SIV operates one wood pellet production plant in Ukraine with plans to expand to 40 plants total. The wood pellet market in Europe is growing rapidly due to increased demand for renewable energy. SIV plans to harness Ukraine's abundant wood waste resources and build additional plants over 24 months to capture more of the growing market. The strategy also includes potentially merging with an agricultural company to further secure a raw material base.
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Description of the Project:
The owner and initiator of the Project is the Cyprus based company S.I.V. Holding Ltd. The Project developers consist of leading Ukrainian, US, and Canadian specialists in the bio-energy sector
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A special purpose entity; ‘Eko-Bio Top’, has already built one production plant in Ukraine, with capacity of the plant amounting to 13,000 metric tonnes of pellets per annum.
The immediate objective is to build plants at nine other sites within the same region in order to consolidate the business and establish strong relationships with local sawmills, as reliable partners in supplying their waste products for pellet production.
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Project feasibility
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The immediate objective is to build plants at nine other sites within the same region in order to consolidate the business and establish strong relationships with local sawmills, as reliable partners in supplying their waste products for pellet production.
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2. Project description
Overview of the Company
S.I.V. Holdings Ltd (hereafter referred to as the “Company” SIV production location
or “SIV”) currently operates one plant with 2 Mt/hour
production capacity in Ivano-Frankivsk region
The Company has already chosen four additional locations
for production sites and have preliminary agreements with
local authorities to secure long-term development. Each
location has a sufficient raw material base (one in Rivne
and three in Ivano-Frankivsk region)
SIV benefits from the following advantages:
− Excellent location: close proximity to European Union
(EU) – the largest and most prospective market for SIV
products
− Potential sales agreements directly with power
producers Management:
Strong management team in place with well-developed political
− Availability of detailed and comprehensive financial
and financial connections
model and business plan, highlighting clear vision and Production:
distinct focus on future operations of the Company Existing production – 2 Mt/hour;
All four additional locations for future production sites have
− Strong management team in place with well-developed
preliminary agreements with local authorities already in place
political and financial connections, which is fully Procurement:
qualified to lead the Company to the next stage of its Harvested lumber in 2008:
development Ivano-Frankivsk – 865 ths. m3(Source: Appendix 1)
Rivne – 1,321 ths. m3(Source: Appendix 1)
− Ongoing discussions about private placement with
several potential Strategic Investors
3. Project description
Overview of the Industry
Demand EU production vs. demand projections (mln tons)
Currently, the market for pellets is moving through its
growth phase, supported by Europe, which has evolved
into the largest consumer of wood pellets in the world.
Consumption in 2008 is estimated to be over 8 million
tons, with Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium
and Italy being the largest consumers on the continent
Geographical location of Ukraine is one of the major
factors, which contributes to business development with
EU
It is estimated that production as well as demand will Source: Market experts’ estimate
double over the next 4-5 years and some industry experts
forecast an annual growth of 25-30% globally over the Overview of all EU pellet production plans
next ten years
Supply
Currently there is a clear playing field for pellet production
in Ukraine. According to some market experts, there are
no more than 15 wood pellets production plants in Ukraine
at this moment. Annual pellets production output in
Ukraine is estimated to range from 20,000 to 200,000
tones, but is highly fragmented, poorly financed, and
mostly relying on outdated technology
Source: www.pelletsatlas.info
4. Project description
Overview of the Strategy
SIV aims to harness the vast amount of Ukrainian-based
waste, and steward this renewable asset in a
sustainable, and environmentally friendly way to provide
for a cleaner and safer world
The Project further stipulates an increase in the
Company’s production capacity to 40 plants by
construction of additional 39 plants
The development plan envisions an increase in the total
quantity of plants by nine units over the first 24 month
period. As soon as the Company operates ten plants, it will
generate surplus cash that can be reinvested to meet
future investment costs
The Company’s management also looks for further
opportunities to merge with a well-managed, Ukrainian
Agricultural Company in order to safeguard and diversify
its raw material resource base for its growing production
Note 1: MBP - Mixed biomass pellets are a newcomer on the pellet market. Due to low production costs this biofuel
became very attractive. MBP can be produced from straw, grains, various types of grass, leguminous
plants, flowers, fruit and a mixture of these materials (with some wood added).
