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Ekman Co New Era in European Wood Pellets Supply - 900.000 tons per year from Vyborg in Russia -

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Ekman Co New Era in European Wood Pellets Supply - 900.000 tons per year from Vyborg in Russia -

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    1. Ekman & Co New Era in European Wood Pellets Supply - 900.000 tons per year from Vyborg in Russia - Björn Vikinge, Vice President Bioenergy Bydgoszcz 17 June 2010

    2. Business Concept

    3. Ekman & Co History Ekman & Co is founded Ekman acquires Intercontinental Cellulose Sales Inc., New York. Sales volume exceeds 1,000,000 tons for the first time 1995 Catena sells Ekman to a group of investors consisting of the Ekman family, MVI, Skandia and the company’s employees 1999 Atle AB buys MVI’s part of the Ekman shares. Sales volume exceeds 2,000,000 tons for the first time Ekman celebrates its 200th anniversary 2004 Ekman acquires KC International, New Jersey Atle AB and Skandia Invest sells its shares to the Ekman family and the Ekman employees Formation of the Bioenergy Division

    4. Ownership Structure

    5. Board of Directors

    6. Ekman & Co AB One of the world’s leading sales and marketing organizations, focusing in the global forest industry Employs 175 people at about 40 locations worldwide Additionally represented in more than 100 countries Ships about 3,4 million tons of pulp, paper, biomass and recovered material annually Coordinated via three regional hubs

    7. Ekman Group of Companies

    8. Level of interaction

    9. Volume & Turnover

    10. Vyborgskaya Cellulose 900,000 ton annual production Ekman & Co exclusive sales agent Production based on roundwood from NW Russia Turnkey delivery from ANDRITZ Group - 2 wood processing lines - 4 belt dryers - 36 pellet presses Integration with pulp&paper mill provides economies of scale Focus on industrial market – possibility to target consumer market Sales with long-term focus Own port at mill site Start of production – Q3 2010

    11. Vyborgskaya & Ekman - A Serious Partnership Reliability – Punctual loading and deliveries from several quays at once in two different ports Quality – Debarking lines with ability to mix in bark during pellet production will allow Vyborgskaya to produce to clients’ specification Flexibility – Additional storage allows Vyborg to adapt to clients’ needs and seasonal demand Common sense – A good professional relationship with our partners and clients from contractual terms and documentary demands to payment control

    12. Loading from own port

    13. Wood Mix and Sustainability Vyborgskaya are already buying 49 year cutting rights for large areas of Forest in NW Russia Pellets will be manufactured from a mix of different tree species including Birch, Spruce, Pine and Aspen A partial FSC will be available from start up, with higher FSC content during year two

    14. What Makes the Project Unique? Raw material from own forest leases Control of exports through own port Short shipping distances Long-term chartered carriers Very flexible production unit Owner has a long forest industry track record Sales controlled by experienced international forests products trader Client contracts of several hundred thousand tons per year

    15. Forests in Europe

    16. A turnkey development by Andritz All processing and manufacturing equipment will be supplied by Andritz the global market leader in wood processing equipment Wood processing will be supervised by Andritz Finland. Two de-barking lines will allow separate flow of sawdust and bark Andritz Sweden will oversee the installation of four large belt dryers. These will be installed to operate with the excess steam from the pulp mill. This will mean no discolouration and a lower ash content in the final product Andritz Denmark will manage the installation of 16 large hammer mills and 36 pellet presses, with an hourly output of 125 tons. Andritz are guaranteeing both quality and quantity

    17. Plant location

    18. Map of All Port Options

    19. Aerial View of Pellet Plant and Port

    20. Foundation completed 2009 for 7500 ton silo

    21. Existing building which will house 16 hammer mills and 36 pellet presses

    22. The “Metro”: a 900 m conveyor that will also travel some distance underground

    23. Europes largest wood yard! over 25 hectares which will hold more than 700 000 m3 at a time

    24. Andritz hammer mills being erected

    25. Silos being erected

    26. Foundation for 4 large belt driers

    27. Foundation for 4 large belt driers

    28. Foundation for conveyor from chipper to drier

    29. Foundation for conveyor from chipper to drier

    30. Rotobraker foundation

    31. Foundation of chip conveyor

    32. Foundation for log vibrator to remove sand from logs

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