WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sugarcane bagasse collection and drying service center
Market
| Final Products | Dried bagasse |
| Required Inputs | Sugarcane bagasse |
| Competing Products | Low competition Other biomass inputs for fuel/feed applications |
| Potential for Export | Low |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process |
Simple – mechanical process |
| Technology | Collection and drying |
| Equipment and Material | Collectors and high-efficiency dryers |
| Human Resources | Manual labor and agriculture engineers |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Recyclers |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local market- nationwide |
| Backward Linkage | Sugarcane juice shops |
| Supporting Entities | Agri-machinery suppliers and marketing services companies |
| Competitive Edge |
Provides waste management solutions for the commercial industry, semi-processed material also saves on transportation and other operational costs |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of dried bagasse and services fees |
| CAPEX | Consists of the cost of machinery which would cost around 500-700K EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment. |
| Investment Size | Small (between 500k-5M EGP) |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Seasonality of supply and maintenance of equipment, maintaining high-quality service, supply chain management, absence of dedicated land for agricultural waste pre-processing, access to high-quality suppliers, transportation costs, and absence of designated recycling areas in industrial zones |
| Advantages | High profit margins |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Production/assembly/sales and distribution of equipment, production of bagasse-based feedstock or other products such as food packaging items, pulp, paper, and boards |
General Impact
| Environmental | Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste |
| Social | Increases returns on agricultural produces and creates job opportunities |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Compost and animal feed |
| Serving the following value chain/cluster(s) | Sugarcane, municipal and industrial waste |
| Impact | Fills gaps in pre-processing activities of agricultural waste, promotes value-addition of sugarcane bagasse |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
