Matawinie, Québec
The Matawinie, Québec BDO Zone for Woody Biomass is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: June 23, 2023.
'A' ratings denote high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.
Matawinie, QC holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Forest residuals, Sawmill residuals, Pulpwood. Issued in Jun 2023, the rating certifies approximately 720,000 gt/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within a 150 km driving distance from Ste-Émélie-de-l'Énergie.
A ‘A’ rating is an investment grade rating, signalling a reliable, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Matawinie, QC’s feedstock supply has undergone rigorous, standardized due diligence across 100+ risk indicators, the same framework applied to every BDO Zone across North America.
Every BDO Zone Rating assesses a region across three dimensions, mapped as expanding radii around a candidate site.
- Feedstock surplus: Data indicating at least 50,000 tonnes per year of excess feedstock available to support typical intake of new biofuels manufacturing plants.
- Supply chain strength: Evidence supporting long-term commitment to supply both quantity and quality by local farmers, forestry companies, food waste generators, haulers and municipalities.
- Sound infrastructure: Suitable transportation, logistic, operating and supporting infrastructure to meet the requirements for new facility operations.
Assets & liabilities
- 360,000 dry metric tons/year (dmt/yr) of woody biomass available at low-risk
- Strong forestry and wood industry sectors with a long history of performance
- Numerous sawmills in the region are already supplying a multitude of businesses with Sawmill Residuals
- Most salient risk areas can be effectively mitigated through supply chain integration
- Aging logging workforce compounded with higher equipment costs and harder access to capital result in risks related to access to labour
- Forest Residues supply chains are not developed and require capital investment to scale up
- Sawmill Residual pricing is sensitive to demand. It can significantly increase with a new entrant
Infrastructure & sites
- Minimum of three industrial parks within region
- Abundant water supply with aqueduct access
- Hydro Quebec electricity readily accessible
- Excellent road/highway connectivity
- Proximity to rail lines and water ports
- No natural gas pipelines; wastewater treatment unavailable
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