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SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from __________ to __________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  33-16335

CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC.
 (Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
74-2235008
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)
Identification No.)

No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road
Qianzhou Township, Huishan District, Wuxi City
Jiangsu Province, China 150090
 (Address of principal executive office)

(86) 51083397559
 (Registrant’s telephone number)

Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ¨ No ¨

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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
¨
Smaller reporting company
þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  44,679,496 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of May 5, 2009.



CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2009
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
No.
PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
3
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
27
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
40
Item 4
Controls and Procedures.
41
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
43
Item 6.
Exhibits.
43
 
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this report. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements.
 
Although forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K, in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Form 10-Q and in other reports that we file with the SEC.   You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We file reports with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. You can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this report, except as required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Quarterly Report, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
 
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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. 
Financial Statements.

CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 107,910     $ 328,614  
Notes receivable
    199,836       269,549  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (Note 2)
    4,900,064       4,518,259  
Inventories, net of reserve for obsolete inventory (Note 3)
    2,409,723       1,892,090  
Advances to suppliers
    101,916       117,795  
Due from related party (Note 8)
    -       437,688  
Prepaid expenses and other
    79,240       21,744  
                 
Total Current Assets
    7,798,689       7,585,739  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - net (Note 4)
    26,748,919       25,939,596  
                 
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Land use rights, net (Note 5)
    3,789,616       3,806,422  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 38,337,224     $ 37,331,757  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Loans payable (Note 7)
  $ 1,314,713     $ 1,021,272  
Accounts payable
    2,445,776       2,485,137  
Accrued expenses
    233,517       187,605  
VAT and service taxes payable
    -       97,341  
Advances from customers
    100,096       45,748  
Income taxes payable
    336,710       569,371  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    4,430,812       4,406,474  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Loan payable - net of current portion and debt discount (Note 7)
    158,515       -  
                 
Total Liabilities
    4,589,327       4,406,474  
                 
RELATED PARY TRANSACTIONS (Note 8)
               
COMMITMENTS (Note 11)
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Note 6)
               
Preferred stock $0.001 par value;
               
(March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 - 60,000,000 shares authorized, all of which
               
were designated as series A convertible preferred, 14,028,189 shares issued and outstanding; at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)
    14,028       14,028  
Common stock ($0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized;
               
44,979,667 and 44,895,546 shares issued and outstanding
               
at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)
    44,980       44,896  
Additional paid-in capital
    15,706,220       15,571,288  
Retained earnings
    14,231,262       13,639,641  
Statutory reserve
    675,640       621,203  
Other comprehensive gain - cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
    3,075,767       3,034,227  
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity
    33,747,897       32,925,283  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 38,337,224     $ 37,331,757  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 
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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
NET REVENUES
  $ 7,860,867     $ 8,447,074  
                 
COST OF SALES
    6,264,218       6,272,826  
                 
GROSS PROFIT
    1,596,649       2,174,248  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
Depreciation
    77,530       78,020  
Selling, general and administrative
    500,948       616,568  
                 
Total Operating Expenses
    578,478       694,588  
                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    1,018,171       1,479,660  
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
Interest income
    230       5,633  
Interest expense
    (23,671 )     (2,259,694 )
Foreign currency loss
    (11 )     -  
Debt issuance costs
    (12,000 )     (21,429 )
                 
Total Other Income (Expense)
    (35,452 )     (2,275,490 )
                 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    982,719       (795,830 )
                 
INCOME TAXES
    336,661       454,031  
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    646,058       (1,249,861 )
                 
DEEMED PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND
    -       (2,884,062 )
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
  $ 646,058     $ (4,133,923 )
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
               
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 646,058     $ (1,249,861 )
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
               
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain
    41,540       1,007,245  
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 687,598     $ (242,616 )
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
               
Basic
  $ 0.01     $ (0.11 )
Diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.11 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
               
Basic
    44,964,840       37,484,504  
Diluted
    58,993,029       37,484,504  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
Match 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 646,058     $ (1,249,861 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from operations to net cash
               
provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    175,113       159,062  
Amortization of debt discount to interest expense
    1,500       2,263,661  
Amortization of debt offering costs
    -       21,429  
Amortization of land use rights
    21,585       2,784  
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
    1,109       -  
Stock-based compensation expense
    42,031       45,000  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Notes receivable
    70,041       -  
Accounts receivable
    (377,183 )     (1,263,740 )
Inventories
    (515,182 )     (1,136,507 )
Prepaid and other current assets
    (57,485 )     (49,696 )
Advances to suppliers
    16,025       320,583  
Due from related party
    438,174       -  
Accounts payable
    (42,397 )     (1,225,962 )
Accrued expenses
    45,669       7,150  
VAT and service taxes payable
    (97,450 )     62,655  
Income taxes payable
    (233,343 )     (64,183 )
Advances from customers
    54,282       10,804  
                 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    188,547       (2,096,821 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Decrease in due from related parties
    -       96,650  
Proceeds from sale of cost-method investee
    -       34,840  
Deposit on long-term assets - related party
    -       (822,212 )
Purchase of property and equipment
    (951,736 )     (3,907 )
                 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (951,736 )     (694,629 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from loans
    542,116       139,360  
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
    -       187,340  
Payments on related party advances
    -       (100,441 )
                 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    542,116       226,259  
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
    369       120,480  
                 
NET DECREASE IN CASH
    (220,704 )     (2,444,711 )
                 
CASH  - beginning of year
    328,614       5,025,434  
                 
CASH - end of period
  $ 107,910     $ 2,580,723  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 21,264     $ 16,752  
Income taxes
  $ 580,004     $ 518,214  
                 
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Debt discount for grant of warrants
  $ 92,985     $ -  
Deemed preferred stock dividend reflected in paid-in capital
  $ -     $ 2,884,062  
Convertible notes converted to series A preferred stock
  $ -     $ 5,525,000  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
 
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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

China Winds Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 24, 1987 under the name of Malex, Inc.  On December 18, 2007, the Company’s corporate name was changed to China Wind Systems, Inc. The Company manufactures and sells textile dyeing and finishing machines and manufactures and sells high precision forged rolled rings for the wind power industry and other industries specialty equipment used in the production of coal generated electricity through its affiliates, Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd. (“Dyeing”) and Wuxi Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Electrical”), and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuxi Fulland Wind Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Fulland Wind Energy”).

The Company is the sole stockholder of Fulland.  Fulland owns 100% of Green Power Environment Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Green Power”), which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). Green Power is a party to a series of contractual arrangements, as fully described below, dated October 12, 2007 with Dyeing and Electrical, and together with Dyeing, sometimes collectively referred to as the “Huayang Companies”), both of which are limited liability companies headquartered in, and organized under the laws of, the PRC.

Fulland is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on May 9, 2007 by the owners of the Huayang Companies as a special purpose vehicle for purposes of raising capital, in accordance with requirements of the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”). On May 31, 2007, SAFE issued an official notice known as Hui Zong Fa [2007] No. 106 (“Circular 106”), which requires the owners of any Chinese company to obtain SAFE’s approval before establishing any offshore holding company structure for foreign financing as well as subsequent acquisition matters in China. Accordingly, the owners of the Huayang Companies, Mr. Jianhua Wu and Ms. Lihua Tang, submitted their application to SAFE in early September 2007. On October 11, 2007, SAFE approved their application, permitting these Chinese citizens to establish an offshore company, Fulland, as a special purpose vehicle for any foreign ownership and capital raising activities by the Huayang Companies.

Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd.

Dyeing is a Chinese limited liability company and was formed under laws of the People’s Republic of China on August 17, 1995.  Dyeing produces and sells a variety of high and low temperature dyeing and finishing machinery.

Wuxi Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd. and Wuxi Fulland Wind Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.

Electric a Chinese limited liability company and was formed under laws of the People’s Republic of China on May 21, 2004.  On August 27, 2008, the Company incorporated Fulland Wind Energy.  Fulland owns 100% of Fulland Wind Energy, which is a WFOE organized under the laws of the PRC. Beginning in April 2007, Electric began to produce large-scaled forged rolled rings for the wind-power and other industries that are up to three meters in diameter.  Commencing in 2008, the sale of rolled rings accounted for more than 88% of Electric’s revenue.   In 2009, the Company began to produce and sell forged products through Fulland Wind Energy. Fulland Wind Energy manufactures forged rolled rings in the Company’s new facilities.  In addition to forged rolled rings, Electric continues to manufacture electric power auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment). Electric equipment products mainly include various auxiliary equipment of power stations, chemical equipment, dust removal and environmental protection equipment, and metallurgy non- standard equipment. The Company refers to this segment of its business as the forged rolled rings and electric power equipment division

Basis of presentation; management’s responsibility for preparation of financial statements

Management acknowledges its responsibility for the preparation of the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements which reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary in its opinion for a fair statement of its consolidated financial position and the results of its operations for the interim period presented.
 
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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the summary of significant accounting policies and notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2008.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for China Wind Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and variable interest entities, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Fulland, Greenpower and Fulland Wind Energy, as well as the financial statements of Huayang Companies, Dyeing and Electric.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Huayang Companies are considered variable interest entities (“VIE”), and the Company is the primary beneficiary.  The Company’s relationships with the Huayang Companies and their shareholders are governed by a series of contractual arrangements between Green Power, the Company’s wholly foreign-owned enterprise in the PRC, and each of the Huayang Companies, which are the operating companies of the Company in the PRC. Under PRC laws, each of Green Power, Huayang Dye Machine and Huayang Electrical Power Equipment is an independent legal entity and none of them is exposed to liabilities incurred by the other parties. The contractual arrangements constitute valid and binding obligations of the parties of such agreements. Each of the contractual arrangements and the rights and obligations of the parties thereto are enforceable and valid in accordance with the laws of the PRC. On October 12, 2007, the Company entered into the following contractual arrangements with each of Huayang Dye Machine and Huayang Electrical Power Equipment:

Consulting Services Agreement. Pursuant to the exclusive consulting services agreements between Green Power and the Huayang Companies, Green Power has the exclusive right to provide to the Huayang Companies general business operation services, including advice and strategic planning, as well as consulting services related to the technological research and development of dye and finishing machines, electrical equipments and related products (the “Services”). Under this agreement, Green Power owns the intellectual property rights developed or discovered through research and development, in the course of providing the Services, or derived from the provision of the Services. The Huayang Companies shall pay a quarterly consulting service fees in Renminbi (“RMB”) to Fulland that is equal to all of the Huayang Companies’ profits for such quarter.

Operating Agreement. Pursuant to the operating agreement among Green Power, the Huayang Companies and all shareholders of the Huayang Companies (collectively the “Huayang Companies Shareholders”), Green Power provides guidance and instructions on the Huayang Companies’ daily operations, financial management and employment issues. The Huayang Companies Shareholders must designate the candidates recommended by Green Power as their representatives on the boards of directors of each of the Huayang Companies. Green Power has the right to appoint senior executives of the Huayang Companies. In addition, Green Power agrees to guarantee the Huayang Companies’ performance under any agreements or arrangements relating to the Huayang Companies’ business arrangements with any third party. The Huayang Companies, in return, agrees to pledge their accounts receivable and all of their assets to Green Power. Moreover, the Huayang Companies agrees that without the prior consent of Green Power, the Huayang Companies will not engage in any transactions that could materially affect their respective assets, liabilities, rights or operations, including, without limitation, incurrence or assumption of any indebtedness, sale or purchase of any assets or rights, incurrence of any encumbrance on any of their assets or intellectual property rights in favor of a third party or transfer of any agreements relating to their business operation to any third party. The term of this agreement, as amended on November 1, 2008, is 20 years from October 12, 2007 and may be extended only upon Green Power’s written confirmation prior to the expiration of the this agreement, with the extended term to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.

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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Equity Pledge Agreement. Under the equity pledge agreement between the Huayang Companies’ shareholders and Green Power, the Huayang Companies Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in the Huayang Companies’ to Green Power to guarantee the Huayang Companies’ performance of their obligations under the consulting services agreement. If the Huayang Companies or the Huayang Companies’ Shareholders breaches their respective contractual obligations, Green Power, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including the right to sell the pledged equity interests. The Huayang Companies’ Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default, Green Power shall be granted an exclusive, irrevocable power of attorney to take actions in the place and stead of the Huayang Companies’ Shareholders to carry out the security provisions of the equity pledge agreement and take any action and execute any instrument that Green Power may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the equity pledge agreement. The Huayang Companies’ Shareholders agreed not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice Green Power’s interest. The equity pledge agreement will expire two (2) years after the Huayang Companies’ obligations under the consulting services agreements have been fulfilled.

Option Agreement.  Under the option agreement between the Huayang Companies’ Shareholders and Green Power, the Huayang Companies’ Shareholders irrevocably granted Green Power or its designated person an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of the equity interests in the Huayang Companies for the cost of the initial contributions to the registered capital or the minimum amount of consideration permitted by applicable PRC law. Green Power or its designated person has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in part or in full. The term of this agreement, as amended on November 1, 2008, is 20 years from October 12, 2007 and may be extended prior to its expiration by written agreement of the parties.

The accounts of the Huayang Companies are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (Revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of ARB No. 51.” As a VIE, the Huayang Companies’ sales are included in the Company’s total sales, its income from operations is consolidated with the Company’s, and the Company’s net income includes all of the Huayang Companies net income. The Company does not have any non-controlling interest and accordingly, did not subtract any net income in calculating the net income attributable to the Company. Because of the contractual arrangements, the Company had a pecuniary interest in the Huayang Companies that require consolidation of the Company’s and the Huayang Companies financial statements.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. Significant estimates in 2009 and 2008 include the allowance for doubtful accounts, the allowance for obsolete inventory, the useful life of property and equipment and intangible assets, assumptions used in assessing impairment of long-term assets and valuation of deferred tax assets, accruals for taxes due, the calculation of the value of any beneficial conversion feature related to convertible debt, and warrants granted upon the conversion of debt to preferred stock.

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CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
 
Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other then quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
 
Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, loans payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, customer advances, and amounts due from related parties approximate their fair market value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in accordance with SFAS 157.

Cash and cash equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC and the United States. Balances in the United States are insured up to $250,000 at each bank.  Balances in banks in the PRC are uninsured.

Concentrations of credit risk

The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. Substantially all of the Company’s cash is maintained with state-owned banks within the People’s Republic of China of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts. A significant portion of the Company's sales are credit sales which are primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in these areas; however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivables is limited due to generally short payment terms.  The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s bank deposits by geographic area were as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Country:
                       
United States
  $ 11,619       10.8 %   $ 832       0.3 %
China
    96,291       89.2 %     327,782       99.7 %
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 107,910       100.0 %   $ 328,614       100.0 %

Notes receivable

Notes receivable represents trade accounts receivable due from various customers where the customers’ bank has guaranteed the payment of the receivable. This amount is non-interest bearing and is normally paid within three to six months.   Historically, the Company has experienced no losses on notes receivable. The Company‘s notes receivable totaled $199,836 at March 31, 2009 and $269,549 at December 31, 2008.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, customer’s historical payment history, its current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company has established, based on a review of its outstanding balances, an allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of $877,064 and $874,856, respectively.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting of raw materials, work in process and finished goods related to the Company’s products are stated at the lower of cost or market utilizing the weighted average method. An allowance is established when management determines that certain inventories may not be saleable. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, the Company will record reserves for the difference between the cost and the market value. These reserves are recorded based on estimates.  The Company recorded an inventory reserve of $79,269 and $79,170 at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized.  When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition. The Company examines the possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.

Included in property and equipment is construction-in-progress which consists of factories and office buildings under construction and machinery pending installation and includes the costs of construction, machinery and equipment, and any interest charges arising from borrowings used to finance these assets during the period of construction or installation. No provision for depreciation is made on construction-in-progress until such time as the relevant assets are completed and ready for their intended use. Property purchased from a related party is recorded at the cost to the related party and any payment to or on behalf of the related party in excess of the cost is reflected as a distribution to related party.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Impairment of long-lived assets

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the Company reviews, long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, or at least annually. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. The Company did not record any impairment charges for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

Income taxes

The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China and the United States.  Income taxes are accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which is an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns.

The Company adopted FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 109,” as of January 1, 2007.  Under FIN 48, the evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation based on the technical merits of that position. The second step is to measure a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which the threshold is no longer met. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition.  The adoption had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the purchase price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company accounts for the product sale as a multiple element arrangement. Revenue from multiple element arrangements is allocated among the separate accounting units based on the residual method. Under the residual method, the revenue is allocated to undelivered elements based on fair value of such undelivered elements and the residual amounts of revenue allocated to delivered elements. The Company recognizes revenues from the sale of dyeing equipment, forged rolled rings, and electric equipment upon shipment and transfer of title. The other elements may include installation and generally a one-year warranty. Equipment installation revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to complete installation and is recognized when the labor has been completed and the equipment has been accepted by the customer, which is generally within a couple days of the delivery of the equipment. Warranty revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to complete a service and generally is recognized over the contract period. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, amounts allocated to warranty revenues were not material. Based on historical experience, warranty service calls and any related labor costs have been minimal.
 
All other product sales with customer specific acceptance provisions, including the forged rolled rings, are recognized upon customer acceptance and the delivery of the parts or service. Revenues related to spare part sales are recognized upon shipment or delivery based on the trade terms.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Advances from customers

Advances from customers at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 amounted to $100,096 and $45,748, respectively, and consist of prepayments from customers for merchandise that had not yet been shipped. The Company will recognize the deposits as revenue as customers take delivery of the goods, in accordance with its revenue recognition policy.

Stock-based compensation

Stock based compensation is accounted for under SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123R requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively the vesting period). SFAS No. 123R also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The Company accounts for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with EITF No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquisition, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.”

Shipping costs

Shipping costs are included in selling expenses and totaled $66,432 and $57,463 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Employee benefits

The Company’s operations and employees are all located in the PRC.  The Company makes mandatory contributions to the PRC government’s health, retirement benefit and unemployment funds in accordance with the relevant Chinese social security laws, which is approximately 25% of salaries. The costs of these payments are charged to income in the same period as the related salary costs and are not material.

Advertising

Advertising is expensed as incurred and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and was not material.

Research and development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, research and development costs were not material.

Foreign currency translation

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company is the local currency, the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). Results of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income.  The cumulative translation adjustment and effect of exchange rate changes on cash for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $369 and $120,480, respectively. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

All of the Company’s revenue transactions are transacted in the functional currency. The Company does not enter any material transaction in foreign currencies and accordingly, transaction gains or losses have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

Asset and liability accounts at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were translated at 6.8456 RMB to $1.00 and at 6.8542 RMB to $1.00, respectively, which were the exchange rates on the balance sheet dates. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were 6.84659 RMB and 7.17568 RMB to $1.00, respectively.  In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows cash flows from the Company’s operations is calculated based upon the local currencies using the average translation rate. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets.

Income per share of common stock
 
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period. Potentially dilutive common shares consist of common shares issuable upon the conversion of series A preferred stock (using the if-converted method) and common stock warrants (using the treasury stock method).  The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted net income per share:

   
Three Months ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share
  $ 646,058     $ (4,133,923 )
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic
    44,964,840       37,484,504  
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Series A convertible preferred stock
    14,028,189       -  
Weighted average common shares outstanding– diluted
    58,993,029       37,484,504  
Net income (loss) per common share  - basic
  $ 0.01     $ (0.11 )
Net income (loss) per common share  - diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.11 )

The Company's aggregate common stock equivalents at March 31, 2009 and 2008 include the following:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Warrants
    16,571,001       18,906,756  
Series A preferred stock
    14,028,189       14,787,135  
Total
    30,599,190       33,693,891  

Using the treasury stock method, there was no dilution resulting from the outstanding warrants.

