Orbia Investor Day Presentation Deck
Innovation in Action
Case Study: Rice Farming
Background
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• Provide irrigation solution
to reduce environmental
footprint from rice paddy
farming
Rice paddy farming
consumes 40% of the
world's irrigation water and
generates 10% of global
methane emissions ¹
Orbia Solution
• Drip irrigation solution
using dry mechanized
seeding, no field leveling
and dry mechanized
harvesting
• Eliminate risks for
groundwater contamination
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Reduce high costs
associated with intensive
labor needed for paddy
preparation, field leveling
and manual water
management
1. Sources: Ma et al. (2012). EPA website (https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data).
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Outcome
• Converted over 3,000 hectares in
Europe, Asia and South America
70% lower water consumption
• Close to zero methane emissions
Close to zero contamination
in grains
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• Reduced energy usage by 35%
Creating a significant business
opportunity, while revolutionizing
the world's most important crop
Potential for hundreds of millions/year in
addressable market
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