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Update on Waste Conversion Progress 130 November 18,2014 <br />in North America <br />RENEWABLE <br />Energy <br />CONFERENCE Montgomery, AL - Infinitus <br />• High -tech 80,000 square feet <br />"state -of- the -art" Mixed Waste <br />Processing Facility <br />• Capital cost in excess of $30 <br />million <br />• First "One Bin for All" in 211t <br />Century in the U.S. <br />• Main equipment subcontractor, <br />Bulk Handling Systems <br />— One -line, 40 ton per hour input <br />for 100,000 tons per year <br />— 60 % material recovery guarantee <br />plus other organics separation <br />capabilities <br />• Commercial operations began <br />April 2014 <br />RENEWABLE <br />Energy <br />CO `ER RDF in <br />CONFERENCE <br />Cement Kilns <br />,--r <br />Source: GBB 2014 <br />• Huge consumer of fossil fuels <br />• Closed systems; ash in fuels stays in cement <br />• 107 cement plants in 36 U.S. states <br />— Top five companies collectively operate 49.6 percent of U.S. <br />clinker capacity <br />— Estimated 76.7 percent of U.S. clinker capacity is owned by <br />companies HQ'd outside of the U.S. <br />• 16 plants in Canada <br />— Eight companies operate in five provinces and produce over <br />98% of the cement used in Canada <br />— Nearly 90% of capacity under multinational owners <br />Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.. 10 <br />