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 (SFAS 130) “Reporting Comprehensive Income” to recognize the elements of comprehensive income. Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders' equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 included net income and unrealized gains from foreign currency translation adjustments.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Related parties

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all related party transactions. All transactions shall be recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged. Property purchased from a related party is recorded at the cost to the related party and any payment to or on behalf of the related party in excess of the cost is reflected as a distribution to related party.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and applies to any business combinations which occur after March 31, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 141(R), effective January 1, 2009, may have an impact on accounting for future business combinations.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 160 did not have any material impact on the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption of SFAS No. 161 did not have a material impact on the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement). FSP APB 14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon either mandatory or optional conversion (including partial cash settlement) are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted FSP APB 14-1 beginning January 1, 2009, and this standard must be applied on a retroactive basis. The adoption of FSP APB 14-1 did not have any impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 did not have a material impact on the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

On June 16, 2008, the FASB issued final Staff Position (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities,” to address the question of whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting. The FSP determines that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to dividend payments should be included in earnings per share calculations. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The requirements of (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1 as well as the impact of its adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8, “Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities” (“FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8”). FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 amends FAS 140 and FIN 46(R) to require additional disclosures regarding transfers of financial assets and interest in variable interest entities. FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 is effective for interim or annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008. The adoption of FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 did not have an impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

At its June 25, 2008 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock  (EITF 07-5).  The adoption of EITF 07-5’s requirements will affect accounting for convertible instruments and warrants with down-round provisions.  Down-round provisions are designed to protect an investor in the event the issuer issues securities at a lower price or with a lower exercise or conversion price.  Convertible instruments and warrants which are derivatives and have such provisions will no longer be recorded in equity.  EITF 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Earlier application by an entity that has previously adopted an alternative accounting policy is not permitted.  After reviewing FAS 133 and EITF 07-5, the Company does not believe that EITF 07-5 has a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 2 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, accounts receivable consisted of the following:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Accounts receivable
  $ 5,777,128     $ 5,393,115  
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
    (877,064 )     (874,856 )
    $ 4,900,064     $ 4,518,259  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, inventories consisted of the following:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Raw materials
  $ 1,073,316     $ 1,054,182  
Work in process
    407,241       254,960  
Finished goods
    1,008,435       662,118  
      2,488,992       1,971,260  
Less: Reserve for obsolete inventory
    (79,269 )     (79,170 )
    $ 2,409,723     $ 1,892,090  

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, property and equipment consist of the following:

   
Useful Life
   
2009
   
2008
 
Office equipment and furniture
 
5 Years
    $ 99,686     $ 99,561  
Manufacturing equipment
 
5 – 10 Years
      15,355,800       14,754,250  
Vehicles
 
5 Years
      79,472       79,372  
Construction in progress
   
-
      286,612       207,605  
Building and building improvements
 
20 Years
      14,712,628       14,404,419  
              30,534,198       29,545,207  
Less: accumulated depreciation
            (3,785,279 )     (3,605,611 )
                         
            $ 26,748,919     $ 25,939,596  

For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, depreciation expense amounted to $175,113 and $159,062, respectively, of which $97,583 and $83,826, respectively, is included in cost of sales.  Upon completion of the construction in progress, the assets will be classified to its respective property and equipment category.
 
 NOTE 5 – LAND USE RIGHTS

There is no private ownership of land in China. Land is owned by the government and the government grants land use rights for specified terms. The Company’s land use rights are valued at a fixed amount, which is RMB 27,000,795 at March 31, 2009 and the dollar value of the land use right fluctuates based on the exchange rate.  In 2008, in connection with the acquisition of land use rights from a related party, the Company received the certificate of land use rights from the government. At the time the Company received the land use rights, $5,617,000 was carried as a deposit on long-term assets.  As a result of the grant of the land use rights, the Company reclassified this amount as follows: (i) approximately $3,304,000 to land use rights and (ii) approximately $2,313,000 to distributions to related parties (see Note 8).  The distribution to relate parties represents the amount by which the Company’s purchase price for the land uses right exceeds the cost of the land use rights to the related parties. The Company’s land use rights have terms of 45 and 50 years and expire on January 1, 2053 and October 30, 2053.  The Company amortizes the land use rights over the term of the respective land use right. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, amortization of land use rights amounted to $21,585 and $2,784, respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
 NOTE 5 – LAND USE RIGHTS (continued)

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, land use rights consist of the following:
                 
   
Useful Life
 
2009
   
2008
 
Land Use Rights
 
45 - 50 years
  $ 3,944,256     $ 3,939,307  
Less: Accumulated Amortization
        (154,640 )     (132,885 )
        $ 3,789,616     $ 3,806,422  
 
Amortization of land use rights attributable to future periods is as follows:

Period ending March 31:
     
2010
  $ 86,352  
2011
    86,352  
2012
    86,352  
2013
    86,352  
Thereafter
    3,444,208  
    $ 3,789,616  
 
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(a)           Common stock

On January 1, 2009, the Company issued 70,000 shares of its common stock for investor relation services. The Company valued these shares at the fair value of the common shares on date of grant of $35,000, or $0.50 per share, and recorded professional fees of $35,000.

On March 3, 2009, the Company issued 232 shares of its common stock for services rendered. The shares were valued at fair value on the date of grant and the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $87.

On March 31, 2009, the Company issued 13,889 shares of its common stock to its chief financial officer for services rendered pursuant to an employment agreement.  The shares were valued at fair value on the date of grant, and the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $6,944.

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March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

(b)  Conversion of Convertible Notes; Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation

On November 13, 2007, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with three accredited investors.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued and sold to the investors, for $5,525,000, the Company’s 3% convertible subordinated notes in the principal amount of $5,525,000.  At the time of the financing, the Company did not have any authorized shares of preferred stock.  On March 28, 2008, upon the filing of both a restated certificate of incorporation, which created a series of preferred stock and gave the board of directors broad authority to create one or more series of preferred stock, and  a statement of designation that set forth the rights, preferences, privileges and limitations of the holders of the series A preferred stock, these notes were automatically converted into an aggregate of (i) 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock and (ii) warrants to purchase 11,176,504 shares of common stock at $0.58 per share, 5,588,252 shares of common stock at $0.83 per share, and 2,065,000 shares at $0.92 per share, subject to adjustment.  The restated certificate of incorporation increased the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 75,000,000 to 210,000,000 shares, of which (i) 150,000,000 shares are designated as common stock, par value of $.001 per share, and (ii) 60,000,000 shares are designated as preferred stock, par value of $.001 per share.

(c)           Series A Preferred Stock

The series A preferred stock has the following rights, preferences and limitations:

  
There are 60,000,000 authorized shares of series A preferred stock.   
 
  
No dividends shall be payable with respect to the series A preferred stock. No dividends shall be declared or payable with respect to the common stock while the series A preferred stock is outstanding. The Company shall not redeem or purchase any shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock which is junior to or on parity with the series A preferred stock while the series A preferred stock is outstanding.
 
  
The holders of the series A preferred stock have no voting rights except as required by law. However, so long as any shares of series A preferred stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative approval of the holders of 75% of the shares of the series A preferred stock then outstanding, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the series A preferred stock or alter or amend the statement of designations relating to the series A preferred stock, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends or distribution of assets upon a liquidation senior to or pari passu with the series A preferred stock, or any of preferred stock possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a more favorable price than the series A preferred stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions of the certificate of designation, (d) increase the authorized number of shares of series A preferred stock or the number of authorized shares of preferred stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.
 
  
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the series A preferred stock have a liquidated preference of $.374 per share. 
 
  
Each share of series A preferred stock is convertible (subject to the 4.9% limitations described below) into one share of common stock, subject to adjustment, at the option of the holders, at any time. 
 
  
All of the outstanding shares of series A preferred stock shall be automatically converted into common stock upon the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the date fixed for consummation of any transaction resulting in a change of control of the Company, as defined in the statement of designation.
 
  
The holders may not convert the series A preferred stock to the extent that such conversion would result in the holder and its affiliates beneficially owning more than 4.9% of the Company’s common stock.  This provision may not be waived or amended.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

(d)           Securities Purchase Agreement

Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement relating to the Company’s November 2007 private placement, as amended:
 
  
The Company agreed to have appointed such number of independent directors that would result in a majority of its directors being independent directors, that the audit committee would be composed solely of not less than three independent directors and the compensation committee would have at least three directors, a majority of which shall be independent directors.  The Company is presently in compliance with this covenant.  If the Company does not meet these requirements for a period of 60 days for an excused reason, as defined in the securities purchase agreement, or 75 days for a reason which is not an excused reason, the Company would be required to pay liquidated damages.
 
  
The Company agreed to have a qualified chief financial officer.  If the Company cannot hire a qualified chief financial officer promptly upon the resignation or termination of employment of a former chief financial officer, the Company may engage an accountant or accounting firm to perform the duties of the chief financial officer.  In no event shall the Company either (i) fail to file an annual, three months or other report in a timely manner because of the absence of a qualified chief financial officer, or (ii) not have a person who can make the statements and sign the certifications required to be filed in an annual or three monthly report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
  
Liquidated damages for failure to comply with the preceding two covenants are computed in an amount equal to 12% per annum of the purchase price, up to a maximum of 12% of the purchase price, which is $663,000, which is payable in cash or series A preferred stock, at the election of the investors.  If payment is made in shares of series A preferred stock, each share is valued at $.374 per share.
 
  
The Company and the investors entered into a registration rights agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to file, by January 12, 2008, a registration statement covering the common stock issuable upon conversion of the series A preferred stock and exercise of the warrants and to have the registration statement declared effective by June 11, 2008.  The registration rights agreement provides for additional demand registration rights in the event that the investors are not able to register all of the shares in the initial registration statement. The Company filed its registration on February 14, 2008 and it was declared effective on June 13, 2008. No liquidated damages were incurred and accordingly, pursuant to FASB Staff Position, or FSP, EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements, no liability was recorded.

  
The Investors have a right of first refusal on future financings.
 
  
Until the earlier of November 13, 2011 or such time as the Investors shall have sold all of the underlying shares of common stock, the Company is restricted from issuing convertible debt or preferred stock.
 
