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2009 AIL Red Ironbark Project
A unique opportunity to invest in a sustainable environmental future and receive
the financial rewards from producing high value beautiful Australian timber.
Help grow a cleaner brighter future and grow your investment.
INTRODUCING THE 2009 AIL RED IRONBARK PROJECT
AIL is pleased to offer investors the opportunity to become a Grower in
Australia’s first ever Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) Red Ironbark Project.
These tough Australian native trees will be grown in their natural environment
and allow investors to participate in an environmentally sound investment with
the potential for multiple returns.
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HOW THE ENVIRONMENT WINS
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You plant Red Ironbark trees on land
dominated by Red Ironbark forests before
European settlement. |
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You plant trees that absorb significant
amounts of greenhouse gas and store carbon.
For example one woodlot will offset the
carbon emissions of an average family car. |
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You plant trees superbly adapted to
grow well in Australia’s harsh climate
and gravelly soils. |
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The harvesting of your trees helps preserve
the remaining native forests. |
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YOU WIN AND THE ENVIRONMENT WINS
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Becoming a grower of Red Ironbark trees
will help restore the Australian bush
landscape. Ironbark trees can be grown
on land that has been degraded by
generations of grazing. By growing Red
Ironbark trees in areas of low rainfall,
where they are native, the environment
can be rejuvenated after generations of
intensive farming. Ironbark plantation
forestry increases oxygen levels and
counteracts the trend of global warming
by absorbing carbon emissions. Ironbark
timber is a high value Class 1
durability timber making it a superior
material that stands the test of time.
Structural timbers produced from the
trees continue to hold sequestered
carbon and thereby maintain the
environmental benefits. |
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HOW YOU WIN |
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Good forestry management requires regular
thinning and harvesting - you should receive
5 cheques from us spread over the life of
the project. |
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Red Ironbark produces highly attractive
Class 1 durability timber* - a high value
timber. |
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You own the saw logs well into the value add
chain giving more profit from your woodlots. |
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Even the “waste products” have significant
value and will be purchased from you. |
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Your
single up front payment is immediately
100% tax deductible. |
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*Class 1 durable timber – refers to
resistance to biological attack (eg: rot
and insects). |
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THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU |
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As Red Ironbark is prized by architects
and builders the timber that will be
harvested from your plantation will
command a high value. Our 2009 surveyed
price for green rough sawn timber was
$1,250 per cubic metre. You will own
your saw logs right up to the point that
they are milled into green sawn timber.
This means you share in the handsome
benefits achieved through the value add
process and this adds to the potential
returns achieved by you. Your Red
Ironbark plantation will grow better
with regular thinning of the forest by
harvesting selected trees. Each harvest
yields successively larger saw logs
which increases the potential for
financial returns over time. We expect
to thin and harvest after only 8 years
with subsequent harvests in the 11th,
14th and 17th years and the final
harvest in the 22nd year. |
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WOODLOT WILL OFFSET THE CARBON EMISSIONS
OF THE AVERAGE FAMILY CAR
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trees planted |
year 8 |
year 11 |
year 14 |
year 17 |
year 22 |
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1000 seedlings planted per hectare (two woodlots). |
470 trees thinned. |
100 trees selected
and harvested. |
100 larger trees
selected and
harvested. |
100 big trees selected
and harvested. |
Final harvest. |
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Thinned trees are
expected to produce
25 high value saw logs
and an estimated
6 tonnes of fire
wood. Firewood is
actively promoted by
governments as the
only carbon neutral fuel
for domestic heating. |
The 100 saw logs are
converted to flooring
and structural timbers. |
The 100 saw logs are
converted to decking,
flooring and large
structural timbers. |
The 100 saw logs are converted to decking,
flooring and large
structural timbers. |
Saw logs go to
a wide range of
architectural, furniture
and structural uses. |
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The saw logs are
converted to structural
timber for such uses
as architectural stair
treads. |
In addition the waste
from the harvest will
produce an estimated
8 tonnes of firewood. |
From this harvest the
estimated firewood is
17 tonnes. |
An estimated 29
tonnes of firewood. |
An estimated 116
tonnes of firewood. |
| AT A GLANCE |
| Grower Application Fee is 100% tax deductible. |
| Minimum investment is $4,900 (incl. GST) for 0.5 hectare woodlot. |
| No ongoing Grower payments for Management and Lease fees. |
| Insurance is compulsory for the first 8 years to cover fire and wind
damage. |
| Potential Income earned from thinnings at Years 8, 11, 14, 17 and
clearfell at Year 22. |
| You own the saw logs until they are milled and converted into high
value green rough sawn timber. |
| 100% finance available. |
Almond Investors Limited (ABN: 13 102 342
870, AFSL 224314) (“AIL”) is the Responsible Entity of the 2009 AIL Red Ironbark
Project ASRN 135 360 020. This document contains general information associated
with the 2009 AIL Red Ironbark Project only. It does not take into consideration
the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any
prospective Investor. Prospective Investors should read the Product Disclosure
Statement (“PDS”) and consult an independent financial advisor before deciding
whether to invest in the Project. The PDS can also be downloaded from here (when
available). Any estimates in this document should not be taken as forecasts.
Actual results may differ significantly from those estimated. AIL believes that
the information in this document is accurate as at the date of production but is
not responsible for any loss or damage which anyone may suffer from reliance on
this document. The source for estimates of carbon sequestation is available at
www.ailfunds.com.au
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