1 / 16

“Converting Renewable Resources into Value-Added Solutions”

A Triple Bottom Line Company. “Converting Renewable Resources into Value-Added Solutions”. Our Paradigm on Poverty Alleviation. Identify an abundant renewable resource Uniquely available in under-developed countries Owned or produced by poor people

paulos
Download Presentation

“Converting Renewable Resources into Value-Added Solutions”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A Triple Bottom Line Company “Converting Renewable Resources into Value-Added Solutions”

  2. Our Paradigm on Poverty Alleviation • Identify an abundant renewable resource • Uniquely available in under-developed countries • Owned or produced by poor people • Use R&D to identify unique properties of resource • Develop innovative products that utilize large quantities of the renewable resource resource

  3. More Than Just a Business Coconut Region 50 billion coconuts can alleviate poverty for 80 million people

  4. Constituent Coconut Parts Shell Copra Dense Hard Energy rich Nutritional Husk Fiber Strong Stiff Ductile Husk Pith Hydrophilic Chemically reactive

  5. Coconut Possibilities Waste Coconut Husks

  6. Holds 10x weight in water Produced during husk milling Coconut Husk Mulch • Excellent results when mixed into soil

  7. Coconut Fiber Composites

  8. Coconut Husk: Trash → Cash½ ¢ → 18 ¢ / husk Pith Garden mulch - 7¢ Fiber Reinforced composites - 11¢

  9. Market and Competition: Fiber • Market: >400 million lb/year • Advantages of coconut-fiber composites • Greener • Cheaper • Better mechanical properties • Whole Tree’s competitive advantages • Patent protected • First to market (5 auto companies, 1 truck) • Established partnerships with suppliers

  10. Market and Competition: Pith • Market: >400 million lbs / year • Advantages of coconut pith • Absorbs 10X its weight in water • Biodegradable • Enriches soil • Competitive advantages • One 40 million lbs / year customer identified • Established partnerships with suppliers

  11. Potential Customers

  12. Strategic Alliances • Hobbs Bonded Fibers - Waco, TX • Produces advanced textiles • Thermoforming composites • Baylor University - Waco, TX • Provides ongoing R&D support • Giving Tree (TBA non-profit) • Assists coconut farmers in forming co-ops • Helps secure processing equipment and training • Sustainable Rural Enterprises • Develops coconut co-ops

  13. Potential Suppliers Papua New Guinea India Kenya Mexico Liberia Ghana Indonesia Sri Lanka Brazil The Philippines

  14. Supply and Value Chains Co-op Production Co-op Production Co-op Production Process husks IP, Tech. Support & Exclusive Fiber Supply Whole Tree Nonwoven fabric production Hobbs Bonded Fibers Part Producer Part Production & Distribution Automotive Industry 300 million lb market

  15. Board of Directors Making it Work Stanton Greer, MSME Research and Development Engineer, small business owner Elisa Guzman-Teipel, M.E. Research and Development Engineer, field engineer Dr. Walter Bradley, Chairman of the Board Distinguished Prof. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Baylor, entrepreneur Dr. Greg Leman, Prof. of Entrepreneurship, Baylor, industrial manufacturing management experience David Perry, 20 years of experience in technical sales and technological innovations Dr. Steve Bradley, Prof. of Social Entrepreneurship, Baylor, entrepreneur Perla Manapol, President of Sustainable Rural Enterprises, The Philippines

More Related