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By
Hashim Djojohadikusumo
Challenges
It is technically feasible, with some operational risks to
anticipate:
1. Putting in place a detailed operational plan - in particular
for the clearing and planting activities, as well as the
construction of the industrial unit
2. Ensuring the transfer of knowledge from the projects
architect to operational managers, to ensure efficient and
scalable execution -10M
3. Preparing the hiring of more than 30,000 palm tappers 56 years after project launch, through centers of excellence
for example More importantly, if the rebuild concept turns
to be profitable, there is a significant risk that it can lead
to the implementation of intensive sugar palm
monocultures, even inside forest estates, increasing
pressure on land and potentially leading to deforestation
Deforestation
The planet has lost 1.3 million square kilometers of forests since 1990 an area larger than South Africa, according to data published by the
World Bank.
Reality
Jos Graziano da Silva, Food and Agriculture
Organisation Director-General, has said:
"Forests play a fundamental role in
combating rural poverty, ensuring food
security and providing people with
livelihoods.
And
they
deliver
vital
environmental services such as clean air
and water, the conservation of biodiversity
and combating climate change.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/23/deforestation-where-is-the-world-losing-the-most-trees/
Russia
North America
Africa
Brazil
Other South America
Indonesia & Malaysia
China
S.E.A.
Other
Total
SOURCE: Ministry of forestry, 2008 - Rekalkulasi Penutupan Lahan Indonesia, 2006globalforestwatch.org
Indonesian Forests
Significant deforestation rate in
Indonesia seems strongly correlated
with land pressure
Tree cover has declined ~4% in 13
years
Faster rate in Indonesia seems related
to strong pressure on land for
agriculture and plantation.
Concession
Each concession shares
main infrastructure such a
as large roads
A port with access to the
river sea is situated nearby
1.
1.
1.
5.
Rotating production
At any given time, there will be four pixels producing ethanol in each block
Same applies to other activities (initial clearing of land, etc.) in order to make sure that the land
rotates efficiently while activities remain stable over time
In Conclusion
(1)
The rebuild concept should quickly generate jobs for local populations, as it is estimated
the pilot site (104,000 Ha exploited) will ultimately provide jobs to more than 60,000
people.
On average, jobs should be better paid than for other agricultural activities and require
significant technical skills for palm tappers, yet generate less positions per hectare due to
the low ^ intensity of operations.
(2)
Overall, the pilot project for the concept should lead to million tons of cumulated C02
emissions reductions over 30 years for each hectare cultivated (5 million tons per year
in ITCI)
90% of that impact comes from the substitution of gasoline by ethanol and of coal by
torrefied pellets.
The direct sequestration effect on the ITCI site would be limited, agroforests effectively
replacing secondary forests with about the same biomass content (with a 20tons/hectare
impact due to the conversion of dead wood to biochar).
In Conclusion
(3)
On top of directly quantified effects, the rebuild concept is expected to significantly
contribute to the protection and restoration of forests (in ITCI, for 104,00 Ha
exploited, 50,000 Ha of primary forest is conserved and 16,000Ha is re-created over
25 years)
Restoring and protecting forests can lead to multiple positive externalities that
generate social and environmental benefits outside of the exploited area
Ecosystem services (natural products, ecosystem control, indirect economic
value) is estimated to represent up to 80% of the income of the poorest people in
villages.
Reforestation and exploitation contribute to limiting fires.
Biodiversity protection as well as carbon sequestration further contribute to
the value of the restored forests.
Input
Investment
USD M
(accumulated
at year 15)
Land area
000 Ha
(minimum
30k Ha)
FOB woodchip,
USD/ton
63,296
2,238
166
5,280
425
430
104
Physical outputs
Refinements
Values, USD M
Wet Biomass
000 tons annual
1,597
Torrefied pellets
000 tons, annual
271
45
19,209
Biodiesel
000 m3, annual
P.t. not
modelled
Biodiesel sales
USD m FOB, annual
P.t. not
modelled
Cassava
000 tons, annual
555
Ethanol
000 m3, annual
1,561
Ethanol sales
USD m FOB, annual
663
Forest Basket
Various
Various
Tapioca
000 tons, annual
144
Tapioca sales
USD m FOB, annual
62
Forest Basket
Various
Various
Carbon credits
USD m, annual
Forest Basket
USD m FOB, annual
214
Operational
cost
USD M
412
NOTE: Outputs and values represented are at year 15 (steady-state) for the entire program: 104,000Ha
SOURCE: Rebuild Business Case Model v8.5
Calculation
s
Output
87
1664
Core ecosystem
RebuildTM Mobile Camps
Jobs
Man-years
CO2 capture
000 tons acc.
