Simple estimates:
~95% of cannabinoids in flower recovered, with some unrecovered solvent loss involved, will be evaporated into a ‘Crude’ of approximately 60% cannabinoids which can then be distilled to roughly 95% cannabinods (terpene loss depends on methods).
Further isolation should not involve significant loss, but result in fractional results based on flower concentrations of specific compounds.
This rough metric does not involve costs of staff & equipment, but gives an upper range of what is possible with design ideas found on this amazing forum.
My partner and I were just talking about this. We have produced 1500 liters a month and we struggled to raise money. We meet people every week who are like, “My investor gave me millions and I bought all this equipment but we’re not doing it right.” Every week.
My licensed friends are saying they only make money when they find dumb money to sell a lab to. And big brand buddies say they are holding in the red and hoping for a market turn. If you guys are right ill gladly redeploy capital but I havent seen it make sense yet.