Atikokan Renewable Fuels

Located in Atikokan Ontario Canada in Northwestern Ontario, Atikokan Renewable Fuels' primary goal is producing a sustainable, clean, renewable pellet fuel and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Atikokan Renewable Fuels pellet production facility has an abundant source of raw materials due to vast forests and close proximity to the heart of Northwestern Ontario's lumber and pulp and paper industry. Located on a CN rail line and in close proximity to the Port of Thunder Bay and by rail to Montreal, our production facility can easily supply our product for bulk domestic and overseas markets. Individual bulk shipments range in size from 50 ton truck loads, 100 ton rail hopper cars, to 4,000 - 15,000 metric tonnes per ship cargo holds. Being able to utilize all transportation methods, we are able to access a practical and economical solution for customers transportation needs.

The design of the production facility allows the operation to use wood residuals, chips and round wood to produce a hardwood super premium pellet to a specific grade for electrical generation facilities and domestic use. Our plant is capable of producing 140,000 tons per year and can do custom brand labeling for your domestic bagged product.

Typical size bags are 40lbs, or approx 18kg. Standard pallet configurations are 2000, 2200 and 2400 lbs depending on customer needs and shipping efficiencies.

Our product has the following typical characteristics:

• Size: 6mm
• Moisture Content: less than 5%
• Calorific Value: 5.0 MWh per tonne : 7500+ BTU/lb
• Bulk Density: +42 lbs/cu ft, +700kg/m3
• Ash Content: less than 0.5%
• Raw Material: Aspen, Birch (100% hardwood) and additions of sawmill residues, sourced from certified forests.

All natural fuel. Once compressed and dried, pellets hold their form with natural lignin. Pellet fuel has proven to provide the cleanest burn of any solid fuel.

Certificate of Analysis and Material Safety Data Sheets, available upon request.

Atikokan Renewable Fuels is a privately owned company. Atikokan Renewable Fuels is the base for the "Great North Bio Energy" wood pellet supply chain that includes the Rainy Lake Tribal Council, Whitesand First Nation, Sandpoint First Nations and Atikokan Renewable Fuels. The multiple manufacturing sites will produce up to 400,000 tons of pellets when complete in 2012. Atikokan Renewable Fuel Inc. will produce 140,000 metric tonnes per year of super-premium (DIN+) quality wood fuel pellets when the facility is completed by years end.

Conversions

Convert short tons to metric tons by multiplying the number of short tons by 0.907184
For example: 12,300 short tons X 0.907184 = 11,158 metric tons.

Convert metric tons to short tons by multiplying the number of metric tons by 1.10231
For example: 11,158 metric tons X 1.1023 = 12,300 short tons.