CO2 GRO Inc. April 2018 Corporate...
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Corporate Presentation
February 2018
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CO2 GRO Inc.
April 2018
Corporate Presentation
This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, and include but are not limited to, estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to the effectiveness of CO2 GRO’s business model, future operations, products and services; the impact of regulatory initiatives on CO2 GRO’s operations, the size of and opportunities related to the markets for their products; general industry and macroeconomic growth rates, expectations related to possible joint and/or strategic ventures and statements regarding future performance.
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CO2 GRO Inc. TSXV Exchange (TSXV:GROW)
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
Mission is to increase the growth of all value plants safely,
economically and naturally using our patented advanced
CO2 technologies
Sole focus is working with its plant grower partners and
agri-industrial partners in proving and adopting its CO2
technologies for specific growers’ plant yield needs.
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CO2 GRO Mission & Focus
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
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CO2 GRO Inc. Milestones
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents Key Action Items in 2018
Finalize trials in support of provisional CO2 Foliar Spray patent
Add supporting patents surrounding foliar spray
Replicate U Guelph lettuce trials at St Cloud State University
Trials indoor cannabis 3 ACMPR’s (underway) and 2 LP’s -Canada
Trial outdoor cannabis - USA
Urban Agriculture Grow Container demonstration – The Growcer
Microgreens trials - 1st complete - Greenbelt Microgreens
Plug demonstration – Roll-And Farms
One agri-industrial partner relationship secured
First revenue target Q4/18
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
Provisional PCT Patent Application for CO2 Foliar Spray; Filed July 2017 used on Leaves for Faster Photosynthesis plant growth. Current trials
support patent claims.
US Patent 6,209,855 Gas infusion; US Patent 7,537,200 Controlled Atmosphere license perpetual, royalty free, for infusion of CO2
for growth of all plants. Includes CO2 capture.
Patent Development patenting arising method IP with partners; patenting
arising IP from further research work with St Cloud State University.
CO2 GRO Patent Strategy
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
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Indoor & Outdoor Cannabis
Highest indoor and outdoor CO2 foliar spray value is for cannabis growers. A 1M sq ft
greenhouse growing 5 crops/yr. makes $120M/crop at $6/gram
Indoor cannabis CO2 grow trials are proving one more $120M/yr. crop is possible. Outdoor
trials for one crop/yr. are to grow plants larger and faster
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
Best Outdoor Value Plants
Highest outdoor CO2 foliar spray yield and water value is in desert like areas
California, Arizona, Southern BC & Alberta
The best crops for CO2 foliar spray in high overhead irrigation areas -likely lettuce, tobacco,
spinach, potatoes, beans, peas and sugar beets
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
Best Indoor Value Plants
All greenhouses and indoor grow buildings are 100% deserts. All their nutrients and water
needs have to be “delivered” through sprinkler or root feed systems
Lettuce and microgreens, plant plugs, high value flowers and tobacco - best indoor targets.
