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Business plan draft 0.3 in two versions: Plan A ~180M and Plan B ~225M THB
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- One build makes both documents: plan_variant.py switches the
  plan-specific text (pick / is_a / label); build_plan.py writes
  CNX-Vinyl-Business-Plan-A and -B (docx), export_pdf.py exports both PDFs
  with the table of contents filled in. Draft 0.2 (single launch-plant
  plan with contingency) is removed; it stays in the history.
- Plan A: the launch plant with every machine and six cost levers, ~177M
  THB with the ramp-up reserve, no contingency. Plan B: the second Duplex
  at launch, five presses, ~224M THB on the same basis. Each version reads
  as a complete plan with one table comparing it with the other; the
  216M investor-question text is gone, Pheenix is priced at OMS's
  reference plus 20 %.
- Calculator renders in both documents, each from its own preset: the
  plant at a glance (Figure 4), the budget check (Figure 5) and ten years
  of cash (Figure 6), in docs/renders/calculator/.
- Calculator budget card: the verdict and third KPI now name the tightest
  budget the midpoint fits (Plan A: 3.3M to spare under 180M; Plan B:
  0.8M under 225M) instead of always 225M.
- Fixes: CD replication cross-references point to section 4.10; the
  blended price in section 3.3 and roadmap item 1 is 3.76 to 5.27 USD at
  60 % specials (3.50 to 4.60 at a standard-heavy mix).
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"""Part A: cover, reading guide, executive summary, opportunity, anatomy of the plant."""
"""Part A: cover, reading guide, executive summary, opportunity, anatomy of the plant.
Builds Plan A (~180M THB) or Plan B (~225M THB): plan-specific text is switched with
plan_variant.pick() inside blocks(), never at import time.
"""
from plan_lib import H1, H2, H3, P, B, N, T, KV, IMG, CALL, PB, TOC, COVER
from plan_variant import pick, is_a, is_b, label, name
def blocks():
out = []
LP = pick("Launch plant", "At launch") # 'When' column of the 4.0 checklist
# ------------------------------------------------------------ cover
out.append(COVER(
@@ -17,12 +23,19 @@ def blocks():
"**Prepared by:** Simona Meesaiyati (Project Lead) and Alexander Grabowski (Technical Consultant), "
"supported by buildfor.life, with Ploy Printing (Chiang Mai) as packaging partner and "
"strategic co-investor",
"**Version:** Draft 0.2, October 2026",
f"**Version:** Draft 0.3, October 2026: **{name()}, {pick('~180M THB', '~225M THB')}**",
],
note="Confidential. All figures in USD and THB at 1 USD = 33 THB (August 2026). Vendor quotes are "
"snapshots at their file dates, not commitments. Every number in this plan is labelled as quoted, "
"researched, or estimated; see section 2. Draft 0.2 replaces draft 0.1 (September 2026): the plant "
"now launches with the whole chain, cutting and galvanics included, in one capital round.",
"researched, or estimated; see section 2. " + pick(
"This version is Plan A: the launch plant with the whole chain, cutting and galvanics "
"included, three presses, brought to ~180M THB (~177M) with six cost levers. A second "
"version, Plan B (~225M THB), launches with five presses and takes none of the levers. ",
"This version is Plan B: the whole chain, cutting and galvanics included, with five presses "
"at launch and everything in, at ~225M THB (~224M). A second version, Plan A (~180M THB), "
"launches with three presses and six cost levers. ")
+ "The plan price includes the ramp-up reserve and carries no contingency. Draft 0.3 replaces "
"draft 0.2 (October 2026), which described a single launch plant priced with a contingency.",
))
out.append(TOC())
@@ -41,40 +54,79 @@ def blocks():
"could go wrong. It is built from the project's planning repository and vendor documents, and it "
"keeps the honest parts: where a number is an estimate, it says so; where the evidence is thin, it "
"says that too."),
P("**What changed since draft 0.1.** In October 2026 the plan moved from a phased entry (one press at "
"launch, stampers bought in from the UK, cutting bought in from Europe) to a **launch plant** that "
"has the whole chain from the first day, bought in one capital round and commissioned in sequence. "
"There are no bridge stampers and no outsourced cutting in the plan any more. Every section below "
"is written for that plant."),
P("**What changed since the earlier drafts.** In October 2026 the plan moved from a phased entry (one "
"press at launch, stampers bought in from the UK, cutting bought in from Europe) to a **launch plant** "
"that has the whole chain from the first day, bought in one capital round and commissioned in "
"sequence. There are no bridge stampers and no outsourced cutting in the plan any more. Draft 0.3 "
"prices that plant in **two versions**, both including the ramp-up reserve and neither carrying a "
"contingency: **Plan A (~180M THB)**, the launch plant's three presses with six cost levers, and "
"**Plan B (~225M THB)**, five presses with everything in. " + pick(
"**This document is Plan A**, and every section below is written for it; a short table after "
"the numbers compares the two versions.",
"**This document is Plan B**, and every section below is written for it; a short table after "
"the numbers compares the two versions.")),
H2("What we will build"),
B([
"**The complete vinyl chain under one roof:** mastering, lacquer cutting, galvanics (growing the "
"nickel stampers), stamper preparation, pressing, finishing, packaging with our Chiang Mai print "
"partner Ploy Printing, and fulfilment including direct-to-fan dropshipping.",
"**Three presses at launch:** one Newbilt Duplex system (two semi-automatic presses with a main "
"and a colour extruder, for colour, splatter and short runs) and one Newbilt Classic fully "
"automatic press for long standard runs. Special prints are the focus (60 % and more of the "
"records), and specials run only on the Duplex, so together they make about 0.58 to 0.90 million "
"records a year on two shifts (0.71 to 0.97 million at a standard-heavy mix; estimates). A second "
"Duplex system is a growth option with its floor, utility "
"positions and pipe connections reserved, not part of the investment.",
pick(
"**Three presses at launch:** one Newbilt Duplex system (two semi-automatic presses with a main "