  
Until the earlier of November 13, 2010 or such time as the Investors have sold 90% of the underlying shares of common stock, the Company’s debt cannot exceed twice the preceding four quarters earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
 
  
The Company’s officers and directors agreed, with certain limited exceptions, not to publicly sell shares of common stock for 27 months or such earlier date as all of the convertible securities and warrants have been converted or exercised and the underlying shares of common stock have been sold.
 
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NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

  
In connection with the securities purchase agreement, $30,000 was paid to an investor as reimbursement for due diligence expenses, which is treated as a debt discount and was amortized over the life of the convertible notes. Other fees incurred in connection with the debt issuance include $25,000 of legal fees, which were treated as a deferred debt issue costs and are being amortized to debt issue cost expense over the life of the notes. The unamortized portion of this debt discount on March 28, 2008, the date on which the convertible notes were automatically converted, was recognized at that time.

  
With certain exceptions, until the Investors have sold all of the underlying shares of Common Stock, if the Company sells common stock or issues convertible securities with a conversion or exercise price which is less than the conversion price of the preferred stock, the conversion price of the series A preferred stock and the exercise price of the warrants is reduced to the lower price.

(e)           Warrants
 
On March 23, 2009, in connection with the Company’s sale to two investors of its 18-month, 15% notes in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000, the Company issued five-year warrants to purchase 437,500 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.  These warrants were treated as a discount on the secured notes and were valued at $92,985 to be amortized over the 18-month note term. The fair value of this warrant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model in accordance with SFAS 123R using the following weighted-average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 137.51%; risk-free interest rate of 1.69% and an expected holding period of five years.

There was no warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  Warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is summarized as follows:
 
   
Number of
Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Balance at beginning of year
    16,133,501     $ 0.50  
Granted
    437,500       0.40  
Exercised
    -       -  
Balance at end of period
    16,571,001     $ 0.50  
                 
Warrants exercisable at end of period
    16,571,001     $ 0.50  

The following table summarizes the shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding at March 31, 2009:
 
Warrants Outstanding
   
Warrants Exercisable
 
Range of
Exercise
Price
 
Number
Outstanding at
March 31,
2009
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number
Exercisable at
March 31,
2009
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
0.50
    400,000       3.62     $ 0.50       400,000     $ 0.50  
 
0.567
    9,232,424       3.62       0.567       9,232,424       0.567  
 
0.40
    6,938,577       3.71       0.40       6,938,577       0.40  
       16,571,001             $ 0.50       16,571,001     $ 0.50  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

(f)           Beneficial Conversion Feature and Deemed Dividend

In November 2007, the Company evaluated the application of EITF 98-5, “Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios,” and EITF 00-27, “Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments” and concluded that the convertible notes had a beneficial conversion option. In fiscal 2007, pursuant to EITF 00-27, Issue 15, the Company computed the intrinsic value of the conversion option at $2,610,938 based on a comparison of (a) the proceeds of the convertible debt allocated to the common stock portion of the conversion option by first allocating the proceeds received from the convertible debt offering to the debt and the detachable warrants on a relative fair value basis, and (b) the fair value at the commitment date of the common stock to be received by the Company upon conversion. The excess of (b) over (a) is the intrinsic value of the embedded conversion option of $2,610,938 that has been recognized by the Company as a discount to the notes and amortized using the straight-line method over the stated term; with the unamortized portion being recognized upon the conversion of the notes.

The Company filed the restated certificate of incorporation on March 28, 2008.   Upon filing of the restated certificate of incorporation, the note was automatically converted into 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase 18,829,756 shares of the common stock. As a result of the automatic conversion of the note into shares of series A preferred stock and warrants, as described above, the Company recognized the value of the warrants and any remaining debt discount upon conversion of the note.

At November 13, 2007, the fair value of the warrants used to calculate the intrinsic value of the conversion option was estimated at $2,884,062 and was computed using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the assumed issuance of the warrants on the date the notes were issued. Variables used in the option-pricing model include (1) risk-free interest rate at the date of grant (3.84%), (2) expected warrant life of 5 years, (3) expected volatility of 150%, and (4) 0% expected dividend. As the series A preferred stock does not require redemption by the Company or have a finite life, upon issuance of the warrants on March 28, 2008, a one-time preferred stock deemed dividend of $2,884,062 was recognized immediately as a non-cash charge on March 28, 2008. The non-cash, deemed dividend did not have an effect on net earnings or cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The estimated fair market value of the warrants of $2,884,062 has been recorded as additional paid-in capital and a reduction to retained earnings.

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, amortization of debt issue costs was $21,429 and included any remaining balance of debt issue costs that was expensed upon conversion of the convertible notes to the series A preferred stock and warrants.  The amortization of debt discounts for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $1,500 and $2,263,661, respectively, which has been included in interest expense on the accompanying statements of income.   For the three months ended March 31, 2008, amortization of debt discounts included any remaining balance of the debt discount that was expensed upon conversion of the convertible debt to the series A preferred stock, which occurred on March 28, 2008.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

On March 28, 2008, the Company evaluated the application of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities (FAS 133) and concluded that the preferred shares and warrants associated with the November 13, 2007 financing did not meet the definition of a derivate financial instrument.  Derivative financial instruments, as defined in FAS 133 consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain all three of the following characteristics: i) the financial instrument has a notional amount and one or more underlying, e.g. interest rate, security price or other variable, ii) require no initial net investment and iii) permits net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Paragraph 9 of FAS 133 defines net settlement.  In order for the net settlement requirement to be met, the contract must meet one of the three tests listed in paragraph 9. 

Since there is no net settlement provision in the contract and no market mechanism that facilitates net settlement that would cause the contract to meet the criteria in paragraphs 9(a) and 9(b), we analyzed paragraph 9(c) of Statement 133 which provides that a contract that requires delivery of the assets associated with the underlying has the characteristic of net settlement if those assets are readily convertible to cash. Footnote 5 to that paragraph makes explicit reference to the use of the phrase readily convertible to cash in paragraph 83(a) of FASB Concepts Statement No. 5, Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises.

An asset (whether financial or nonfinancial) can be considered to be readily convertible to cash, as that phrase is used in paragraph 9(c), only if the net amount of cash that would be received from a sale of the asset in an active market is either equal to or not significantly less than the amount an entity would typically have received under a net settlement provision

At the time of the November 2007 private placement, there was no market for the Company’s common stock.  Prior to the financing the Company was a blank check shell with no business.  At the time that the convertible notes were converted into preferred stock and warrants, there was still no active market in the Company’s common stock.

On March 28, 2008, in connection with the conversion of the convertible notes and warrants, the Company issued to the investors warrants to purchase a total of more than 18,800,000 shares of common stock.  On that date there were approximately 37,400,000 shares of common stock outstanding.  Thus, the warrants, at the time of issuance, represented more than 50% of the outstanding common stock.

Since the (i)the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, (ii) the relationship between the number of warrants and the outstanding common stock, (iii) the lack of an active market in the stock, (iii) the fact that the common stock is not listed on an exchange and was not so listed at the time the warrants were issued, (iv) the fact that the underlying common stock was not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (v) the fact that relatively modest sales would have a depressing effect on the market price of the common stock demonstrate that the net settlement test is not met and the warrants are not considered a derivative instrument..

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 7 – LOANS PAYABLE

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, loans payable consisted of the following:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Loan payable to Bank of Communications, due on June 16, 2009 with annual interest at March 31, 2009 of 6.05% secured by assets of the Company.
  $ 292,158     $ 291,792  
                 
Loan payable to Bank of Communications, due on June 10, 2009 with annual interest at March 31, 2009 of 6.05% secured by assets of the Company.
    438,238       437,688  
                 
Loan payable to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, due on December 16, 2009 with annual interest at March 31, 2009 of 6.42% secured by assets of the Company.
    292,159       291,792  
                 
Loan payable to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, due on November 18, 2009 with annual interest at March 31, 2009 of 6.1065% the rate being adjusted quarterly based on People’s Bank of China’s base rate plus 1.5% secured by assets of the Company.
    146,079       -  
                 
Loan payable to individual, due on January 9, 2010, with annual interest of 10% per annum.
    146,079       -  
                 
Principal amount of loan payable to investors, due on September 23, 2010, with annual interest of 15% per annum (see (a) below).
    250,000       -  
Total loans payable
    1,564,713       1,021,272  
                 
Less: current portion of loans payable
    (1,314,713 )     (1,021,272 )
Long-term loans payable
    250,000       -  
                 
Less: debt discount (a)
    (91,485 )     -  
                 
Long-term loans payable – net
  $ 158,515     $ -  

(a) 
In March 2009, the Company sold to two investors its 18-month, 15% notes in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 and warrants to purchase 437,500 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.  Pursuant to the related purchase agreements, our chief executive officer placed 1,531,250 shares of common stock into escrow.  The note holders have the right to take these shares, valued at $0.20 per share, if the Company does not pay the interest on or principal of the notes before such failure becomes an event of default.  Pursuant to the loan documents, in the event of that Leo Wang ceases to be employed by the Company as its chief financial officer, the holders of not less than $126,000 principal amount of the notes, shall have the right, on not less than 60 days’ notice, to declare the notes in default.  If Mr. Wang ceases to be employed by the Company as a result of his death, disability or a termination for cause, than the Company shall have 60 days to replace Mr. Wang with a chief financial officer acceptable to investors. The debt discount of $91,485 represents the value of the warrants issued in connection with this note.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Due from related party

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, due from related parties was due from the following:

 
Name
 
 
Relationship
 
March 31,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
 
                 
Wuxi Anyida Machinery Co. Ltd
 
Company owned by sibling of CEO (1)
    -       437,688  
                     
        $ -     $ 437,688  

(1)  
This loan was made in December 2008 and repaid in January 2009 without interest.  Although the Company does not believe that this loan violates the proscription against loans to directors or executive officers contained in Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it is possible that a court might come to a different conclusion.

