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BIOBASED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Industrial use of biomass from forestry

Gudbrand Rødsrud

R&D DirectorBorregaard LignoTech

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BorregaardLignoTechSales: NOK 1440 mill Plants: 12Employees: 520*

BorregaardChemCellSales: NOK 1870 millPlants: 2Employees: 880*

Borregaard SynthesisSales : NOK 850 millPlants: 5Employees: 400*

BorregaardBorregaardBorregaardBorregaard

Fine- Fine- chemicalschemicals

Fine- Fine- chemicalschemicals

Specialty-Specialty-chemicalschemicals

Specialty-Specialty-chemicalschemicals

Other Other areasareas

Other Other areasareas

DenofaSales : NOK 1650 millPlants: 2Employees: 250

Borregaard EnergySales : NOK 350 millPower plants: 3 (+DNN)incl. Internal sales

Borregaard NEASales : NOK 330 millPlants: 2Employees: 170

BorregaardBusiness areas 2003

* incl. prod./maint. Employees at Borregaard Sarpsborg

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Borregaard

Production- and sales units

Head office

Production

Sales- / rep. office

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Borregaard ChemCell and Borregaard LignoTech Wood based chemicals in an integrated concept

VANILLIN(Norway)

LIGNIN

SPECIALITY-CELLULOSE

ETHANOLCO2

Bio energy (bark, side streams from the production, biogas from the waste water treatment)

Wood

1000 kg

50 kg45 kg 3 kg

400 kg

400 kg

YEAST(Switzerland)

20 kg

Woodyard

Digester

Etanol-plant

Vanillin-plant(Yeast)

Lignin-plant

Bleeching plant Drying machine

Applications (end products)Cellulose Lignin Vanillin Ethanol YeastConstruction materials Concrete additives Food Car care Food Cosmetics Animal feed Perfumes Paint/ varnish (taste enhancer)Food Dyestuff Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical industry Feed (proteins)Tablets Oil-well additivesPaint / varnish BatteriesTextiles BriquettingPaper

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Industrial use of biomass from forestry today

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Pollution

(Dumping into sea or rivers)

Pollution

(Dumping into sea or rivers)

Lignin

30%

Fibres45 %

Sugars25%

Pulp for

paper

Pulp for

paper

XylitolXylitol

YeastYeast

Ethanol

CO2

Ethanol

CO2

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

SoyPassSoyPass

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Future industrial use of biomass from forestry

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Lignin

30%

Fibres45 %

Sugars25%

Pulp for

paper

Pulp for

paper

XylitolXylitol

YeastYeast

Ethanol

CO2

Ethanol

CO2

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

SoyPassSoyPass

BioplasticsBioplastics

Ethanol fuelEthanol fuel

Basic

chemicals

(diols)

Basic

chemicals

(diols)

Phenolic chemicalsPhenolic chemicals

PollutionPollution

Fiber for plasticsFiber for plastics

SoyPremeSoyPreme

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Lignin based plastics - Lignopol

CHARACTERISTICS

100% based on renewable resources

Will degrade in a compost, but not in use

Can be processed in standard equipment for plastics like injection molding or extrusion

Excellent for veneering, same thermal expansion coefficient as wood

CHALLENGES

Odour

Colour (brown)

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Bypass fat for ruminants - SoyPreme®

Fats protected from hydrogenation in the rumen => unsaturated vegatable fat in milk

Healthier fatty acid profile in dairy products.

Spreadable butter straight from the fridge

Has been proven to bring Omega-3 fatty acids into milk

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BorreGro soil conditionerUsing natures own mechanisms

Wheat, Australia 21 % 5 X 45Sweet corn, USA 31 % 7 X 50Water melon, RSA 8 % 9 X 393Potato, Ohio 29 % XTurf grass, RSA 25 % 13 X 497Oranges, RSA 61 % 26 X 1 045

Full scale farm trial

Income increase for

farmer, %

Payback on investment in BorreGro SC

Increased income for

farmer, USD/Acre

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Future industrial use of biomass from forestry Borregaards Fields of Interest

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Lignin based

specialty chemicals

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Burning (Energy andchemicals recovery)

Lignin

30%

Fibres45 %

Sugars25%

Pulp for

paper

Pulp for

paper

XylitolXylitol

YeastYeast

Ethanol

CO2

Ethanol

CO2

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

Specialty

cellulose for

chemicals

SoyPassSoyPass

BioplasticsBioplastics

Ethanol fuelEthanol fuel

Basic

chemicals

(diols)

Basic

chemicals

(diols)

Phenolic chemicalsPhenolic chemicals

PollutionPollution

Fiber for plasticsFiber for plastics

SoyPremeSoyPreme