CARBOTURA
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CARBOTURA

Advanced Circular Manufacturing · Minot, North Dakota
48.233°N · 101.296°W · US-2 / US-52 Corridor · North Dakota
B2G · Phase Initial 100 TPD
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What this document is

The entry point for Carbotura’s Circular Advantage engagement with Minot — the documents covering the feedstock system, the commercial structure, the economics, the decision and what it means for residents.

Three things this document says
  1. Phase Initial is 100 TPD (36,500 t/yr, about 45% of the City of Minot Landfill’s reported municipal intake), with 200 TPD as a later step when the County chooses.
  2. The $100/ton Beneficiation Fee is above the landfill’s published $51/ton gate rate; Carbotura claims no disposal saving, and makes the case on the Circular Royalty™, landfill airspace and a manufacturing destination.
  3. Carbotura funds all capital ($75M at 100 TPD, $130M at 200 TPD); the City and County commit none.
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Engagement Path — Follow the Numbers

1 LOI / MOU engagement begins A non-binding Letter of Intent / Memorandum of Understanding. It opens the engagement, establishes the joint working group and data exchange, and carries no cost and no obligation for the community. Steps 1–5 are paper — typically 3–18 months in total.
2 Term Sheet verification & terms The verification phase. Feedstock streams, volumes and composition are confirmed from City scale records, the site is selected, and the per-tonne commercial terms are agreed before anything is signed long-term.
3 CSA execution = T0 The Circular Supply Agreement — a minimum 30-year supply contract with perpetual continuation. Execution starts the project clock (T0). It locks the Beneficiation Fee, the Circular Royalty™, the feedstock commitment, and site access.
4 Underwriting Carbotura-financed Carbotura finances 100% of the facility, and owns and operates it. The community contributes zero capital and takes no deployment or financing risk.
5 Permitting manufacturing basis Permits are sought from NDDEQ under NDAC 33.1-20 and NDCC 23.1-08. Both parties commit to the Regulatory Predicate Transition: the endpoint is categorical, manufacturing classification (NAICS 31–33), and interim bridging authorities may apply. Confirmation is actively pursued; nothing is contingent on it.
6 Deployment deployment · 12–24 months from permit issuance to commercial operation The facility is manufactured and deployed in standardized 100 TPD modular increments rather than built as one-off construction — 12–24 months from permit issuance to commercial operation.
7 COD & Royalties royalty +13mo after first fee Commercial Operations Date: the facility begins accepting feedstock. The Beneficiation Fee applies to delivered tonnage, and each Circular Royalty™ payment follows 13 months after Carbotura's receipt of the corresponding Beneficiation Fee payment, then monthly, escalating every year.

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Carbotura · Advanced Circular Manufacturing · Community Overview
For City Officials · Executive Briefing

Council-session briefing →

Ten-slide walkthrough: what ACM is (and isn't), what Minot pays and receives, the 100 and 200 TPD phases, the regulatory pathway, and the ask — authorize a Deployment Study. 8-minute read.

Open the briefing →
100
Phase Initial TPD
36,500 t/yr · about 45% of landfill MSW intake
200
Phase Medium TPD
73,000 t/yr · when the County chooses
$100
Beneficiation Fee (TMC Fee) / ton Year 1
the bottom of the standard $100–$150/ton range · 2.5%/yr · above the $51/ton landfill gate rate
$120
Circular Royalty™ received / ton Year 2
Receipts basis · rises every year · Illustrative
12–24 mo
Permit Issuance to Operation
Royalty 13 months after each fee payment
$0
City / County Capital
Carbotura-financed, owned and operated

Engagement Type

B2G · Counterparty: City of Minot / Ward County. Phase Initial at 100 TPD stands on Minot’s own feedstock. Partnerships with Bismarck or Grand Forks could be added later under separate agreements; nothing here depends on them.