Purchase of assets from related party

In July 2007, the Company agreed to acquire property from Boiler for an aggregate price of 89,282,500 RMB, or approximately $12,207,000. The Company had previously been a 33% owner of Boiler and, in 2007, the Company sold its interest in Boiler to a related party.  The original purchase price was reduced by 9,196,341RMB, or approximately $1,257,000, which represents the Company’s 33% interest in the appreciation in property prior to the sale of the Company’s interest in Boiler, resulting in a net purchase price of 80,086,159 RMB, or approximately $10,950,000. The property consists of an approximately 100,000 square foot factory, land use rights, employee housing facilities and other leasehold improvements. The purchase price was fully paid by December 31, 2008.  Prior to payment of the purchase price, the Company treated its payments as deposits on long-term assets, which amounted to $11,538,000.  During 2008, the Company received the certificate of land use rights but as of December 31, 2008 had not received the completed title to the buildings until March 2009. During 2008, upon the receipt of the land use rights and the full payment of the purchase price, the Company reclassified approximately $3,304,000, representing Boiler’s cost of the land use rights to land use rights (See Note 5), reclassified approximately $5,517,000, which represents Boiler’s cost of constructing the factory and related leasehold improvements and employee housing facilities, to property and equipment, and reclassified approximately $2,717,000, which represents the excess of amounts paid by the Company for the land use rights and factory facilities over the original cost of the land use rights and factory facilities acquired, to a distribution to related parties. The difference between the total payments, $11,538,000, and the purchase price of $10,950,000 is treated as a foreign currency translation adjustment.

NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, ‘‘Accounting for Income Taxes’’ (‘‘SFAS 109’’). SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax losses and tax credit carryforwards.  SFAS 109 additionally requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Realization of deferred tax assets, including those related to the U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, are dependent upon future earnings, if any, of which the timing and amount are uncertain. Accordingly, the net deferred tax asset related to the U.S. net operating loss carryforward has been fully offset by a valuation allowance. The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China and the United States. In 2009 and 2008, under the Income Tax Laws of PRC, Chinese companies are generally subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The Company’s VIE, Dyeing and Electric are subject to these statutory rates.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 10 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

The following information is presented in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company operated in two reportable business segments - (1) the manufacture of dyeing and finishing equipment and (2) the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components for the wind power and other industries and electric power auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment). The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products. They are managed separately based on the fundamental differences in their operations.  All of the Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC.

Information with respect to these reportable business segments for the three month ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follows:
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenues:
           
Dyeing and finishing equipment
  $ 3,529,441     $ 4,653,138  
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
    4,331,426       3,793,936  
      7,860,867       8,447,074  
Depreciation:
               
Dyeing and finishing equipment
    100,107       97,838  
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
    75,006       61,224  
          175,113       159,062  
Interest expense:
               
Dyeing and finishing equipment
    -       -  
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
    21,264       16,752  
Other (a)
    2,407       2,242,942  
      23,671       2,259,694  
Net income (loss):
               
Dyeing and finishing equipment
    464,503       704,386  
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
    424,036       640,949  
Other (a)
    (242,481 )     (2,595,196 )
      646,058       (1,249,861 )
Identifiable assets at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 by segment:
               
Dyeing and finishing equipment
  $ 17,595,919     $ 17,884,877  
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
    20,709,971       19,415,748  
Other (a)
    31,334       31,132  
    $ 38,337,224     $ 37,331,757  
                 
Identifiable assets at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 by geographical location:
               
China
  $ 38,306,030     $ 37,321,465  
United States
    31,194       10,292  
    $ 38,337,224     $ 37,331,757  
 
(a)  
The Company does not allocate any general and administrative expenses of its US activities to its reportable segments, because these activities are managed at a corporate level. Additionally, other identifiable assets represents assets located in the United States and Hong Kong and are not allocated to reportable segments.
 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2009
 
NOTE 11 – STATUTORY RESERVES

The Company is required to make appropriations to reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund and discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (the “PRC GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least 10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with the PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’ registered capital or members’ equity. Appropriations to the statutory public welfare fund are at a minimum of 5% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP. Commencing on January 1, 2006, the new PRC regulations waived the requirement for appropriating retained earnings to a welfare fund. As of March 31, 2009, the Company appropriated the required maximum 50% of its registered capital to statutory reserves for Dyeing.

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, statutory reserve activity is as follows:

   
Dyeing
   
Electric
   
Total
 
Balance – December 31, 2008
    72,407       548,796       621,203  
Additional to statutory reserves
    -       54,437       54,437  
Balance – March 31, 2009
  $ 72,407     $ 603,233     $ 675,640  
 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

Our revenues are derived from two unrelated businesses – (1) the manufacture of dyeing & finishing equipment and (2) the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components for the wind power and other industries and electric power auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment). We market products from these two segments with independent marketing groups to different customer bases.

Historically, the dyeing and finishing equipment business has been the principal source of our revenue and operating income, accounting for 44.9% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 55.1% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  Substantially all of our sales of these products are made to companies in the PRC. As a result, we are dependent upon the continued growth of the textile industry in the PRC. To the extent that growth in this industry stagnates in the PRC, whether as a result of export restrictions from countries such as the United States, who are major importers of Chinese-made textiles, or shifts in international manufacturing to countries which may have a lower cost than the PRC, or overexpansion of the Chinese textile industry, we will have more difficulty in selling these products in the PRC, and we may have difficulty exporting our equipment. Further, as the textile industry seeks to lower costs by purchasing equipment that uses the most technological developments to improve productivity, reduce costs and have less adverse environmental impact, if we are not able to offer products utilizing the most current technology, our ability to market our products will suffer. The Chinese textile industry has been severely impacted by the worldwide economic downturn, which has resulted in a substantial decline in exports.  Additionally, the export market can also be subject to protectionist measures imposed by importing countries seeking to protect their own industries in a time of a declining demand for products.    As a result, we are experiencing a significant decline in this segment of our business, and we cannot predict when, if at all, business in this segment will improve.  If we are not able to generate sufficient business, we may discontinue this phase of our operations and concentrate on our forged rings and electrical power equipment segment.

In our forged rolled rings and electrical power equipment segment, we manufacture high precision forged rolled rings for the wind power industry and other industries. Additionally, we also manufacture specialty equipment used in the production of coal generated electricity. Revenue from our forged rolled rings and electrical power equipment segment accounted for 55.1% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and 44.9% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

The following table sets forth information as to revenue of our forged rolled rings and electrical power equipment segment in dollars and as a percent of revenue:

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
    
2009
   
2008
 
   
Dollars
   
%
   
Dollars
   
%
 
Forged rolled rings - wind power industry
  $ 2,724,131       62.9 %   $ 961,290       25.4 %
Forged rolled rings – other industries
    1,607,295       37.1 %     2,242,976       59.1 %
Electrical equipment
    -       -       589,670       15.5 %
                                 
Total
  $ 4,331,426       100 %   $ 3,793,936       100 %

We expect that rolled rings will become a more significant percentage of total revenues in the future, and, in this connection we have expanding our manufacturing facilities to enable us to manufacture forged rolled rings with a larger diameter in order to meet the perceived needs of the wind power industry. We experienced a decrease in revenues from forged rolled rings – other industries as discussed below in results of operations,
 
 
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In 2007, we purchased property from an affiliated company for a net price of approximately $10,950,000. The property consists of an approximately 100,000 square foot factory, land use rights, employee housing facilities and other leasehold improvements.  We are using this new facility to manufacture forged rolled rings and other components for use in the wind power and other industries.  With our expanded facilities designed to accommodate the manufacture of rolled rings with larger diameters, we plan to develop products designed to meet the needs of the wind power industry. Wind power accounts for an insignificant percentage of the power generated in the PRC, and our ability to market to this segment is dependent upon both the growth of the acceptance of wind power as an energy source in the PRC and the acceptance of our products.

In addition to manufacturing forged rolled rings, we market electrical power equipment to operators of coal-fired electricity generation plants. Our ability to market these products is dependent upon the continued growth of coal-generated power plants and our ability to offer products that enable the operators of the power plants to produce electricity through a cleaner process than would otherwise be available at a reasonable cost. To the extent that government regulations are adopted that require the power plants to reduce or eliminate polluting discharges from power plants, our equipment would need to be redesigned to meet such requirements.  With the completion of our new plant facilities we have concentrated our marketing effort to the wind-related forging business, and have reduced our marketing effort directed to the electrical power equipment markets.  As a result of this shift in marketing combined with the commencement of operations at our new forging facility and the seasonable swings in business resulting from the Chinese New Year holiday, we did not receive any orders for our auxiliary electric power equipment segment during the first quarter of 2009.  We also believe that potential customers in this market are seeking price reductions which could impair our overall gross margins.  Our revenue from the sale of electric power equipment was 5.5% of total revenue in 2008.  We do not expect to generate significant revenue from the sale of electrical power equipment during the remainder of 2009.

Our products are sold for use by manufacturers of industrial equipment.  Because of the recent decline in oil prices and the general international economic trends, the demand for products used in manufacturing in general including wind power industries, is uncertain.  Although we believe that over the long term, the wind power segment will expand, and the government of the PRC has announced its desire to increase the use of wind power as an energy source, in the short term these factors may affect the requirements by our customers and potential customers for our products.  To the extent that the demand for our forged rolled rings declines, our revenue and net income will be affected.

A major element of our cost of sales is raw materials, principally steel and other metals. These metals are subject to price fluctuations, and recently these fluctuations have been significant.  In times of increasing prices, we need to try to fix the price at which we purchases raw materials in order to avoid increases in costs which we cannot recoup through increases in sales prices.  Similarly, in times of decreasing prices, we may have purchased metals at prices which are high in terms of the price at which we can sell our products, which also can impair our margins.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We continually evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, recovery of long-lived assets, income taxes, and the valuation of equity transactions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Any future changes to these estimates and assumptions could cause a material change to our reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements

 
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Variable Interest Entities

Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (Revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of ARB No. 51” (“FIN 46R”) we are required to include in our consolidated financial statements the financial statements of variable interest entities.  FIN 46R requires a variable interest entity to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss for the variable interest entity or is entitled to receive a majority of the variable interest entity’s residual returns. Variable interest entities are those entities in which we, through contractual arrangements, bear the risk of, and enjoy the rewards normally associated with ownership of the entity, and therefore we are the primary beneficiary of the entity.

