Table 1.
Capital expenditure (CAPEX), annual operating costs (AOC), and cost of goods sold (COGS) for transgenic thaumatin production facilities. Depreciation is based on the 10-year straight line method.
| Facility | Upstream (Field) |
Upstream (Indoor) |
Downstream (With Chromatography) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX ($ million) | 10.2 | 186 | 115 |
| AOC without depreciation ($ million) | 3.59 | 96.1 | 25.0 |
| COGS without depreciation ($/kg) | 71.7 | 1920 | 499 |
| AOC with depreciation ($ million) |
4.22 | 110 | 35.3 |
| COGS with depreciation ($/kg) | 84.5 | 2200 | 706 |
|
Upstream
(Field) |
Upstream
(Indoor) |
Downstream
(Without Chromatography) |
|
| CAPEX ($ million) | 9.22 | 157 | 83.7 |
| AOC without depreciation ($ million) | 3.00 | 80.3 | 12.8 |
| COGS without depreciation ($/kg) | 60.0 | 1600 | 258 |
| AOC with depreciation ($ million) |
3.56 | 94.3 | 20.4 |
| COGS with depreciation ($/kg) | 71.2 | 1890 | 408 |