Oerlikon Barmag company makes spinning and textile machines used to produce manmade fibers. Its machines process raw material to make sportswear, carpet, safety belts, and other products. The company has subsidiaries located in most regions of the world and has boosted sales through acquisitions, including Neumag, a maker of textile machines and staple fibers. Barmag's largest customer base resides in the Asian market, primarily China, as well as India and Taiwan. Barmag is part of the Oerlikon Textile, which was the textile division of Switzerland-based Saurer until it branched off in 2007.

Hemiwedge Valve Corporation is a subsidiary of Hemiwedge Industries, a Texas based, global manufacturer and supplier of engineered valve products. In its 60,000 square foot, ISO 9001 and API Q1 approved machining and manufacturing facility, the Company manufactures the patented, proprietary Hemiwedge® Cartridge Valve product line. Hemiwedge Valve Corporation is committed to bringing innovative valve technologies to the global energy, process, power, mining, refining and pipeline markets. The Company maintains strategic alliances with several suppliers for custom sizes and accelerated delivery schedules and has teamed with some of the world’s leading engineered valve representatives to meet challenging valve needs in multiple industries. This includes an alliance with Enertech, a Curtiss-Wright Flow Control company, for product sales into nuclear power plant applications worldwide.

Nisshinbo Holdings has been spinning its textile spell for more than a century, but only a quarter of its sales come from textile products. Its textile group spins, weaves, knits, dyes, and finishes cotton material for bedding, shirts, denim, and polyester-blend fabric used in uniforms. The company also makes spandex under the Nisshinbo Mobilon name. Its non-textile businesses include automobile brakes; papers (eco-friendly tissue and toilet paper, fine printing papers); mechatronics (laser cutting machines, solar module manufacturing equipment); chemicals (resins, elastomers, carbon foams); and electronics (semiconductors, power supplies, medical electronics).

Cold Heading Company is that it makes a range of fasteners and other hardware. Through its Fremont Heading, Fremont Rolling, Hudson Heading, and STG divisions, it specializes in hex flange bolts, hex flange engine fasteners, wheel and staking bolts, nuts, and special heading parts. The company produces more than a billion fasteners annually. Major customers include Ford, General Motors, Nissan, and Subaru. Cold Heading affiliate Ajax Metal Processing offers annealing, electroplating, heat treating, and pickling services. Another affiliate, Direct Tool, offers grinding, sinking, and finishing services.

DS Smith is the UK's #1 producer of paper and corrugated packaging products. The company's lineup includes conventional cardboard packaging used to ship fresh produce, prepared foods, and other consumer goods; decorative packaging for point-of-sale displays; and heavy-duty corrugated boxes used to transport heavy or fragile products. Subsidiaries DS Smith Packaging, DS Smith Kaysersberg, and St. Regis Paper drive operations from more than 50 plants across Europe. Distribution of office products is run through its Spicers subsidiary. Subsidiary DS Smith Plastics makes plastic products required for liquid packaging and dispensing, and other applications.

Eurowindows manufactures and installs aluminum windows, doors, and curtain walling for both new building and remodelling construction projects. The company is also an authorized fabricator of products branded by other vendors including Sapa (Glostal Monarch) and Kawneer. Eurowindows also offers consulting, design, and project management services.