Sprinkler racks are our dissolved CO2 interconnect point
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents
Urban Agriculture – Grow Containers
Urban agriculture market is growing at 5%+ per year; prospective partners abound
Significant arising IP and licensing opportunities to be shared with partners
Elon Musk: “there will be a grow container on every large roof in New York City”
Global Food and Cannabis Production
Global Food Production
$8 Trillion/y (2015)
Global Greenhouse Crops
$340 Billion/y (2015)
Global Cannabis
$50 Billion
(2022)
Sources: agcensus.usda.gov; cuestaroble.com
Global CO2 Foliar Spray Market
Global Tobacco/Non-Food
$1 Trillion/y (2016)
Accelerating Growth using Dissolved CO2
Global Retail Food & Cannabis - $9 Trillion
25% Wholesale Value - $2.25 Trillion
1% market penetration - $22.5 Billion
20% Higher Yield Growth - $4.5 Billion
10% Royalty on Yield Growth - $450 Million
Annual Revenue Generation Potential
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents Our CO2 Equipment
Scalable
Available
Integrateable
Dissolved CO2 Saves Big $$
At 1300 PPM, 60% of CO2 gassing is lost as per an OMAFRA CO2 gassing study
Dissolved CO2 at 1300 ppm stays dissolved in
water with negligible off-gassing
Annual CO2 costs of $200K-$400K/year depending on delivered CO2 cost
60% CO2 gassing loss costs $120k - $240k/year
CO2 foliar spray speeds growth AND saves $120k-$240K/yr. in CO2
CO2 Foliar Spray VS Greenhouse CO2 Gassing
Average 500,000 sq ft greenhouse uses 1500 tonnes of CO2/yr
BOC’s Exclusive CO2 Gas Infusion Patents CO2GRO Management Team
John Archibald, CEO – Co-founder of gas infusion companies and CO2GRO. Sold gas infusion
companies mid-2017. Rejoined CO2GRO to monetize its assets, reorganize its management and focus
on its CO2 technologies and their successful launch into the market.
Sam Kanes, VP Business Development – Co-Founder of BOC. His agriculture network from 25 years
as Scotia Capital’s Managing Director of Fertilizer Research has greatly enriched CO2 GRO’s prospects
and contact base.
Aaron Archibald, VP Operations – As business development partner at gas infusion companies
developed various business verticals and licensees. Spent the previous 7 yrs. trading currencies for
global companies.
Stephen Gledhill, CFO – Provides financial advice, budgeting, accounting , quarterly reporting and is
our interface with the TSXV, IIROC, our lawyers and our auditors.
BOC’s Management & Board
CANADA BC Gerry Glazier, Past CEO of CO2GRO at start up BC Michael O’Connor IR, fund raising, ex-CEO of early stage gold company AB Mac MacEachern, petroleum engineer & farmer - family in the AB potato business MB Aggie Frazao, connections into MB and ND potatoes and sugar beets ON Blaine Kennedy, ex SDTC ON Kevin Ablett, clean energy consultant ON Mike Lam, master grower, produce & cannabis, consultant to CO2GRO Inc. ON Lou Klevinas, ex Rainbird irrigation expert, EU linkages ON Dom Deluca, Rockford Companies, CEO, business development brokers ON Ken Chase, viticulture, teaches grape science in Australia NS Dr. Neil Ross, agriculture expert, consultant to Aqualitas (cannabis)
USA
CA Brad Glazier, worked with NRC Canada installing CO2GRO equipment in 2011 WA Dick Crosetto, CO2GRO investor, focus on hops, based in Yakima Valley WA Tom Cripe, possible Middle East connections MI David Marshall, a NA greenhouse consultant FL Dr. George Philippidis – Asst. Professor FIU. Advises state re algae & bioenergy funding VT Iain Davies – original gas infusion patent investor
EU DE Karsten Busche, PRC Partners acting for CO2GRO in EU and certain Canadian cannabis companies trading on Frankfurt exchange
CO2 GRO Representatives
BOC’s Management & Board
John Archibald P. Eng – CEO, Director
Founding Director of BOC. Principal of gas
infusion companies Canzone and inVentures
from 2000 to sale in mid-2017
Sam Kanes, CPA, CFA – VP Dev, Director
Founding director of BOC. Former Scotia
Capital Managing Director Fertilizer and
Chemicals Research from 1987-2011
Mike Boyd MBA– Director and Chair
Founding Director and former CEO of BG Acorn
Capital Investment Fund and the Bridge Fund
Vincent Scalisi – Director
Former Chief Marketing Officer at Iovate
Healthsciences. CEO of InboxFitness.com
Dr. Gord Surgeoner – Director
Past President of Ontario Agriculture-Food
Technologies (OAFT) from 1999-2014. Past
Professor at U of Guelph
ELECTED CO2 GRO Board
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