Products and services Austep group

1. AUSTEP GROUP
AD TURNKEY
PROVIDER
BIO-METHANE HANDLINGCO-GENERATION
WASTEWATER TREATMENT CO-INVESTOR OF PLANTS

2. INTRODUCTION
Austep Group is a Group of companies owned by Austep SpA,
incorporated in 1995, and offer the followings:
From A to Z solutions to biogas plant owners
Provider of ancillary solutions : Waste water treatment, CHPs
(natural gas, landfill) Biogas upgrade systems, conveyers,
pretreatment and handling units.
Patented solutions to difficult substrates’ based biogas Plants
(Chicken litter, MSW – Municipal Solid Waste – , Slaughter house
waste)
Pretreatment & heavy duty sorting machinery manufacturer
Co-investor and developer of biogas plants
With 20 years of experience, a comprehensive flexible approach, a
global presence, and a guaranteed performance, “Austep Group” is
the preferred entity to partner with in the industry
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3. AUSTEP USA
AUSTEP
KOREA
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AUSTEP GROUP
AUSTEP
BULGARIA
AUSTEP
W2E POWER

4. Austep
20 years of experience
“One stop shop” (Technology, WWT, CHP, b:UP, handling machinery)
A comprehensive solution for “Waste 2 Energy”
249 plants worldwide
Operating and servicing 20 plants.
Ownership of 7 plants (3 under construction)
Revenue 2011-2016 from $ 12 M to $ 92 M (+650%)
EBITDA 2011-2016 from $ 0,7 M to $ 8.7 M (+1100%)
Exp. turnover 2015 $ 81 M – EBITDA $ 6.6 M
Production guarantee for 90% of the theoretical production
Global presence in 10 countries!
HIGH LIGHTS
OUR USPs - in short
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5. AUSTEP S.p.A.
(Italy)
PULIFICI Steel
Construction
S.r.l. (100%)
SPK Power
Generation
S.r.l. (100%)
AUSTEP USA
Inc. (100%)
AUSPARK LLC
(100%)
AUSTEP
BULGARIA
(100%)
AUSTEP KOREA
(50%)
OPERATIVE CHART
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6. AUSTEP S.p.A.
(Italy)
EcoStep S.r.l.
(38%)
Cedro S.r.l.
(24%)
Bosmina S.r.l.
(5%)
Revere S.r.l.
(10%)
Orbit Energy
Charlotte LLC
(10%)
Orbit Energy
Rhode Island
LLc (10%)
Energon Srl
(65%)
OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN SPVs
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7. 1878 The Austin Company, an engineering company, was incorporated in Cleveland (USA)
by Samuel Austin. The Austin Company, is owned by Kajuima Corporation one of the top 20
leading construction and engineering groups worldwide, with a consolidated turnover of USD 18.5
B, during 2012.
1966 – “Austin Italia” was incorporated to provide engineering services to the Austin
Company in Italy.
1995 – Austep S.p.A was incorporated as a “spinoff” from Austin Italia, to engineer and
construct the Fiumicino Airport, Rome.
1996 – The 1st waste water treatment plant (WWTP) was designed and constructed in a refinery
in Italy
1997 - The 1st WWTP was designed and constructed overseas
2005 - Change of ownership –March 4th, 2005, PhD. Massone together with a group of
investors, acquired 100% of Austep S.p.A.’ ownership rights, from “Austin Italia”. PhD. Massone
was appointed CEO of Austep S.p.A..
AUSTEP HISTORY
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8. 2007
• The first Maintenance & Operation (M&O) contract was signed and implemented
• A 10,000 square feet new headquarter in Milan
2009 – The design & construction of an AD for plant in the largest slaughter house
in Europe based on:
• 100% built, owned & operated (BOO) by Austep S.p.A.