"and a colour extruder, for colour, splatter and short runs) and one Newbilt Classic fully "
"automatic press for long standard runs. Special prints are the focus (60 % and more of the "
"records), and specials run only on the Duplex, so together they make about 0.58 to 0.90 "
"million records a year on two shifts (0.71 to 0.97 million at a standard-heavy mix; "
"estimates). A second Duplex system is a growth step from revenue, with its floor, utility "
"positions and pipe connections reserved, not part of the investment.",
"**Five presses at launch:** two Newbilt Duplex systems (each two semi-automatic presses with a "
"main and a colour extruder, for colour, splatter and short runs) and one Newbilt Classic fully "
"automatic press for long standard runs. Special prints are the focus (60 % and more of the "
"records) and run only on the Duplex systems; with four semi-automatic presses they no longer "
"set the pace, so the five presses make about 1.0 to 1.5 million records a year on two shifts "
"(1.25 million in the central case; estimates). The press hall keeps room for more Duplex "
"systems and Classics as an option, not part of the investment."),
"**The metal path in-house:** a Sillitoe SDMS cutting room, a Pheenix Alpha galvanics line with "
"zero-discharge water treatment, and the Sibert stamper-prep line. The father and the mother of "
"every side are archived, so represses start from our own metal.",
"**A modular utility plant:** a boiler hall and a chiller compound built once for four modules "
"each, with two 500 kg/h boiler modules and two 250 kW chiller modules installed at launch; "
"further presses add modules, not rooms. The steam fuel (electric or biomass) is still open.",
"**Cassette duplication and CD-R duplication in-house** from launch. Full CD replication "
"each, with " + pick(
"two 500 kg/h boiler modules (B-1, B-2, bought through the Chinese route) and two 250 kW "
"chiller modules (CH-1, CH-2)",
"two 500 kg/h boiler modules (B-1, B-2) and three 250 kW chiller modules (CH-1 to CH-3)")
+ " installed at launch; further presses add modules, not rooms. The steam fuel (electric or "
"biomass) is still open.",
pick("**Cassette duplication and CD-R duplication as a growth step** after launch, not in the "
"plan price; both fit inside the building programme. ",
"**Cassette duplication and CD-R duplication in-house** from launch. ")
+ "Full CD replication "
"(injection-moulded discs) is a separate, much larger decision, outside the totals; both CD "
"routes are set out in section 4.10 for the investor to decide.",
"**A purpose-built ~1,500 m² plant on long-term leased land**, with a detached utility yard, "
"rooftop solar and room for a second building.",
+ pick("rooftop solar through a solar power purchase agreement (PPA)",
"owned rooftop solar with a battery")
+ " and room for a second building.",
"**Commissioned in sequence:** the cutting room and galvanics first (the presses need their "
"stampers), then the Duplex system, then the Classic. That puts galvanics, the hardest skill to "
"stampers), then " + pick("the Duplex system, then the Classic",
"Duplex system 1, then the Classic, then Duplex system 2")
+ ". That puts galvanics, the hardest skill to "
"hire, on the path to the first paying release. Sibert, the stamper-prep supplier in the plan, "
"advised after the Haarlem trade show to get presses, boilers, operators and feedback loops "
"right first; the launch plant was decided anyway, and that advice is carried as a risk "
"(sections 11.2 and 13).",
"right first; " + pick("the launch plant", "the whole chain at launch")
+ " was decided anyway, and that advice is carried as a risk (sections 11.2 and 13).",
pick(
"**Six cost levers bring the plant to ~180M THB**, from ~194M to ~162M THB at the midpoint "
"before the ramp-up reserve (estimates, section 8): rooftop solar and battery through a solar "
"PPA (the installer owns and finances the array, the plant buys the power); metrology in two "
"steps (XRF, inline vision and the audio station at launch, the laser confocal and the "
"wide-area profiler bought from revenue); the visitor corridor built later, so no public tours "
"at first; cassette and CD-R duplication later; a mobile crane rented for the installations, "
"with frame, runway and machine door kept crane-ready; boilers and compressor through the "
"Chinese route. Every press, the cutting room, the galvanics line and the stamper-prep line "
"stay in.",
"**Everything in, no cost levers:** owned rooftop solar and battery (and with them the BOI "
"solar measure), the full metrology stack from launch, the visitor corridor and public tours "
"from the start, a bought overhead crane, cassette and CD-R duplication, and Thai-supplied "
"boilers and compressor."),
]),
H2("What makes it top-notch"),
P("Four things separate this plant from a pressing shop, and they are the reason it can charge "
@@ -92,8 +144,11 @@ def blocks():
"regrown from the father without a new cut. At Making Vinyl Europe in Haarlem this was what the "
"industry responded to most.",
"**Metrology and layered quality control.** The nickel parts are measured without contact "
"(laser confocal, wide-area profiler, XRF thickness) and logged per serial, which is ahead of "
"current industry practice. Every pressed record passes 100% inline optical inspection, every "
+ pick("and logged per serial, which is ahead of current industry practice: XRF thickness from "
"launch, the laser confocal and the wide-area profiler bought from revenue. ",
"(laser confocal, wide-area profiler, XRF thickness) and logged per serial, which is ahead "
"of current industry practice. ")
+ "Every pressed record passes 100% inline optical inspection, every "
"press cycle is logged, and sampled records are compared automatically against the source "
"master.",
"**Efficiency designed in.** Heat is recovered before energy is generated: in order, a flue-gas "
@@ -101,7 +156,11 @@ def blocks():
"heat pump that lifts the presses' ~60 °C cooling return into boiler feedwater. The main roof "
"carries **~247 kWp** of solar (about 335 to 360 MWh a year, a quarter to a third of mature "
"two-shift use; a second building's roof would take the total to ~498 kWp), with a 271 kWh "
"battery for ride-through. Cooling runs as a closed loop, no process water is discharged, "
