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Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
CASE: Tate and Lyle Introduction The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
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Developing country Long recession Agriculture contributed nearly half GDP
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
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Sugar production: Labor intensive: 1- 7.5 tons/ day vs. modern mill: 5000 tons/ day Low extraction rate Sugar market: Demand: high Price: high Import tariff: 30% Ministry of Agriculture Food Industry: increase domestic sugar production
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Tate & Lyle: - Formed in 1921 - Based in London - / and raw sugar - Sales in 1997: 5 047 million
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Tate & Lyle: Today ' - Sales 3 553 million (year ended 31 March 2009) - Two global business units - Speciality Food Ingredients (sweeteners, texturants, wellness ingredients) - Bulk Ingredients (high fructose corn syrup, acidulants)
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Tate & Lyle: - Tate & Lyle operates mainly in two industries - Corn wet milling - High-intensity sweeteners - Over 30 production facilities and network of research centers throughout the Americas, Europe and South East Asia - Four markets: - Food and Beverage - Industrial - Animal feed - Pharmaceutical and Personal Care
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project History
Nghe An Per capita income: about 2/3 of national average Poor health service 91% literacy rate 75 % farmer households Only basic infrastructure
Nghe An Project area
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project History
The plan Built sugar mill and refinery K Better infrastructure built by Nghe An government
Plan to complete it until November 1998 capacity of 330,000 tons of cane for that season Plan to reach ultimate capacity in November 2002 Ultimate capacity of 900,000 tons of cane per year
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project History
The plan Built sugar mill and refinery Outreach programto farmers Better infrastructure built by Nghe An government
Farmers in an area of 50 km To reach full capacity: 18.000 hectares of cane from 22.000 farmers necessary
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project History
The plan Built sugar mill and refinery Outreach programto farmers Better infrastructure built by Nghe An government
Government agreed to spend $800.000 Tate & Lyle expected infrastructure to be ready by 1998/1999 harvesting season 300 trucks necessary to transport cane during harvesting season
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project History
Project Risks Farmers sell (enough) cane Government does not improve infrastructure in time Not enough truck hauliers available Sugar prices might continue falling Start of construction 1996 Finished 1998
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project Timeline:
Feb. 1996 Sep. 1996 Oct. 1996 1997 1998 1998
Investment license Start of Construction 1st ICF request Bridge loan from Rabobank Completion of Construction 2nd IFC request
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Financing the Project: - Total cost $90 million - 70% debt Highly leveraged capital structure Equity partner - Mitr Phol Sugar Company - Vietnam Fund Limited - Nghe An Sugar Company Bank debt - Western banks - Thai banks - Bilateral agencies
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
International Finance Corporation (IFC): - Founded in 1956 - Based in Washington D. C. - Member of the World Bank Group - Owned by 182 member countries, authorized share capital of $2,4 billion - t financing for private sector projects Aim: - Reducing poverty and improving lives - Stimulation of economic growth Private sector investments in developing countries
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Criteria, to be eligible for IFC funding: - Location in a developing country that is a member of IFC - Private sector -Technically sound - Good prospects of being profitable - Benefit the local economy - Environmentally and socially sound
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
IFC Participation: - Protection against political risks in Vietnam - Tax advantages - IFC loans are exempt from withholding taxes - Payments to other foreign banks would be subject to a 10% withholding tax on top of the interest element of debt services - Reserve requirements eliminated
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Major concerns of IFC: - Provision of a sufficient amount of cane from local famers - Implementation of infrastructure by the government - World sugar price is falling - Protection of local sugar production BUT: - Large social benefits
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Proceeding with construction due to bridge loan from Rabobank ($40 million) plus equity and local credits
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Major concerns: - Not enough cane - No completion of the infrastructure - Need of repayment of Rabobank loan
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Cash Flow Forecast (if IFC refinances the NATL project) / - EBITDA: Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization = Revenue Expenses (excl. Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization) - EBIT: Earnings before Interest and Tax (Operating Income) = Revenue Operating Expenses (Expenses, excluding Tax and Interest ) = EBITDA - Depreciation - EBIAT: Earnings before Interest after Taxes = Revenue COGS - Expenses, including Tax and excluding Interest = EBIT - Taxes - Nominal free cash flow: cash flow in absolute terms, without adjusting for inflation - Real free cash flow: cash flow in current purchasing power, adjusted for inflation
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project Evaluation
Are falling Sugar prices only temporary or permanent? Does the Project contribute to sustainable development? -> Evaluated via the ERR (Economic rate of return) ERR = all costs and benefits from a social perspective (FRR = Financial rate of return)
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project Evaluation
ERR
Customers
Rest of Society Financiers (FRR) Producers of Complementary Products
Neighbors
Employees
Suppliers
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project Evaluation
ERR
Customers
Rest of Society Financiers (FRR) Producers of Complementary Products
Neighbors
Employees
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Project Evaluation
ERR
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Conclusion /&
Agree to finance the project Ensure ongoing compliance with World Bank guidelines during the life of the project: Monitoring reports by NATL Periodic site visits.
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Current situation
World standard efficiency and environmental performance Largest sugar producer in Vietnam: 12000 tons/day, 120 000 metric/ year, 10% of domestic production. Sugarcane productivity: 120 130 tons/ha
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Social impact
28,000 cane farmers, 50% minority ethnic groups $16 million per year to farmers and cane transporters Cash flow into poor area increased x 4 Living standards: motorbikes, TVs, houses, roads Technology transfer
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Quiz:
How long did it take to build the plant? How many farmers were needed to produce full capacity? Name 3 major project risks How is the method to evaluate the project called? Name 3 groups affected by the project
Outline The sugar industry Tate & Lyle The company Project History Financing the Project Project Evaluation Conclusion
Sources:
Internet: http://www.tateandlyle.com/Pages/default.aspx, 18. April 2011 http://www.ifc.org/, 18.April 2011 http://www.investopedia.com/, 20. April 2011 http://www.isgmard.org.vn/What%20is%20ISG/Plenary2004%20 Docs/NAT&L-e.pdf , NAT&L, 9 Nov 2004 http://www.tateandlyle.com/InvestorRelations/ResultsandPresen tations/Documents/2010/USDResults_for_Six_Months_to_30_Sep t_2010PR.pdf, 4 November 2010 http://www.unctad.org/en/docs//webdiaeia20111_en.pdf, 17 January 2011 Books: Esty, C. E. (2004). Modern Project Finance. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing