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Puerto Triunfo Project Considerations for combined oilseed crushing and biodiesel processing plant
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2 Paraguayan Plant Ideal climate/excellent feedstock availability Plant enjoys private sector and political support Plant produces positive socioeconomic impact creating jobs and additional exports Plant creates value added downstream exports Ready access to foreign commodity markets Paraguay offers attractive tax structure Labor is educated and relatively inexpensive Low cost green electricity
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3 Ideal Climate/Expandable Agricultural Base Soybean yield/acre equal to or greater than Iowa Over 70 Inches of rainfall annually in immediate area of plant 3 crop cycles per year Large modern farming complex Significant (former cotton) acreage lies fallow
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4 Paraguay shares the biggest fresh water deposit in the world: The Guarani Aquifer Paraguay river Paraná river Pilcomayo river Source: Instituto Geográfico Militar - IGM Extremely Large Hydrographic Basin
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5 Economics Crush: Significant value in crush spread Oil: Crush creates low cost oil for biodiesel Meal: Meal provides almost 50% of site revenue Biodiesel: Significant competitive advantage vs. North American feedstock model Project Revenue: $690 Million + per year
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6 Site At epicenter of oilseed production in Paraguay. 4 Million metric tons (4 x plant requirement) grown within 80 miles of the plant. Local growers realize logistics benefit Ready access to world markets via Parana river
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7 Site Advantages, Puerto Triunfo 62 % of oilseed in country grown within 80 miles of site 8 Farmers Cooperatives nearby Good feeder road system in place Low cost hydro-electric power at 2.78 miles from the site Nearest existing crushers: 100 miles 167 miles (land-locked) 40 miles (smaller land-locked) Trucking savings for producer Excellent product insertion point into Mercosur (5 country free trade agreement)
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8 Markets: Mercosur and World Markets Site: Paraná River Barge access to: A.Rosario B.Buenos Aires Barge delivery to Mercosur countries (tariff free) Ocean transport worldwide
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9 Extremely Favorable Tax Environment (Among the lowest in the world) Sources: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org) Direccion Nacional de Estadisticas, Encuestas s y Censos (www.dgeec.gov.py)
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10 Clean Hydroelectric Power Cost Advantage
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11 Job Creation & Feedstock Job Creation 250 jobs created in construction phase 50 permanent jobs created in plant operations Current Feedstock Soy Canola Sunflower Future Feedstock Jatropha Castor Bean
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12 Paraguayan Government Financial Stability Source: Banco Central del Paraguay
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13 Paraguay: Plant Positively impacts balance of trade
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