"battery for ride-through" + pick(
", both through the solar PPA: the installer owns and finances them, the plant buys the "
"power. ",
", both owned by the plant. ")
+ "Cooling runs as a closed loop, no process water is discharged, "
"galvanics rinse water goes through a zero-discharge evaporator, and 20% of the feedstock is "
"in-house regrind. Boilers and chillers come in identical modules, so spares and service are one "
"routine. At reported northern fuel prices biomass heat costs a quarter to a tenth of electric "
@@ -113,41 +172,114 @@ def blocks():
]),
H2("The numbers"),
KV([
["Capacity", "Launch plant ~0.58M to 0.90M records/yr at 60 % specials (2 semi-automatic "
"presses + 1 Classic, 2 shifts; the Duplex sets the pace; estimate; the press fleet "
"calculator gives ~0.94M at our planning rates). Second Duplex as growth option: "
"~1.0M to 1.5M"],
["Capacity", pick(
"~0.58M to 0.90M records/yr at 60 % specials (2 semi-automatic presses + 1 Classic, 2 shifts; "
"the Duplex sets the pace; estimate; the press fleet calculator gives ~0.94M at our planning "
"rates). Second Duplex as a growth step from revenue: ~1.0M to 1.5M",
"~1.0M to 1.5M records/yr at 60 % specials, central case 1.25M (4 semi-automatic presses + 1 "
"Classic, 2 shifts; the four semi-automatic presses carry the specials, so the Duplex does not "
"set the pace; estimate; the press fleet calculator gives ~1.5M at our planning rates). Full "
"hall as a later option: ~2.9M to 4.4M")],
["Site", "~1,500 m² main building plus a ~379 m² utility yard built for four boiler and four "
"chiller modules, on leased land (~4 rai minimum, 6 to 8 rai with expansion); second "
"building as expansion"],
["Investment, launch plant", "~USD 4.9M to 8.9M (~THB 161M to 292M) including 15% contingency, "
"midpoint ~USD 6.9M (~THB 227M). Not in it: a ramp-up reserve of "
"~THB 10M to 20M, CD replication, financing costs, the central "
"hydraulic plant (not yet costed)"],
["The investor's 180M THB question", "**216M THB is a realistic target** for the full equipment "
"list with four levers that keep every machine (~203M to "
"213M with the ramp-up reserve); **180M holds only if the "
"open quotes land low**"],
[pick("Investment, Plan A", "Investment, Plan B"), pick(
"**~THB 177M (~USD 5.35M), rounded to ~180M THB**: the plan investment, ~THB 161.7M (~USD "
"4.90M) at the midpoint with the six levers taken, plus a ramp-up reserve of ~THB 10M to 20M "
"(staff and overheads before volume covers them). From the low to the high end of every "
"block: ~THB 127M to 226M. Estimates: no quote yet for the Classic, the galvanics line "
"(priced at OMS's reference plus 20 %) or the building",
"**~THB 224M (~USD 6.79M), rounded to ~225M THB**: the plan investment, ~THB 209.2M (~USD "
"6.34M) at the midpoint with everything in, plus a ramp-up reserve of ~THB 10M to 20M (staff "
"and overheads before volume covers them). From the low to the high end of every block: ~THB "
"162M to 286M. Estimates: no quote yet for the Classic, the galvanics line (priced at OMS's "
"reference plus 20 %), the EX 35 or the building")],
["Not in the plan price", "**No contingency** (at the 15 % used in the cost documents, ~THB "
+ pick("24M", "31M") + " at the midpoint): quotes that land high are "
"funded outside the plan or by scope steps (section 8). Also not in "
"it: the central hydraulic plant (not yet costed), the archive's mobile "
"shelving (to quote), CD replication, financing costs, currency moves, "
"and Thai duty and import VAT (the blocks assume BOI promotion)"],
["Land lease", "Not negotiated; the plan carries an estimated THB 0.3M to 1.0M per year "
"(USD 9k to 30k), section 6.1"],
["Operating result, mature year", "Central case at 60 % specials: revenue ~USD 3.65M (~THB 120M), "
"EBITDA ~USD 1.73M (~THB 57M), operating profit ~USD 1.21M (~THB "
"40M), payback ~3.8 years (2.8 to 5.1 on the 4.9M to 8.9M band); "
"break-even on operating profit at ~0.25M records a year. **The "
"adverse case loses money:** EBITDA ~USD 0.23M, operating loss "
"~USD 0.66M (~THB 22M). Utilisation and price decide the "
"outcome, not upside (section 9)"],
["Operating result, mature year", pick(
"Central case at 60 % specials: revenue ~USD 3.65M (~THB 120M), EBITDA ~USD 1.73M (~THB "
"57M), operating profit ~USD 1.34M (~THB 44M); break-even on operating profit at ~0.2M "
"records a year. **The adverse case loses money:** EBITDA ~USD 0.23M, operating loss ~USD "
"0.39M (~THB 13M); it would need ~0.9M records a year to cover depreciation and the three "
"presses make 0.58M at that rate. The solar PPA's power price (~USD 0.03M a year in the "
"calculator) is not in these figures. Utilisation and price decide the outcome, not upside "
"(section 9)",
"Central case at 60 % specials: revenue ~USD 6.05M (~THB 200M), EBITDA ~USD 3.14M (~THB "
"104M), operating profit ~USD 2.63M (~THB 87M); break-even on operating profit at ~0.22M "
"records a year. **The adverse case only just covers depreciation:** EBITDA ~USD 0.83M, "
"operating profit ~USD 0.02M. **All of it needs the records to sell:** ~1.25M a year in the "
"central case, ~0.75M of them specials, and no market evidence shows that demand yet. "
"Utilisation and price decide the outcome, not upside (section 9)")],
["Payback", pick(
"~3.1 years on the plan price in the central case (2.2 to 4.0 from the low to the high end of "
"the price); ~1.0 year in the favourable case, ~30 years in the adverse case (EBITDA, mature "
"year, ramp-up reserve included; estimates)",
"~2.2 years on the plan price in the central case (1.6 to 2.8 from the low to the high end of "
"the price); ~0.8 year in the favourable case, ~10.5 years in the adverse case (EBITDA, mature "
"year, ramp-up reserve included; estimates)")],
["First paying release", "**Open.** The August 2026 calendar gives Q4 2028 to mid-2029 (27 to 33 "
"months from the start of phase 0), but it was drawn for a one-press "
"launch. Commissioning the cutting room and galvanics before the presses "
"is not yet in it, and the lathe, galvanics line and stamper-prep build "
"times are not on file, so the date stays open until those vendors "
"quote. Ordering machinery before the BOI certificate, if allowed, could "
"quote." + pick("", " Plan B commissions its second Duplex system last, "
"after the Classic.")
+ " Ordering machinery before the BOI certificate, if allowed, could "
"still pull it forward by 6 to 9 months (section 10)"],
["People", "~15 to 25 across shifts at volume (estimate); the launch plant needs most of that "
"crew, because two shifts still need press, finishing, galvanics, QC and maintenance "
"staff (13 to 19 direct production staff in the revenue model)"],
["People", pick(
"~15 to 25 across shifts at volume (estimate); the launch plant needs most of that "
"crew, because two shifts still need press, finishing, galvanics, QC and maintenance "
"staff (13 to 19 direct production staff in the revenue model)",
"~15 to 25 across shifts at volume (estimate); two shifts need press, finishing, galvanics, QC "
"and maintenance staff whether the plant runs three presses or five, so Plan B's five presses "
"run on the same direct crews (13 to 19 direct production staff in the revenue model) and "
"spread them over more records")],
["The ask", pick(
"~THB 177M (~USD 5.35M), the ~180M THB plan, released in tranches against milestones "
"(section 8), starting with phase 0 (~THB 1.3M to 2.6M). BOI caps debt-to-equity at 3:1, so "
"at least a quarter is equity: ~THB 44M (arithmetic, before financing costs)",
"~THB 224M (~USD 6.79M), the ~225M THB plan, released in tranches against milestones "
"(section 8), starting with phase 0 (~THB 1.3M to 2.6M). BOI caps debt-to-equity at 3:1, so "
"at least a quarter is equity: ~THB 56M (arithmetic, before financing costs)")],
]),
H2("Two versions of this plan"),
P("This plan comes in two versions, built from the same documents and the same machine choices. " + pick(
"This document is **Plan A**. The other version, **Plan B (~225M THB)**, puts the second Duplex "
"system in at launch, for five presses, and takes none of the six levers. ",
"This document is **Plan B**. The other version, **Plan A (~180M THB)**, launches with three "
"presses (one Duplex system and the Classic), takes six cost levers and keeps the second Duplex "
"as a growth step from revenue. ")
+ "Both carry the ramp-up reserve and neither carries a contingency. What decides between them is "
"demand: Plan B's central case needs about 70 % more records sold than Plan A's (1.25 against 0.74 "
"million a year), and the market validation gate (section 3.2) is the evidence for that. Section 8 "
"sets the two side by side."),
T(["", "Plan A", "Plan B"], [
["Plan price (ramp-up reserve in, no contingency)", "~THB 177M (~USD 5.35M); ~127M to 226M from "
"the low to the high end", "~THB 224M (~USD 6.79M); ~162M to 286M from the low to the high end"],
["Presses", "3: one Duplex system (2 semi-automatic) and one Classic",
"5: two Duplex systems (4 semi-automatic) and one Classic"],
["Records a year at 60 % specials", "~0.58M to 0.90M (central 0.74M)",
"~1.0M to 1.5M (central 1.25M)"],
["EBITDA, central case", "~USD 1.73M (~THB 57M)", "~USD 3.14M (~THB 104M)"],
["Operating profit, central case", "~USD 1.34M (~THB 44M)", "~USD 2.63M (~THB 87M)"],
["Payback on the plan price, central case", "~3.1 years (2.2 to 4.0)", "~2.2 years (1.6 to 2.8)"],
["Adverse case", "Loses money: EBITDA ~USD 0.23M, operating loss ~USD 0.39M",
"Just covers depreciation: EBITDA ~USD 0.83M, operating profit ~USD 0.02M"],
["What Plan A gives up, what Plan B needs", "At launch: solar through a PPA (very likely without "
"the BOI solar measure), no confocal or profiler, no visitor corridor or tours, no cassette or "
"CD-R, a rented crane; Chinese-made boilers and compressor",
"~1.25M records sold a year, ~0.75M of them specials, against 0.74M for Plan A; no market "
"evidence of that demand yet"],
], widths_mm=[42, 64, 64], font_pt=8.5,
caption="Estimates: mature year at 60 % specials, from the revenue model; payback counted on the "
"whole plan price including the reserve. Central EBITDA margins of ~47 % (A) and ~52 % (B) "
"are far above the 15 to 25 % pressing plants earn; read the adverse case as the honest one."),
H2("Where we are, and what we ask"),
P("The project is at the planning stage. Industry outreach has run for several years. Alexander and "
"Simona attended **Making Vinyl Europe in Haarlem** (30 September to 2 October 2026): most people "
@@ -170,18 +302,33 @@ def blocks():
CALL("What the investor is asked to fund now", [
"**Phase 0 (next 3 to 6 months): ~USD 40k to 80k (~THB 1.3M to 2.6M)** for the BOI consultant, "
"Thai legal work on the lease and zoning, a soil boring test, and the requests that settle most "
"of the investment band: the Newbilt re-quote for the Duplex and the Classic, a Pheenix quote for "
"the galvanics line, the building price request with the soil test, and metrology distributor "
"quotes.",
"**Then the launch plant round, targeted at ~THB 216M (~USD 6.55M)**, released in tranches "
"against milestones: BOI certificate and lease signed, long-lead orders (lathe, galvanics, "
"stamper prep, presses, first boiler and chiller modules), building contract, fit-out, "
"commissioning in sequence (section 8.3). The full estimate band is THB 161M to 292M; section "
"8.2 shows the levers that bring the midpoint inside 216M.",
"**Decisions needed from the investor:** the equity/debt mix (BOI requires debt-to-equity of at "
"most 3:1); CD replication, yes or no (it must be in the BOI application from the start); the "
"steam fuel, electric or biomass; and which budget levers to take (solar through a PPA, "
"metrology bought in two steps, the visitor corridor later).",
"of the investment band: " + pick(
"the Newbilt re-quote for the Duplex system (with an EX 35 price) and the Classic, a Pheenix "
"quote for the galvanics line, the building price request with the soil test, metrology "
"distributor quotes and a solar PPA offer.",
"the Newbilt re-quote for both Duplex systems (with an EX 35 price) and the Classic, a Pheenix "
"quote for the galvanics line, the building price request with the soil test, and metrology "
"distributor quotes."),
pick(
"**Then the Plan A round, ~THB 177M (~USD 5.35M), rounded to ~180M THB**, including the "
"ramp-up reserve and without contingency, released in tranches against milestones: BOI "
"certificate and lease signed, long-lead orders (lathe, galvanics, stamper prep, presses, "
"boiler and chiller modules), building contract, fit-out, commissioning in sequence "
"(section 8). From the low to the high end of every block the plan runs from ~THB 127M to "
"226M; quotes that land high are funded outside the plan or by scope steps.",
"**Then the Plan B round, ~THB 224M (~USD 6.79M), rounded to ~225M THB**, including the "
"ramp-up reserve and without contingency, released in tranches against milestones: BOI "
"certificate and lease signed, long-lead orders (lathe, galvanics, stamper prep, both Duplex "
"systems and the Classic, boiler and chiller modules), building contract, fit-out, "
