GrainCore — Capital Requirements & Use of Funds

The R720 million capital requirement and the use of funds across the greenfield milling plant, silos, warehousing, logistics and working capital.

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Section 15 · Business Plan

Capital Requirements & Use of Funds

The R720 million capital requirement and the use of funds across the greenfield milling plant, silos, warehousing, logistics and working capital.

The total funding requirement is R720 million, deployed across plant,
infrastructure, and working capital. The allocation below is sized for
the Phase 1 integrated flagship facility and its initial distribution
network.

Figure 15.1
Figure 15.1 — Capital expenditure allocation (R720m).
Use of funds Amount (R’m) % of total
Milling plant & machinery 300 41.7%
Buildings & civil works 140 19.4%
Silos & grain handling 90 12.5%
Warehousing & logistics 70 9.7%
Packaging & fortification lines 45 6.3%
Utilities & solar 35 4.9%
IT, ERP & laboratory systems 20 2.8%
Pre-operating & initial working capital 20 2.8%
Total funding requirement 720 100.0%

Table 15.1 — Use of funds.

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