4,089
CO2 emission
000 tons pa
645
CO2 replaced
000 tons acc
39,196
Revenue
generated
USD m
1,136
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Initial investments can be staggered, and are recovered 3-4 years after they
are made
In year 7 there is a
large investment in
an Ethanol plant,
and membrane
distillation units for
each farmer plots
1,600
6,000
NPV1
1,400
~800 M USD
1,200
4,000
1,000
800
523
600
557
553
549
542
622
200
54
51
62
76
116
79
3,000
2,000
374
400
201
1,000
-200
-400
5,000
-1,000
-228
-2,000
-600
-800
-3,000
-749
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
1 Large agricultural projects in Indonesia typically require 10%-12% WACC, leading to the use of 15% in the section to take into account extra risk due to the absence of large-scale test
SOURCE: Rebuild Business Case Model v8.5
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Key metrics
Palm oil
25
15% WACC
Rebuild
20
1000 USD/Ha
Palm oil
IRR 18%
Max cash out of 5,000
USD/Ha
Positive cash position
in year 9
15
10
5
8000 USD/Ha
0
-5
10 11 12 13 14 15
-10
Under current assumptions, the Rebuild concept would have the potential to be more
profitable than Palm oil over 15 years even if requiring more cash out before year 11
That fact, if confirmed by maturation of the concept and go to market would have the
potential to significantly disrupt land use in Indonesia
Note: Palm oil cash flows based on industry expert model, based on the economics of a large estate based on mineral soil, assuming 136 trees per hectare
SOURCE: Industry expert model (Palm oil); ITCI model (Rebuild)
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The business case relies on high investments, then high EBITDA that will
lead to a ~20% IRR1
Operations cost
Investments
Revenue
1,000,000
Investments need to
be made in year 1
and year 6,
operational costs,
and revenue
increase as more
assets are brought
online
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
Year
IRR to date
The EBITDA
80%
remains high at
~60% throughout
the period,
demonstrating the
consistent
profitability of
the project
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%
-40%
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
Year
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2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.78
The assumed
0.5
price of
ethanol has a
large impact
on NPV
166
425
-0.5 0
0.78
200
400
600
800
1000
50
100
150
1.5
0.5
250
300
1.0
200
0.78
The project
maintains a
positive NPV
even when
Ethanol
prices are low
Torrified pellet
430
and cassava
prices do not
have a
significant
impact on NPV
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NPV1,2 remains positive under most assumptions, but turns negative if the
sugar palm density falls to 100 plants/ha
Negative NPV
150
200
300
370
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
0.15
0.20
0.29
0.37
0.46
0.54
0.63
0.71
0.80
0.89
0.97
1.06
0.29
0.47
0.54
0.67
0.80
0.93
1.06
1.19
1.31
1.44
1.57
1.70
1.83
20 -0.14 0.03
0.20
0.54
0.78
0.89
1.06
1.23
1.40
1.57
1.74
1.91
2.08
2.25
2.43
2.60
25 -0.06 0.16
0.37
0.80
1.10
1.23
1.44
1.66
1.87
2.08
2.30
2.51
2.73
2.94
3.15
3.37
30
0.54
1.06
1.42
1.57
1.83
2.08
2.34
2.60
2.85
3.11
3.37
3.62
3.88
4.14
0.03
0.29
A 10 liter increase in
yield/tree can lead to
a ~$0.6bn increase
in NPV
1 NPV is calculated the entire 104,000 Ha assuming a 15% rate for the first 30 years of Rebuild
2 Rough calculation not taking into account decrease in other revenue streams in case more sugar palm trees are planted
3 This assumes that a yield per tappable tree of 25% in year 8, 52% in year 9 and 10 and 15% in year 11
Note: Focus on sugar palm assumptions as ethanol generates ~85% of revenue over the first 30 years of the program
SOURCE: Rebuild Business Case Model v8.5
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0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
% Increase in Opex
1 NPV is calculated the entire 104,000 Ha assuming a 15% rate for the first 30 years of Rebuild
SOURCE:; Rebuild Business Case Model v8.5
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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Impact of delaying sugar juice production and ethanol sale on NPV and cash flow 2
(USD Bn)
Current assumption
0.78
The program
maintains a
positive NPV,
even if the
Ethanol
production were
to be delayed by
up to 3 years
The stress
test shows the
robustness of the
case, however
would require
liquidity from
investors if it
occurs
0.66
0.8
0.53
0.6
0.43
0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
-0.6
-0.8
1 NPV is calculated the entire 104,000 Ha assuming a 15% rate for the first 30 years of Rebuild
2 This is an estimate where both the income from ethanol and the opex directly from ethanol have been delayed, however general shared opex and investments are unchanged
Note: does not take into account cost of produce storage or destruction, assumes no Ethanol production for the time where it is delayed
