Since the 1830's, there has been industrial activity on the current site of the Blue Heron Paper Mill. At times, the site has been used as a flour mill, a sawmill, a brick operation, a woolen mill and a paper mill. The Oregon City mill as it is today started in 1908 as the Hawley Pulp and Paper Mill. W.P. Hawley bought the mill and adjacent properties and eventually installed four paper machines to produce a variety of paper products including fruit wrap, bread paper, wrapping paper, toweling, bags and newsprint.Ownership transferred to the Los Angeles Times as Publishers Paper Co. and then to Jefferson Smurfit Corporation. The Oregon City mill led the Pacific Northwest into the reclamation of old newspapers with a 25 ton/day deinking plant in 1975. Today, old newspapers and magazines comprise over half our raw materials.Blue Heron Paper Co. can recycle over 600 tons per day of newsprint, magazines and other paper and make a variety of grades of newsprint, high bright specialty papers, converting and bag papers.

United Wire manufactures woven wirecloth, screens, and filters used in the production of high-tech filters and fireguards. Products are made primarily from stainless steel but other materials, including brass, bronze, copper, and nickel alloys, are also used. United Wire's woven wirecloth is found in such products as biscuit bands, brewing filters, cushion flooring, fuel filters, noise attenuation equipment, and test sieves. The company is a subsidiary of gas and oil exploration products and services provider Smith International, which is owned by oilfield services behemoth Schlumberger.

Sterner Automation is an engineering company that manufactures customized machine control products and automated process control systems. Sterner Automation designs, builds, programs, tests, and installs machinery used for manufacturing, personal computer control, and advanced motion control systems. Sterner Automation serves clients in the electronics and automotive industries. Sterner Automation also provides support services for its products including intallation, service repairs and calibrations, and other technical support. Sterner Automation's customers include CFM Corporation, Patheon, and Unilever.

Tognum makes a mighty family of engines, generators, fuel cells, and fuel injection systems under its MTU and L'Orange brands. Its engines are used in ships, trains, military tanks, industrial equipment, and on offshore oil platforms. Products from its Onsite Energy & Components unit include diesel and gas-powered generators and fuel cells for emergency backup, peak load, and continuous power applications, as well as fuel injection systems that improve diesel engine efficiency. Tognum company also has a vast spare parts and after sales service organization. Tognum has 12 production plants and more than 1,000 service centers in 130 countries.

Rotork is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of industrial valve actuators, valve control systems, valve gearboxes and accessories. Rotork’s global network of over 350 offices and representatives provides a localised single source for these products, supported by life-of-plant maintenance, repair and upgrade 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.

Butyl Products Ltd was established in 1962. Our factory in Billericay is the base for the international supply of specialist water storage and distribution equipment, as well as our geomembrane design, manufacture and installation services. We have five divisions supplying to a wide range of industries, individuals and government organisations.This page introduces the five divisions and gives a short overview of each of their products and services. Please contact us immediately if you don’t find your particular project or need represented. Many of our customers use our bespoke products service for their unique needs.

The US operations of global manufacturing conglomerate ABB have built a presence in dozens of industries. Like its Swiss parent company, ABB Inc. operates in two main areas -- automation technologies and power technologies -- and serves customers in the power utilities, chemicals, oil and gas, and industrial process industries. ABB Inc.'s products include controls and instrumentation, robotics, switches, motors, transformers, and power electronics. It also offers various consulting, repair, and outsourcing services. Although ABB Inc. has acted independently in the past, its parent has brought it under the umbrella of a central management structure.

NEX Performance Films manufactures consistent, high quality, converter grade monolayer, co-extruded, and multilayer barrier polyethylene film for demanding packaging applications. There are many specialty grades of films offered in our portfolio, and each film has been designed with a specific end use application in mind.Our production facilities house technologically advanced extrusion equipment and highly trained teams of skilled professionals to ensure product quality throughout the extrusion process.

Nypro is the leading global solutions provider in the field of manufactured precision plastic products. We operate 44 locations in 15 countries, employing over 17,000 people. Sales for the most recent fiscal year were approximately $1.1 billion. Nypro's mission is "To serve our customers with integrated, innovative and environmentally sound manufacturing solutions, built on Nypro's global plastics leadership, creating value for our team members, communities and shareholders." As a vertically integrated leader in plastics manufacturing, Nypro offers virtually all aspects of the plastics production processes required by the world's leading companies, including product design and development, mold making and design, precision injection molding, advanced decoration, assembly, contract manufacturing for full-finished and shipped goods, supply chain management and diversity supply. Markets we serve include Healthcare, Consumer & Electronics and Packaging, along with additional markets through our strategic companies. Nypro's customer list includes the world's largest companies. Nypro has gained the trust of these leading companies through its commitment to achieving the highest levels of quality and employing the most advanced technology - and in many cases being the first to provide these services. Over the years, we have built factories next door to customers, published annual reports that open Nypro's books to customers, and recently reorganized the company into market-focused global business units that create direct interface between customers and Nypro managers at all levels.Perhaps our most unique offering is our OEM brand promise. Many of our global customers have engaged contract manufacturers to produce their products, only to find after a few years that the contract manufacturer takes accumulated experience and goes into business competing with the customer. We will not do that, and we never have. We make your products, just as you and your customers want them. That's our promise.

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