"commissioning in sequence (section 8). From the low to the high end of every block the plan "
"runs from ~THB 162M to 286M; quotes that land high are funded outside the plan or by scope "
"steps."),
"**Decisions needed from the investor:** which version to fund, Plan A or Plan B (demand decides "
"first, from market validation; then the Classic, Pheenix and EX 35 quotes, the solar PPA offer "
"and the building quote); the equity/debt mix (BOI requires debt-to-equity of at most 3:1, so at "
"least ~THB " + pick("44M of Plan A's ~177M", "56M of Plan B's ~224M") + " is equity); CD "
"replication, yes or no (it must be in the BOI application from the start); and the steam fuel, "
"electric or biomass.",
"**Co-investment:** Ploy Printing, the Chiang Mai print and packaging house that will produce "
"the plant's jackets and sleeves, has expressed the intention to invest alongside the lead "
"investor. Terms are not yet discussed; the intended structure is described in section 12.",
@@ -189,6 +336,12 @@ def blocks():
# ----------------------------------------------- 2 reading guide
H1("2. How to read the numbers"),
P("**Two versions.** This business plan comes in two versions, built from the same documents: "
"**Plan A (~180M THB)**, the launch plant's three presses with six cost levers, and **Plan B "
"(~225M THB)**, five presses with everything in. Both plan prices include the ramp-up reserve and "
"neither carries a contingency. This document is **" + label() + "**. Chapters that do not depend "
"on the choice read the same in both; where the plans differ, this version gives its own figures, "
"and sections 1 and 8 compare the two."),
P("Every figure in this plan carries one of three confidence levels. Where a table does not say, "
"the basis column or caption does."),
T(["Label", "Meaning", "Examples"], [
@@ -202,15 +355,18 @@ def blocks():
"pressing invoices (August 2026); the PEA electricity tariff; vendor "
"flyers and datasheets; reported biomass fuel prices; BOI measures"],
["Estimate", "Engineering ratio or industry norm with no vendor confirmation. Treat as "
"plus or minus 30 to 50%.", "Building cost per m²; the Pheenix galvanics line and the "
"Newbilt Classic (no price on file); the cutting room "
"beyond the lathe; metrology stack; land lease; all "
"cassette and CD figures"],
"plus or minus 30 to 50%.", "Building cost per m²; the Pheenix galvanics line (no "
"Pheenix price on file; priced at OMS's reference plus "
"20 %) and the Newbilt Classic (no price on file); the "
"cutting room beyond the lathe; metrology stack; land "
"lease; " + pick("the solar PPA power price; ", "")
+ "all cassette and CD figures"],
], widths_mm=[22, 70, 78]),
P("Currency: USD and THB at 1 USD = 33 THB (5 August 2026). Vendor quotes issued in EUR or GBP are "
"kept in their currency next to their source and converted at 1 EUR = 1.155 USD and "
"1 GBP = 1.35 USD. Currency exposure is real and is discussed in section 8.5."),
P("Deliberately **not** in this plan: a financing structure or terms (to be agreed with the investor); "
P("Deliberately **not** in this plan: a contingency in the plan price (section 8); a financing "
"structure or terms (to be agreed with the investor); "
"a signed customer; a signed lease; firm quotes for the Classic, the galvanics line, the metrology "
"stack or the building; a price for the central hydraulic plant; and a year-by-year cash model. "
"Each of these is a named next step in section 14."),
@@ -236,7 +392,9 @@ def blocks():
"is the gap. It is also the plan's biggest assumption: that enough regional customers will pay for "
"a closer, faster, more accountable plant at a price that works. That pricing power is unproven. "
"The Haarlem trade show produced strong supplier interest but no buyer prices, and the market "
"validation gate exists to test it before capital is committed."),
"validation gate exists to test it before capital is committed." + pick(
"", " Plan B makes the assumption heavier: its central case sells ~1.25 million records a year, "
"~0.75 million of them special editions, against 0.74 million for the three-press Plan A.")),
H2("3.3 What the market shows: two price points"),
P("Two sets of real prices now exist: invoices from the one Thai pressing shop we have seen, and the "
"published calculator of a European plant. Neither is used to re-base the financial model, which "
@@ -260,9 +418,12 @@ def blocks():
P("What the tour showed: the shop operates from a small non-industrial premises; it does not plate "
"(stampers are bought in from abroad and resold); there is no temperature, humidity or particulate "
"control on the pressing floor; and it runs two Newbilt presses, a Classic fully automatic and one "
"semi-automatic, about 190 to 210 records an hour at nameplate. That is a real capital fleet. Our "
"launch plant's three presses (248 to 288 records an hour at nameplate, planned for two shifts) "
"out-press it on paper, which the one-press launch of draft 0.1 did not. Neither figure is "
"semi-automatic, about 190 to 210 records an hour at nameplate. That is a real capital fleet. " + pick(
"Our launch plant's three presses (248 to 288 records an hour at nameplate, planned for two "
"shifts) ",
"Plan B's five presses (four semi-automatic at 60 to 80 records an hour each plus the Classic at "
"~128, 368 to 448 records an hour at nameplate, planned for two shifts) ")
+ "out-press it on paper, which the one-press launch of draft 0.1 did not. Neither figure is "
"measured output: their shifts and order book were not observed."),
H3("A European plant: Record Industry's calculator"),
P("Record Industry (Haarlem, Netherlands) publishes an online calculator. For a 12-inch 140 g black "
@@ -287,8 +448,8 @@ def blocks():
"been asked (roadmap item 1)."),
P("Four readings follow, each with its caveat:"),
B([
"**Our assumed price sits between the two markets.** The plan prices a record at USD 3.50 to 4.60 "
"blended (115 to 150 THB). The Thai market pays 535 to 780 THB on a comparable scope, several "
"**Our assumed price sits between the two markets.** The plan prices a record at USD 3.76 to 5.27 "
"blended at 60 % specials (124 to 174 THB; 3.50 to 4.60 at a standard-heavy mix). The Thai market pays 535 to 780 THB on a comparable scope, several "
"times more, even after allowing 100 to 150 THB for the jacket. A European plant's published "
"price for black pressing with labels and an inner sleeve (~USD 2.43 at 300) is below our "
"assumption, though our blend also carries colour work and assembly. Two caveats: a sole "
@@ -324,7 +485,9 @@ def blocks():
"add-on with modest capital. CDs remain a large format in Asia (Japan and Korea in particular), "
"but industrial CD replication is an established, price-competitive business with existing "
"capacity across the region. Sections 4.9 and 4.10 lay out both formats and the two very "
"different CD routes; cassette and CD-R duplication are in the launch plant."),