• A “buy back” option was negotiated with the Slaughter house company
2010
• Going Global - Design & engineering of a 7Mw plant in Belgium
2011
• The Slaughter house company exercised its “buy back option”
• Austep won a public tender for the first S. Korean slaughterhouse waste plant
• The 1st OFSW (segregated MSW) plant was designed and constructed in nearby Milan
• a biogas & composting solution based on OFSW
• A prototype model of the Tornado was installed
AUSTEP HISTORY
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9. AUSTEP HISTORY
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2012
• 100% chicken litter plant solution was developed for owner
• Austep was awarded and recognized as the leading Technology provider in designing and
constructing of biogas plants based on slaughterhouse waste
2013
• The 1st Tornado ©, most efficient pretreatment machinery (5kwh/t) was patented and installed
• The 1st 80% chicken litter biogas plant was designed & built in Italy, utilizing our patented
solution
• The 1st 1.8Mw Plant was designed, constructed and commissioned in Bulgaria
• Austep S. Korea was incorporated
• Austep Bulgaria was incorporated
2014
• AUSPARK LLC and AUSTEP USA INC were incorporated in the USA

10. AUSTEP HISTORY
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2014
• AUSPARK LLC entered into an EPC agreement to design, & construct a 5.2 Mw/h plant in
Charlotte North Carolina, USA
• AUSTEP USA INC entered into an EPC agreement to design, & construct a 3.2 Mw/h plant in
Johnston Rhode Island,, USA
• The 1st biogas upgrade system (b:UP ©) was installed and commissioned
• A 2nd 1.8Mw 85% chicken litter based Plant was commissioned in Bulgaria
• Pulifici Srl a pretreatment and heavy duty sorting machinery manufacturer was acquired
(100%) by Austep SpA.
• SPK Srl a packaging company of CHPs and energy solution providers was acquired (51%) by
Austep SpA
• Dec. 2014, acquisition of 65% of the ownership rights in En-ergon Srl, an OFSW 1.8Mw/h plant.
to be built in Italy
2015 - Started construction on the NC and RI plants in the USA

11. Management and Ownership
Alessandro Massone Ph.D. CEO of Austep Group, and a major shareholder
of Austep SpA. He holds a Doctorate degree from Ghent University, Belgium, in
Nitrification and Biogas. PhD. Massone also graduated with a Civil Engineer degree
from the Milan Polytechnic.
PhD. Massone, acquired Austep SpA at the beginning of 2005, from the Austin
Company, and he developed the company from a waste water solution provider
to an A-Z comprehensive solution provider for AD plants.
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Prof. Willy Verstraete Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Austep
SpA graduated in 1968 from the Ghent University as bio-engineer. In 1971, he
obtained a PhD degree in microbiology at the Cornell University, Ithaca (USA).
Since October 2011, he is serving as an emeritus professor in Ghent University.
Prof. Verstraete is acting as the head of Supervisory board of the Austep, as well as
the head of the stirring committee.
Michele Lissoni, Commercial Manager, a board member, and a
shareholder of Austep SpA. He graduated with a Ph.D degree from Polytechnic
University in Milan in Environmental andTerritory Engineering.
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12. Management and Ownership
Andrea D’Auria, CFO, Chief Financial Officer and Board
member. Mr. D’Auria graduated with a Master degree in “Corporate Finance
and Banking” – SDA Bocconi, Milan - Master in “Work, Welfare and Hr
management” - Master and Degree in Economics
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Roberto Zocchi , COO, Chief Operational Officer, holds an
Environmental and territory engineering degree from Polytechnic University
of Milano
Roberto Fiume, Sales & Marketing Manager, holds an
Environmental and territory engineering Degree from Polytechnic University
of Milan
Giulio Becatti, CTO, Chief Technical Officer. He holds a Masters
Degree in Chemical Engineering
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13. Management and Ownership
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Asnat Drouianov, Vice President of AUSTEP USA INC.
CPA (with a degree in Economics and Accounting from TA University, Israel). With more
than 18 years of experience in the capital market, and a former partner of PWC, Ms.
Drouianov is acting as the Vice President of AUSTEP USA INC and as VP for overseas
Subsidiaries and Global development.
