Exhibit 10.9
CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND IS THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. THE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***]
FORM OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL MASTER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
International Paper Company, a New York corporation, with an office and principal place of business at 6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38197 (“International Paper” or “Buyer”) agrees to buy, and the person, firm, or corporation listed below (“Seller”) agrees to sell certain recyclable materials (“Goods”) on the terms and conditions described in this Recyclable Material Master Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”).
This Agreement consists of:
| • | The attached addenda (“Addenda”) |
| • | Addendum A: Statement of Work (“SOW”) |
| • | Addendum B: Standard Terms and Conditions |
| • | Any additional applicable SOWs executed by the parties |
| • | Any applicable NDA between the parties |
Contact Information for Notices:
| Seller |
Buyer | |
| NAME: Sylvamo North America, LLC ADDRESS: ____________________________ PHONE: ________________________________ EMAIL: _________________________________ STATE ORGANIZED: _____________________ CORPORATION/LLC: _____________________ |
International Paper Company Attention: Vice
President and General Manager, 6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38197 | |
| With a copy to: | With a copy to: | |
| NAME: __________________________ ADDRESS: ______________________ PHONE: _________________________ EMAIL: __________________________ |
International Paper Company Attention: Senior Counsel, Recycling 6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38197 | |
Each party may update its contacts above by notice to the other. Routine business and technical correspondence must be in English, and may be in electronic form. The parties will give all legal notices under this Agreement in writing, in non-electronic form, and in English.
Duly authorized representatives of the parties execute this Agreement to be effective as of 9/1/2021.
| SELLER: SYLVAMO NORTH AMERICA, LLC | BUYER: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| Print Name: | Print Name: | |||||
| Title: | Title: | |||||
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ADDENDUM A: STATEMENT OF WORK (“SOW”)
This Statement of Work (“SOW”), between the International Paper Company (“International Paper” or “Buyer”) and Sylvamo North America, LLC (“Seller”) is entered into and made a part of the Recyclable Material Master Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) between International Paper and Seller, dated 9/1/2021. Any capitalized term not defined in this SOW has the meaning attributed to it in the Agreement. To the extent that any terms of this SOW conflict with any of the terms of the Agreement, the terms of the SOW explicitly supersede the terms in the Agreement. The parties may negotiate and execute additional SOWs as agreed.
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| 1. | Start and End Dates | [***] until [***] (the “Initial Term”). | ||
| 2. | Renewal | After the Initial Term, this SOW shall automatically renew for a successive one (1) year term (a “Renewal Term”) unless either party gives written notice of termination to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or Renewal Term (the Initial Term and Renewal Term referred to herein as the “Term”). | ||
| 3. | Seller’s Designated Location(s), Grade(s), and Volume | Seller’s Designated Location(s), Grade(s), and Estimated Volume for each ton of Goods sold and purchased under this SOW shall be as described in Exhibit 1. [***] | ||
| 4. | Purchase Pricing Formula | The Purchase Pricing Formula for each ton of Goods sold and purchased under this SOW shall be as described in Exhibit 1 and shall be adjusted monthly based on either:
PPI Pulp & Paper Week Recovered Paper Price Watch (“PPI”). If PPI changes pricing policy, ceases to publish, or no longer reasonably reflects the Goods’ value, then the Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree on a mutually acceptable alternative; or
The Fair Market Value (“FMV”) of the Goods as determined and quoted by Buyer from time to time and confirmed by Seller either in writing or by delivery of Goods to Buyer after receiving such quotation.
Prior to the end of each year of the Term, Buyer agrees to compare prices of each Grade as set forth in Exhibit 1 (“Sylvamo Prices”) to the average prices Buyer is paying to other suppliers for the same Goods (“Third Party Pricing). If Sylvamo Prices are inconsistent with Third Party Prices (either higher or lower), Sylvamo Prices will be adjusted in line with Third Party Prices and Exhibit 1 will be revised accordingly to be effective for the following year. | ||
| 5. | Shipping | Shipping costs are included in the Purchase Pricing Formula described above, unless otherwise indicated. Shipping shall be as described in Exhibit 1. | ||
| 6. | Payment Terms | Net thirty (30) days from the date of invoice. | ||
| 7. | Minimum Weight | From Sumter: [***]
From Eastover: [***] | ||
| 8. | Safe Loading Pattern | Seller will ship all baled Goods (if any) in accordance with the Safe Loading Pattern Requirements attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 2. | ||
| 9. | Termination | This SOW is subject to termination at any time during the Term with no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party in the event that (i) Buyer no longer offers the services contemplated herein or (ii) Seller no longer possesses the Goods (as defined below). | ||
| 10. | Container Placement | Exhibit 4 is not applicable and is intentionally not attached. | ||
| 11. | Trailer Placement | The Parties shall execute the Trailer Placement Addendum attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 5. Seller’s use of the Trailers shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Trailer Placement Addendum. | ||
| 12. | Equipment Placement | Exhibit 6 is not applicable and is intentionally not attached. | ||
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| CONTRACT ELEMENT |
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| 13. | Document Destruction | Exhibit 7 is not applicable and is intentionally not attached. | ||||
| 14. | Storage | Exhibit 8 is not applicable and is intentionally not attached. | ||||
| 15. | Transload | Exhibit 9 is not applicable and is intentionally not attached. | ||||
| 16. | Fees | Seller shall be assessed monthly fee(s) (“Fee(s)”), as described below: | ||||
| ☒ Trash Disposal | $[***] per ton (Eastover and Sumter) | |||||
| ☒ Handling | $[***] per pickup (Eastover) $[***] per pickup (Sumter) | |||||
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The parties agree the Fee(s) shall be deducted from any amounts due to Seller under the terms of the SOW. The parties agree to review the Fees annually and adjust either up or down on changes in (i) inflation as demonstrated by the Consumer Price Index or (ii) changes in costs to Buyer. International Paper is providing no warranty with regard to ITEMS OR PERFORMANCE LISTED IN THIS SECTION. | ||||||
| SELLER: SYLVAMO NORTH AMERICA, LLC | BUYER: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| Print Name: | Print Name: | |||||
| Title: | Title: | |||||
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EXHIBIT 1: SELLER’S DESIGNATED LOCATION, GRADES, VOLUME, SHIPPING, PURCHASE PRICING FORMULA
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ADDENDUM B: STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS (RMMPA)
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