Feedstock Base

The City of Minot Landfill (4450 37th Ave SW, NDDEQ permit 0272) reports about 82,000 t/yr of MSW and about 68,800 t/yr of inert material from six counties (estimate: vendor case study, post-2011, retrieved 2026-11-10). A second permitted MSW landfill, McDaniel Landfill Inc in Sawyer (permit 0326), also operates in Ward County. Ward County population: 68,233 (2025 estimate).

Decision Window

No regulatory deadline and no closure order. The landfill has planned capacity (Cell 7 approved 2023; 320 acres acquired 2017). Phase Initial runs 12–24 months from permit issuance to commercial operation.

Community Documents

Six documents covering the existing system as it is classified today, the commercial structure, the economics, and community impact.

↗ External Resource
Adoption Infographic · Public
What Adopting Carbotura Changes
A plain-language tour of how a 30-year ACM commitment changes a community's fiscal position, employment, and material system structure. Generic illustrative figures.
adoption.carbotura.com Plain Language
Open ↗
Waste Study · SP-03
Feedstock Profile & System Diagnosis
Diagnostic of the Minot area's manufacturing-feedstock base — landfill intake, published gate rates, collection, the two permitted landfills, North Dakota regulatory baseline, and infrastructure map.
100 TPD Phase Initial 200 TPD Phase Medium $51/ton Gate Rate
Open document ↗
Proposal · SP-01
30-Year Circular Supply Agreement
Transaction structure, Regulatory Predicate Transition (RPT), candidate site areas, Beneficiation Fee, Circular Royalty™ formula, risk register, timeline, and community value stack.
$100/ton TMC 120% Base Royalty $75M Carbotura Capital
Open document ↗
EIR · SP-01 + SP-02
Economic Impact Report
State A vs State B model — Beneficiation Fee and Circular Royalty™ schedules reported as separate gross amounts, 100 and 200 TPD phases, risk and sensitivity analysis.
~$207.3M 30-yr Royalty (100 TPD) 12 Risks Mapped No-Fallback Analysis
Open document ↗
Executive Brief · SP-02
Decision Instrument
Single-document action brief for elected officials and municipal leadership. Key facts, fiscal period summary, the honest gate-rate comparison, and LOI/MOU execution CTA.
No External Deadline $0 Capital Key Facts Table
Open document ↗
Community Benefits · SP-04
Community & Resident Impact
Plain-language community benefit overview — employment, environmental performance, local economy, and resident FAQ. Designed for public engagement and community meetings.
~25–50 Direct Jobs Near-Zero Emissions Public Audience
Open document ↗

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation — Assumptions & Confidence

Source-of-truth references for the key figures cited throughout this document. Full Assumption Registry available on request from the Ward County engagement team.

FieldValueConfidenceSource
Beneficiation Fee (TMC Fee) Year 1$100/ton, escalating 2.5%/yr (paid by the feedstock provider)the bottom of the standard $100–$150/ton rangeArchitect approval 2026-11-12
City of Minot Landfill MSW gate rate$51/ton (inert $37/ton), effective 2025-01-01VERIFIEDminotnd.gov/691/Landfill-Rates
Circular Royalty™ received, Year 2 / Year 10 / Year 30$120.00 / $155.96 / $295.48 per ton (Carbotura to the feedstock provider; receipts basis, 13 months in arrears)MODELEDLocked formula: multiplier × same-year Beneficiation Fee · illustrative
Landfill intake~82,000 t/yr MSW + ~68,800 t/yr inert, six countiesREPORTEDVendor case study, post-2011 (retrieved 2026-11-10)
Phase Initial / Phase Medium100 TPD (36,500 t/yr, ~45% of MSW intake) / 200 TPD (73,000 t/yr, ~89%)PROPOSEDArchitect sizing decision
Carbotura capital$75M (100 TPD) / $130M (200 TPD: $75M + $55M)MODELEDCarbotura standard deployment costs · no City or County capital
Ward County population68,233 (2025 estimate)VERIFIEDMinot Daily News, 2026-03-26
CSA term30 yearsLOCKEDStandard CSA form
Direct FTE~25 (100 TPD) / ~50 (200 TPD); indirect roughly 3×ESTIMATEDStandard per-TPD scaling

Confidence flags follow the Carbotura Confidence Flag classification: VERIFIED (contracted or audited) MODELED (calculated from documented inputs) ESTIMATED (best-available, locked at Term Sheet phase).