5. Project description
Raw material base (Wood waste)
The source of raw materials for pellet production in Wood-working output and wood waste in Ukraine
Ukraine is closely connected with wood-working and
agricultural industries
Wood-working output and waste in Ukraine
Experts agree that throughout the different stages of
production process in the timber and wood-working
industry, wood waste may comprise up to 50% of the
output
Based on wood industry experts representation there were
approximately 15 million cubic meters of liquid lumber
harvested in 2008 (see Appendix for details). If
smaller, ‘mom & pop’, sawmill operations are taken into
account, this figure doubles
Source: Ukrainian Statistics & Management’s estimate
6. Project description
Raw material base (Residues)
Agricultural Production output and agricultural Cropping and Residues 2007- 2009
residues in Ukraine
Based on experts’ representation, there is 1.5-2.0 tonnes
of straw, on average, for each tonne of cereal and oilseed
crop produced. Based on USDA data the crop production
for 2009 is 39 million tonnes which produced from 65 to 77
million tonnes of straw, the majority of which was either
shredded behind combines or burned in the field
An Agricultural Company harvesting 30 thousand
hectares, with an average yield of 3 tonnes per hectare will
potentially produce enough straw for producing
approximately 90 thousand tonnes of pellets and leave
one tonne of straw per hectare for soil conservation and
replenishment
Source: USDA Data, Management’s estimate
Thus, in a further measure to sustainably ‘backup’ the
company with straw required for production of up to
500,000 tonnes of pellets, SIV would require Agriculturally
cropped land of circa 160,000 hectares, which represents
less than 0.5% of Ukraine’s arable land
7. Financials
Financial statements (IFRS)
Financial statements track record Balance sheet as at 31Dec09, 08 and 1Jan08
The Company implemented International Financial (in UAH thousands) 31Dec09 31Dec08 1Jan08
Reporting Standards (IFRS) and has track record of Assets
preparing financial statements under IFRS for the year Non-current assets
ended 31 December 2009 and 31 December 20098 Property, plant and equipment 4,341 4,697 735
Current assets
Extract of Balance sheet and profit and loss is shown
Inventories 569 363 119
below
Trade and other receivables 130 37 4
Cash and cash equivalents 2 - -
Profit & loss for the year ended 31Dec09 and 08 701 400 123
(in UAH thousands) 2009 2008 Total assets 5,042 5,097 858
Revenues 230 71
Cost of revenues (828) (290) Equity and liabilities
Gross profit Equity
(598) (219)
Statutory fund 1,645 42 42
Administrative, selling and
Reserves 4,040 4,040 -
distribution expenses (10) (3)
Retained earnings (781) (222) -
Financial income 49 - 4,904 3,860 42
Profit before tax (559) (222) Non-current liabilities
Income tax expenses - - Long-term loans and borrowings 41 52 64
Net income (559) (222) Current liabilities
Source: IFRS financial statements
Short-term loans and borrowings 11 899 712
Trade and other payables 86 286 40
Full set of the financial statements is available upon 97 1,185 752
request Equity and liabilities 5,042 5,097 858
Source: IFRS financial statements
8. Economics
Valuation summary
Indicators of investment attractiveness: Based on the above scenarios financial indicators are as
follows:
Taking into account that the Ukrainian government has
moved to support energy saving projects realized in − Project’s net present value amounts to EUR70 to
Ukraine by income tax exemption for 2009-2013, of which 76.1million real discount rate 14.00
SIV is party to we have also performed of two scenarios: − Enterprise value, when the Company will reach its
− Scenario 1 – not tax for 5 years (most probable) target production capacity is circa EUR136 million
− Scenario 2 – normal tax − Project payback period is 4.0 – 5.2 years
− Discounted Project payback period is 4.8 – 5.6 years
EBITDA (EUR mln) & net profit margin (%) ROI
Source: Management’s estimate Source: Management’s estimate
9. Economics
Financing requironments