The Huayang Companies are considered variable interest entities (“VIE”), and we are the primary beneficiary. On November 13, 2007, we entered into agreements with the Huayang Companies pursuant to which we shall receive 100% of the Huayang Companies net income. In accordance with these agreements, the Huayang Companies shall pay consulting fees equal to 100% of its net income to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Green Power, and Green Power shall supply the technology and administrative services needed to service the Huayang Companies.

The accounts of the Huayang Companies are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements pursuant to FIN 46R. As a VIE, the Huayang Companies sales are included in our total sales, its income from operations is consolidated with our, and our net income includes all of the Huayang Companies net income. We do not have any non-controlling interest and accordingly, did not subtract any net income in calculating the net income attributable to us. Because of the contractual arrangements, we have pecuniary interest in the Huayang Companies that require consolidation of the Huayang Companies financial statements with our financial statements.

Accounts receivable

We have a policy of reserving for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable.  We periodically review our accounts receivable and other receivables to determine whether an allowance is necessary based on an analysis of past due accounts and other factors that may indicate that the realization of an account may be in doubt.  Account balances deemed to be uncollectible are charged to the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

As a basis for accurately estimating the likelihood of collection has been established, we consider a number of factors when determining reserves for uncollectable accounts.   We believe that we use a reasonably reliable methodology to estimate the collectability of our accounts receivable. We review our allowances for doubtful accounts on at least a quarterly basis. We also consider whether the historical economic conditions are comparable to current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers or other parties that we have business relations with were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.  Should we become unable to reasonably estimate the collectability of our receivables, our results of operations could be negatively impacted.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting of raw materials and finished goods related our products are stated at the lower of cost or market utilizing the weighted average method. An allowance is established when management determines that certain inventories may not be saleable. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, we will record additional reserves for the difference between the cost and the market value. These reserves are recorded based on estimates.  We review inventory quantities on hand and on order and record, on a quarterly basis, a provision for excess and obsolete inventory, if necessary. If the results of the review determine that a write-down is necessary, we recognize a loss in the period in which the loss is identified, whether or not the inventory is retained. Our inventory reserves establish a new cost basis for inventory and are not reversed until we sell or dispose of the related inventory. Such provisions are established based on historical usage, adjusted for known changes in demands for such products, or the estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements.

 
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Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  In 2008, in connection with the acquisition of a factory, leasehold improvement and employee facilities from a related party, we reclassified approximately $5,517,000, which represents the related party’s cost of constructing the factory and related leasehold improvements and employee housing facilities to property and equipment and reclassified approximately $404,000, which represents the excess of amounts paid by the Company for the factory facilities over the original cost of the factory facilities acquired, to a distribution to related parties. These amounts have previously been classified as deposits of long-term assets – related party.  Depreciation is computed using straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

   
Useful Life
Building and building improvements
 
20
 
Years
Manufacturing equipment
 
5 – 10
 
Years
Office equipment and furniture
 
5
 
Years
Vehicle
 
5
 
Years
 
The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition.

Included in property and equipment is construction-in-progress which consists of factories and office buildings under construction and machinery pending installation and includes the costs of construction, machinery and equipment, and any interest charges arising from borrowings used to finance these assets during the period of construction or installation. No provision for depreciation is made on construction-in-progress until such time as the relevant assets are completed and ready for their intended use.

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” we examine the possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value.

Land use rights

There is no private ownership of land in the PRC. All land in the PRC is owned by the government and cannot be sold to any individual or company. The government grants a land use right that permits the holder of the land use right to use the land for a specified period. Our land use rights were granted with a term of 45  or 50 years.  Any transfer of the land use right requires government approval.  We have recorded as an intangible asset the costs paid to acquire a land use right. The land use rights are amortized on the straight-line method over the land use right terms.  In 2008, in connection with the acquisition of land use rights from a related party, we received the certificate of land use rights from the government. At the time we received the land use rights, $5,617,000 was carried as a deposit on long-term assets – related party.  As a result of the grant of the land use rights, we reclassified this amount as follows: (i) approximately $3,304,000 to land use rights and (ii) approximately $2,313,000 to distributions to related parties.  The distribution to related parties represents the amount by which our purchase price for the land use right exceeds the cost of the land use rights by the related parties.

Revenue recognition

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the purchase price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. We account for the product sales as a multiple element arrangement. Revenue from multiple element arrangements is allocated among the separate accounting units based on the residual method. Under the residual method, the revenue is allocated to undelivered elements based on fair value of such undelivered elements and the residual amounts of revenue allocated to delivered elements. We recognize revenue from the sale of dyeing and electric equipment upon shipment and transfer of title. The other elements may include installation and generally a one-year warranty.

 
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Equipment installation revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to complete installation and is recognized when the labor has been completed and the equipment has been accepted by the customer, which is generally within a close to the date of delivery of the equipment.

Warranty revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to complete a service and generally is recognized over the contract period. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, amounts allocated to warranty revenues were not material. Based on historical experience, warranty service calls and any related labor costs have been minimal.
 
All other product sales, including the forging of parts, with customer specific acceptance provisions, are recognized upon customer acceptance and the delivery of the parts or service. Revenues related to spare part sales are recognized upon shipment or delivery based on the trade terms.

Research and development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred, and are included in general and administrative expenses. These costs primarily consist of cost of material used and salaries paid for the development of our products and fees paid to third parties. We had no research and development expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

Income taxes

We are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC. Income taxes are accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which is an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. The charge for taxes is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
 
Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they related to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

We adopted FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The adoption had no affect on our financial statements.

Recent accounting pronouncements 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 141(R) may have an impact on accounting for future business combinations.

 
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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 160 did not have a material impact on the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption of SFAS No. 161 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement). FSP APB 14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon either mandatory or optional conversion (including partial cash settlement) are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt FSP APB 14-1 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and this standard must be applied on a retroactive basis. The adoption of FSP APB 14-1 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 did not have a material impact on the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

On June 16, 2008, the FASB issued final Staff Position (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities,” to address the question of whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting. As provided in the FSP, unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to dividend payments should be included in earnings per share calculations. The guidance will be effective commencing in the three months ended December 31, 2009. The adoption of the requirements of EITF 03-6-1 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8, “Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities” (“FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8”). FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 amends FAS 140 and FIN 46(R) to require additional disclosures regarding transfers of financial assets and interest in variable interest entities. FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 is effective for interim or annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008. The adoption of FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
 
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At its June 25, 2008 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock  (EITF 07-5).  The adoption of EITF 07-5’s requirements will affect accounting for convertible instruments and warrants with down-round provisions.   Convertible instruments and warrants which are derivatives and have down-round protection will no longer be recorded in equity.  EITF 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  After reviewing FAS 133 and EITF 07-5, we do not believe that EITF 07-5 has a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Currency Exchange Rates

All of our sales are denominated in RMB. As a result, changes in the relative values of U.S. Dollars and RMB affect our reported levels of revenues and profitability as the results are translated into U.S. Dollars for reporting purposes. In particular, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could have a significant impact on our financial stability due to a mismatch among various foreign currency-denominated sales and costs. Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and RMB affect our gross and net profit margins and could result in foreign exchange and operating losses.

Our exposure to foreign exchange risk primarily relates to currency gains or losses resulting from timing differences between signing of sales contracts and settling of these contracts. Furthermore, we translate monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies into RMB, the functional currency of our operating business. Our results of operations and cash flow are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted by the People’s Bank of China at the end of the period. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in our statement of shareholders’ equity. We have not used any forward contracts, currency options or borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our results of operations and may incur net foreign currency losses in the future. As our sales denominated in foreign currencies, such as RMB and Euros, continue to grow, we will consider using arrangements to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

Our financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars but the functional currency of our operating subsidiary is RMB. The value of your investment in our stock will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB. To the extent we hold assets denominated in U.S. dollars, any appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar could result in a change to our statement of operations and a reduction in the value of our U.S. dollar denominated assets. On the other hand, a decline in the value of RMB against the U.S. dollar could reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts of our financial results, the value of your investment in our company and the dividends we may pay in the future, if any, all of which may have a material adverse effect on the price of our stock.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of net revenues:

 
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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Dollars
   
Percent
   
Dollars
   
Percent
 
NET REVENUES
  $ 7,860,867       100.0 %   $ 8,447,074       100.0 %
                                 
COST OF REVENUES
    6,264,218       79.7 %     6,272,826       74.3 %
                                 
GROSS PROFIT
    1,596,649       20.3 %     2,174,248       25.7 %
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
    578,478       7.3 %     694,588       8.2 %
                                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    1,018,171       13.0 %     1,479,660       17.5 %
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
    (35,452 )     0.5 %     (2,275,490 )     (26.9 )%
                                 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    982,719       12.5 %     (795,830 )     (9.4 )%
                                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    336,661       4.3 %     454,031       5.4 %
                                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    646,058       8.2 %     (1,249,861 )     (14.8 )%
                                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    41,540       0.5 %     1,007,245       11.9 %
                                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 687,598       8.7 %   $ (242,616 )     (2.9 )%
 
The following table sets forth information as to the gross margin for our two lines of business for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Dyeing and finishing equipment:
           
Revenue
  $ 3,529,441     $ 4,653,138  
Cost of sales
    2,778,325       3,439,227  
Gross profit
    751,116       1,213,911  
Gross margin
    21.3 %     26.1 %
                 
Forged rolled rings and electric power equipment:
               
Revenue
  $ 4,331,426     $ 3,793,936  
Cost of sales
    3,485,893       2,833,599  
Gross profit
    845,533       960,337  
Gross margin
    19.5 %     25.3 %
 
Revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we had revenues of $7,860,867, as compared to revenues of $8,447,074 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately 6.9%. The decrease in total revenue was attributable to decrease in Dyeing revenues offset by an increase in revenue from forged rolled rings and is summarized as follows:

 
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For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2009
   
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2008
   
 
Increase
(Decrease)
   
 
Percentage
Change
 
Dyeing and finishing equipment
  $ 3,529,441     $ 4,653,138     $ (1,123,697 )     (24.1 )%
Forged rolled rings - wind power industry
    2,724,131       961,290       1,762,841       183.4 %
Forged rolled rings – other industries
    1,607,295       2,242,976       (635,681 )     (28.3 )%
Electrical equipment
    -       589,670       (589,670 )     (100.0 )%
                                 
  Total net revenues
  $ 7,860,867     $ 8,447,074     $ (586,207 )     6.9 %

The decrease in revenues from the sale of dyeing and finishing equipment was attributable to decreased sales of our equipment to the textile industry due to the impact that the global recession had on the textile industry in China.  We have experienced, and we are continuing to experience, a decline in orders for our textile dyeing machines and domestic competition have required us to lower our selling prices to compete with other companies in China that sell similar products. We are currently evaluating the market and cannot predict when the textile market will recover from this downturn.  Although we believe that recent policy measures initiated by the Chinese government may stimulate the textile industry and we have seen an increase in orders for textile equipment, we are experienced pricing pressures from other suppliers. We cannot predict the level of revenues associated with the lowering of our sale price as we continue to evaluate profitability.  However, we do not plan to seek or accept orders at prices which we do not believe will generate an acceptable margin.
 