SOURCE: Rebuild Business Case Model v8.5
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Assumption in
Risk of
model (per block
downside Weight - 30,000 ha)
100
Ethanol - Number
3 of plants
(plants/ha)
370
Ethanol - Sugar
5 juice yield per plant
(liters/plant/day)
6
460
Moderate
Low
1003
Commercial yields were 42.7 t/ha in Sumatera Barat in 2010, the highest of any
district
A consultant report (Tetas Gagas Mulia) presents benchmark yields of 40
t/ha/year1 for Rebuild, but yields of 120-140 (with a maximum of 200) have been
observed in Kalimantan using the Gajah variety of Cassava, and ~5 tons of organic
fertilizer/ha
460 is the median import price of cassava starch into Indonesia according to
UNCOMTRADE 2014 data
Import, and export prices have stayed between 440-490 $/ton over 2013 and 20142
Anecdotal evidence from multiple experiments on a 80 ha field in Tomohon,
North Sulawesi show that it is possible to plant up to 1000 sugar palm/ha,
however yield decreases when there is limited space
There has been no industrial scale plantation of sugar palm to test against
According to the ITCI analysis, any further sugar juice extraction will reduce the
future yield of sugar palm- this is a biological constraint
Ecofys (2012) report observes that the number of productive trees varies by region
with only 10% of sugar palms in Lumban Lobu becoming productive, however
this varies with selection and management techniques, the trees mentioned in
Ecofys remain productive for ~10 years suggesting less intensive tapping
Year 8: 25%;
Year 9,10: 52%;
Year 11: 15%
Up to
50%3
20
8 to 503
0.42
0.425
The estimate of $0.425/litre is the lowest in the last 5 years, a reduction of ~50%
from the September 2011 price of ~0.85$
There is a chance that price will increase compared to the assumption in the model
166
430
40-200
Cassava - Yield
(t/ha/year)
Cassava - Starch
2 price
(USD/Ton, FOB)
High
Observed
in real
Comments
world
166
The assumption in the model is from multiplying the energy price per GJ for normal
wood pellets with the energy content of a torrified pellet
Since no significant sale of torrified pellets allow for a market price, the
'observed' 166 USD is a result of using the median energy price/GJ from current
exports of US wood pellets over the last 4 years
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Moderate
Low
Observed
in real
Comments
world
6.90
2.9
25 m a year for 4
years and 20m a
year for 16 years
NA
Technology for membrane is not mature, there is a real risk that prices change
or that this does not materialize; this is a significant investment and no previous
sale exists as a benchmark
200
70-170
Cassava plant
($m)
Sugar juice
2 membrane + pipes
($m)
Assumption in
Risk of
model (per block
downside Weight - 30,000 ha)
High
Ethanol plant
($m)
Need to create a bottom up plan to test the real costs, with the assumption that it
could likely be less expensive than in current plans
32
20-60
~$32m corresponds to a single quote, received from Torrcoal and seems in line
with prices observed in adjacent industries (wood pellets) - Additional quotes
needed to refine assumption
4.12
42
Torrefied pellet
plant ($m)
Steam boiler
($m)
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Assumption in
Risk of
model (per block
downside Weight - 30,000 ha)
1.4
11.0
3
2.1
Refinement labor
costs
Low
The Cassava plant investment number in the Rebuild model is still work in
progress
FAO data on operating a cassava plant in a tropical country suggest an Opex of
USD ~500 for a 24 ton plant1 which would translate to 2,1 M USD at the target
capacity
$0.0383/
liter
3.4 - 16.7
Torrified pellet2
plant ($m)
Agricultural labor
costs ($/year)
Ethanol plant2
($m/year)
Moderate
Observed
in real
Comments
world
Cassava plant2
($m/year)
$0.0376/liter
High
Since data on opex of torrefied pellet plants is limited, wood pellet plants have
been used as a comparison
ITCIs value seems conservative as it is towards the upper end of observed
opex
2238 increasing
at 9% for first 5
years, then 1%
indefinitely
2150
The Agricultural wage is above the minimum wage, and quickly increases over
the first 5 years
5280 increasing
at 9% for first 5
years, then 1%
indefinitely
NA
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Biochemicals2
16%
Ethanol
17%
Sugar
Product examples/comments
Biofuels
Ethanol, biodiesel
Bulk/polymers
Plant extracts
Biodependent sales
2010/11, USD Billion
95
41
33
63%
Food/feed
26
Food/feed
ingredients
Oleochemicals
Enzymes
Others
Total bio
1 Assuming ~60% starch content in corn, 11% sugar content in cane, and 25% starch content in cassava
2 Including amino acids, citric acid, enzymes, vitamins; excluding ethanol-derived biochemicals such as bio-PE
3 Current chemical industry sales excluding B2C sales in pharma and personal care
4 Top-down estimate based on industry interviews
SOURCE: SRI; BCC; IEA 2009; F.O. Licht; FO Licht; Frost and Sullivan; press clippings;
15
12
228
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