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Green Investment Group Company Profile Green Investment Group, Inc. (GIGI) was formed in 2005 for the sole purpose of acquiring and redeveloping Brownfield sites throughout North America.
GIGI is dedicated to developing properties that complement community needs, and is committed to working in partnership with local municipalities, associations and businesses to bring the best opportunities to these areas.
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GIGI – Milestones • Acquired seven Brownfield sites throughout North America (3 in Canada, 4 in
United States)���
• Developed unique business model utilizing phased approach to restoration and revitalization���
• Focused development efforts on energy technologies, recycling technologies and alternative fuel sources ���
• Gained support from communities and officials ���across all levels of government in both ���U.S. and Canada
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GIGI – Approach Each GIGI project follows the business model of:
Phase I – Salvage and Remediate Every project includes indemnification of environmental issues, leaving the former owner and the public with the protections of highly-customized environmental insurance policies and other financial protections.
Phase II – Redevelop & Repopulate Create new industrial opportunities, thereby supporting local communities and creating jobs
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GIGI – Projects
• Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada • Portage-du-Fort, Quebec, Canada • New Richmond, Quebec, Canada • Alton, Illinois • Circleville, Ohio • Carthage, Indiana • Missoula, Montana
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Project Size Origin Investment Progress
Alton, Illinois 635 Acres 1) Laclede Steel 2) Smurfit-Stone
1) $25 million 2) $5 million
1) Operating as steel mill
2) Permitted by Illinois EPA for Ethanol Production Facility
Circleville, Ohio 300 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill
$3 million Planning Stage of Phase I
Carthage, Indiana 180 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill
$1 million Planning Stage of Phase I
Missoula, Montana
3,200 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill
$20 million Planning Stage of Phase I
GIGI – U.S. Projects
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GIGI – Canadian Projects
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Project Size Origin Investment Progress
Bathurst, NB 225 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill $3-$4 million initial; $15 million for Phase I
Phase I
Portage-du-Fort, QC
2,200 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill $5 million Initial; $15 million Phase I
Phase I
New Richmond, QC
225 Acres Smurfit-Stone Mill $3 million initial; $15 million Phase I
Phase I
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Gerry Philippe Vice-President of Canadian Operations
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Opportunities: Pontiac Region, Canada • Outaouais Region: 211,400 acres total cultivated land
• Pontiac Region: 36,444 acres of total cultivated land presently used mainly for forage crop (hay)
Could easily be changed to sweet sorghum Advantages:
• Sap extraction ($$$) • Utilize the stalks as cattle feed • Sell sorghum as heating product or biomass • Proximity to Pontiac Industrial Park for sap process • Local agricultural non profit organization does research on that crop and is able to assist • Local expertise • Mobile sap extractor
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• MRC (regional government) is in the process of characterizing the region’s soils so it will be able to identify the soils best suited for: • Sweet sorghum crops (clay content in soil) • Pearl millet crops (sand content in soil)
• Regional government full of support in sorghum or pearl millet projects • Wish to create a new economy • Wish to take part in the creation of a new employer/economy
generator:
Ethanol
Opportunities: Pontiac Region, Canada
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OUTAOUAISOUTAOUAIS
MRC DE PONTIACMRC DE PONTIAC
LégendeZone industrielle
ZONE INDUSTRIELLEZONE INDUSTRIELLE
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• Central to the region (advantageous for transport, etc) • Land available for such an infrastructure • Rail service will be available • Two major highways (Quebec & Ontario) • Access to ports of Montreal or Trois Rivières (for export) • Proximity to national Capital (Ottawa)
Opportunities: Pontiac Regional Industrial Park
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Gas companies can add up to 10% in gas (They are presently only at 3% approx.)
• Lots of demand for additional ethanol • Not many producers in the horizon • Pontiac land is ready
• Need to develop a program to generate interest from farmers (CREDETAO)
• Need to inform the farmers (CREDETAO & MAPAQ)
• Need to assist farmers at startup • Need to ensure proper equipment is in
place for sap extraction given the short timelines
• Need to put in place a plant for ethanol production
Opportunities: Canada
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Opportunities – United States We are not specialists in the Sweet Sorghum industry and we
will not pretend to show you secrets of your industry . . .
HOWEVER! Green investment Group • Is involved daily in sustainable development • Owns four former paper sites in the U.S. capable of
transforming sweet sorghum sap into biofuels or ethanol • Our sites are
• Situated along major water transportation facilities (Mississippi) • Equipped with intermodal transportation (train/road) • Situated in the midwest, a fertile territory for your sorghum
plantations • At proximity to the food chain for easy delivery of grains • At proximity to Kentucky growers (Ohio, Illinois & Indiana)
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What We Know
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• Use of corn-based ethanol only pushes up demand for this crop on International markets, cutting the supply of food grain that would not happen with Sorghum
• We also know that, like other Biofuels, Ethanol made from sweet sorghum does not produce the emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide that fossil fuels do.
We want to do our share! We want to help!
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Thank You www.GreenInvGroup.com
Ray Stillwell (618) 465-7277
Gerry Philippe (819) 647-6789