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SCIDEV LTD — AGM Information 2015
Nov 26, 2015
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2015 Annual General Meeting
2.00pm 27 NOVEMBER 2015 Zulu Room
Christie Conference Centre ZULU ROOM CHRISTIE CONFERENCE CENTRE Level 4, 100 Walker Street, North Sydney LEVEL 4, 100 WALKER STREET NORTH SYDNEY NSW
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AGENDA Chairman's Introduction & Address
Managing Director’s Presentation
Meeting Resolutions
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Chairman’s Introduction & Address
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Company Update - Kieran Rodgers, Managing Director
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Shares on issue: 299.8 million
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Top 20 Shareholders: 56%
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Management & Board: 10%
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Cash at 30 September 2015: $0.891 million
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50% interest in Science Developments Pty Ltd (SciDev)
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Option to acquire the remaining 50% interest
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Other: Technology licensing agreement with Intec International Projects
Ownership of Zeehan Slag dump
- 2.5% NSR over certain tenements in Hellyer region
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SciDev established in 2001 to commercialise technologies developed in the area of organic wastewater treatment chemicals.
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Specific manufacturing focus is production of cationic coagulants and aqueous flocculent concentrates.
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Product range sold under 4 (registered) brands with DairyFlox® and MaxiFlox® being .
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established brands while OptiFlox® and BioFlox® being recent product introductions
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Breakeven result in 2014/15, however strong sales and profit growth in September quarter
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Review of 2014/15 SciDev’s stated focus and achievements
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Maintenance of sales position in the agribusiness sector, principally dairy processing – maintained
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Further expansion in quarrying sector – existing position maintained
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Further expansion in industrial wastewater treatment, including in CSG sector – existing position maintained
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Roll-out of OptiFlox® system in the coal industry – trial site commissioned at Peabody Energy
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Leverage relationships with Alfa Laval Australia and Kemira – Not yet achieved
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NZ sales agency and initial sales (principally coagulant) achieved to two sites
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Focus of SciDev’s 2015/16 activities and business development
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Dairy processing – participation first qtr. 2016, in a major tender for nation wide business with multi-national partner
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Sales into CSG sector likely to increase in 2016 as further water treatment plants come on-line
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Roll-out of OptiFlox® system in the coal industry
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Identification of opportunities for OptiFlox® system in other industries
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Potential international licensing of OptiFlox® system
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Development of New Zealand market
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OptiFlox® System
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The key development focus for SciDev in 2016
What is it:
An on-line, real-time, automated system for the control of chemical dosing, particularly coagulants, in thickeners, filters etc., in order to maintain optimal flocculation in waste water treatment plants
Why have we developed it: Currently there is no present technology/method that allows for real-time decision making for changes to chemical dosing when there are regular variations in the feed material into thickeners etc.
This is a recognised problem in:
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thickeners attached to coal washing plants;
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thickeners attached to sewage plants;
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thickeners attached to iron ore beneficiation plants;
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etc., etc.
In the case of coal washing plants, current reliance on optical instrumentation, means that by the time a problem is evident, the coal washing plant in many instances needs to be shutdown resulting in lost production.
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OptiFlox® System
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For the customer:
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provides increased productivity i.e. no plant downtime
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reduces unit operating costs
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provides continuous performance reporting for both on-site and off-site management
For SciDev:
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provides monthly licensing fees
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provides associated coagulant sales, which is our core product
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provides international growth opportunities
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OptiFlox® System
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• Current status of OptiFlox® System:
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6-month commercial trial currently in progress
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Trial site: Peabody Energy’s Wilpinjong Coal Mine near Mudgee, NSW
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Wilpinjong is a 11 Mtpa producer of thermal coal for domestic use and export
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Commercial terms: monthly licence fee and sale of OptiFlox® coagulant
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Peabody Energy operates a further 8 mines in Australia
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SciDev currently undertaking OptiFlox® testwork on samples of coal slurry from three other Peabody Energy coal mines in Australia for possible future OptiFlox® System installations
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Intellectual property
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Provisional patent application lodged in September 2014, following extensive patent and literature search
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International PCT Patent Application made in September 2015
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provides 18-month period to determine in which countries patents will be lodged
Business development strategy
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gain a better understanding of industry applications outside of coal industry;
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sewage, iron ore etc.; and
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identification of and engagement with potential international licensees during PCT period
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OptiFlox® System
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Initial Mark-1 System installed at Wilpinjong
- cost and complexity of system will be materially reduced in subsequent versions
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New Zealand Distributorship and Sales
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NZ Distribution agreement with Apex Environmental Ltd (Apex) in June 2015
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Apex is a equipment supplier, project manager etc. for industrial waste water treatment plants
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Product shipments to NZ commenced in August and continue
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Limited market knowledge at this time with further business development required
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Initial indications are that high level of sales are likely to be seasonally based in the winter/autumn months with
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lower levels at other times
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Other Activities
Licensing agreement with Intec International Projects (IIP)
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5% royalty on revenue generated by IIP in relation to Intec Process applications
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IIP recently completed pilot plant program in Malaysia for Monument Mining Ltd
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dependent upon milestone achievements, Monument will issue $C3.5 million share value to IIP to which royalty will apply
Zeehan Slag Dump:
- ~420,000 tonnes at 14% Zn. Current low zinc prices negate any short term realisation strategies.
Hellyer Royalty
- Future value dependent upon exploitation of existing resources and exploration success
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Intec 2015 Annual General Meeting
www.intec.com.au
The results of this AGM will shortly be available on the Intec web site.
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