From January 2009 and until July 2013, Ms. Drouianov has served as the General
Manager of a leading German AD technology provider listed in the Frankfurt stock
exchange market. Under her management the company has become into one of the
leading technology providers worldwide with approx. 450 projects built in different
countries, Ms. Drouianov has also been acting as the CEO of the investment subsidiary
of the Group focusing on developing and operating such plants in Europe.
Ms. Drouianov has joined Austep Group in September 2014, bringing more than 30
years of global business experience with her.
Randall Rose, Senior Project Director for AUSTEP, USA, INC/AUSPARK LLC. Manages
the design, construction and operation of two Waste-to-Energy Biogas facilities; one in
Charlotte, NC (5.2 MW) and one in Johnston City, RI (3.2 MW). Coordinates designs and
constructs activities for each project, with the Italian staff of engineers, US third-party
engineers, US contractors, plus local municipal, and state government officials.
He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis Missouri with a degree in Civil
Engineering and his experience in construction takes over 40 years (among others:
construction projects covering public infrastructure, commercial, tall structures,
and industry). In addition his experience includes work through out the United States,
West Africa, and Israel.

14. AUSTEP: OUR TECHNOLOGY
Biogas production from waste and biomasses
Bio-methane
Wastewater treatment
Industrial wastewater reuse
Soil remediation
Heat recovery and reuse
Power generation from natural gas
Handling
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15. Austep SpA is a biogas technology provider offering Project developers and owners
comprehensive solutions for biogas.
20 years of experience originating from waste water treatment solutions, through
development of innovative solutions for complicated and difficult to be treated substrates.
Pretreatment units for OFSW, MSW, and food leftover, at 99% guaranteed purity.
Sorting, biogas, waste water treatment, composting, energy production (gas/electricity).
Over 8500 annual operating hours, and an average efficiency of 96%.
A Production guarantee of 90% of the theoretical energy, back by a financial instrument.
BIOGAS TURNKEY PROVIDER
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16. UP-GRADING FOR BIO-METHANE
PRODUCTION
b:UPTECHNOLOGY
b:UP TECHNOLOGY
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17. b:UP technology, was developed by Austep
based on membrane filtering of biogas
Selectivity is given by different permeability ration of biogas
compounds.
Bio-methane performance depends on temperature, pressure,
compounds inlet concentration.
b:UP TECHNOLOGY
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18. AUSTEP: OUR NUMBERS
Our expertise and capabilities led us to design and construct 249
plants worldwide focusing on:
Biogas installation
Water and wastewater treatment plant
Biogas and water treatment plant comprehensive solutions
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19. AUSTEP: FACTS AND FIGURES
3,600 4,800
6,000
9,600
12,293 29,292
29,897
38,400
*81,400
*92,500
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Austep Group
Turnover (in USD’000)
USD
* Projected figures for
2015 & 2016
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20. AUSTEP: FACTS AND FIGURES
300 372 456 564
698
2,086
1,033
2,340
* 6,606
*8,700
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Austep Group
EBITDA (in USD’000)
USD
* Projected figures for
2015 & 2016
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21. AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
√ Waste 2 Energy √ Water & Waste WaterTreatment √ Biogas and
bio-methane Production
√ Advanced WWTP √ Handling √ Co-generator
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22. 12.500 m3/d BIOGAS FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSEWASTE
OWNERSHIP & OPERATION
Austep designed, built and owned, until 2011,
an anaerobic digestion plant for the
treatment of slaughterhouse waste from a
production facility in Ospedaletto Lodigiano
(LO), Italy.
Substrates : grease, rumen, blood, sludge
Feedstock: 130 t/d mix
Biogas Production: 12.500 m3/d biogas
Power Production: 1,0 MW
Size: n. 2 digesters 3.000 m3 each
WWTP & N Removal: SBR
ConstructionYear: 2008
AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
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23. Austep designed, built and owns an anaerobic
digestion plant for biogas production from
energy crops and cow manure close to
Alessandria (AL). Italy.