"different CD routes; " + pick(
"Plan A adds cassette and CD-R duplication after launch, as a growth step outside its price.",
"cassette and CD-R duplication are in Plan B from launch.")),
# ------------------------------------------ 4 anatomy of the plant
H1("4. Anatomy of a top-notch plant: the full chain"),
@@ -341,62 +504,63 @@ def blocks():
T(["What a top-notch plant needs", "Why it matters", "This plan", "When"], [
["A quiet, vibration-free cutting room with a modern lathe", "The groove is born here; every "
"defect propagates to every record", "Sillitoe SDMS complete cutting system in-house; Agnew "
"Type 612 as the other candidate", "Launch plant, "
"commissioned first"],
"Type 612 as the other candidate", LP + ", commissioned first"],
["In-house galvanics with zero-discharge water", "The regional bottleneck; enables represses in "
"days and short runs", "Pheenix Alpha line (PASU, PPPU, one PDPU, PMPB); evaporator-based "
"zero discharge and DI water in a treatment building next to it",
"Launch plant, commissioned first"],
LP + ", commissioned first"],
["Stamper preparation machines", "Turns a raw nickel shell into a press-ready part",
"Sibert back-finisher, punch, coiner (USD 250k budget confirmed)", "Launch plant, with "
"galvanics"],
"Sibert back-finisher, punch, coiner (USD 250k budget confirmed)", LP + ", with galvanics"],
["A mixed press fleet", "Semi-automatic for colour and short runs, automatic for long runs",
"Newbilt Duplex system (2 presses, main + colour extruder) and one Newbilt Classic",
"Launch plant; second Duplex as growth option"],
pick("Newbilt Duplex system (2 presses, main + colour extruder) and one Newbilt Classic",
"Two Newbilt Duplex systems (4 presses, each system with main + colour extruder) and one "
"Newbilt Classic"),
pick("Launch plant; second Duplex as growth option",
"At launch, second Duplex system commissioned last; full hall as an option")],
["Steam, cooling and compressed air engineered locally", "The largest energy loads; efficiency "
"lives here", "Boiler hall and chiller compound for four modules each; 2 x 500 kg/h boilers and "
"2 x 250 kW chillers; heat recovery designed in", "Launch plant; modules added "
"with presses"],
"lives here", "Boiler hall and chiller compound for four modules each; " + pick(
"2 x 500 kg/h boilers (Chinese route) and 2 x 250 kW chillers",
"2 x 500 kg/h boilers and 3 x 250 kW chillers") + "; heat recovery designed in",
LP + "; modules added with presses"],
["Whole-plant climate and particulate control", "Moisture and dust are the two classic record "
"defects", "20 to 26 °C, 35 to 60% RH, filtration for the burning season, tighter in clean "
"zones", "Launch plant"],
"zones", LP],
["Metrology for the metal parts", "Data-backed accept/reject before a stamper is mounted",
"Laser confocal, wide-area profiler, XRF thickness, inline vision", "Launch plant (confocal "
"and profiler can follow "
"from revenue)"],
pick("XRF thickness and inline vision at launch; laser confocal and wide-area profiler from "
"revenue",
"Laser confocal, wide-area profiler, XRF thickness, inline vision"),
pick("Launch plant (confocal and profiler from revenue)", "At launch, full stack")],
["Layered QC for every record", "Catch defects at line speed without playing every record",
"100% optical inspection, per-cycle telemetry, sampled audio comparison", "Launch plant"],
"100% optical inspection, per-cycle telemetry, sampled audio comparison", LP],
["Traceability from file to shipment", "Complaints resolve backwards; customers see their "
"order; machine data access is a purchasing condition", "ERPNext as the only system of record, "
"machine data keyed to it, customer "
"portal", "Launch plant (v1 before "
"the machines arrive)"],
"portal", LP + " (v1 before the "
"machines arrive)"],
["A materials lab", "PVC lots differ; a bad lot is a noisy run", "Per-lot gate: moisture, heat "
"stability, colour, density, granulate; release by test pressing", "Launch plant (day-one "
"tier)"],
"stability, colour, density, granulate; release by test pressing", LP + " (day-one tier)"],
["A packaging partner and packaging QC", "Jackets are the path that slips; the wrong "
"record in the right jacket is the classic error", "Ploy Printing (Chiang Mai) for jackets, "
"sleeves, J-cards; matrix code scanned "
"against jacket barcode", "Launch plant"],
"against jacket barcode", LP],
["An archive for fathers and mothers", "Irreplaceable metal; repress economics",
"Father and mother of every side; fire-rated, climate-controlled room, clean-agent suppression, "
"mobile shelving (to quote)", "Launch plant"],
"mobile shelving (to quote)", LP],
["Renewable energy and closed-loop water", "Cost, resilience, brand, BOI tax value",
"~247 kWp roof PV, 271 kWh battery, closed cooling loop, zero process discharge", "Launch plant "
"(PV possibly "
"through a "
"solar PPA)"],
pick("~247 kWp roof PV and 271 kWh battery through a solar PPA (installer-owned), closed cooling "
"loop, zero process discharge",
"~247 kWp roof PV and 271 kWh battery (owned), closed cooling loop, zero process discharge"),
pick("Launch plant (PV and battery through a solar PPA)", "At launch")],
["Trained people and a safety program", "Steam at 10 bar, hydraulics at 180 bar, plating "
"chemistry", "Vendor commissioning training, in-house program, PPE, clean rooms", "Launch plant; "
"galvanics "
"hiring first"],
"chemistry", "Vendor commissioning training, in-house program, PPE, clean rooms",
LP + "; galvanics hiring first"],
["An ordering platform for every customer", "Short runs need a channel; transparency is the "
"brand", "Itemised price calculator, upload checks, fan-funded campaigns (section 4.8)",
"Calculator early; campaigns after first releases ship"],
["Cassette and CD lines", "Same customers, one order, one shipment", "In-house cassette "
"duplication; CD-R duplication; CD replication as a separate option", "Launch plant "
"(replication only if "
"chosen)"],
"duplication; CD-R duplication; CD replication as a separate option",
pick("Growth step after launch, not in the plan price (replication only if chosen)",
"At launch (replication only if chosen)")],
], widths_mm=[40, 45, 55, 30], font_pt=8.5),
H2("4.1 Mastering and lacquer cutting"),
@@ -453,7 +617,8 @@ def blocks():
"treatment and metal recovery system. The chemistry (silver nitrate, nickel salts) sets the safety "
"and permitting requirements: decontamination procedures, PPE, locked chemical storage, eyewash "
"and emergency shower, and hazardous-substance registration. Because galvanics is now in the "
"launch plant, the site's zoning and the first factory licence have to allow electroplating from "
+ pick("launch plant", "plant from launch")
+ ", the site's zoning and the first factory licence have to allow electroplating from "
"the start."),
