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SCIDEV LTD — Investor Presentation 2010
Jul 22, 2010
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ABN 25 001 150 849
Level 3 2 Elizabeth Plaza North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia PO Box 1507 North Sydney NSW 2059 Australia

Phone: 02-9954-7888 Fax: 02-8904-0334 Email: [email protected] Website: www.intec.com.au ASX code: INL
Companies Announcements Office 23 July 2010 Australian Securities Exchange
Intec Presentation to the Enviro 2010 Conference
As part of ongoing marketing and industry communication, Intec Ltd (ASX: INL) today delivers the attached presentation to the Enviro 2010 Conference in Melbourne, Victoria.
The Enviro 2010 Conference and Exhibition will be presented by 'Enviro Conventions' – a joint venture between the Australian Water Association and the Waste Management Association of Australia.
Furthermore, Intec was last night announced the runner-up for the "Sulo Innovation in Sustainability Award". The award recognises individuals, groups or companies who have recently completed a successful, innovative and sustainable project.
You can view Intec's Enviro 2010 conference paper in full, entitled 'Making Light Work of Heavy Metals' at www.intec.com.au.
Yours faithfully Intec Ltd
Philip R Wood Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer








Operations: Recycling Heavy Metals at Burnie, Tasmania
| Element | Concentration inWaste FeedstockpH 10-11 | Average Recoveryto Product | Clear DischargeClear DischargeConcentrationpH 6-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 43 wt% | >99% | <10 mg/l |
| Iron | 1.6 wt% | >99% | <10 mg/l |
| Copper | 2.4 wt% | >99% | <10 mg/l |
| Tin | 7.5 wt% | >99% | <10 mg/l |
| Nickel | 8.7 wt% | >99% | <10 mg/l |




Developing and Future Opportunities
- Four waste recycling projects in China
- Metal sludges, solids, filter cakes and waste waters
- Metal wastewaters (chlorides, fluorides, sulphates, ammonia, etc)
- Chromium wastes plating industry, timber industry 'CCA' (copper chrome arsenate), and more
- Battery chemical wastes, particularly NiCad or NiMH
- Acid mine drainage and mineral residues (jarosites, py , g ) rites, tailings)
- Electronic wastes (lead from CRT monitors, precious metals from circuit boards)

General Challenges to Waste Industry Market Entrants
Waste Industry Structure: A Race to the Bottom
- Small companies are typically not well resourced, either in terms of capital or human inputs.
- The market is dominated by the big players, competing strongly on price.
- Waste generally has only a negative effect on industry's bottom line.
- New companies and technologies can be a threat to the status quo.
Limited Resources
- Limited working capital capital.
- New business needs to be self-sustaining as soon as possible.
- Small companies can't afford to loss-lead or to make too many mistakes in developing and learning the business.
- The commitment of human resources is disproportionately high for a small company. This requires careful selection among opportunities.

Challenges in Environmental Regulation
Assessment and Information
- It can be difficult for regulators to assess the true merits of various options.
- A goal of regulation is to foster best practice, but…
- There are restrictions limiting the ability of regulators to foster communication between companies.
- Information is gathered through mandatory reporting avenues, but is not collated or made available, even in non-identifying form.
State-Based Legislation
- Environmental regulation is largely state-based and highly fragmented.
- It can be difficult for small companies to operate or market in more than one or two jurisdictions, but smaller operations are less efficient.
- Most states are happy to export wastes, few are happy to import.
- It is in the common interest of the people, government and industry to find the best environmental outcomes at the lowest costs, within Australia.




