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For a truly diversified
investment portfolio, the
ITC Diversified Forestry
Project offers a range
of species, geographic
locations and end
products to satisfy strong
demand for sustainable
forest products.
Why invest in forestry?
Growing World Markets
World consumption of wood products is rising,
especially in the Asia Pacific region. Improved
standards of living and population growth will mean
a greater demand for paper and wood based products
(see Fig.1).
Forestry is an asset class
Investment in the agribusiness asset class
offers investors the opportunity to diversify into a
sector that is not correlated in terms of movements
in market prices and returns with other asset
classes such as equities and property.
Environmental Advantages
Plantations protect native forests, help
reduce salinity and soil erosion and create a
sink for greenhouse gases.
The Australian Advantage
With more than 700,000 hectares of hardwood
plantation, Australia is well located to supply
expanding Asian markets.
Continued Government Support
The Australian Government encourages
development of plantation forestry through its
‘Plantations for Australia: 2020 Vision’
statement.
Why invest with ITC?
Financial strength
ITC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Futuris,
a Top 200 company listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange. ITC has a strong mandate
and backing to support its future growth. ITC
manages investment assets in excess of $670M on
behalf of more than 17,000 investors.
Industry Leader
ITC is one of the largest hardwood
plantation managers in Australia with more than
160,000 hectares under management across
Australia. ITC Forestry has been an industry
leader in the establishment and management of
plantations for more than 15 years and now
manages more than 50 forestry projects.
Best practices
ITC Forestry has one of Australia’s leading,
advanced-generation eucalypt breeding and
silvicultural programs. This work continues to
be the subject of extensive trials with national
and global collaborations to further improve the
productivity of seedlings planted as part of
ITC’s estate.
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Higher risk adjusted returns within
a diversified portfolio |
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Hedges against rising inflation |
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Multiple cash flow
points throughout the term of the project |
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Single upfront payment with no
annual lease or management fees |
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Deferred fee structure aligning
ITC’s interests with investors |
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Diversification across species and
geographic locations |
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Offer closes
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30 June 2010 unless
withdrawn earlier. |
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Revenue flows |
Year 10 (Pulpwood),
Years 7 and 18 (Red Mahogany), Year 15
(Indian Sandalwood) and Years 9, 14 & 20
(Teak) |
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Application fee
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You can invest in the
project by paying the Establishment
Services fee of $7,000 (Excluding GST, GST not payable) per Unit. |
Important information:
This has been prepared by ITC Project Management
Limited (ABN 55 081 643 147) (AFSL 247019) to
provide you with general information only. It is
not intended to take the place of professional
advice and you should not take action on
specific issues in reliance on this information.
In preparing this information, ITC did not take
into account the investment objectives,
financial situation or particular needs of any
particular person. Before making an investment
decision, you need to consider (with or without
the assistance of an adviser) whether this
information is appropriate to your needs,
objectives and circumstances. Applications for
an investment in our project will only be
accepted on receipt of an application form in or
accompanying a current Product Disclosure
Statement (PDS). Detailed information about the
product is contained in the PDS. No person or
corporation associated with ITC Project
Management Limited, ITC Limited or Futuris
Corporation Limited guarantees the repayment of
capital or the performance of the project. Past
performance is not indicative of future
performance. |
