2. The IGE Project
Development Status
The Waste Opportunity
The Australian Feedstock Supply
The IGE Solution
The IGE Technology
The Market
The Business Model
3. Overview
IGE was formed to realise the opportunity of converting waste
products and plastics destined for landfill, into Australian
standards transport fuel.
IGE is the first fully continuous waste plastic conversion
facility in Australia.
This technology has been combined with other technologies
to close the loop on waste recycling
4. Development Status
2012
• Constructed a 1 ton-per-hour Demonstration Plant
located at Berkeley Vale NSW
2013
• Constructed a 40tpd commercial plant demonstrating the
conversion of used tyres, lubrication and waste plastics
to fuel oil and high grade carbon char
2014
• Terms Sheet agreed to with Foyson Resources Limited
• Commenced construction of a 50tpd commercial plant at
Berkeley Vale NSW. Due to begin production mid 2015
5. The Waste Opportunity
Waste Plastics just keep growing due to:
Population Growth
In fewer than 50 years the worlds population has grown from
4 billion people to 7.167 Billion
The UN Projections the population will increase 20% by 2050
to 8.9 billion humans inhabiting the planet
Developing economies generating more consumers
The OECD estimates that an overall increase in average
incomes in emerging economies and a global effort to
eradicate poverty will result in the global middle class
growing to 3.0 billion people by 2020.
6. Australian Feedstock Supply
PACIA (Plastics Chemicals Association – Australia) Market Statistics
Report 2011 - 2012 states that Australia produces approximately 1.5
million tonnes of plastic each year, however the import of plastics in
other forms / products is difficult to quantify and has been
consistently excluded from the study.
Industry sources claim this could be as high as an additional 1.5 million
tonnes min of waste plastics, giving a total of approximately 3 million tonnes
per annum of waste plastics.
Of plastics which are recycled in Australia, 30% of this is utilised in Australia
with the remaining 70% traditionally shipped predominately to Asia.
Recently China and other Asian countries have tightened the quality
standards of waste plastic imports causing a reduction of off take, further
increasing flow to our landfills.
7. Australian Feedstock Supply
IGE is seeking to take advantage of this waste stream and roll out
4 commercial plants strategically placed within Australia over the
next 2 years requiring 126,000 tonnes of waste plastics feed stock.
This will be source by diverting plastic from landfill in Australia
8. The IGE Solution
Converting waste plastics into fuels with its proprietary, fully
automated and continuous flow process.
9. IGE has developed the solution for this ever-growing problem, by
commercialising technology to effectively gather, recycle and re-use
non-biodegradable plastics and convert them into useful, renewable
energy sources such as Diesel fuels, LPG, Oil, and Electricity.
IGE has perfected this solution through intensive, collaborative
research and development of technologies that will assist LGA's and
State / Provincial governments in reducing the dependence on landfill
sites whilst producing valuable, sustainable and renewable energy
sources.
•Waste Non-recyclable
Plastic
Materials
•Used Tyres
•Used
Lubrication Oil
FFeeeeddssttoocckk
•Diesel Fuel
•Petrol
/Gasoline
Fractions
•LPG PPrroodduuccttss
•Electricity
•Inert glass By-
Products
The IGE Solution
10. IGE Technology
IGE’s Technology is made up of two components:
1. CATALYTIC RE-STRUCTURING
This technology subjects waste plastic (polymers) to a high
temperature heat environment in the presence of catalytic media.
This causes the large molecule polymers to break down into smaller
molecules forming gas and liquids. The liquids are fractionated into
hydrocarbons in the form of petrol (gasoline), kerosene and diesel
fuel. A commercial plant capable of processing 40 tpd of recovered
plastics or tyres was developed by IGE in Berkeley Vale, NSW in
order to prove the technology.
2. INDIRECTLY FIRED GAS TURBINE (IFGT)
This technology utilises the non-condensable gases produced in the
restructuring process to both generate electricity for the process
(with surplus being sold to the grid) but also uses the waste heat
from the turbine engine to power the Catalytic re-structuring process
12. IGE Technology
Waste Plastic
100 tons/day
Catalytic
Restructuring
Power for the Plant
20% of production
Waste Heat
Diesel Petrol Gas IFGT Power
Power to the Grid
80% of production
13. IGE Technology
Catalytic Breakdown
IFGT
Clean
Vapour
Hot Gases
Heat Source
Diesel
Fraction
Char
Petrol
Fraction
LPG
Fraction
Non-Condensable
Inert Fuel Gases
Ash
LPG
Storage
Petrol
Storage
Diesel
Storage
Electrical
Energy
Export
14. IGE Technology Advantages
• Ability to process a highly contaminated feedstock
(RDF derived plastics)
• Does not require external power
• Does not require external fuel
• Is highly efficient yielding over 80% liquid products by mass
• Is modular leading to quick construction times.
• Utilises the extremely high temperatures developed in the IFGT to
destroy any by-products
16. The Business Model
The IGE business model is as follows
Feedstock Divert waste plastic from landfill
Technology Low cost, proven technologies
High Yield, net energy generator
Product Fuel meeting the Australian diesel and
petrol standards (Not Biodiesel)
Customers Sophisticated diesel fleets users
Sophisticated wholesale fuel blenders
Margins Do not rely on tip fees
Do not rely on government subsidies
Do not rely on any “green revenue”
Do not rely on oil majors to off-take product
17. The Business Model
IGE is seeking to take advantage of this waste stream and
roll out 4 commercial plants strategically placed within
Eastern Australia over the next 3 years requiring 126,000 tonnes
of waste plastics feed stock.
18. Contact
For further information please contact:
FOYSON RESOURCES LIMITED
Address: Suite 703, Level 7, 121 Walker Street,
North Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2060
Telephone: 02 8920 2300
Fax: 02 8920 3400
Email info@foyson.net
Web www.foyson.net
