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Quantafuel — Investor Presentation 2021
Nov 24, 2021
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Fearnley Securities –
Annual Renewables & Clean-Tech Conference
QUANTAFUEL ASA
24th November 2021
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This presentation (the "Company Presentation") has been prepared by Quantafuel ASA, reg. no. 915 119 484 (the "Company", and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Group").
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
| Lars Rosenløv | Chris Lach | Terje U. Eiken | Kristian Flaten |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | CCO | COO | CFO |
QUANTAFUEL ENABLES A CIRCULAR PLASTIC ECONOMY
Chemical recycling complements traditional mechanical recycling
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
PLANT UPDATE
GROWTH
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Building foundation for 2022 operations
- New CEO appointed Lars Rosenløv
-
HSE: Zero recordable incidents
-
Skive turnaround on track
- Kristiansund investment on track
- Project pipeline developing to plan
- Strong interest in Quantafuel products
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
- NOK 379 million in cash per 30 September 2021
- SG&A monthly run rate of NOK 10 million
- High focus on lean and cost-efficient day-to-day operations
- Targeting positive cash flow from operations by year end 2022
Per 30.09.21, NOK million Remaining capex includes Skive, Kristiansund and Aalborg
GROWTH KEY HIGHLIGHTS PLANT UPDATE
SKIVE – ACHIEVEMENTS
- Modifications/turnaround on schedule
- The forecasted CAPEX remains unchanged
- Focus on testing in preparation for commercial operations
- First shipment containing oil made from Norwegian household plastic waste
SKIVE – UPGRADES ON TRACK
- Turnaround: 30,000 man-hours and 70 persons at peak on site
- Upgrading process sub-systems
- Removing the last known obstacle preventing long-term stable production
- Hot commissioning primo December
- Following the turnaround, Proof-of-Concept is forecasted around year-end – a key step towards full production capability
TESTING MIXED FEEDSTOCK IN SKIVE
- Continuous focus on feedstock
- A large span of plastics qualities tested in Skive
- The product quality is in line with offtake agreement
- The end products replace fossil feedstock
- Aalborg sorting facilities stabilizing feedstock quality
KRISTIANSUND – RECYCLING INVESTMENT ON TRACK
- Developing a unique plant with combined mechanical and chemical recycling
- On track with expansion of mechanical recycling capacity and capability, with first plastics in the new line this month
- Margin development in mechanical recycling better than expected
- Testing of pilot reactor for chemical line is ongoing, processing plastic waste and producing chemicals with promising quality
KEY HIGHLIGHTS PLANT UPDATE
GROWTH
EVOLVING OUR SOLUTIONS FOR TOMORROW'S NEEDS
• Over time
- Our feedstocks will be more challenging
- Our customers will be more demanding
- Our R&D-team works diligently to continuously improve our technology to be ready for the coming challenges
- Quantafuel is building the purification toolbox to serve specific customer demands at lowest cost
- Continuing Joint Development with BASF. Skive will continue to supply current mix as existing set-up would require modifications to reach future product specifications.
EXECUTING ON OUR STRATEGY
- Integrate into recycling economy and grow further internationally
- There is a significant interest for our products
- Quantafuel is well positioned to capitalise on these opportunities based on our process and technology toolbox
- Many exciting plans in the pipeline
PRODUCTION PLANTS AND PIPELINE PROJECTS
Several additional production plants planned with existing partners
SIGNIFICANT STEPS IN UK
- Quantafuel's first UK plant is planned for Sunderland, in Northeast England
- A prime 50,000 m2 site in the Port of Sunderland has been selected
- More than 100,000 tonnes of plastic waste to be processed
- Strong support from the City Council
ESBJERG UPDATE
- Infrastructure is being prepared
- The tender process for civil works and the plastic sorting supplies is progressing
- Partner screening is ongoing and the project is proceeding with detailed discussions in Q4
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
PLANT UPDATE
GROWTH
- Forecasted Proof-of-Concept around yearend is maintained
- Notable progress on project pipeline in preparation for roll-out
- Global interest in our plants and products
THIS WILL BECOME A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
Quantafuel aims to become the market leader
Quantafuel ASA
21 Ticker: QFUEL Euronext Growth Oslo
www.quantafuel.com [email protected]