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Certification Evaluation Report SCS Global Services Report Certification Evaluation Report Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Maple Etanol S.R.L. (ME) and Maple Biocombustibles S.R.L. (MB) SCS Certificate Code-SCS-RSB/PC-0007 Av. Victor Andrés Belaúnde, 147 - Via Principal 140 Torre Real 6 Of. 401, San Isidro, Lima – Peru Mr. Hugo Inga ([email protected]) http://www.maple-energy.com/ CERTIFIED EXPIRATION March 14, 2014 September 13, 2015 DATE OF FIELD AUDIT January 13, 2014 DATE OF LAST UPDATE February 21, 2014 SCS Contact: Neil Mendenhall| Manager Environmental Certification Services +1.510.452.8018 [email protected] 2000 Powell Street, Ste. 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA +1.510.452.8000 main | +1.510.452.8001 fax www.SCSglobalServices.com FOREWORD SCS Global Services (SCS) is a certification body accredited by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to conduct evaluations of biofuel operators. Under the RSB/SCS certification system, participating operators meeting international standards of biofuel production can be certified as “sustainable,” thereby permitting the Operators use of the RSB endorsement and logo in the marketplace subject to regular RSB/SCS oversight. SCS deploys interdisciplinary teams of natural resource specialists and other experts all over the world to conduct evaluations of biofuel operations. SCS evaluation teams collect and analyze written materials, conduct interviews with Participating Operator’s staff and key stakeholders, and complete field and office audits of the operation(s) identified in the certification scope. Upon completion of the fact-finding phase of all evaluations, SCS teams determine compliance to the RSB Principles and Criteria. Please Note: An RSB certificate itself does not constitute evidence that a particular product supplied by the certificate holder is certified to RSB standards. Products offered, shipped or sold by the certificate holder can only be considered covered by the scope of this certificate when the required RSB claim is clearly stated on-product. For more information about the RSB, visit their website at www.rsb.org. Organization of the Report This report of the results of our evaluation is divided into two sections. Section A provides the public summary and background information that is required by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. This section is made available to the general public and is intended to provide an overview of the evaluation process, the management programs and policies applied to the Participating Operator, and the results of the evaluation. Section A will be posted on the RSB Database of Registered Certificates (http://rsbservices.org/certificates). Section B contains more detailed results and information for use by the Participating Operator. Version 3-0 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 1 of 31 CONTENTS SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Operator Information ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Scope of Certificate ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Standards Used ............................................................................................................................... 6 2.0 EVALUATION PLANNING & PROCESS .................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Documentation Submitted by Operator ......................................................................................... 6 2.2 Audit Type and Determination ..................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Audit Team .................................................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Evaluation Schedule and Extent of Audit ...................................................................................... 12 2.5 Evaluation of Management System .............................................................................................. 15 2.6 Stakeholder Consultation Process ................................................................................................ 17 3.0 RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS .............................................................................................................. 19 4.0 RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION .......................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Equivalence between the Audit Team Evaluation and the Operator Self Evaluation .................. 19 4.2 Process of Determining Compliance ............................................................................................. 21 5.0 CERTIFICATION DECISION ................................................................................................................. 30 Version 3-0 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 2 of 31 SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Operator Information 1.1.1 Name and Contact Information Organization name Maple Etanol S.R.L. (ME) and Maple Biocombustibles S.R.L. (MB) Operator Number 468 Contact person Hugo Inga Address Av. Victor Andrés Belaúnde, Telephone (51-1)611-4000 147 - Via Principal 140, Fax +51-611-4004 Edificio Lima 27, Lima – Peru e-mail [email protected] Website http://www.maple-energy.com/ 1.1.2 Additional Parties Involved Organization name Penta Tanks Terminals Contact person Enzo Sacin Moro Address Zona Industrial II Mz S Lt B1 Telephone (51) 98 105*7833 Paita, Piura T (073) 200 318 Fax e-mail [email protected] Website http://www.maple-energy.com/ Nature of Involvement: The facility includes third-party operated and owned ethanol storage, loading, and shipping facility near the Port of Paita (40 km away from the ethanol plant). Penta Tanks S.A. is the third party operator. This facility is a dedicated facility for Maple's operations only. 1.2 Scope of Certificate The scope assessment agrees with the scope under which the operator applied x Yes No If no, please explain: Note: If the scope is different, please contact SCS. SITE INFORMATION Site Type x Agriculture Forestry Biomass Production Industrial Current Land Use Prior Land Use Version 3-0 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 3 of 31 Biomass Production Biomass Production x Agriculture Agriculture Other: x Other: Barren land. Current Employment on Prior Employment on Site Site Negligible x Negligible Local Average Local Average x Above Local Average Above Local Average Full Full Employees (Dec 2013) Number % Maple Etanol 634 64,6% Contractors (3rd part) 347 35,4% Total 981 100% Owned/Controlled By: Maple Etanol S.R.L. (ME) Location/City: Sullana – Paita Road, in the Piura Valley, Department of Piura, Peru. The project area is situated to the East of uncultivated public and private properties; in the West with plots of the Paita tableland, to the South with plots owned by the regional government, and to the North with private property located on the low banks of the left bank of the Chira River where it runs by the Sullana-Paita road. Geographic location: Area (Zone) Lat Lon Area (ha) Planted Cental 4°57'14.37" S 80°52'25.15" W 2,946 2,925 La Paloma 4°59'03.51" S 80°46'30.49" W 3,197 2,857 El Arenal 4°56'59.24" S 80°57'44.49" W 1,311 1,311 Totals 7,454 7,093 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY OR BIOMASS PRODUCTION SITES Total Area (ha) Current area (Dec 2013) is 13515 ha. Products/Crops Produced Product Type Production Area Sugar-cane Current area planted (Dec 2013):7456 ha INDUSTRIAL SITES Input Type Volume Sugar cane (tons) The ethanol plant has the capacity to process up to 5,000 gross tons of sugar cane per day and produce up to 35 million gallons (U.S.) of ethanol per year. INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES Name Maple Etanol S.R.L. (ME) and Maple Biocombustibles S.R.L. (MB) Version 3-0 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 4 of 31 Type Agriculture Milling and/or Vegetable oil Extraction Fermentation x Biofuel Production and/or Storage or Distribution Distribution Other Location/City: Piura Department, Northern of Peru, midway between the cities of Sullana and Paita. Geographic location Latitude & Longitude: As a reference, the extension of the plots, lots and properties extend between the following UTM coordinates: E 490,000 up to 534,000; and N 9,438,000 up to N 9,458, 000. Included in certification scope Yes x No Number of processing steps Agriculture phase: Planting, harvest and transportation of sugar cane to the mill; Ethanol plant: sugar cane reception and discharge; extraction of juice and concentration; fermentation; distillation; and dehydration of ethanol. Storage and Loading Facility; transportation to Paita (Penta Tanks Terminals); Ethanol Sales and Marketing: reception at Penta, tank storage and loading via an underwater pipeline to a mooring berth in the ocean. Annual Throughput (Litres) Material Input: Sugar cane: Up to 5,000 Ton/day. Total of sugar cane processed in 2013: 897,733 tons. Material Output Up to 35 million gallons of ethanol per year. Total anhydrous ethanol produced in 2013: 69,542,000 liters. % output yield compared to input The Conversion Factor from Sugar cane to Anhydrous Ethanol is material 0.06 (both in metric tons). Description
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