Chemtex Group

Global Engineering and Project Solutions

July 2010
 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
 The Chemtex Mission
Chemtex is a global and technology-oriented Engineering Company
that delivers innovative and value-added project solutions for our
clients.
Our mission is to help our customers realize the lowest Total
Installed Costs for their projects. We want to add value through:
– “Smart Engineering” through our understanding of the process;
– Aggressive procurement because we are prepared to take risks
based on an understanding of what we are doing; and,
– Process development/optimization using our in-house R&D
centers.
We have a “can-do” attitude and will strive to meet and exceed
customer expectations. We strive for excellence in our QHSE
performance.

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 Our History

• Founded in 1947 as Rayon Consultants

• Became Chemtex in 1958
• Acquired by Mitsubishi Corp in 1989
• Acquired by M&G Group in 2004
– Privately held company with deep roots in manufacturing
(PET and Acetates)
– 2600 Employees worldwide
– A commitment to R&D (3 Centres) and Process
– USD 2.5 billion annual revenue
– Operations in the USA, Italy, Mexico and Brazil

Today’s Chemtex – a technology oriented global engineering

organization with strong process and R&D competencies, part of a
Group with 70 years of excellence in manufacturing

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 Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
M&G was founded in 1953 by
Vittorio Ghisolfi in Tortona, Italy

Packaging
PackagingManufacturing
Manufacturing
Phase
Phase
M&G offered customers packaging Chemical
ChemicalSpecialty
Specialty
from HDPE and PVC Manufacturing
ManufacturingPhase
Phase
Group activities were
integrated upstream PET
PETExpansion
ExpansionPhase
Phase
in the development
and production of
special resin (PET)
for food packaging Acquisition Acquisition Start up of Acquisition of Start-up of
applications of Shell’s of Brazilian world’s the world highest
PET controlled largest PET class capacity
business Rhodia- production engineering single line
ster from unit at group PET
Rhone Altamira Chemtex production
Poulenc (Mexico) from plant in
Mitsubishi Suape, Brazil
Corporation
A Chemtex
EPC Project

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 M&G – Worldwide Locations
Tortona Milan
Apple Grove Wilmington Verbania
Head Office Group Head
Resin Chemtex Cellulose Acetate
Chemtex Office
Europe Reg.
Office
Sharon Center
R&D Centre Rivalta
R&D Ethanol

Houston Rivalta
North America R&D Packaging
Regional Office R&D T. R. R.

Altamira Patrica
Resin Resin

Beijing
Poços de Caldas Chemtex
Resin Yibin
Fiber Cellulose Acetate
R&D Centre
Shanghai
Chemtex
Sao Paulo Mumbai
South America Chemtex
Cabo
Regional Office
Fiber
Indaiatuba Suape Pignataro M. Bangalore
Recycle Paulínia Film
Resin Chemtex
PTA
(on-stream in late 6
2006)
Market and Technology Focus

Renewables
Fibers & Petrochemicals

Energy & Environmental

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 Providing Project Solutions
Chemtex offers:
• State-of-the-Art Technologies
• Technology development with in-house R&D facilities
• Extensive Technology Transfer Expertise
• Conceptual and Feasibility Studies
• Process optimization and de-bottlenecking
• Front-end and Basic Engineering
• In-house Detailed Engineering
• Global Strategic Sourcing
• EPC capability and experience
• Plant relocation expertise
• Financial Engineering capability

We have been working together with clients and technology

partners to deliver successful project solutions worldwide
for more than 50 years

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 Chemtex Offices
Chemtex Italy Chemtex China

Tortona, Rivalta Shanghai, Beijing

Chemtex USA Chemtex India

ƒ Annual Turnover:
USD 300 MM
ƒ Employees: 1000

Wilmington (NC)
Sharon Center (OH)*
Mumbai, Bangalore
* In association with M&G Polymers

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 Our Experience & Our Customers
Highlights:
• Renewables: Bringing proven “bio and alternative” fuel
technologies and application learnings to the marketplace.
• Energy and Environmental: Awarded 7 LNG projects in China in
the last 4 years- bring clean fuel to remote locations.
• Polymers and Fibers: Installing more than 4 million TPA of
polyester capacity in the last 3 years (more than 12 million TPA
total).
• Technology Providers: Helping partners bring their offering to the
international marketplace.
• Alliance Partners: Providing cost-effective engineering services
from Chemtex India to reduce project engineering costs.

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Selected Recent Projects

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 Technology Transfer Capabilities

• Chemtex offers more than 50 years experience in international

technology transfer and has successfully implemented more than
100 of these projects.
• Chemtex offers expertise in managing and protecting IP with a
carefully planned global sourcing strategy.
• With extensive Contracting and Marketing experience Chemtex
offers support to commercialize technology worldwide.
• Chemtex can support technology provider through all the
technology lifecycle from the idea, to pilot plant, extracting from
the technology the maximum added value.

