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D1 Oils Dr. Piet van der Linde Barcelona September 20-21, 2007. Summary . D1 Oils: Vision and Background Management and Structure A focused upstream strategy Jatropha curcas L. Plant Science and Agronomy. Vision and background. Vision:
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D1 OilsDr. Piet van der Linde Barcelona September 20-21, 2007
Summary • D1 Oils: Vision and Background • Management and Structure • A focused upstream strategy • Jatropha curcas L. • Plant Science and Agronomy
Vision and background • Vision: • To become a global leader in biodiesel supply by building a global supply chain that is sustainable and delivers value “from earth to engine” • Background • AIM (LSE) listed • IPO LSE AIM October 2004 • £40m raised in initial two funding rounds (October 04 and June 05) • Returned to markets December 2006 • £46m raised to take company to cash positive phase • Focus on Agronomy • Joint venture with British Petroleum from October 2007
Structure and Management • 2 core elements • Upstream • D1 Oils Plant Sciences • Plant Science and Agronomy • D1-BP Fuel Plants: • Plantation management • Oil Extraction • Downstream • Refining • Transesterification • Trading • Strong management team • Chairman: Lord Oxburgh former Chairman of Shell • CEO: Elliot Mannis former CFO AWG
Focus of upstream activities • Focus on biodiesel feedstock species that are • Non-edible • Avoid competition oil for food vs fuel. • Sustainable • Environmentally elastic • Avoid competition with valuable ecosystems • Avoid competition with land for food production • Avoid excessive use of (drinking) water • High yielding • Make feedstock economically viable • Social value creation • Job/economy creation in emerging markets • Optimal use of byproducts
Focus of upstream activities • ‘Normal’ biodiesel feedstock options • Rapeseed • Palm • Soybean • Alternative biodiesel feedstock options • Jatropha • Pongamia • Camellina • Crambe
Jatropha curcas L. (jatros = doctor, trophe = food) • Tropical/subtropical shrub • Originates from Central America • Grows 30 degrees latitude north/south • Sustainable • High yield of non-edible oil • Environmentally elastic • Stimulates rural economic development • Biodiesel fit • Oil produces high quality biodiesel
Edible Iodine CFPP Biodiesel fit
By-products value/ha Oil value/ha Phase 4 Genetic Modification Phase 3 Hybridization and Marker Assisted Selection Phase 2 Classical Breeding and Product Placement Germplasm fingerprinting Phase 1 Agronomy research and Accession testing Molecular Marker Platfrom Phase 0 Germplasm collection Crop Domestication Plant Science and Agronomy – D1’s differentiator • Mission: • Create value through the application of state-of-the-art plant science and agronomy on Jatropha curcas L. and other inedible biodiesel feedstock species. • Strategy:
Plant Science and Agronomy – D1’s differentiator • Traditional crop development: • New Crop development 30-50 years What is the retirement age in plant biotechnology these days? 20-25 years
Plant Science and Agronomy – D1’s differentiator • Activities • Breeding and Technology Development • Product Placement and Agronomy Research • Multiplication • Sustainable Oil Supply Program
D1 Oils Plant Science • Key achievements • Selection of high oil / ha yielding accession collection. • Multiplication program of first selected accession. • Launch of Sustainable Oil Supply Programme. • Global, regional and country R&D network implemented. • Cooperation agreement with Keygene on molecular breeding.
