court, the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid
     agreements or covenants were not contained herein. (f) Entire Agreement.
     This Agreement constitutes and embodies the entire understanding and
     agreement of the parties and supercedes and replaces all prior
     understandings, agreements and negotiations between the parties. (g)
     Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
     shall be deemed an original, but both of which taken together shall
     constitute but one and the same document.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this
Agreement effective as of the day and year above written

EMPLOYEE:

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Malcolm D Brown

COMPANY: BIOPROGRESS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Barry J Muncaster
Duly Authorised Officer.Exhibit 10.25

NINTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO POST-CONFIRMATION

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

        THIS NINTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO POST-CONFIRMATION LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of this 18th
day of May, 2001, among THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a New York corporation in its capacity as Agent and Lender ("Agent"), each of the financial institutions party to the Loan Agreement (each is referred to herein as a "Lender" and
collectively as the "Lenders"), TRISM, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Trism"), TRISM SECURED TRANSPORTATION, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Trism Secured"), TRI-STATE MOTOR TRANSIT CO., a Delaware corporation ("TSMT"), 
DIABLO SYSTEMS INCORPORATED D/B/A DIABLO TRANSPORTATION, INC., a California corporation ("Diablo"), TRISM EASTERN, INC. D/B/A C.I. WHITTEN TRANSFER, a Delaware corporation ("CI Whitten"), TRISM HEAVY HAUL, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Heavy Haul"), TRISM SPECIALIZED
CARRIERS, INC., a Georgia corporation ("Specialized"), TRISM SPECIAL SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation ("Special Services"), TRISM LOGISTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Logistics"), TRISM EQUIPMENT, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("TEI") (each of Trism, Trism Secured, TSMT, Diablo, CI Whitten, Heavy Haul, Specialized, Special Services, Logistics and TEI is herein referred to individually as a "Borrower" and collectively as the "Borrowers"), AERO BODY AND
TRUCK EQUIPMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Aero Body"), E.L. POWELL & SONS TRUCKING CO., INC., an Oklahoma corporation ("EL Powell"), TRISM TRANSPORT, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Transport"), and TRISM TRANSPORT SERVICES,
INC. ("Transport Services") (each of Aero Body, EL Powell, Transport and Transport Services is individually referred to herein as a "Guarantor" and collectively as the "Guarantors").

W I T N E S S E T H:

        WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and Lenders are party to that certain Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 9, 2000 (as the same has been amended from time to time, the
"Loan Agreement");

        WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and Lenders desire to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS, Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders are party to that certain Forbearance Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2000 (as the same has been amended from time to time, the "
Forbearance Agreement;" all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Forbearance Agreement); and

        WHEREAS, Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors desire to amend the Forbearance Agreement as set forth herein.

 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:

	Amendments to Loan Agreement and Forbearance Agreement.

	Amendments to Loan Agreement.  Section 1.1 of Article 1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the definition of "Initial Anniversary Date" in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu
thereof:

"Initial Anniversary Date" shall mean June 4, 2001.

	Amendments to Forbearance Agreement.  Paragraph 2 of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the reference to the date "May 18, 2001" and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 4, 2001."

	Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Acknowledgments.  To induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement: 

	Each Borrower and Guarantor does hereby represent and warrant that (i) as of the date hereof, all of the representations and warranties made or deemed to be made under the Forbearance Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true
and correct, (ii) as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms hereof, there exists no (A) default or breach of the Forbearance Agreement or (B) Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, other than any
Default or Event of Default which may arise from the failure of Borrowers to pay, during the Forbearance Period, certain interest payments with respect to the Senior Notes (as defined below), (iii) such Borrower and Guarantor has the power and is duly
authorized to enter into, deliver and perform this Agreement, and (iv) this Agreement and each of the Forbearance Agreement and the other Loan Documents is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the such Borrower and Guarantor enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms; and

	Each Borrower and Guarantor does hereby reaffirm each of the agreements, covenants, and undertakings set forth in the Forbearance Agreement and each and every other Loan Document executed in connection therewith or pursuant thereto
as if such Borrower or Guarantor were making said agreements, covenants and undertakings on the date hereof; and

	Each Borrower and Guarantor does hereby acknowledge and agree that no right of offset, defense, counterclaim, claim, causes of action or objection in favor of any Borrower or Guarantor against Agent or any Lender exists arising out
of or with respect to (i) the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, the Forbearance Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (ii) any other documents now or heretofore evidencing, securing or in any way relating to the foregoing or
(iii) the administration or funding of the Revolving Credit Loans; and

	Each Borrower and Guarantor does hereby acknowledge and agree that any and all references to the Loan Agreement herein or in the Forbearance Agreement shall mean and refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended by (i) that certain First
Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 31, 2000, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated January 26, 2001, (iii) that certain Third Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan
and Security Agreement, dated  February 28, 2001, (iv) that certain Fourth Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 30, 2001, (v) that certain Fifth Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 13,
2001, (vi) that certain Sixth Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 27, 2001, and (vii) that certain Seventh Amendment to Post-Confirmation Loan and Security Agreement, as contained herein.

