Drawing up a business plan to set up a joint venture

Mission to draw up a business plan for the creation of a Joint Venture to operate a CO2 purification unit on the site of an industrial partner

Mission

In order to diversify its activities in industrial gases, a key player in the industrial gases value chain wishes to study the opportunity of developing a Joint Venture with a partner in the mining/metallurgy sector.
This joint venture would build, operate and maintain a CO2 purification unit, which it would then market.
Prior to the investment decision and the creation of the legal structure, this player wishes to draw up a business plan and set out the main terms of the agreement with his partner.

Assessment of market potential for CO2 sales in New Caledonia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Valuation of CAPEX for the installation and revamping of a production unit from another player in the gas sector ready to sell its assets to the JV.
Building an operational model for operation and maintenance:
- External services, HR resources, fluid consumption, etc.
- OPEX evaluation.
Definition of the main terms of the partnership agreement.
Leading steering committees to bring stakeholders together.

Business plan showing attractive returns on investment in relation to shareholder expectations.
Alignment of the parties on the main terms of the partnership agreement.
Project halted due to the mining partner’s financial fragility and the local political context.