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INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC <br />RE: INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC's Request for an Economic <br />Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (Tax Abatement) <br />Annual Report, re: 2015 Year <br />January 22, 2016 <br />Current Owner_ <br />Mark Niederschulte, President, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC; <br />3030 Warrenville Road, Suite 650, Lisle, Illinois 60532-3606 <br />Current Operator <br />NigeIW. Falcon, Site Director, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC; <br />92574 th Avenue S.W., Vero Beach, Florida 32968-9755 <br />Description. of _Current Facility Operations <br />The INEOS'--New Planet BioEnergy-facility is -the first commercial scale facility <br />employing the INEOS Bio Bioenergy technology. Utilizing a unique combination <br />of gasification and fermentation processes, the facility is demonstrating key <br />equipment at full commercial scale using vegetative and yard waste as feedstock. <br />The site is steadily moving towards stable operations in, 2016, focusing on <br />improving performance metrics throughout the year. <br />The project broke ground in February, 2011 with construction substantially <br />complete in Q2, 2012, with commissioning and initial start-up in December, 2012. <br />Bringing the facility on-line and up to capacity has taken longer than anticipated. <br />Multiple unexpected start-up issues at the site have highlighted various <br />modifications and upgrades over the prior years. Significant capital has been <br />invested to address these and the continued debottlenecking process. <br />Current Total. Number of INPB Facility Employees <br />57 fulltime employees - Ineos New Planet BioEnergy (INPB) Administration and <br />Operation at December 31, 2015 <br />Current Total and Average Wages of the INPB Employees <br />INPB - Total current annualized wages (excluding fringe benefits and overtime) <br />are approximately $4.2 million, averaging nearly $74 thousand per employee. <br />24 fulltime contractors — Zachry for Regular Maintenance with average annual <br />salary of $70 thousand per employee <br />53 <br />