China Yuchai International Limited (“CYI”) is a Bermuda holding company established on April 29, 1993. We operate as an exempted company limited by shares under The Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda. On March 7, 2008, CYI registered a branch office in Singapore and has its principal operating office located at No 16 Raffles Quay #39-01A, Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581. CYI is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Asia Ltd (“HLA”) which indirectly holds 28.24% of its outstanding ordinary shares as well as one special share. The common stock of CYI is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CYD”.The principal operating subsidiary of CYI is Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (“GYMCL”) which is located in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. GYMCL is one of the largest medium-duty diesel engine manufacturers in China. It produces and provides a comprehensive range of products from light-duty diesel engines to heavy-duty diesel engines, parts and diesel-powered generators to meet the needs of different sectors. GYMCL has a strong reputation among vehicle manufacturers and customers for the performance and reliability of its products as well as its after-sales customer service. We currently own through six of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, 76.4% of the outstanding shares of GYMCL.In February 2005, the Board of Directors of CYI announced its approval of the implementation of a business expansion and diversification plan. As a result, CYI acquired indirect interests in Thakral Corporation Ltd (“TCL”) and HL Global Enterprises Limited (“HLGE”). Currently we hold a 13.9% and 46.4% interest in TCL and HLGE respectively. The TCL group is a distributor of consumer electronics products with operations mainly in the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong). TCL also has other business activities relating to contract manufacturing, property development and investment in the PRC. On December 1, 2009 TCL’s Board of Directors announced a capital reduction and cash distribution exercise subject to receipt of approvals from its shareholders and the regulatory and legal authorities in Singapore. Concurrently with the capital reduction exercise, CYI announced its intention to sell 21% of its total shareholding in TCL through a placement exercise where settlement of the shares purchased would be after the completion of TCL’s capital reduction and cash distribution exercise. On June 9, 2010, TCL announced that the expected date of payment of the cash distribution of S$0.05 per issued share in TCL was July 7, 2010. On July 8, 2010, CYI announced that it had proceeded to complete the sale of 536,000,000 shares out of 550,000,000 shares in TCL available in the placement exercise to the various purchasers and that arising from its sale of the 536,000,000 shares in TCL, it will retain, through its subsidiaries a 13.9% shareholding interest in TCL. CYI has since, sold additional TCL shares in the open market resulting in its shareholding interest in TCL decreasing further from 13.9% to 12.3%.The core businesses of HLGE are hospitality operations and property development. TCL and HLGE are listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

Elgin Sweeper Company's street sweeping vehicles have been forcing big-city drivers to switch sides of the street since 1914. A subsidiary of Federal Signal, Elgin Sweeper makes street sweepers, including broom, air, and specialty sweepers marketed under brands like Road Wizard, Broom Bear, and Crosswind. Elgin also makes sweepers that run on alternative fuels (compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas). Besides streets, the vehicles are used to clear debris from airport runways, industrial plants, and construction sites. The company's products are sold through more than 100 dealers worldwide. Elgin Sweeper is a part of Federal Signal's Environmental Products Group.

SIGMA STRETCH FILM opened its first manufacturing facility in November 1993. During the last 15 years, the company has evolved into the leading manufacturers of industrial stretch film in North America. While other stretch film producers neglected capital re-investment, SIGMA STRETCH FILM continuously invested in state-of-the-art equipment and maintained a strong focus on increased capacity. In the time since the company was founded, SIGMA STRETCH FILM has added three additional plants in the United States, as well as a fifth manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. These five manufacturing plants are strategically located to efficiently and economically service the North American stretch film market. Each one is guided by the same standards of production and quality control to ensure consistent product throughout the manufacturing network. And, local, in-plant customer service representation ensures accurate, fast response to customer inquiries and orders. Plus, our management team represents more than a century of combined leadership and experience in stretch film marketing and manufacturing. SIGMA STRETCH FILM is a division of the Sigma Plastics Group. The Sigma Plastics Group was founded in 1978 and is the largest, privately owned film extrusion group in the United States. It is comprised of 16 divisions, producing annual sales of 1.4 billion dollars and employs over 5,000. September 2007's Plastics News rated the Group as the 2nd largest film and sheet manufacturer in North America.

Makita makes drills, grinders, hammers, jigsaws, sanders, saws, stationary woodworking machines, and products for the home, yard, and garden under the Makita and Maktec names. Customers include professional woodworkers, carpenters, master craftsmen, and construction workers, although some products are designed for do-it-yourselfers. Makita operates 48 subsidiaries worldwide (about 35 are located outside Japan) and has offices in more than 30 countries. Makita was founded in 1915 as an electric motor sales and repair company.

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