	Releases; Indemnities. 

	In further consideration of Agent's and each Lender's execution of this Agreement, each Borrower and each Guarantor, individually and on behalf of its successors (including, without limitation, any trustees acting on behalf of such
Borrower or Guarantor and any debtor-in-possession with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor), assigns, subsidiaries and Affiliates, hereby forever releases Agent and each Lender and their respective successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries,
Affiliates, officers, employees, directors, agents and attorneys (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all debts, claims, demands, liabilities, responsibilities, disputes, causes, damages, actions and causes of actions (whether at law or in equity)
and obligations of every nature whatsoever, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether known or unknown, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent (collectively, "Claims") that such Borrower or Guarantor may have against the Releasees which arise from or
relate to any actions which the Releasees may have taken or omitted to take in connection with the Forbearance Agreement or other Loan Documents prior to the date this Agreement was executed including without limitation with respect to the Secured
Obligations, any Collateral, the Loan Agreement, the Forbearance Agreement, any other Loan Document and any third parties liable in whole or in part for the Secured Obligations.  This provision shall survive and continue in full force and effect whether
or not such Borrower or Guarantor shall satisfy all other provisions of this Agreement, the Forbearance Agreement, the Loan Documents or the Loan Agreement including payment in full of all Secured Obligations.

	Each Borrower hereby agrees that its obligation to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless as set forth in Section 3(a) above shall include an obligation to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless with respect to any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Releasees, or any of them, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from
or relating to any proceeding by, or on behalf of any Person, including, without limitation, officers, directors, agents, trustees, creditors, partners or shareholders of such Borrower or Guarantor any subsidiary or Affiliate of such Borrower, such
Guarantor whether threatened or initiated, asserting any claim for legal or equitable remedy under any statutes, regulation or common law principle arising from or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance,
administration and enforcement of this Agreement or any other document executed in connection herewith.  The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, the Forbearance Agreement,
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents

	Conditions Precedent.  The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent:

	Delivery of Documents.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall have delivered to Agent, on behalf of Lenders, all in form and substance acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion, (i) executed counterpart originals of this
Agreement, and (ii) such other documentation as Agent may reasonably require in connection herewith; and 

	Accuracy of Representations and Warranties.  All of the representations and warranties made or deemed to be made in this Agreement and under the  Forbearance Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct
as of the date of this Agreement, except such representations and warranties which, by their terms, are applicable to a prior specific date or period; and

	Expenses.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall have agreed to jointly and severally pay to Agent the costs and expenses referred to in Section 6 hereof; and 

	Fees.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall have paid to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, an amendment fee in an amount equal to $75,000.00, which amendment fee shall be deemed fully earned as of the date hereof.

	Effect of this Agreement; Relationship of Parties.  As expressly amended hereby, the Forbearance Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect as originally written, and shall constitute
the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Borrowers and Guarantors to Agent and Lenders.  The relationship of Agent and Lenders, on the one hand, and Borrowers and Guarantors, on the other hand, has been and shall continue to be, at all
times, that of creditor and debtor and not as joint venturers or partners.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, any instrument, document or agreement delivered in connection herewith or in the Forbearance Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents shall be deemed or construed to create a fiduciary relationship between or among the parties.

	Expenses.  Borrowers and Guarantors agree to jointly and severally pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of Agent and Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and enforcement of this
Agreement and all other documents and any other transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel to Agent and Lenders.  Borrowers authorize Agent  to charge the foregoing
expenses to the Borrowers' loan account by increasing the principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans by the amount of such expenses owed by Borrowers in connection herewith.

	Miscellaneous.  Borrowers and Guarantors agree to take such further action as Agent or any Lender shall reasonably request in connection herewith to evidence the amendments herein contained to the Forbearance Agreement.  This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Georgia.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written negotiations, agreements and understandings of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, except the agreements embodied in the Forbearance Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan documents (as modified herein). Time is of the essence of this Agreement and of the Forbearance Agreement and the
Loan Agreement.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers, Guarantors, Lenders and Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWERS:

TRISM, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

TRISM SECURED TRANSPORTATION,
 INC. 

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

TRI-STATE MOTOR TRANSIT CO. 

 

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

DIABLO SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, D/B/A DIABLO TRANSPORTATION, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

TRISM EASTERN, INC., D/B/A C. I.

WHITTEN TRANSFER 

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM HEAVY HAUL, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM SPECIAL SERVICES, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM LOGISTICS, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM EQUIPMENT, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

GUARANTORS:

AERO BODY AND TRUCK EQUIPMENT,
 INC. 

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

E.L. POWELL & SONS TRUCKING, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM TRANSPORT, INC.

 

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

TRISM TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

By:______________________________

Name: Ralph Nelson

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

LENDERS:

FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION

By:______________________________

Name: ___________________________

Title: _____________________________

 

THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT,

INC.
 

  

By:______________________________

Name: ___________________________

Title: _____________________________

 

AGENT:

THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT,

INC.
 

  

By:______________________________

Name: ___________________________

Title: _____________________________

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