Revenues from forging of rolled rings for the wind power industry amounted to $2,724,131 and revenues from other forging operations amounted to $1,607,295.  Due to the deliberate shift in focus of our sales effort to the wind segment, we increased sales of forged rolled rings to the wind power industry by 183% in the quarter compared to the same quarter in 2008, while we experienced a 28% decline in forging revenues from other industries such as the railway, heavy machinery manufacturing, petrochemical, metallurgical, sea port machinery, and defense and radar industry.  As the wind power industry continues to grow, we expect the shortage of key components such as gearboxes and bearings to continue.  As a result, we expect to see continued demand for our forged products coming from the wind power industry.  As described under “Overview,” we did not generate any revenue from auxiliary electric power equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2009.  As China continues to promote renewable energy and environmental sustainability while seeking to expand its economy, we expect to gradually move away from the auxiliary electric power equipment business (which generated about 5.5% of our revenue in 2008) and focus more on the forging business, particularly for the wind power industry.
 
Cost of sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $8,608, or 0.1%, from $6,272,826 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 to $6,264,218 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Cost of goods sold for Dyeing was $2,778,325 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to $3,439,227 for the same period year in 2008. Cost of sales related to the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components was $3,485,893 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $2,833,599 for the same period year 2008.

Gross profit and gross margin. Our gross profit was $1,596,649 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $2,174,248 for the same period in 2008, representing gross margins of 20.3% and 25.7%, respectively. Gross profit for Dyeing was $751,116 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $1,213,911 for the comparable period in 2008, representing gross margins of approximately 21.3% and 26.1%, respectively. The decrease in our gross margin for Dyeing was attributable to an increase in the cost of raw materials, such as steel and other metals, which could not be passed on to our customers during that period as well as a reduction of our sales price due to stronger competition resulting from the downturn in the textile industry in China. Gross profit from forged rolled rings was $845,533 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $960,337 for the same period in 2008, representing gross margins of approximately 19.5% and 25.3%, respectively. The decrease in our gross margin for forging was attributable to an increase in the cost of raw materials, such as steel and other metals, which could not be passed on to our customers, and operational inefficiencies as we operated at low production levels, as we manufactured sample units for customers, but incurred significant start-up costs in addition to the normal fixed-costs associated with operating our new forging facilities.  Some of the costs incurred in the first quarter related to costs of test production runs, utilities to power our new production ovens, and payroll costs. We expect gross margins to improve as we become more efficient and produce larger quantities for inventory.
 
 
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Depreciation. Depreciation was $175,113 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and $159,062 for the comparable period in 2008, of which $97,583 in the 2009 quarter and $81,042 in the 2008 quarter is included in cost of sales and $77,530 in the 2009 quarter and $78,020 in the 2008 quarter is included in operating expenses. Commencing in the second quarter of 2009, we will commence depreciation on our new factory building and related equipment, which will increase our depreciation expense.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $500,948 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to $616,568 for the same period in 2008, a decrease of $115,620 or approximately 18.8%. Selling, general and administrative expenses consisted of the following:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Professional fees
  $ 147,559     $ 241,705  
Bad debt
    1,109       -  
Compensation and related benefits
    102,664       119,816  
Travel
    38,268       82,392  
Other
    211,348       172,655  
    $ 500,948     $ 616,568  

 
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we incurred additional legal expense of approximately $110,000 related to the filing of a registration statement covering stock issuable upon exercise of warrants.
 
 
Bad debt increased by $1,109. In 2008, we did not have any bad debt expense.  Based on our periodic review of accounts receivable balances, we recorded bad debt expense and increased the allowance for doubtful accounts after considering management’s evaluation of the collectability of individual receivable balances, including the analysis of subsequent collections, the customers’ collection history, and recent economic events.
 
 
Compensation and related benefits decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2009 by $17,152, or 14.3%, as compared to the same period in 2008. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we had an increase in compensation and related benefits of $8,317 in both our dying and rolled rings operations resulting from the expansion of our rolled rings operations, and net decrease in compensation for our unallocated overhead of $25,469 consisting of a decrease in stock-based compensation of $37,969 offset by an increase in executive compensation of $12,500.
 
 
Travel expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by $44,124, or 53.6%, as compared to the same period in 2008. The decrease is related to a decrease in travel by sales personnel and engineers as well as decreased travel for investor road shows.
 
 
Other selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $38,693 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared with the same period in 2008.
 
Income from operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, income from operations was $1,018,171, as compared to $1,479,660 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $461,489 or 31.2%.

Other income (expenses). For the three months ended March 31, 2009, other expense amounted to $35,452 as compared to other expense of $2,275,490 for the same period in year 2008.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, other income (expense) included:
 
 
interest expense of $23,671, consisting of non-cash interest expense of $1,500 from the amortization of debt discount arising from our March 2009 financing and interest expense of $22,171 incurred on our outstanding loans:;
 
 
amortization of debt issuance costs of $12,000; and
 
 
nominal foreign currency losses and interest income.
 
 
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For the three months ended March 31, 2008, other expenses included:
 
 
non-cash interest expense of $2,263,661from the amortization of the balance of debt discount arising from the valuation of the beneficial conversion features recorded in connection with our November 2007 private placement offset by the reversal of accrued interest of $20,719;
 
 
amortization of debt issuance costs of $21,429, and
 
 
interest income of $5,633.
 
.           Income tax expense. Income tax expense decreased $117,370, or approximately 25.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the comparable period in 2008 primarily as a result of the decrease in taxable income generated by our operating entities.
 
Net income (loss). As a result of the factors described above, our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $646,058, or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted).  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we had a net loss of $1,249,861.   The conversion of our convertible notes into shares of series A preferred stock and warrants in the first quarter of 2008 resulted in a deemed preferred stock dividend of $2,884,923, representing the value of the warrants issued to the investors.  As a result, the net loss attributable to common shareholders was $4,133,923, or $(0.11) per share (basic and diluted).

Foreign currency translation gain. The functional currency of our subsidiaries operating in the PRC is the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi (“RMB”). The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using period end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange (for the period) for revenues, costs, and expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result of these translations, which are a non-cash adjustment, we reported a foreign currency translation gain of $41,540 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $1,007,245 for the same period year 2008. This non-cash gain had the effect of increasing our reported comprehensive income.
 
Comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, comprehensive income of $687,598 is derived from the sum of our net income of $646,058 plus foreign currency translation gains of $41,540.

Non-GAAP Information

We believe that net income, as adjusted for certain non-cash expenses, which is a non-GAAP performance measure, is reasonable means of understanding our business in view of the significant non-cash charges which we believe do not relate to the operation of our business.  In connection with our November 2007 private placement, we issued 3% convertible notes to the investors in the principal amount of the $5,525,000.  Because of the favorable conversion terms, the debt was issued deemed issued as a discount of $2,610,938.  Upon the conversion of the debt into equity in March 2008, the unamortized debt discount of $2,263,661 was fully amortized and treated as additional interest, and the relative fair value of the warrants granted in March 2008 related to our November 2007 private placement of $2,884,062 was classified as a deemed dividend to the holders of the series A preferred stock. The amortization of the debt discount and the deemed dividend are non-cash events which do not affect our operations.  The following table shows the relationship between net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders and net income, as adjusted, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders
  $ 646,058     $ (4,133,923 )
Add back of:
               
    Deemed dividend to preferred stockholders
    -       2,884,062  
    Non-cash interest from amortization of debt discount
    23,671       2,263,661  
    Amortization of debt issuance costs
    -       21,429  
    Reversal of accrued interest
            (20,719 )
 
               
Net income, as adjusted
  $ 669,729     $ 1,014,510  
 
 
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For the reasons discussed under “Results of Operations,” our net income, as adjusted, decreased from $1,014,510, or $0.027 per share (basic) and $0.016  (diluted), for the three months ended March 31, 2008 to $669,729, or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted), for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis.  At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had cash balances of $107,910 and $328,614, respectively. These funds are located in financial institutions located as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Country:
                       
United States
  $ 11,759       10.9 %   $ 832       0.3 %
China
    96,151       89.1 %     327,782       99.7 %
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 107,910       100.0 %   $ 328,614       100.0 %

The following table sets forth information as to the principal changes in the components of our working capital from December 31, 2008 to March 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
         
December 31, 2008 to
March 31, 2009
 
Category
 
2009
   
2008
   
Change
   
Percent
Change
 
Current assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 108     $ 329       (221 )     (67.2 ) %
Notes receivable
    200       270       (70 )     (25.9 )%
Accounts receivable, net
    4,900       4,518       382       8.5 %
Inventory
    2,410       1,892       518       27.4 %
Advances to suppliers
    102       118       (16 )     (13.5 ) %
Due from related party
    -       437       (437 )     (100.0 )%
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    79       22       57       259.1 %
Current liabilities:
                               
Loans payable
    1,315       1,021       294       28.8 %
Accounts payable
    2,446       2,485       (39 )     (1.6 )%
Accrued expenses
    234       188       46       24.5 %
VAT and service taxes payable
    -       97       (97 )     (100.0 ) %
Advances from customers
    100       46       54       117.4 %
Income tax payable
    337       569       (232 )     (40.8 )%
Working capital:
                               
Total current assets
    7,799       7,586       213       2.8 %
Total current liabilities
    4,431       4,406       25       *  
Working capital
    3,368       3,180       188       5.9 %
 

*           Less than 1%.

