Plant Assets Sale Consolidated Energy Holdings, LLC 429 Murray Street, Suite 700 Alexandria, LA 71301 Ian M. Lawson ian@vanguardsynfuels.com (318) 542-7280 1/7/15
Contents About this Asset Sale. 3 Existing Plant 4 Plant Overview 6 Plant Overview current operations. 9 Marketing. 13 Potential NEW sites for biodiesel plant. 14 General Assets 17 Process Transesterification 69 Chemical Area. 93 Electrical In-Process Area.. 101 Chemical Laboratory. 115 Glycerin Tanks 127 Other Assets... 130 Pipeline Assets.. 134 Asset Inventory List Ask 1/7/2015 2
About This Asset Sale Vanguard Synfuels, LLC is 100% owned by its holding company, Consolidated Energy Holdings, LLC (CEH). CEH are asking $5.25 million ($0.35/annual nameplate gallon) for the assets of Vanguard Synfuels, LLC (ww.vanguardsynfuels.com) a fully licensed, 15MMgy, EPA accredited, operating biodiesel plant. The sale requires the buyer to move the plant s assets from its current location to a site of the buyer s choosing; however, Vanguard will aid in re-establishing the fully operational plant (the existing Vanguard site is being re-purposed for others). On the site of a former anhydrous ammonia (fertilizer) plant, Vanguard s biodiesel plant was commissioned in 2005 as a biodiesel plant to run very low FFA oils such as soy and canola. In 2010 bioenergy engineering firm, Jatrodiesel (www.jatrodiesel.com), re-designed and managed the construction of a major plant upgrade allowing the processing of up to 22% FFA oils such as poultry fat, fish oil, yellow grease, used cooking oil and tallows. The work also increased the plant s annual throughput (nameplate) from 12MMgy to 15MMgy. Jatrodiesel will provide engineering services to design and manage the tear-down, transportation to the new site, and erection of the plant on a turn-key basis. This includes permitting and all engineering and construction required for commissioning the new plant (either as an add-on to an existing plant or a greenfield). Additionally, for approx. $4 million, the plant could be expanded to 30MMgy. 1/7/2015 3
Existing Plant Fully operational biodiesel plant at Pollock, near Alexandria, LA 1/7/2015 4
Existing Plant Plant from the air in 2012 I A J B G LEGEND: A: Administrative offices B: Main processing building C: Control & chemistry lab D: Warehouse E: Finished biodiesel F: Rail spur (on theup) G: 9.2 million gal. tank H: Cooling towers (not used) I: Settling ponds (not used) J: Feedstock tank D C H E F 1/7/2015 5
Plant Overview Current operations, facilities and logistics Fully operational 15 million gallons per year production Continuous process technology (as opposed to batch) Multi-feedstock capability: soy, corn and animals fats, up to 22% FFA. Facility includes a 6,000 sq. ft. brick administration office Biodiesel chilling system for meeting winter spec product Adequate storage for feedstock, biodiesel, chemicals and glycerin Facility sits on 320 acres with 100 for industrial use Glycerin processing and storage (to 84% purity level) Truck access with certified scales and micro-motion meters Fresh water permitted ponds (not used) and two permitted water wells Plant connected to two industrial natural gas pipelines Dry wash system (uses no water). More efficient, better final product Distillation column removes methanol from glycerin Rail access via Vanguard s two rail spurs off the Union Pacific mainline Water access via Red River port 16 miles from plant. Connects to Gulf and Mississippi River 6 1/7/2015 6
Plant Overview Jerome Whiddon, How Vanguard makes its biodiesel... (steps 1-6) Plant Manager 1. Feedstock is drawn from storage 2. Removal of moisture and impurities 3. Steam boiler keeps feedstock hot 4. FFA in feedstock is esterified to biodiesel 5. Methanol & catalyst to start reaction 6. Transesterification tanks (continued... ) 1/7/2015 7
Plant Overview Jerome Whiddon, Plant Manager How Vanguard makes its biodiesel... (steps 7-12) 7. Glycerin is settled out of biodiesel 8. Methanol is removed from glycerin 9. Biodiesel is chilled to remove sterols Feedstock is drawn from storage 10. Partially complete biodiesel storage 11. Biodiesel stored before final polishing 12. Biodiesel finished product tank 8 1/7/2015 8