Before the LOI/MOU

Six Questions That Decide Everything

Three to open the conversation. Three to test it. The answers below are Carbotura’s reading of the public record; the Deployment Study confirms them.

Three Questions to Open · The Yeses
01
Would Minot and Ward County welcome a manufacturing employer that takes in material now bound for landfill?
LIKELY
Ward County’s population is 68,233 (2025 estimate), down about 2.1% since 2020. An ACM facility is a manufacturing employer: an estimated ~25 direct jobs at 100 TPD and ~50 at 200 TPD (standard per-TPD scaling; indirect roughly 3×), on Carbotura capital.
02
Would Minot welcome a 30-year Circular Royalty™ stream beginning 13 months after Carbotura's receipt of each Beneficiation Fee payment?
YES
At 100 TPD, Circular Royalty™ received is about $4.38M in Year 2, $5.69M in Year 10 and $10.79M in Year 30 (receipts basis, illustrative). At 200 TPD each figure doubles: about $8.76M in Year 2. The royalty is paid gross and independently of the Beneficiation Fee (TMC Fee), which is $3.65M in Year 1 at 100 TPD. The royalty exceeds the fee from Year 2 and the gap widens every year.
03
Does landfill airspace have value to the City even though capacity is planned?
YES
The City approved Cell 7 in January 2023 ($2.36M, about 5–7 years) and bought 320 acres in 2017 for $4M to extend site life by 60+ years. Every ton routed to Carbotura instead is a ton that does not use cell space the City pays to develop. Carbotura finances, owns and operates the facility; the City and County contribute feedstock, not capital.
Then the harder questions.
The three questions below are the ones a council should ask before signing anything, answered plainly.
Three Questions to Close · The Consequences
04
Is the $100/ton Beneficiation Fee cheaper than the landfill?
NO
$100/ton is above the City of Minot Landfill’s published MSW gate rate of $51/ton (effective 2025-01-01). It is the bottom of the standard $100–$150/ton range. Carbotura claims no disposal saving. The case is the Circular Royalty™, no City or County capital, landfill airspace and a manufacturing destination for the material.
05
Is there a deadline forcing the decision?
NO
No closure order or regulatory deadline applies, and the landfill has planned capacity. What waiting changes is timing: the Circular Royalty™ begins 13 months after Carbotura’s receipt of each Beneficiation Fee payment, so it starts later if the facility does. Under the status quo, no royalty is paid on landfilled tons.
06
How long does it take to commission ACM in Ward County after the LOI/MOU is executed?
12–24 MONTHS
12–24 months from permit issuance to commercial operation for Phase Initial. Permits are sought from NDDEQ under NDAC 33.1-20 and NDCC 23.1-08. The Circular Royalty™ begins 13 months after Carbotura’s receipt of each Beneficiation Fee payment. Phase Medium (200 TPD) is a later step, when the County chooses.
Execute the LOI/MOU → No external deadline · Read the Brief
Programme Overview · General Audience

What Adopting Carbotura Changes →↗

Programme-level explainer: the Circular Supply Agreement (CSA) — Beneficiation Fee (TMC Fee) + Circular Royalty™ — plus the Exogenesis™ bonus, fiscal timeline, State A vs State B delta, and the Regulatory Predicate Transition — the dewaste pathway off waste-domain law onto manufacturing law. Applies to every community.

Learn about the programme →↗