Idea Commercial- Specialty Differentiated

ization Commodity

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 Chemtex Technology Relationships
Bio - Ethanol from Biomass, Cassava and others
Renewables Bio – Ethylene & Bio-Glycols
Bio – Diesel & Glycerine Purification
Energy & Biomass Gasification
LNG Plants and Storage Tanks
Environmental Combined Heat & Power Generation
Mechanical Biological Treatment for SRF
Biogas recovery solutions
Specialized Waste Water Treatment for heavy
metals, high COD and Oil & Gas process water

Polyester / PET, NGSS, Horizontal SSP

Fibers and Carbon Fiber Pre-Cursor
Petrochemicals Acrylic Fiber
Acetic Anhydride, Cellulose Acetate

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 Supporting Technology Development
Develop Project Economics
Site selection
Technical Support for EIA
Identify Key suppliers (Global)
Partnerships with OEM
Develop Basic Design Package
Design & Supply Commercial Facility
Tech. Support (Construction & S/U)

Commercial
Pilot Plant
Facility Identify markets & key Customers
Continue Scale up
IP Protection
Design Support
Optimize design - Localization
Procurement
Improve efficiencies
Data collection with
Sustained Revenues (Projects &
aim to
Licensing)
commercialize
IP protection
Extensive experience in 1st generation biofuels technologies
Extensive experience supporting technology licensors and R&D 14
 Chemtex R&D
Locations:
• Rivalta, Italy
• Sharon Center, Ohio

Scope of Activities:
• R&D on biofuel and renewable resources
• Operational pilot plant for bio-ethanol
from ligno-cellulosic feedstocks
• Product Applications Support

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 Chemtex Strategic Sourcing

• Global sourcing and logistics staff of 25 people located across the

globe securing cost and delivery advantages for our clients.
• Over 50 years experience in global procurement and supply of
equipment and materials.
• Review key equipment strategies for the projects and identify
potential approaches to lowering overall cost
• Continuously develop, maintain and audit relationships with key
suppliers to ensure best overall value and service.
• Utilize the in-house global network to identify best solutions
considering multiple project opportunities, foreign exchange
rates, logistics, duties, vendor capacity, service, etc.).

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 Chemtex EPC Capabilities

• Expertise to develop technology and produce FS, PDPs, FEL and

BE packages.
• Process expertise and experienced execution teams to
implement project solutions.
• In-house high value engineering center in India.
• Global sourcing network.
• International construction management.
• Ability to leverage strategic partnerships throughout the world.

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 Estrella Project, Brazil

Suape Brazil: World’s Largest Polyester 1,500 TPD PET Plant

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 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
– Biofuels - Are they worth it?
– Technology, Agronomy and Logistic
– Pretreatment, Hydrolysis and Fermentation
– Demonstration Plant - 40ktpa
– PROESATM Technology Key Features
 Biofuels – Are they worth it?

When:
• The CO2 sequestered per hectare by the biomass used to produce
them is high;
• They are economically convenient even with oil at 50-60
US$/barrel;
• The production of biomass is eco-sustainable and convenient for
the farmer.

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 The PROESA Objective

Main objective:
Developing a complete crop-to-ethanol value chain through a
conversion technology able to transform selected ligno-cellulosic
material into bio-ethanol in a sustainable way.

Timeframe:
5 years (2007 - 2011)

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 Center for Renewable Resources
Fully equipped
analytical and
fermentation
laboratories

Pilot Plant

50 staff
3000 m2 dedicated to dedicated to
chemistry and technology R&D activities
from Renewable Resources

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 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
– Biofuels - Are they worth it?
– Technology, Agronomy and Logistic
– Pretreatment, Hydrolysis and Fermentation
– Demonstration Plant - 40ktpa
– PROESATM Technology Key Features
 Technology & Process Achievements

Biomass

Steam

Main section developed in R&D:

• Experimentation on field and selection of best energy crops.
• Pretreatment developing and testing.
• High solid content enzymatic hydrolysis reactor design.
• Test of enzymes with industrial partner.
• Fermentation test with industrial partner.
• Process Integration and basic Package definition.

Patent Applications Filed: Eleven (11)

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 Agronomy and Logistics

Biomass

Steam

Biomass:
• Experimentation on field done selected Arundo Donax and Fiber
Sorghum as best energy crops candidate for ethanol production;
• Results up to 40 t/ha of dry matter;
• Low input in terms of irrigation and fertilization;
• Developed model for logistic of biomasses.

