Inustrial resilience in a climate volatile future.

Industrial Resilience in a Climate-Volatile Future Re-thinking Brine & Salt Supply Architecture for Coastal Chemical Complexes Clean Energy and Water Technologies Pty Ltd (CEWT) EXECUTIVE CONTEXT India’s coastal chemical complexes operate under increasing climate volatility and water stress. Rainfall variability, cyclonic intensity, salinity dilution events, and land-use pressure are no longer peripheral risks — they are operational realities. Solar evaporation-based salt production, while low in direct energy input, is inherently: • Seasonal and climate-dependent • Extremely land-intensive • Exposed to weather variability • Dependent on annual harvest cycles For chlor-alkali facilities consuming hundreds of tonnes of brine daily, this creates a structural mismatch: Continuous industrial demand versus seasonal, weather-driven supply. STRATEGIC RISK EXPOSURE A once-a-year harvest model introduces: • Inventory concentration risk • Working capital lock-up • Production continuity exposure during extreme weather events • Increasing land footprint under environmental scrutiny Climate volatility amplifies these risks. Energy can be engineered. Land and rainfall cannot. ARCHITECTURAL ALTERNATIVE A controlled, continuous brine generation model aligned with industrial demand can: • Reduce land footprint significantly • Align production with daily consumption • Improve water security • Convert climatic variability into engineered reliability • Enable electrified, low-carbon integration pathways When integrated with firm renewable energy systems and circular water recovery, brine and process water systems can materially reduce carbon exposure while strengthening supply resilience. BOARD-LEVEL QUESTION In a carbon-constrained and climate-volatile decade, which architecture provides Greater long-term resilience? • Large-footprint, weather-dependent annual harvest systems or • Controlled, continuous, low-carbon brine production aligned with industrial load This is not a technology substitution question. It is a system risk and capital discipline decision. Aligning industrial infrastructure with emerging boundary conditions — climate variability, water scarcity, and net-zero commitments — will define competitive resilience in the decade ahead. © 2026 Clean Energy and Water Technologies Pty Ltd (CEWT) | ABN 61 691 320 028 | ACN 691 320 028