P("**Who supplies it.** The plan is a **Pheenix Alpha** line (Sweden): the PASU automatic silvering "
"unit, the PPPU pre-plating unit (four masters at once), one PDPU dual plating unit (two cells, up "
@@ -470,12 +635,16 @@ def blocks():
"gives about 15 to 30 minutes for pre-plate, ~75 minutes for a father, about an hour for a mother "
"and ~45 minutes for a stamper (silvering and bench times are estimates). With loading and rinsing, "
"a cell turns a part in about 1 to 1.5 hours, so one PDPU makes 20 to 32 parts in a two-shift day "
"against 8 to 20 parts a working day even for the larger five-press fleet. **One PDPU covers the "
"against 8 to 20 parts a working day "
+ pick("even for the larger five-press fleet", "for Plan B's five presses")
+ ". **One PDPU covers the "
"demand; a second would buy redundancy, not capacity.** By OMS's rule of thumb (one person runs "
"about 20 stampers a day) that is one galvanics operator per shift."),
P("**Cost and risk.** Estimated USD 320k to 650k (THB 10.6M to 21.4M) for the Pheenix line, with no "
"Pheenix price on file; OMS's reference prices sit at the low end, and pricing near them is one of "
"the four budget levers. The zero-discharge and DI water plant adds an estimated USD 97k to 258k "
P("**Cost and risk.** Pheenix has not quoted, so the plan prices its line at **OMS's reference plus "
"20 %**: OMS's 4-cell wet room with the EUR 10,000 know-how transfer (nobody on the team has run a "
"plating room), EUR 234,000 to 321,000, times 1.2 gives EUR 280,800 to 385,200, ~USD 324k to 445k "
"(THB 10.7M to 14.7M; an estimate, replacing the earlier estimate of USD 320k to 650k). The "
"zero-discharge and DI water plant adds an estimated USD 97k to 258k "
"and its building USD 52k to 87k. Galvanics is the hardest skill to hire and it is now on the "
"path to the first release, because the presses need its stampers. Sibert advised getting each "
"main step right and earning some return before every manufacturing step is in place; that advice "
@@ -513,30 +682,48 @@ def blocks():
"Duplex share mould inserts, so the plant runs one mould family, one set of spares and one service "
"relationship; the cost is a single-vendor dependency."),
T(["Machine", "Role", "Basis", "Cost"], [
["Newbilt Duplex system (Alsdorf, Germany)", "Two HRP 12 hydraulic presses (~150 t), EX 50 main "
[pick("Newbilt Duplex system (Alsdorf, Germany)", "Newbilt Duplex system 1 (Alsdorf, Germany)"),
"Two HRP 12 hydraulic presses (~150 t), EX 50 main "
"extruder and EX 35 colour extruder, 12-inch book moulds for 140/180 g, trimmer, label dry oven, "
"shrink wrapper, PVC grinder, label punch, spindles and plates; one operator's cell",
"Quoted: EUR 200,500 (~USD 232k) for the Single 2.1 system incl. sea freight, June 2024, plus "
"the quoted second press and extruder (~USD 115k); expired, re-quote required with build time",
"USD 350k to 370k (THB 11.6M to 12.2M)"],
*pick([], [[
"Newbilt Duplex system 2", "Two more HRP 12 presses with an EX 50 main and an EX 35 colour "
"extruder, on the same central hydraulics; commissioned after the Classic",
"Estimate on the 2024 quote: two presses at the quoted ~USD 115k per press and extruder set, "
"plus a hydraulic unit and the EX 35; no EX 35 price on file",
"USD 230k to 300k (THB 7.6M to 9.9M)"]]),
["Newbilt Classic", "Fully automatic press with built-in extruder, automatic patty, label and "
"record handling; 28 s cycle, ~128 records/h at 180 g; Siemens safety PLC with OPC UA; "
"vendor-claimed 95% yield and uptime", "Estimate: placeholder band; **no Newbilt price on "
"file**", "USD 290k to 460k (THB 9.6M to 15.2M)"],
["Second Duplex system (growth option)", "Two more semi-automatic presses on the same central "
"hydraulics; floor, utility positions and ring-main tees reserved", "Estimate; not in the "
"investment",
"~USD 230k to 300k"],
*pick([["Second Duplex system (growth option)", "Two more semi-automatic presses on the same central "
"hydraulics; floor, utility positions and ring-main tees reserved", "Estimate; not in the "
"investment",
"~USD 230k to 300k"]], []),
], widths_mm=[34, 66, 42, 28], font_pt=8.5),
P("The Pheenix Alpha AD12 automatic press left the plan in October 2026 and stays the comparison if "
"the Classic re-quote disappoints."),
P("**What Newbilt deliberately excludes**, and what is engineered and sourced locally: steam and "
"cooling. At Newbilt's per-machine figures the three presses draw about 450 to 540 kg/h of steam "
"at 10 bar / 180 °C and up to ~390 kW of cooling on a hot afternoon (estimates; the Classic is "
"counted as one press and extruder until Newbilt states its own figures). They are met by **two "
"500 kg/h boiler modules and two 250 kW chiller modules**, in a boiler hall and an open chiller "
"compound built for four modules each; a second Duplex adds a third chiller module, and the fourth "
"positions are reserve and growth. The presses share one central hydraulic plant and one "
"cooling. " + pick(
"At Newbilt's per-machine figures the three presses draw about 450 to 540 kg/h of steam "
"at 10 bar / 180 °C and up to ~390 kW of cooling on a hot afternoon (estimates; the Classic is "
"counted as one press and extruder until Newbilt states its own figures). They are met by **two "
"500 kg/h boiler modules (B-1, B-2) and two 250 kW chiller modules (CH-1, CH-2)**, in a boiler "
"hall and an open chiller compound built for four modules each; a second Duplex adds a third "
"chiller module, and the fourth positions are reserve and growth. Plan A buys the two boiler "
"modules through the Chinese route: ASME-stamped 1.25 MPa units from makers with Thai "
"references, installed by a Thai contractor and verified under the Thai rules for imported "
"boilers (section 5.4). ",
"At Newbilt's per-machine figures the five presses draw about 750 to 900 kg/h of steam "
"at 10 bar / 180 °C and up to ~650 kW of cooling with extruders and hydraulics on a hot "
"afternoon (estimates; the Classic is counted as one press and extruder until Newbilt states "
"its own figures). They are met by **two 500 kg/h boiler modules (B-1, B-2) and three 250 kW "
"chiller modules (CH-1 to CH-3)**, in a boiler hall and an open chiller compound built for four "
"modules each; the fourth positions are reserve and growth. ")
+ "The presses share one central hydraulic plant and one "
"compressed-air plant through ring mains with a valved tee at every press position, so a new press "
"is connected without stopping the others; the standby pump set, accumulators and ring main are "
"not yet costed. These are the largest energy systems in the plant and the reason the efficiency "
@@ -546,7 +733,7 @@ def blocks():
"materials and finished goods. A press weighs 1,350 kg on under one square metre, so the floor slab "
"must carry several tonnes per square metre and is a building-selection criterion; the floor must "
"be flat, non-slip and solvent-resistant."),