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 Agronomy and Logistics

• Availability of 60 hectares for R&D related to energy crops

• R&D activities done in order to find the best energy crop for
ethanol production.
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 Why Energy Crops?

• No food competition.
• Relatively cheap compared to corn or other cereals.
• High cellulose and hemi-cellulose content.
• Can be intensively grown with high yield per hectare.
• Use of less water and fertilizers respect to cereals.
• Can be grown on marginal land.

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 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
– Biofuels - Are they worth it?
– Technology, Agronomy and Logistic
– Pretreatment, Hydrolysis and Fermentation
– Demonstration Plant - 40ktpa
– PROESATM Technology Key Features
 Pre-Treatment Technology

Biomass

Steam

Pretreatment:
• Technical/economical evaluation and comparison of different
existing pretreatments on selected biomass species.
• Lab and/or pilot scale tests on existing pretreatments on
selected biomass species.
• New pretreatment process has been developed.

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Pre-Treatment

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 Pre-Treatment

9 New Pretreatment Process has been developed at batch scale.

9 Engineering of continuous pretreatment 20 Kg/hr plant has

been completed and started up.

Advantages of Chemtex’s Pre-treatment Process:

• Minimal request of feedstock size reduction.
• High flexibility towards different feedstock.
• Possibility to reduce energy consumption.
• No chemical addition - no special construction
materials required.
• Easy to scale up.

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 Hydrolysis and Fermentation

Biomass

Steam

Enzymatic hydrolysis:
• Defined best enzyme package for selected and pre-treated
biomass.
• Modeling and development of high solid concentration enzymatic
hydrolysis.
• Novel Hydrolysis Set Up.
• Hydrolysis reactor design and scale-up.
• Defined MO for high ethanol conversion.
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 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
– Biofuels - Are they worth it?
– Technology, Agronomy and Logistic
– Pretreatment, Hydrolysis and Fermentation
– Demonstration Plant - 40ktpa
– PROESATM Technology Key Features
 Demonstration Plant – Key Features
• Production capacity: 40 ktpa.
• Production based locally available Arundo Donax and Wheat
Straw.
• Plant will incorporate all technology features developed during the
R&D project phases.
• Plant will demonstrate at commercial scale the new pre-treatment
technology (PRIT).
• Plant will incorporate innovative Hydrolisis and fermentation step
as part of the BIOLYFE FP7 Project.
• Plant will sell Dry Ethanol to major oil companies.

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 Topics

1. Chemtex Overview
2. Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
– Biofuels - Are they worth it?
– Technology, Agronomy and Logistic
– Pretreatment, Hydrolysis and Fermentation
– Demonstration Plant - 40ktpa
– PROESATM Technology Key Features
 PROESA™ – Key Features

Unique Pre-Treatment Process producing high quality, low cost sugar

from cellulosic bio-mass
• Flexibility to use different kinds of biomass without hardware
changes.
• High recovery yield for Cellulose and Hemi-cellulose.
• Only steam used - No chemicals.
• Low cost operation - capex and opex.
• Low sugar degradation and low level of contaminants (furfural,
HMF) and possibility to reduce acetic acid concentration via state
of the art technology.
• High quality low cost sugar released.

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 PROESA™ – Key Features

Energy integration through high efficiency burning of Lignin

• Lignin from from the process has

sufficient fuel value to supply all
plant energy requirements.
• The design of each plant includes
a power generation unit.
• Lignin coming from the PROESATM
technology is free of sulfur,
chlorine and ammonia and can
constitute an unique base for
producing chemicals from
biomass.

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 PROESA™ – Summary

2006 - 2008 2009 2010

Scouting, testing and Construction and Construction

development of tests on continuous of Demonstration Plant
technology on lab scale pilot plant 40 ktpa

Key Features:
• Capability to use a large variety of biomass as collected
• Unique Pretreatment producing high quality & low cost sugar from
cellulosic biomass
• High efficiency in viscosity reduction enzymatic hydrolysis
• Simultaneous fermentation of C5 and C6 sugars
• Energy integration with high efficiency burning of lignin
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 Why Chemtex
9 A superior technology offering:
• Cost competitiveness – low capex (simplified flow schemes and
no special materials of construction) and opex (no chemicals
required in pre-treatment and energy integration).
• Feedstock flexibility – energy crops or agricultural wastes.
• Uniqueness – IP protection through 11 patent filings.
• Experience – Continuous pilot facility in operation since June
2009 and demonstration plant targeted for start-up in Q4, ‘11.
• Commitment – by Chemtex, M&G and its partners to continuous
development/improvement.
9 Extensive experience with technology transfer.
9 Flexible project solutions based on client needs.
9 Capability to support client also in the development of the
agronomic supply chain.

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