Our working capital increased approximately $188,000 to $3,368,000 at March 31, 2009 from working capital of $3,179,265 at December 31, 2008. This increase in working capital is primarily attributable to.

At March 31, 2009, our accounts receivable were $4,900,064, of which $1,960,910 were generated from our Dyeing segment and $2,939,153 were generated by our forged rolled rings segment.   We believe that our collection remains strong and that our reserves for bad debts reflect the risk of nonpayment by our customers. However, the worldwide economic downturn may affect our customers’ ability to pay, particularly in the Dyeing segment.
 
 
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $188,547 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to net cash flow used in operating activities of $2,096,821 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $2,285,368. Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was mainly due to net income of $646,058, the add-back of non cash items such as depreciation of $175,113 the amortization of debt discount of $1,500, the amortization of land-use rights of $21,585 and stock-based compensation of $42,031,  a decrease in notes receivable of $70,041, a decrease in due from related party of $438,174, an increase of accrued expense of $45,669 and an increase in advances from customers of $54,282, offset by an increase in inventory of $515,182, a decrease in income tax payable of $233,343 and an increase in accounts receivable of $377,183. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash flow used in operating activities was mainly due to the decrease in accounts payable of $1,225,962, an increase in accounts receivable of $1,263,740 and an increase in inventories of $1,136,507, which was offset by the add-back of non-cash items of depreciation of $159,062, the amortization of debt discount of $2,263,661, the amortization of deferred debt costs of $21,429 and the add-back of stock-based compensation of $45,000.
 
Net cash flow used in investing activities was $951,736 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $694,629 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we used cash to purchase of property and equipment of $951,736.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we received cash from the repayment of amounts due from related parties of $96,650 and from the sale of our cost-method investee of $34,840 offset by the purchase of property and equipment of $3,907 and the payment of deposits on long-term assets of $822,212.

Net cash flow provided by financing activities was $542,116 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $226,259 for the same period in 2008. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we received gross proceeds from our loans payable of $542,116. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we received proceeds from short-term bank loans of $139,360, and proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $187,340 offset by the repayment of related party advances of $100,441.

On November 13, 2007, we raised gross proceeds of $5,525,000 from the sale of our 3% convertible notes in the principal amount of $5,525,000. On March 28, 2008, the notes were automatically converted into an aggregate of 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase 11,176,504 shares of common stock at $0.58 per share, 5,588,252 shares of common stock at $0.83 per share, and 2,065,000 shares of common stock at $0.92 per share upon the filing of the restated certificate of incorporation and a statement of designations setting forth the rights of the holders of the series A convertible preferred stock. In November 2008, as a result of our sale of common stock at $0.40 per share, the exercise price of warrants to purchase 6,501,077 shares of common stock was reduced to $0.40 per share, and the exercise price of warrants to purchase 9,232,424 was reduced to $0.567 per share, which was further reduced to $0.566 as a result of the issuance of warrants in our March 2009 debt financing.

In 2008, we received $2,187,566 from the exercise of warrants to purchase 3,096,255 shares of common stock.  As of the date of this report, the market price for our common stock is less than the exercise price of the warrants and we have not registered the shares of common stock underlying the warrants.  As a result, we do not anticipate that we will receive any proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued in the November  private placement unless the market price of the stock is greater than the exercise price, as to which we can give no assurance, and we have registered the underlying common stock.

In March 2009, we sold to two investors our 18-month, 15% notes in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 and warrants to purchase 437,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.  Pursuant to the related purchase agreements, our chief executive officer placed 1,531,250 shares of common stock into escrow.  The note holders have the right to take these shares, valued at $0.20 per share, in payment of the interest or principal, as the case may be, if we do not pay the interest on or principal of the note before it becomes an event of default.  Pursuant to the loan documents, in the event of that Leo Wang ceases to be employed by us as our chief financial officer the holders of not less than $126,000 principal amount of the notes, shall have the right, on not less than 60 days’ notice, to declare the notes in default.  If Mr. Wang ceases to be employed by us as a result of his death, disability or a termination for cause, than we shall have 60 days to replace Mr. Wang with a chief financial officer acceptable to investors.

 
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We are currently engaged in negotiating the terms of a loan of RMB 6 million to RMB 10 million (approximately $875,000  to $1.5 million) from a bank in Wuxi, using our newly completed forging facility and the land it sits on as collateral.  We can give no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing.   We are also looking into ways to speed up the collection of our accounts receivable to improve our cash flow.   If we are unable to obtain such financing, we may need to seek financing from other sources.  During the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 we raised funds through the sale of equity and the issuance of notes on terms that were not favorable.  In the event that we require additional financing, we cannot assure you we will be able to obtain funding on favorable terms, if any.  We expect that any equity financing would result in dilution to our stockholders.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Contractual Obligations
 
We have certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments that include future estimated payments. Changes in our business needs, cancellation provisions, changing interest rates, and other factors may result in actual payments differing from the estimates. We cannot provide certainty regarding the timing and amounts of payments. We have presented below a summary of the most significant assumptions used in our determination of amounts presented in the tables, in order to assist in the review of this information within the context of our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

The following tables summarize our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2009, and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods.

 
Payments Due by Period
 
 
Total
 
Less than
1 year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5
Years
 
5 Years
+
 
     
Contractual Obligations :
                   
Bank indebtedness (1)
  $ 1,168,634     $ 1,168,634     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Loans payable
    396,079       146,079       250,000       -       -  
Total Contractual Obligations:
  $ 1,564,713     $ 1,314,713     $ 250,000     $ -     $ -  
 
 
(1)
Bank indebtedness consists of short term bank loans.
 
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We produce and sell almost all our products in China. Thus, most of our revenues and operating results may be impacted by exchange rate fluctuations between RMB and US dollars.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we has unrealized foreign currency translation gain of $41,540, because of the change in the exchange rate.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not required for smaller reporting companies.
 
 
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2009.

Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

Management conducted its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. Based on that evaluation, we concluded that because of the significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2009.
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act.  Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”).   Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008.  In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework.  During our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, management identified significant deficiencies related to (i) the U.S. GAAP expertise of our internal accounting staff, (ii) our internal audit functions and (iii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions.

We became a reporting company in November 2007.  We began preparing to be in compliance with the internal control obligations, including Section 404, for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.  During most of 2007 our internal accounting staff was primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with PRC accounting and reporting requirements for our operating affiliates and was not required to meet or apply U.S. GAAP requirements.  As a result, with the exception of certain additional persons hired at the end of 2007 to address these deficiencies, including the hiring of our chief financial officer, our current internal accounting department responsible for our financial reporting, on a consolidated basis, is relatively new to U.S. GAAP and the related internal control procedures required of U.S. public companies.  Although our accounting staff is professional and experienced in accounting requirements and procedures generally accepted in the PRC, management has determined that they require additional training and assistance in U.S. GAAP matters.  Management has determined that our internal audit function is also significantly deficient due to insufficient qualified resources to perform internal audit functions.

In order to correct the foregoing deficiencies, we have taken the following remediation measures:
 
 
·
In late 2007, we engaged Adam Wasserman, a senior financial executive from the U.S. to serve as our chief financial officer on a part-time basis.   In December 2008, we hired Leo Wang as our chief financial officer on a full-time basis and Mr. Wasserman became vice president of financial reporting.  Mr. Wasserman has extensive experience in internal control and U.S. GAAP reporting compliance, and, together with our chief executive and financial officers will oversee and manage our financial reporting process and required training of the accounting staff.  
 
 
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·
We have committed to the establishment of effective internal audit functions, however, due to the scarcity of qualified candidates with extensive experience in U.S. GAAP reporting and accounting in the region, we were not able to hire sufficient internal audit resources before March 31, 2009. However, we will increase our search for qualified candidates with assistance from recruiters and through referrals.
 
 
·
Since 2008, we have elected independent directors to serve on our audit committee and we have set up a compensation committee to be headed by one of our independent directors.
 
 
·
Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible.  However, to the extent possible, we will implement procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed by separate individuals.  
 
We believe that the foregoing steps will remediate the significant deficiency identified above, and we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these steps and make any changes that our management deems appropriate.  

A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the company's financial reporting.

Our management is not aware of any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and nothing has come to the attention of management that causes them to believe that any material inaccuracies or errors exist in our financial statement as of March 31, 2009.  The reportable conditions and other areas of our internal control over financial reporting identified by us as needing improvement have not resulted in a material restatement of our financial statements. Nor are we aware of any instance where such reportable conditions or other identified areas of weakness have resulted in a material misstatement of omission in any report we have filed with or submitted to the Commission.   

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

Auditor Attestation

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2.         UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On January 1, 2009, we issued 70,000 shares of its common stock for investor relations services. We valued these shares at the fair value of the common shares on date of grant of $35,000 or $0.50 per share and recorded professional fees of $35,000.

On March 3, 2009, we issued 232 shares of its common stock for services rendered. The shares were valued at fair value on the date of grant and we recorded stock-based compensation of $87.

On March 31, 2009, we issued 13,889 shares of its common stock to our chief financial officer for services rendered pursuant to an employment agreement.  The shares were valued at fair value on the date of grant and we recorded stock-based compensation of $6,944.

The issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that Act.  Each person to whom the shares were issued acquired the shares for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution and received information concerning us, our business and our financial condition, and the stock certificates bear an investment legend.  No brokerage fees were paid in connection with any of these stock issuances.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

31.1           Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2           Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certificate of Principal Financial Officer
32.1           Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC.
     
Date: May 14, 2009
By:
/s/ Jianhua Wu
   
     Jianhua Wu, Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: May 14, 2009
By:
/s/ Leo Wang
   
     Leo Wang, Chief Financial Officer

 
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