Partner Benefits

Zero Authority Capital Deployment

MWAN 2035 Mandate Contribution

• Phase Initial (35,000 tpy): MWAN compliance begins Q2 2030 — 5 years before the 2035 mandate
• Full programme (140,000 tpy): 4 modules × 35,000 tpy — significant Eastern Province diversion contribution
• 8 stream coverage: All 8 addressable streams count toward MWAN diversion credit. ACM provides auditable documentation for MWAN compliance reporting.
• Ras Tanura petcoke ash: MWAN classification of vanadium-bearing ash as industrial waste requires a designated processor. ACM provides that pathway — the only one available in the Eastern Province (WARN-08).

The Aramco VRFB Circular Loop WARN-08

• The loop: Aramco petcoke (Ras Tanura refinery by-product) → burned in RCJY Eastern Province boilers → vanadium-bearing fly ash generated → Carbotura recovers V₂O₅ → V₂O₅ feeds Aramco's VRFB supply chain for Saudi Arabia's 110 GW renewable energy programme
• Aramco circular economy credential: Aramco's own waste product becomes the input to Aramco's own energy storage supply chain. This is a closed industrial loop that ARAMCO can document in its sustainability reporting — a first for the global petroleum industry at this scale.
• Saudi domestic V₂O₅ supply: Saudi Arabia currently imports 100% of its vanadium for the VRFB programme. Ras Tanura V₂O₅ from ACM is the first domestic production source — directly supporting the 110 GW renewable programme without import dependency.
• IKTVA credit: V₂O₅ from Dammam ACM qualifies as domestically produced for Aramco's IKTVA calculation — a monetary value independent of the unit price of vanadium.
• WARN-08: Ras Tanura petcoke ash vanadium concentration analysis is required before any V₂O₅ volume or value is stated. Feasibility Study initiates ash sampling as a T0 priority.

IKTVA Alignment

• ACM in MODON Eastern Province = Saudi-based manufacturer for IKTVA calculation. All products (CB, CFP, V₂O₅, Ga) qualify for IKTVA domestic procurement credit for Aramco, SABIC EP, and Ma'aden.
• Aramco 70%+ IKTVA target: V₂O₅, CFP, and Carbon Black from Eastern Province ACM contribute to Aramco's publicly committed IKTVA targets — a procurement incentive with direct monetary value in Aramco's licensing structure.
• Ma'aden IKTVA: Nickel and Gallium from Ras Tanura ash (WARN-08) qualify as domestically processed critical minerals — contributing to Ma'aden's IKTVA calculation for battery materials procurement.

Vision 2030 Alignment

Employment Creation ESTIMATED — Nitaqat-labeled

All FTE ESTIMATED. Subject to Nitaqat compliance confirmed with HRSD at Feasibility Study. Eastern Province has one of the highest existing Saudization rates in the Kingdom — beneficial for Nitaqat tier determination.

Environmental Impact

• Carbon avoidance: 532,900 tCO₂e/yr Phase Initial · 532,900 tCO₂e/yr full programme
• Landfill diversion: 35,000 tpy Phase Initial · 140,000 tpy full programme
• Ras Tanura ash: Vanadium-bearing industrial ash converted from disposal liability to V₂O₅ manufacturing input — elimination of a hazardous material management cost for RCJY Eastern Province (WARN-08)
• VRFB carbon offset: V₂O₅ from ACM enables grid-scale VRFB storage that displaces fossil-fuel peaking plants — a multiplied carbon avoidance benefit beyond the direct ACM process avoidance

Managing 8.08% CAGR — Growth Infrastructure

The Eastern Province's 8.08% CAGR waste growth is driven by Aramco expansion, downstream petrochemical investment, and population growth in the Dammam-Khobar-Dhahran metropolitan area. ACM provides the infrastructure to keep pace with this growth:

• Modular scalability: Each 100 TPD module is independent — Phase Medium, Phase Expanded, and Full Programme can be commissioned as volume growth demands without re-engineering the base facility
• No volume risk: The 8.08% CAGR ensures that Phase Initial capacity (100 TPD) will be fully utilized quickly. Volume growth feeds, not threatens, the ACM deployment
• State A compound risk: Each year of T0 delay, the State A disposal cost increases by approximately SAR 3.2M at Phase Initial volume — the highest single-year increment in the programme due to CAGR compounding

Programme Timeline