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Company Description - China Wind Systems, Inc. (“China Wind Systems,” the “Company”) was founded in 1995 and supplies forged
products and industrial equipment to the wind power and other industries in China. With its newly finished state-of-the-art production
facility, the Company plans to increase its production of high-precision rolled rings and other essential components primarily for the wind
power industry. China Wind Systems now manufactures forged rolled rings up to 6.3 meters in diameter with a cross section up to 700
millimeters. The Company is headquartered in Jiangsu Province, China.
Investment Highlights
Revenue ($ in Millions) Rapidly Expanding Wind Power Market in China - China is among the world's
leaders in wind-power advancement. In June 2007, the National Action Plan on Climate
45 42.3 Change set the goal to reduce China’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 billion
40 37.6 tons of carbon dioxide by 2010. China now encourages alternative energy development,
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30 considering the dwindling supply of fossil fuels for power generation and pollution from coal-
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25 18.2 burning. China’s wind power installed capacity doubled in 2008 to reach 12.2 GW and is
20 expected to reach 30 GW in 2010, which was orginally the targeted installed wind capacity in
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10 2020. Recently, China announced that the target for installed capacity in 2020 will increase
5 another five times to 150GW, which represents a potential $200 billion in wind turbines
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A Global Growth Trend - According to the Global Wind Energy Council, global installed wind
energy capacity reached 120 GW and the global market topped 27 GW at year-end 2008. Further,
investment in new power generation equipment topped $50 billion during 2008. China’s installed
capacity doubled for the fourth consecutive year and surpassed 12 GW in 2008. While China ranked
fourth in the world in installed capacity at the end of 2008, behind the United States (25 GW),
Germany (24 GW), and Spain (17 GW), China ranked second globally for installed new capacity in
2008 with 6 GW, behind the United States with 8 GW.
Recently, the Chinese government announced its new goal to increase China's projected installed
wind capacity to 150 GW by 2020, representing potential $200 billion market for wind power
components and projects in China. Leveraging on the industry growth momentum, China Wind
Systems has recently signed a $14 million contract to supply wind tower flanges, demonstrating the
compelling long-term opportunities available in the wind power industry.
Competitive Landscape - The barriers to entry in the wind energy industry are very high relative to
the capital investment required for property, plants and equipment. In addition, the industry requires
significant investments in personnel. China Wind Systems, through its business of manufacturing
industrial equipment, now leverages its technical expertise to manufacture wind components. There
are only a few competitors manufacturing large forged rings measuring 6.3 meters in diameter with a
cross section of 700 millimeters. Presently, the majority of Chinese rolled-ring producers rely on less
effective technology than forging, such as the steam hammer and friction press, resulting in pollution
and energy waste.
** TTM net income and diluted EPS exclude non-cash charges of $0.2 M related to amortization of debt discount and interest expense
and non-cash charge of $0.5 M related to deemed preferred dividend related to issuance of stock warrants upon conversion of
convertible debt to series A preferred stock in Q3 09.