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Stijn Effting – Business Manager Bio Based & Chemical Industry

Why we need the fossil industryBioPort Rotterdam: a tale about growing up

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Once upon a time…

A genius wonder child

Parents

A tale about growing up, featuring:

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Crossroads

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Crossroads

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Biobased vs Fossil in scaling up

• High EPC risks

• Develop market applications

• Access to large amount of feedstock

• Energy intensive

• High utility costs

• Highly skilled labor force

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Potential Partners

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Potential Partners: plug in

Waste water treatment,

process- & cooling water

Industrial water & demin water from grid

Central waste water treatment facility Multi-user jetty and storage

Independent tank terminal &

tank storage operator

Infrastructure

Steam, heat & power infrastructure

Sharing infrastructure maximizes

efficiency and reduces costs

Steam, heat and power generation

1,1 GW power plant

Supplier of steam and heat to nearby industries

Possibility to co-fire industrial waste streams

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World’s largest renewable industrial cluster

• Production:

• 4 palm oil refineries: 3.5 mln ton

• 5 bio fuel plants: 2 mln ton

• 2 bio chemical plants: 200,000 ton

• 1 Soy/rapeseed crusher

• Throughput:

• 8 mln ton vegetable oil

• 3.5 mln ton bio fuels

• 10 mln ton agri bulk

• 1 mln ton ligno cellulosic biomass

BioPort Rotterdam

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Bio Based Cluster Maasvlakte

Partner in industrial development

• Scale up risks mitigation through local partnering

• Investments in industrial infrastructure

The place for scale up

• Plots of 2 – 20 hectare available

• Designated for bio-based industry

Large & Diverse local industrial cluster

Plug & Play utilities

• EUR 0,- CAPEX for industrial utilities

Excellent logistics

Feedstock flexibility

• Global sourcing possibilities

• Efficient local sugar industry

BioPort Rotterdam

Our Value Proposition

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Contact details

Stijn Effting – Business Manager Bio Based & Chemical Industry

SHJ.Effting@portofrotterdam.com

+31 10 252 1874