RICYCLEDTM : BIOMASS PRODUCT DELIVERS A NEW DIMENSION IN CSR

28th April 2010

PRESENTED BY: HECTOR INGRAM

RICYCLED ASIA PACIFIC SDN BHD

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Outline

1. Introduction to RicycledTM

• Biomass turned into a functional product with many benefits

2. RicycledTM and CSR reporting

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Introduction to RicycledTM

Biomass content: 55% - 60% Rice husk waste from Malaysian farms is ground to a powder.

Plastic content: 40% - 45% Waste PVC from Malaysia is ground.

During the RicycledTM production process the two materials are mixed and extruded into a solid, wood like material.

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Benefits of RicycledTM

1. More durable than wood: rot free, rust free, termite proof!

2. Environmental benefits:

• Can be used as wood alternative, therefore reducing need for unsustainable wood. Using 1 tonne of RicycledTM can save 3.3 tonnes of forest from being cut.

• Diverts biomass and plastic wastes from landfill and therefore reduces the release of greenhouse gases.

• Waste generated during production is re-used.

• At the end of it’s life the RicycledTM product can be returned to the factory to be crushed and re-extruded into a new product.

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Biomass re-used in RicycledTM

1. Rice production figures

• Rice production in Malaysia is approx 1.8 million tonnes per year.

• Equates to 390,000 tonnes of husk per year.

• Approximately 60% goes to landfill and 40% is burnt.

2. RicycledTM reduces negative impacts

• Locks up methane: 21 times Carbon GWP over 50 year time frame.

• No landfill or incineration required for waste.

• Eliminates methane production / green house gas / potential pollutant source / rodents etc.

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RicycledTM : Reducing Carbon Footprint

a) ‘DOESN’T GROW ON TREES’

• 3.3 tonnes forest stand need to be felled, trimmed & sawn to make 1 tonne of planks.

• 1 tonne of RicycledTM extruded planks can be used as an alternative, saving unnecessary felling of trees.

b) ‘IT DOESN’T COST THE EARTH’

• Locks away methane

• Reduces pressure on landfill

• Recycling of pre and post consumer waste

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RicycledTM : a New Dimension of CSR

Consuming materials like RicycledTM can ‘green’ your business and form part of your CSR activities in the following areas:

1. Reducing carbon footprint

2. Responsible material selection and use

3. Education and awareness

4. Self-regulation and incentives

5. Green Building Index (GBI)

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Procurement practice increasingly selects products with green performance characteristics

• Government policies

• Multi-national companies conscious of their environmental impact will buy ‘green’ products if performance as good as alternatives.

Education and awareness

• Changing patterns of behaviour over time to maximise value of waste products, and more careful use of resources.

Self regulation and incentives.

• Seen as responsible

• Doesn’t have to be imposed in a way that is difficult to manage

RicycledTM : Responsibility

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RicycledTM : Green Building Index example

Materials like RicycledTM can contribute to GBI accreditation:

Tax and other incentives for having GBI accreditation

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RicycledTM : Summary

Responsible use of Malaysia’s agricultural waste

• Malaysian technology, born & bred.

• Product with performance characteristics as good, or better than current materials it replaces.

• Makes economic sense.

• Delivers multiple environmental benefits.