Apparently there's a six- to nine-month waiting list for the main boiler in a steaming plant of the size they will need. So even if they ordered it in July, once they knew the financing was in place, the earliest they could get delivery would be early to mid-December. Then it has to trucked up from US (probably Texas or Wisconsin), allow for the Christmas break, then on site in early January. by the time they get it hooked up and tested it will be mid-January. The steam cycle can take 60 to 90 days to "get it right" after first steaming begins, which is why i think they are saying "first half" of 2014 instead of "first quarter," in case they are not producing steady flow by March 31.
I like that the company is being careful.
