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To add value to the supply chainfor forest related products worldwide. . Business Concept. Ekman
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1. Ekman & Co New Era in European Wood Pellets Supply - 900.000 tons per year from Vyborg in Russia -
Björn Vikinge, Vice President Bioenergy
Bydgoszcz 17 June 2010
2. Business Concept
3. Ekman & Co History Ekman & Co is founded
Ekman acquires Intercontinental Cellulose Sales Inc., New York. Sales volume exceeds 1,000,000 tons for the first time
1995 Catena sells Ekman to a group of investors consisting of the Ekman family, MVI, Skandia and the company’s employees
1999 Atle AB buys MVI’s part of the Ekman shares. Sales volume exceeds 2,000,000 tons for the first time
Ekman celebrates its 200th anniversary
2004 Ekman acquires KC International, New Jersey
Atle AB and Skandia Invest sells its shares to the Ekman family and the Ekman employees
Formation of the Bioenergy Division
4. Ownership Structure
5. Board of Directors
6. Ekman & Co AB One of the world’s leading sales and marketing organizations, focusing in the global forest industry
Employs 175 people at about 40 locations worldwide
Additionally represented in more than 100 countries
Ships about 3,4 million tons of pulp, paper, biomass and recovered material annually
Coordinated via three regional hubs
7. Ekman Group of Companies
8. Level of interaction
9. Volume & Turnover
10. Vyborgskaya Cellulose 900,000 ton annual production
Ekman & Co exclusive sales agent
Production based on roundwood from NW Russia
Turnkey delivery from ANDRITZ Group- 2 wood processing lines- 4 belt dryers- 36 pellet presses
Integration with pulp&paper mill provides economies of scale
Focus on industrial market – possibility to target consumer market
Sales with long-term focus
Own port at mill site
Start of production – Q3 2010
11. Vyborgskaya & Ekman - A Serious Partnership
Reliability – Punctual loading and deliveries from several quays at once in two different ports
Quality – Debarking lines with ability to mix in bark during pellet production will allow Vyborgskaya to produce to clients’ specification
Flexibility – Additional storage allows Vyborg to adapt to clients’ needs and seasonal demand
Common sense – A good professional relationship with our partners and clients from contractual terms and documentary demands to payment control
12. Loading from own port
13. Wood Mix and Sustainability Vyborgskaya are already buying 49 year cutting rights for large areas of Forest in NW Russia
Pellets will be manufactured from a mix of different tree species including Birch, Spruce, Pine and Aspen
A partial FSC will be available from start up, with higher FSC content during year two
14. What Makes the Project Unique? Raw material from own forest leases
Control of exports through own port
Short shipping distances
Long-term chartered carriers
Very flexible production unit
Owner has a long forest industry track record
Sales controlled by experienced international forests products trader
Client contracts of several hundred thousand tons per year
15. Forests in Europe
16. A turnkey development by Andritz All processing and manufacturing equipment will be supplied by Andritz the global market leader in wood processing equipment
Wood processing will be supervised by Andritz Finland. Two de-barking lines will allow separate flow of sawdust and bark
Andritz Sweden will oversee the installation of four large belt dryers. These will be installed to operate with the excess steam from the pulp mill. This will mean no discolouration and a lower ash content in the final product
Andritz Denmark will manage the installation of 16 large hammer mills and 36 pellet presses, with an hourly output of 125 tons.
Andritz are guaranteeing both quality and quantity
17. Plant location
18. Map of All Port Options
19. Aerial View of Pellet Plant and Port
20. Foundation completed 2009 for 7500 ton silo
21. Existing building which will house 16 hammer mills and 36 pellet presses
22. The “Metro”: a 900 m conveyor that will also travel some distance underground
23. Europes largest wood yard! over 25 hectares which will hold more than 700 000 m3 at a time
24. Andritz hammer mills being erected
25. Silos being erected
26. Foundation for 4 large belt driers
27. Foundation for 4 large belt driers
28. Foundation for conveyor from chipper to drier
29. Foundation for conveyor from chipper to drier
30. Rotobraker foundation
31. Foundation of chip conveyor
32. Foundation for log vibrator to remove sand from logs