SGL Group is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products and materials. It has a comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites. SGL Group¡¯s core competencies are its expertise in high-temperature technology as well as its applications and engineering know-how gained over many years. These competencies enable the Company to make full use of its broad material base. SGL Group ¡¯s carbon-based materials combine several unique properties such as very good electrical and thermal conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength combined with low weight. Due to industrialization in the growth regions of Asia and Latin America and increased substitution of traditional with innovative materials, there is a growing demand for SGL Group¡¯s high-performance materials and products.
With 45 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network covering more than 100 countries, SGL Group is a company with a global presence. In 2012, the Company¡¯s workforce of around 6,700 employees generated sales of €1,709 million. The Company¡¯s head office is located in Wiesbaden/Germany.
Further information on the SGL Group can be found online at: www.sglgroup.com.

Sch¨¹co ¨C System solutions for windows, doors, fa?ades and solar products

Together with its worldwide network of partners, architects, specifiers and investors, Sch¨¹co creates sustainable building envelopes which focus on people and their needs in harmony with nature and technology. The highest demands for design, comfort and security can be met, whilst simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions through energy efficiency, thereby conserving natural resources. The company and its Metal, PVC-U and New Energies divisions deliver tailored products for newbuilds and renovations, designed to meet individual user needs in all climate zones. With more than 5000 employees and 12,000 partner companies, Sch¨¹co is active in 78 countries and achieved a turnover of 1.8 billion euros in 2012.

China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited(Singyes Solar, HKSE stock code: 0750), the hi-tech enterprise group, specializes in solar energy technology, building energy-saving technology and related functional new materials. It sets subsidiaries all over the world, including Zhuhai Singyes Green Building Technology Co.,Ltd, Zhuhai Singyes Renewable Energy Technology Co.,Ltd, Zhuhai Singyes Opto-electrical Technology Co.,Ltd, Hunan Singyes Solar Technology Co.,Ltd, Singyes Engineering(H.K.) Co., Ltd, and Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Nigeria branches.
After 20 years development, Singyes Solar develops itself with cores of solar applications in the renewable energy industry, building energy saving in energy saving and environmental protection industry, and functional film materials in the new material industry. The business covers engineering systems as building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), building integrated solar thermal(BIST), curtain walls and industrialized solar house, and products series including solar cells, photovoltaic modules, solar thermal collectors, air source heat pump, selective absorber coating, ITO film, smart LC film/glass, curtain wall materials and solar PV application products.
In the advancement of scaling business, Singyes Solar completed the Three Bases to the trinity development structure, Zhuhai Nanping as R&D base, Hunan Xiangtan as manufacturing base, and Zhuhai Hi-tech Park as export-oriented base.
With the concept of "Singyes connecting people with science & technology", Singyes Solar launched independent research institute, set up the post-doctoral research station and engineering research center for distributed energy subordinate to national engineering research center. We involved in many national, provincial and municipal research projects including the "863 Program", and participated in compiling a number of national and local standards. For sustainable innovation, Singyes Solar cooperates with reputed universities and research institutions domestic and overseas.
Following the strategy of ¡°production industrialization, market globalization, personnel professionalization and management standardization", with the cultural concept of "harmonious Singyes, mutually- beneficial development" , Singyes Solar will be committed to renewable energy, environmental protection, new materials industries, and to create a low carbon living.

Lafarge SA is a France based company which produces and sells building materials that include cement, aggregates, ready mix, concrete, gypsum wallboard, and related products, primarily under the Lafarge brand. Its products are used to build and renovate residential, commercial and public works. The Company operates in three segments: Cement, Aggregates and Concrete and Gypsum. The Cement segment produces and sells basic building materials, special cements for specific applications and products suitable for exposure to sea water, sulfates and other aggressive environments. The Aggregates and Concrete segment produces and sells aggregates, asphalt and paving for engineering structures, roads and building construction, and revamped concrete, self-placing and self-leveling concrete, among others. The Gypsum segment mainly produces and sells plasterboard systems and gypsum-based interior solutions, among others. In November 2013, Cementos Argos SA acquired majority stake in the Company.