Operations Overview Plant operations managed from a single control center, 7/24 The PLC (programmable logic control) is manned by a single operator Plant runs two 12-hours shifts seven days a week On night-shift, one operator and a utility man Day-shift is the same as night plus up to two maintenance personnel PLC controls all feedstock, chemical and biodiesel processing 9 pump flows, dwell times including temperatures and pressures. 1/7/2015 9
Operations Overview Chemistry lab and testing of biodiesel At right a sample of biodiesel Vanguard typically produces and processed from a blend of used cooking oil and animal fats (called yellow grease or YG) Below left a sample of #2 diesel fuel. At right, the same fuel blended with 20% Vanguard biodiesel All incoming feedstock is tested to meet agreed upon specifications (typically not over 15% FFA or 2% moisture, impurities and unsaponafiable materials While the PLC controls product flows, temperature and pressure, material in process must be checked manually for meeting correct condition at certain points Once the biodiesel is finished it is tested to meet the ASTM 6751 specification required by customers and for obtaining government subsidies. 100% #2 diesel 80% #2 diesel w/20% biodiesel 1/7/2015 10 10
Operations Overview Typical Biodiesel Certificates of Analysis 1/7/2015 11 11
Operations Overview Loading for rail cars Trucks 15 minutes to Interstate Two spurs connecting to the Union Pacific A total of 33 cars can be berthed at a time Fast biodiesel loading racks for multiple cars Designed for off-loading feedstock Steam injection to cars to ease unloading in winter months for low iodine feedstocks Easy off-loading of trucks to feedstock tank Micro-motion meter and scales for measuring incoming and outgoing loads Paved roads throughout plant Steam injection system for high iodine feedstock unloading 12 1/7/2015 12
Marketing Biodiesel marketing and sales (Left) Darrell Duboc, CEO with Ian Lawson, Sales & Marketing Manager Almost all biodiesel produced finds a ready market within about 350 miles of the plant The company sells to distributors who blend the biodiesel to between 5% biodiesel and 95% #2 diesel fuel and 20% biodiesel and 80% #2 diesel fuel The biodiesel finds its way to retail stations all over Texas and along the Gulf coast The local market for biodiesel is handled through the port (PAAL) where local distributors can pick up blended biodiesel and deliver to stations in central Louisiana An increasing number of sales are made to customers using 100% biodiesel. Pilot is America s largest truck stop chain 13 1/7/2015 13
Potential Plant Location Site marked in yellow w/rail and water access. I-49 is ½ mile away 7 acres 1/7/2015 14
Asset Inventory List List of all assets (and pictured in separate pdf document) Item Description 36 Trane 60 ton Biodiesel Chilling Unit 1 Reactor 302-1250 gal Acid Neutralization 37 Glycol Storage Tank and Circulating Pump 2 Reactor 501-1250 gal Biodiesel Dryer Holding Tank 38 Biodiesel Chilling Heat Exchanger 3 Coalescer 701 -Glycerin Dryer Column 39 Biodiesel Chilling Shed 4 Coalescer 201- Feedstock Dryer Column 40 Siemens 25 HP Biodiesel Chilling Pump 5 Coalescer 301- Post Esterification Dryer Column 41 DT 602-30,000 gal Bio Chilling Tank 6 Coalescer 302- Post Esterification Dryer Column 42 Small Biodiesel chilling Transfer Pump between tanks 7 Coalescer 501- Biodiesel Dryer Column 43 DT 603 30K Biodiesel Chilling Tank # 2 8 Coalescer 502- Biodiesel Dryer Column 44 Horizontal Leaf Filter 601 with stand and controls 9 Reactor 301-20,000 gal esterification reactor with 3 lightening mixers (agitators) 45 Green Magnesol Transfer Dumper 10 Jatro Esterification Skid (whole) with pumps/heat exchangers & valves 46 Post Chiller reheat Heat Exchanger 11 Vacuum Pump and orange 810 tank 47 Large Blue Sock Filter 12 Pump 810- vacuum pump 48 Post Filter Holding Tank and Pump 13 Niagara Condensing Unit 49 Horizontal Leaf Filter 602 Small Blue Horizontal Leaf Filter 14 Cleaner Brooks Boiler serial no. 1-67404 50 Horizonaton Leaf Filter 602 Dumpster 15 Derator with pumps and skid 51 Post 602 Sock Filter 16 Ingersoll-Rand compressor, dryer and holding tank 52 Air Holding Tank 17 Pump 101- Feedstock offloading pump 53 230 gal White biodiesel Tank with Pumps 18 Pump 100- Feedstock Recirculating pump with electrical controls and piping Process (Transesterification) Area* 19 Tank 450-6000 gal fiberglass biodiesel tank 54 Biodiesel Process Shed 20 Tank 451-6000 gal fiberglass biodiesel tank 55 Reactor 401-7200 gal Trans Reactor 21 Tank 452-6000 gal fiberglass biodiesel tank 56 Pump 405 - Transesterification Recirculating Pump 22 Pump 451- Biodiesel Transfer Pump with electrical controls and piping 57 Transesterification 1 Heat Exchanger 23 Coalescer 402-20,300 gal Biodiesel Coalescor 24 Glycerin Day Tank-12,750 gal with transfer and recirculating pumps (2) 58 Coalescer 401-3800 gal 25 GDT Pump 59 Coalescer 401 Pump 26 Column 601-16,500 gal cone bottom tank 60 Reactor 402-7200 gal Transesterification Reactor # 2 27 DT 601-16,900 gal Bio Holding tank 61 Pump 407 -Transesterification 2 Pump 28 DT 602- recirculating pump and transfer pump 62 Reactor 701-3800 gal Clycerin Reactor 29 Distallation effulent 6300 gal tank and pump 63 Glycerin Reactor Heat Exchanger 30 Jatro Diesel Distillation Column 64 Transesterification 2 Heat Exchanger 65 Feedstock Day Tank 2100 gal 31 Jatro Diesel Dist Column with reflux drum and Heat Exchanger and 4 associated pumps 66 Pump 201- Feedstock Day Tank 32 Cooling towers 1 and 2 (fiberglass) for Distillation Column and plant 67 Feedstock Day Tank Screen Filter 33 Cooling Tower Pump and Electrical 68 Empty 2100 gal Resin Tank 34 Tank 4300 -Lined Skid Mounted Tank 69 Resin Tank 2100 gal 35 Tank 5-12,670 gal Recovered Methanol Tank with Heat Exchanger and Valves 70 Resin Tank 2100 gal 1/7/2015 15
Asset Inventory List List of all assets (and pictured in separate pdf document) 71 Reactor 601-3600 gal Powder Tank 72 Reactor 602-3600 gal Powder Tank 73 Reactor 603 Circulation/Transfer Pump for 601 and 602 74 Reactor 604-3600 gal Powder Tank 75 Pump 607 -Transesterification/Recirculating Pump for 604 76 (2) Diaphram (Air) Powder Pump with hoses 77 Ash Weigh Scale - OHAUS MFG Chemical Area 78 Pump Acid Pumps (2) with Siemens Flow Meter 79 Glycerin Neutralization Pump Skid Pump 404- Transesterification 2 Sodium Methylate Pump with FIT 405 Coreolis 80 Meter 81 Pump 402 -Transesterification 1 Sodium Methylate Pump with FIT 403 Coreolis Meter with stainless steel piping and valves 82 Sodium Methylate Pump with stainless steel piping and valves 83 Pump 403- Transesterification 2 Methanol Pump with FIT 404 Coreolis Meter 84 Pump 401- Transesterification 1 Methanol Pump with FIT 402 Coreolis Meter 85 Pump 301 -Methanol to esterification Pump with FIT 303 Coreoling Meter with stainless steel piping and valves Electrical- In Process Area 86 Micro Motion Meter for Finished Biodiesel 87 Portable Pump Disconnect 88 120 Vac Breaker Panel 89 480/277 Lighting Panel 90 JB2-DCS Cabinet (stainless steel) 24 Volts -direct current 91 JB3 DCS Cabinet (stainless steel) 120 Volts -alternating current 92 MCCM # 1 Variable Frequency Drives with cabinet for JatroDiesel Equipment 93 MCCM # 3 Variable Frequency Drives with cabinet 94 120Vac/24dc Variable Frequency Drive Control Cabinet 95 MCCM # 2 Variable Frequency Drives with Cabinet 96 Delta V Control System and Control Board/Monitors 97 Siemen Control System with Monitors 98 Delta V Input/ Output (I/O) Cabinet 99 Siemens CR1-Digital Control System 1 Chemical Lab 100 2 Hot Plates 101 Titration Bench 102 Centrifuge (Large) 103 Flash Point Tester 104 Chiller Unit 105 Lab Oven 106 Analytical Balance 107 Karl Fischer with Spin Plate 108 Lab Incubator 109 Flammable Cabinet 110 Benchtop Stirrer 111 CP 3800 Varian Gas Chromatograph Glycerin Storage Tanks 112 15,000 gal (Short Tank) 113 16,000 gal (Tall Tank) 114 30,000 gal Watco Horizontal Tank 115 (3) 20 y d Magnesol Rolloff Dumpster 116 20,000 gal White Horizontal Tank (Skid) 117 Misc. Biodiesel Plant Parts 118 Pipeline Plot Plan 1/7/2015 16