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Bio-Energy Australia Conference – Sydney - Nov 2017

How Bio-refineries can help accelerate the commercialization of advanced bio-fuels

Steve Rogers


$ 17,000,000,000,000

Estimate of cost of global petro-chemical infrastructure

How does the bi-economy compete?

By using existing pulp and paper mill infrastructure… the money has already been invested!


Evolution of fossil refining

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The diagram does not include any of the usual refinery facilities providing utilities such as steam, cooling water, and electric power as well as storage tanks for crude oil feedstock and for intermediate products and end products.

Simplified Oil Refinery Flow - Fuels


** Includes heavy oils and residuum used in industry, marine transportation and electric-power generation

Source EIA

14% of the Barrel delivers 50% of the value


58 Bn Euro turnover

4 Bn Euro Profit

114,000 employees

76 Bn Euro in Assets

Baden Anilin Soda Factory


Employs : 39,000

Buildings: 2,000

Production Plants: 200

Source OECD

Ludwigshafen integrated chemicals complex Germany


Bio Manufacturing –Maryvale Mill, Australian Paper


Maryvale


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Demand for sustainable products & chemicals

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• 7mt used per annum

• Chemical precursor :

• Plastics

• Nylon

• Pharmaceutical applications

• Used in resins, coatings, etc.

Phenol

Licella Bio-crude & WSO

incl. Phenol

Sep

arat

ion

Phenol

Licella pathway to renewable phenol

Phenol

Cumene

Oxidisation

Crude Oil

Distillation

Naptha

Hydro Cracking

Alkene

Steam Cracking

BenzeneAlkylation

with Propylene

A petrochemical pathway to phenol

Potential for simplified manufacture


Established Infrastructure

– People – Skills - Capabilities

– Services – Gas/Water/Electricity/Waste Water

– Roads/Rail/Ports

– Support Services

Established License to Operate

– IMBI vs NIMBI

Established Feedstock Supply Contracts

Bio-refineries built around established facilities


UPM Example


Northwood

Prince George

Intercontinental

Licella & Canfor Cat-HTR™ Bio-refinery


Sources: www.zilor.com.br; https://www.novacana.com/n/industria/financeiro/beneficiada-cambio-acucar-zilor-lucro-r-167-4-milhoes-210617/

Sugarcane (million tonnes) 10.8

Sugar (thousand tonnes) 494

Ethanol (million L) 502

Electricity to grid (GWh) 548

Dry yeast (thousand tonnes)

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Zilor Group (2015/16 season)

• Net income (2015/16 season): > US$ 500 million• 19 % of revenues from dry yeast-derived products

Zilor - Sugarcane Bio-refineries

http://www.zilor.com.br/

https://www.novacana.com/n/industria/financeiro/beneficiada-cambio-acucar-zilor-lucro-r-167-4-milhoes-210617/


MacKay Bioprocessing Centre


Bomaderry

• Wheat Gluten

• Wheat Starch

• Ethanol

• Glucose

• Stock Feed

Manildra Group


Significant economic benefits

By 2035

6,600 jobs

$1.8bn p.a.


Governments waking up to the opportunity…..


ARENA – Investment Plan

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Costs of production will reduce, but it will take time


Fossil Fuel Subsidies – Hardly a level playing field

Australia

$5bn-$30bn p.a.

$1,259 per head

Fuel excise exemptions

Foregone royalties

Subsidised loans

Rent and land tax relief

Pollution clean up

Impacts of climate change

Fossil Fuel SubsidiesUS 5.4 tn p.a.


Significant benefits in co-location

10,000 + existing pulp and paper mills globally

– Most in regional areas

– Opportunities for 10’s thousands high value jobs

Plants still involve significant capital investment

Great opportunity

– We need to make our politicians aware

– Show them how funding can be found

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Questions

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