Project financing Use of funds and financing sources
(scenario – NO TAX)
It has been assumed that the ten production plants would
in EUR '000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
be built over a two-year period, with a total capital Working capital 410 1,101 1,133 1,132 1,274 -
requirement of circa EUR10.7 – 14.5 million. In CAPEX 9,964 10,020 11,377 11,391 12,804 169
practice, because the plants function independently, the Sawmill waste line 9,401 9,401 10,744 10,744 12,087 -
rate at which they are constructed can be easily adjusted Other CAPEX 563 619 633 647 717 169
according to the available funding Total
External financing 7,200 2,436 - 9,636
The plan is to finance the project with a combination of
Equity 2,160 731 - 2,891
equity 30% and debt 70% as shown in the tables on the Loan 5,040 1,705 - 6,745
right
SIV project gives investors a very attractive internal rate Self financed 3,174 8,685 12,510 12,523 14,078 169
Source: Management’s estimate
of return (IRR) 51% for 5 calculated based on 5 year
period and 94% - 10 year period Use of funds and financing sources
(scenario – NORMAL TAX)
IRR for equity participants in EUR '000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Average Working capital 410 1,101 1,133 1,132 1,274 -
IRR 5 years 69% 33% 51% CAPEX 9,964 10,020 11,377 11,391 12,804 169
IRR 10 years 105% 84% 94% Sawmill waste line 9,401 9,401 10,744 10,744 12,087 -
Other CAPEX 563 619 633 647 717 169
Total
Interest rate for the debt financing was assumed to be External financing 7,864 4,380 2,142 14,386
12.5% in 2010 with decrease down to 10% starting from Equity 2,359 1,314 643 4,316
2011 Loan 5,505 3,066 1,500 10,070
Self financed 2,510 6,741 10,368 12,523 14,078 169
Source: Management’s estimate
10. Organization
Company’s Management
Director Chris Chatterton, has extensive experience in building large-scale energy businesses in challenging
environments, and in very pioneering roles, in the CIS and Asia, in an executive capacity, to include The
AES Corporation, D1 Oils PLC, and Yukos Oil. Most recently, Chris was instrumental in raising initial
funding for Landkom Ukraine, and also one of the founding shareholders in Landkom International PLC
Financial Vladimir Vasyuta is a skilled and qualified financial and business leader uniquely experienced in emerging
Director market sectors. Vladimir has significant experience in fields of business valuations and audit of large
Ukrainian enterprises with one of the ‘Big 4’ companies. He has extensive experience in consulting
companies in agriculture, telecommunication, chemical, metallurgical and trading sectors
Company BohdanChomiak, is an experienced Canadian farmer with over 12 years experience in the Ukrainian
Secretary Agricultural sector as Director for USAID’s Agriculture Division. In this role, Mr. Chomiak was very
influential in policy creation and implementation, and in advising and consulting both governments and
private companies in the acquisition of Ukrainian farmland
11. Organization
Legal and ownership structure
Note: All shareholders are founding shareholders except for Revane Ltd
12. Disclaimer and Contact details
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person/party without the express permission of S.I.V. be or interpreted as an obligation or promise regarding the
Holdings Ltd future
This document has been prepared because S.I.V.
Holdings Ltd intends to raise funds to execute its business For any information relating to this opportunity, please,
plan, which may include bank loans, merging with a contact:
strategic partner to form a joint company, or the sale of a
significant equity stake
Bohdan Chomiak
This document includes the basic information, estimates
and forecasts, which have been prepared by S.I.V. Corporate Secretary
Holdings Ltd. This document is provided exclusively to S.I.V Holdings Ltd.
assist interested parties in making decisions on the
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advisability of further study of the investment opportunity.
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