T(["Stage", "Fleet", "Rough output per year"], [
T(["Stage", "Fleet", "Rough output per year"], pick([
["Launch plant", "1 Duplex system (2 semi-automatic) + 1 Classic, 2 shifts",
"~0.58 to 0.90 million records at 60 % specials (0.71 to 0.97 at ~20 %)"],
["Growth option: second Duplex", "4 semi-automatic + 1 Classic, 2 shifts; room reserved, not in "
@@ -554,13 +741,26 @@ def blocks():
["Full hall (option)", "5 Duplex systems + 4 Classics, the press hall laid out for Duplex "
"(special pressings first, ~73/27 by floor); a utility phase of its own",
"~2.9 to 4.4 million records at 60 % specials (estimate)"],
], widths_mm=[40, 80, 50],
caption="Basis: semi-automatic 60 to 80 records/h assumed; Classic ~128/h (vendor flyer); 16 h/day, "
"300 days/yr, 60 to 70% overall equipment effectiveness; specials (60 % and more) only on the Duplex. "
"The launch plant is 248 to 288 records/h at nameplate, but at 60 % specials the Duplex caps "
"it at 200 to 267/h, ~120 to 187/h after effectiveness; the press fleet calculator at "
"the team's planning rates gives ~0.94 million. Neither option is in the revenue model "
"or the investment."),
], [
["Plan B at launch", "2 Duplex systems (4 semi-automatic) + 1 Classic, 2 shifts",
"~1.0 to 1.5 million records at 60 % specials (central case 1.25 million)"],
["Full hall (option)", "5 Duplex systems + 4 Classics, the press hall laid out for Duplex "
"(special pressings first, ~73/27 by floor); a utility phase of its own",
"~2.9 to 4.4 million records at 60 % specials (estimate)"],
]), widths_mm=[40, 80, 50],
caption=pick(
"Basis: semi-automatic 60 to 80 records/h assumed; Classic ~128/h (vendor flyer); 16 h/day, "
"300 days/yr, 60 to 70% overall equipment effectiveness; specials (60 % and more) only on the "
"Duplex. The launch plant is 248 to 288 records/h at nameplate, but at 60 % specials the "
"Duplex caps it at 200 to 267/h, ~120 to 187/h after effectiveness; the press fleet calculator "
"at the team's planning rates gives ~0.94 million. Neither option is in the revenue model "
"or the investment.",
"Basis: semi-automatic 60 to 80 records/h assumed; Classic ~128/h (vendor flyer); 16 h/day, "
"300 days/yr, 60 to 70% overall equipment effectiveness; specials (60 % and more) only on the "
"Duplex systems. The five presses are 368 to 448 records/h at nameplate; the four "
"semi-automatic presses (240 to 320/h) carry the specials, so at 60 % the Duplex does not "
"limit the output; the press fleet calculator at the team's planning rates gives ~1.5 million. "
"The full hall is in neither the revenue model nor the investment.")),
P("**On the 60 to 70% effectiveness figure.** Newbilt publishes 95% yield and 95% uptime for the "
"Classic. We have not adjusted the plan on that basis, deliberately: a vendor's machine uptime "
"excludes stamper and mould changes, colour changeovers, compound lot changes, first-article QC "
@@ -687,16 +887,21 @@ def blocks():
"(National Audio Company in the US is the largest tape source; shell moulders exist in China and "
"should be sought in Thailand). Supply risk is real and the plan is to hold stock. **Positioning:** "
"cassettes are a boutique add-on for the same indie customers, with shells in colours that match "
"the record. **Effect on the plan:** in the launch plant, starting at tier A or a small tier B; "
"cassette and CD-R together are one estimated block of USD 55k to 190k in the investment; "
"schedule-neutral; fits inside the building programme; the activity goes into the BOI "
"application. Moving both later is one of the scope cuts that would be needed to approach "
"180M THB."),
"the record. **Effect on the plan:** " + pick(
"Plan A adds cassette and CD-R duplication after launch, as a growth step from revenue, "
"starting at tier A or a small tier B. Together they are one estimated block of USD 55k to "
"190k (~THB 4.0M at the midpoint), not in Plan A's price: moving them later is one of its six "
"cost levers. They fit inside the building programme, and the activity can still go into the "
"BOI application from the start (to confirm with the BOI consultant).",
"in Plan B from launch, starting at tier A or a small tier B; cassette and CD-R together are "
"one estimated block of USD 55k to 190k in the investment; schedule-neutral; fits inside the "
"building programme; the activity goes into the BOI application. Plan A, the other version, "
"moves both to after launch as one of its cost levers.")),
H2("4.10 CD: two very different routes (investor decision)"),
P("'CD manufacturing' can mean two things that differ by two orders of magnitude in capital, and the "
"investor is asked to choose."),
T(["", "Option A: CD-R duplication", "Option B: CD replication"], [
T(["", "Route 1: CD-R duplication", "Route 2: CD replication"], [
["What it is", "Blank recordable discs are burned and printed by robotic duplicators. The "
"result is a CD-R, playable in almost all players, with full-colour on-disc print.",
"Discs are injection-moulded from polycarbonate against a nickel stamper (made by glass "
@@ -726,14 +931,19 @@ def blocks():
"electroforming skill set and the clean-room discipline of the vinyl galvanics room, but not "
"the equipment"],
], widths_mm=[24, 68, 78], font_pt=8.5,
caption="Estimate throughout. Option B figures are order-of-magnitude and would need a dedicated "
caption="Estimate throughout. Route 2 figures are order-of-magnitude and would need a dedicated "
"feasibility study."),
P("**Recommendation.** Option A is in the launch plant: it is cheap, schedule-neutral, and serves the "
"plant's customers. Treat Option B as a separate project with its own market study, because CD "
P("**Recommendation.** " + pick(
"Route 1 is the CD route for this plant: it is cheap, schedule-neutral, and serves the plant's "
"customers; Plan A adds it after launch together with the cassette line. ",
"Route 1 is in Plan B from launch: it is cheap, schedule-neutral, and serves the plant's "
"customers. ")
+ "Treat Route 2 as a separate project with its own market study, because CD "
"replication is a mature, competitive, declining business outside Asia's strongholds and would "
"add USD 1.5M to 4.0M and a second building to a plan whose vinyl economics do not depend on it. "
"If the investor wants Option B, the decision must be taken before the BOI application is filed "
"(section 7), and the second building should be designed for it. This plan's totals include "
"Option A only; Option B is shown as a separate line."),
"If the investor wants Route 2, the decision must be taken before the BOI application is filed "
"(section 7), and the second building should be designed for it. " + pick(
"Plan A's price includes neither route; Route 1 is a growth step and Route 2 a separate line.",
"This plan's totals include Route 1 only; Route 2 is shown as a separate line.")),
]
return out