BIO-BASED ECONOMY
Recycled paper from agricultural waste for consumers
Market
| Final Products | Artistic paper |
| Required Inputs | Agri waste e.g., sugarcane straw |
| Competing Products | Medium competition Other brands of artistic paper |
| Potential for Export | High |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process |
Low – mechanical process |
| Technology | Manual shredding and pulping |
| Equipment and Material | Shredders and pulping tools |
| Human Resources | Manual labor and mechanical engineers |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Consumers and retailers |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local market- nationwide |
| Backward Linkage | Farmers |
| Supporting Entities | Shredders and pulping tool suppliers |
| Competitive Edge |
Provides high-quality product with lower production cost compared to existing brands and saves raw material transportation cost |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of artistic paper |
| CAPEX | Below 100K EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment. |
| Investment Size | Micro (less than 500K EGP) |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Maintaining quality and entering niche markets, seasonality of agricultural waste and cash flow management |
| Advantages | Low CAPEX |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Production, sales and/or distribution of different types of paper and final products tailored to various markets |
General Impact
| Environmental | Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste |
| Social | Increases returns on agricultural produce and creates job opportunities |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Handmade accessories |
| Lies within the following value chain/cluster(s) |
Agricultural waste |
| Impact | Promotes value-addition to agricultural waste |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
