3562 Chapter 28 



CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 



Capital requirements during the first 10 years of plant life will vary with 

 location, type of wood, and plant capacity, but can be summarized as follows 

 (Vajda 1978): 



Annual plant capacity 



and raw material Capital requirement 



MMSF, '/2-inch basis Million dollars, 1978 



37.5 



Flakes 8.2- 8.7 



Flakes and chips 9.4- 9.9 



Chips and roundwood 11 .5-12.2 



75 



Flakes and chips 13.4-14.2 



Chips and roundwood 15.8-17.1 



112.5 



Flakes and chips 17.2-18.3 



Chips and roundwood 19.9-22. 1 



150 



Flakes and chips 22.7-24.9 



Chips and roundwood 25.9-28.9 



For all plants, capital costs were estimated to be least in the Georgia location, 

 and most in West Virginia. 



