Corn Starch Plant Start Up Looking for Finance

Opportunity Snapshot

  • Country: India India
  • Industry: Food, Beverages, Tabacco
  • Stage: Start-up
  • Investment size: $1,500,000 / min. $1,200,000
  • ROI: 50% in 3 years
  • Type of investment: Debt

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Financial Forecast

  Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Sales $1,800,000$2,200,000$3,500,000
EBITDA $500,000$700,000$1,100,000

    Investment Opportunity

    The project is about setting up a 150 TPD Corn Starch Plant in Karnataka, India

    The major products to be produced in the plant are:
    1. Starch
    Food Grade, Pharma Grade, Textile grade
    2. Liquid Glucose
    3. Maltodextrin
    4. Dextrose Monohydrate
    5. Gluocse-D
    6. Maize Gluten
    7. Maize Germs
    8. Maize oil & cake
    9. Corn Steep Liquid
    10. Maize Fiber

    World per capita consumtion of starch is more than 6 KG and in India it’s less than half a KG. There is huge potential of this industry. Confectionery industry is growing at 15-20% growth and hence the huge demand for Liquid Glucose and Maltodextrin.

    There are only few players n India and the Starch Industry is at very nascent stage.

    Financial projections:
    - 48% profitability
    - Break even @ 40% capacity operation

    Current project stage:
    - 100 acres of land identified and applied for all the government licences.
    - Deal with the machinery vendor finalised; It will take 9 months lead time to deliver the machinery.

    Project Implementation: 1 Year 10th June 2013 Trial Production, 13th July 2013 Commercial production

    Funding Needs: $ 12-15 million
    Pay back period: 8 years

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