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AYANGO BIODIESEL

Eastern Cape


Contact Details


Godfrey Dlulane | +27 (0)82 482 0951 | godfrey@ayango.co.za
 
 

Investment Range Required


R500 000 - R5 Million

Type of Investment Required


Debt
Grant

Investment Opportunity Funding Requirement Overview

 

Total Financial Investment Requirement -
R2 907 741

 

 

Funding type for Financial Requirements

Debt, Grant

 

Non-Financial requirements

Capacity building

Goal

To increase harvesting capacity through purchase of tools of trade (chainsaws, PPE, etc)

Vision

To enhance livelihoods through job creation for community members by increasing firewood exports to the UK through increased capacity to harvest alien species within the designated and surrounding areas.

CURRENT AND CORE OPERATIONS

 

Primary Customers

Cape Town based company that is exporting firewood to UK

 

Ecological Infrastructure


Core Operations

  • Land/veld management 
  • Invasive alien plant clearing and harvesting 
  • Invasive alien and plant benefaction
  • Water security

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

Infrastructure Funding


Total Infrastructure Funding - R663 000

Item: Warehouse plus engineering

Description: To keep the firewood so that it does not get damaged by the rain while at the same time use it work during rainy days

Amount: R350 000

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Item: Fencing and labour

Description: To buy fence that will protect the firewood from the thieves and livestock

Amount: R303 000

 

Capital Funding


Total Infrastructure Funding - R1 483 000

Item: 30 ton truck and a trailer

Description: Truck to transport the firewood from the Grahamstown working site to Coega IDZ to the customer’s premises, where the firewood will be exported from

Amount: R954 000

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Item: Tractor

Description: The tractor will collect the wood from where the trees will be cut from and transport it to where the wood will be converted into firewood. The firewood will then be transported by the tractor to the warehouse/storeroom.

Amount: R409 000

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Item: Chainsaws x 12 (MS370 and MS210)

Description: Chainsaws will be used to cut the trees and wood

Amount: R72 000

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Item: Personal protective equipment (e.g. overalls, safety boots, goggles, gloves, etc.)

Description: PPE will be worn by the staff members to prevent them from injured while at the same time they will assist to work effectively

Amount: R48 000

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Item: Herbicide

Description: Herbicide will be needed for follow up activities

Amount: R0 as this will be an in-kind contribution by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

 

Working Capital


Total Infrastructure Funding - R761 740

Item: Diesel for a 32 ton truck and tractor, and petrol and oil for chainsaws 

Description: Diesel, petrol and oil will be used for 3 months before the company paid by the customers

Amount: R329 700

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Item: Wages and salaries 

Description: The employees and the management will be paid for 3 months since the firewood will be left dry for 2 months before transported to their final destination

Amount: R432 040

current annual revenue and operating expenses


Current Annual Revenue

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Current Annual Operating Expenses

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