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Table 9 Economic key figures for the evaluation of the four downstream scenarios, D1, D2, D3, and D4

From: Techno-economic analysis of a new downstream process for the production of astaxanthin from the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis

  

D1

D2

D3

D4

Price of oleoresin (10 wt%astaxanthin) per kg

€

1200

   

Oleoresin (10 wt%astaxanthin) produced per year

kg

3241

   

Gross revenue

€

3,889,620

3,889,620

3,889,620

3,889,620

Total product cost

€

3,805,199

2,981,077

2,921,805

3,075,581

Interest

€

172,044

123,399

119,223

93,308

Depreciation

€

662,988

475,530

459,436

359,571

EBITDA

€

919,453

1,507,472

1,546,474

1,266,918

EBIT

€

256,465

1,031,942

1,087,038

907,347

EBT

€

84,421

908,543

967,815

814,039

Profit tax (29%)

€

24,482

263,478

280,666

236,071

EAT

€

59,939

645,066

687,149

577,968

ROI

%

0.62

9.30

10.26

11.03

Operating cash flow

€

722,927

1,120,596

1,146,585

937,539