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<br />EXHIBIT B <br />KOBELCOGroupSummary <br />KobelcoCompressorsAmericawhichhasitsheadquartersinCorona,CA,isawhollyownedsubsidiaryoftheKobeSteel <br />Group,whichwasestablishedin1905inJapan.TheKobelcoGroup,Kobe{ƷĻĻƌ͸ƭglobalbrandname,isanorganization <br />withbusinessesinvariousindustriesindifferentindustriesaroundtheWorld,suchasSteel&Iron,Aluminum&Copper, <br />MachineryandEnvironmentalservices.Theentiregroupenjoysannualrevenuesofapproximately$20billiondollars <br />peryearandemploysabout36,000peopleworldwide. <br />\[Sidenote\]KobelcoConstructionMachinery,oneofourSisterCompanieshasrecentlyenteredintoanagreementwitha <br />localdeveloperonabuildtosuitsitefora101,000ft²facility,overa7acrelotinKaty,TX,whichisontheothersideof <br />Houston,tohouseitsUSheadquarters. <br />UndertheMachineryDivisionofKobeSteel,wehaveaunitthatdesignsandmanufacturestheactualcompressorsin <br />Japanwhichwasestablishedin1915.KobelcoCompressorsareoneofthefewmanufacturersthatoffersallthreeofthe <br />majortypesofcompressors;Reciprocating,CentrifugalandScrewtypesandisWğƦğƓ͸ƭfirstcompanytosuccessfully <br />manufacturecompressorsthere. <br />KOBELCOCompressorsAmericaOperationSummary <br />KobelcoCompressorsAmericawasestablishedintheUSin2006inCorona,CA,whichisacityinSouthernCalifornia.At <br />ourCoronaheadquarters,throughoutour150,000ft²factoriesandoffices,wedesign,engineerandassembleprecision <br />compressor systems thatareusedinvariousapplicationssuchasrefrigeration,airconditioning,petrochemical,power <br />generation,oilrefineries,andoffshoreoilrigsandCt{h͸ƭtonameafew.Wedonotmanufacturecompressors in <br />CoronasinceKCA buys 100%oftheactualscrewcompressorsitself,a.k.a.bareshaftcompressorfromourfactoryin <br />Japan.Thebareshaftcompressors,rangeinsizefromonethatwillfitonasmalldeskorinyourgarage,tothelarger <br />onesbeingaboutthesizeofacompactcar.Inadditiontothebareshaftcompressors,wealsobuythemotorsand <br />othermechanicalorprocessequipmentfromvariousothersuppliersandweassemblethepiping,equipmentandother <br />componentsand package these systems inourCorona,CAfactory.OurCoronafacilityisknownintheindustryasa <br />packager.InHouston,wehaveaSalesOfficeofabout20employeesinacorporateofficebuildingindowntown <br />Houston.KobelcoCompressorAmericaemploysapproximately300employeessuchasEngineers,PipeFitters,Welders, <br />Electricians,FieldServicerepresentatives,Salesengineers,technicalcustomersupport,andadministrativepersonnel. <br />ProductandApplicationSummary <br />YƚĬĻƌĭƚ͸ƭbareshaftscrewcompressorsareconsideredsomeoftheworldmosttrusted,advancedandreliable <br />compressorsintheworldbasedonthetechnologyindesignandprecisemanufacturingtolerancesandarecherishedby <br />ourcustomersbecausetheykeepgoingandgoingwithlittleornocareanddowntimeandbecausetheyarebuilttolast. <br />Examplesofclientswhichrelyuponourequipment: <br />Ameatpackingfacilitythatreliesonourcompressorasapartoftheirrefrigerationsystemintheirrefrigerated <br />warehouse <br />Localpowerplantsthatusesourcompressorstoboosttheflowofnaturalgastopowerthecleanairgas <br />turbines <br />Oilrefineriesthatuseourcompressorstocapturetheflareoffgasthatusedtobeburned. <br />Theseareexamplesofmissioncriticaluseofourcompressors. <br /> <br />