Substrates: Silage, Cow manure, Cow sewage
Feedstock 100 t/d mix
Power production: 1.0 MWh
SIZE: n. 2 digesters 3000 m3 each
ConstructionYear : 2012
1.0 MW BIOGAS PRODUCTION PLANT
OWNERSHIP & OPERATION
AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
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24. Austep designed, built and owns an anaerobic
digestion plant for biogas production from
biomass and cow manure in Curtatone -
Mantova (MN), Italy.
Substrates: Silage, Cow manure, Cow sewage
Feedstock: 87 t/d mix
Power production: 1,0 MW
SIZE: n. 2 digesters 2.400 m3 each
Construction year 2012
1.0 MW BIOGAS PRODUCTION PLANT
OWNERSHIP & OPERATION
AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
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25. WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR FISH INDUSTRY
OPERATION EXPERIENCE
Austep designed, built and operated an
anerobic waste water treatment plant for a
fish industry that transform fish for grocery
stores in Biandrate close to Novara (NO),
Italy.
PROJECT FLOWRATE 600 mc/d
COD CONCENTRATION 3.000 mg/l
AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
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26. WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR FROZEN FOOD INDUSTRY
OPERATION EXPERIENCE
PROJECT FLOWRATE 320 mc/d
COD CONCENTRATION 16.000 mg/l
We designed, built and operated an anerobic
waste water treatment plant for a frozen
food industry in Gattico close to Novara
(NO), Italy.
AUSTEP: OUR REFERENCES
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27. GLOBAL PRESENCE
HEADQUARTER
Via Mecenate 76/45
20138 Milan – Italy
Phone +39 02 509947.1
E-mail info@austep.com
www.austep.com
SUBSIDIARIES
AUSTEP Korea AUSTEP Bulgaria AUSTEP USA Inc.
Seoul, South Korea Sofia, Bulgaria Charlotte, NC
NewYork, NY
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28. COMMERCIAL OFFICES
DUBAI, UAE SAU PAOLO, BRASIL
DEALERS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
GLOBAL PRESENCE
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29. GLOBAL PRESENCE
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30. SPK Power Generation is a multinational company based in Italy, and is
recognized as one of the major players in the Distributed Power Generation Market.
SPK Power Generation designs, manufactures and maintains Power Plants
based on the technology of internal combustion engines. SPK offers a complete
range of engines and ancillary devices of the latest generation gas fueled, biogas,
landfill gas and diesel able to produce electricity, heat, chill and steam in generative,
co-generative and tri-generative mode.
SPK Power Generation is focused on providing energetic and efficient
solutions to power plants worldwide.
CO-GENERATION
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31. PULIFICI STEEL CONSTRUCTION is a company based in Italy and specializes in plants and
machines construction for heavy duty industries of bulk material handling.
Thanks to a well-established experience and its know-how, PULIFICI
STEEL CONSTRUCTION designs and builds high efficiency
transportation and waste selection systems.
PULIFICI STEEL CONSTRUCTION certainly represents a
benchmark in waste treatment field and in energetic valorisation from
organics from MSW and biomasses. Its business includes complete lines of
crushing, sieving, selection and transportation in ecological gathering places
for organics waste.
HANDLING
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32. CO-OWNER & DEVELOPER
Austep SpA is not only a technology provider but also a co-owner, investor and a
developer of AD plants in Italy and worldwide.
Austep SpA built its first BOO plant in 2009, and has successfully sold it to the
Slaughterhouse owner, after 2 years of efficient operation.
We invest our resources in what we believe.
Austep S.p.A. is aiming to become not only a technology provider, but also an investor
and owner of a portfolio of W2E projects.
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33. Name: Alessandro Massone
Austep S.p.A.
CEO
Cell: +39 335 6030840
Email: a.massone@austep.com
CONTACT DETAILS
ThankYou!
For further information
please visit our website
www.austep.com or contact
us:
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Name: Asnat Drouianov
AUSTEP USA INC.
Vice President
Cell: +1 704 460 6191
Email: a.drouianov@austep.com