Velan Valves : A World Leading Valve Product Range

1 A World Leading Valve Product Range low emissions easy maintenance long, reliable service A World Leader in Valve Design, Engineering Solutions & Manufacturing A Global Manufacturing Leader Velan AT A GLANCE: With 1,165,500 sq. ft. (108,300 m2) History of production space in thirteen Founded in 1950. specialized manufacturing plants, including six in Canada Sales and , four in Europe and $280 million (all Valves ). three in Asia, Velan is a truly global manufacturing leader. People 1,500 employees Velan uses the latest automation technology; including over 175 Production Facilities CNC machines and many special 1,165,000 (108,300m2). purpose transfer machines, 6 plants in North America enhanced with proprietary production techniques. A wide 4 plants in Europe variety of equipment provides us 3 plants in Asia with the ability to efficiently handle highly customized orders, Focus as well as large production runs. Entirely focused on industrial Valves Velan employs almost 1,500 (not part of a group).

2 People, 75% of which are located in North America. International Product Line production centers are comple- gate, globe, check, ball mented by a global sales and and butterfly Valves distribution network, offering steam traps personal customer service and A large Torqseal Triple-Offset Butterfly Valve used for crude oil service in Dalian Seaport (China). quick access to stock worldwide. Quality Because customer requirements for immediate deliveries have All major approvals, including: escalated in the last few years, ISO 9001:2000 (since 1991). Velan is one of the World 's largest company to find solutions to any Velan has opened three quick- ASME N stamp for nuclear manufacturers of industrial steel customer challenge. ship warehouses in North quality (since 1970). Valves , recognized as a leader in America to supplement the quality and innovation. Founded Whether it is for Valves to inventories of our stocking Engineering Capabilities by Velan in 1950, our handle liquid Helium at -458 F distributors.

3 Extensive Engineering and company leveraged advanced (-272 C) in the World 's largest R&D capabilities (100 people): engineering capabilities and particle accelerator at CERN, innovation-driven focus to Geneva, four-way switch coker cycle test facilities continuously expand our offering ball Valves to handle one of the Total Quality Commitment stress analysis capabilities of industrial Valves . refining industry's toughest Velan has always remained services, or Valves for main totally committed to offering Production Capabilities Today, Velan gate, globe, check, steam isolation service in an products and service that not Leader in automated ball, butterfly, knife gate and operating nuclear power plant, only meet, but exceed customer production: engineered severe service Valves Velan has been selected by most expectations. All Velan Valves are 175+ CNC machines are installed throughout the of the World 's Leading engine- designed and manufactured with multi-station transfer World , handling diverse applica- ering construction firms and an emphasis on low emissions, industrial end users.

4 A long- machines tions in the pulp and paper, safety, simple maintenance, ease power, chemical, petrochemical, standing commitment to quality of operation, and above all, long has kept Velan at the forefront of and reliable service life. In fact, Approval and Acceptance oil and gas, cryogenics, mining, and marine industries. industry standards. when a Leading Houston repair Approved by all major shop recently did an analysis on companies in the Velan holds all major industry the reliability and repairability of markets served Engineered Solutions certifications, including ASME commodity Valves , Velan finished Section III, ISO 9001:2000, PED first. Whether we are manu- Value Velan 's Engineering Department and API 6D. Many prominent facturing commodity Valves or Industry- Leading performance has vast experience and companies have established specialty Valves , our objective is and total cost of ownership sophisticated software and partnerships or global supply to deliver excellent long term testing tools that enable the agreements with Velan .

5 Value to our customers. 1. Serving the World 's Leading Industrial Companies Performance Under Pressure All over the World , Velan Valves PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. are used by the World 's Leading SERVED: industrial companies to help keep Fossil, Nuclear &. their operating facilities running smoothly. In fact, Velan Valves Cogeneration Power have a long history of proving Oil & Gas themselves in many of the industrial World 's toughest Refining &. applications. Petrochemicals Chemicals &. Our Valves have provided long, trouble-free service life in such Pharmaceutical tough applications as hydro- Pulp & Paper crackers, cokers, LNG terminals, nuclear aircraft carriers and LNG & Cryogenics submarines, digester capping, Marine green liquor, iron pellets, boiler blowdown, fly ash, ethylene, jet Mining fuel, slurries and countless other applications where there is no Water & Wastewater substitute for experience and General Construction proven performance. Head Office & Plant 5 Distribution Center Plant Global Service with Local Presence MONTREAL, CANADA - Velan Inc.

6 MARRIETTA, GA, USA - Veleast LISBON, PORTUGAL. With well over 1,000,000 of Plant 1 Distribution Center Plant production space spread across eight countries, Velan is a true global manufacturing leader. But our global presence goes far beyond our manufacturing MONTREAL, CANADA BENICIA, CA, USA - Velcal MILAN, ITALY- Velan SRL. facilities. Velan 's wide Range of Plant 2 Plant Distribution Center Valves are sold through an GLOBAL NETWORK: extensive network of Leading 13 Manufacturing Plants distribution companies. 4 Stocking Distribution Velan Valves are available from MONTREAL, CANADA Centers WILLICH, GERMANY - Velan Gmbh over 200 distributors in 50. Plant 3 + Distribution Center 26 Sales Offices Plant 1 countries, guaranteeing that one of our Velan representatives is Over 200 Distributors always nearby and ready to help. in over 500 locations Our distributors are further Over 70 Service Shops supported by Velan 's three North WILLISTON, VT, USA, - Velan Valve Corp. ANSAN CITY, SOUTH KOREA - Velan Ltd American and two European Plant 4 & 6 Plant Plant 2 distribution centers.

7 Velan 's large inventories and premier sales network have helped us become a leader in supplying MRO. contracts to many of the World 's GRANBY, CANADA LYON, FRANCE - Velan SAS ANSAN CITY, SOUTH KOREA - Velan Ltd largest industrial companies. Plant Plant + Distribution Center Plant TORONTO, CANADA - Velan -Proquip LEICESTER, UK- Velan Valves Ltd TAICHUNG, TAIWAN Velan -Valvac 2. An Extensive Product Line for All Your Industrial Valve Needs A One-Stop Valve Shop Velan offers one of the most comprehensive Valve Product lines available from any manufacturer. From the most common application, to the most severe, Velan has a solution. We produce gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, engineered severe service Valves and steam traps in sizes up to 72 (1800 mm) and for services to ASME Class 4500. Our products incorporate many unique design features for low fugitive emissions, simple in-line maintenance and long service life. Built to Order Our Valves are available with a near endless selection of steel body materials, trims, options and accessories.

8 From options like bypasses and equalizers to special trims for HF acid or NACE. service, Velan can provide Valves built to your needs often directly from our sales network's extensive stock. All Velan Valves are available with actuation packages accord- ing to customer needs. This includes electric, hydraulic and Delivering Value Through Performance pneumatic actuation with a complete Range of controls and sensors. be several times the initial in working field conditions. purchase price. Customers throughout the World have made Velan their preferred Customer Support Velan Valves are designed and choice, based on our track manufactured with this in mind. record. Velan 's Engineering team has a long history of working with Our Valves will save you money, customers to solve their Valve by lowering maintenance costs, Apart from the industry- Leading application problems. Our team increasing service life, lowering performance of our Valves , of application engineers offer fugitive emissions and increasing Velan offers supplier-integrated professional advice and expertise the chance that a Valve can be engineering, value-added servic- enabling them to select the best repaired rather than replaced.

9 Es and all the other advantages Right off the shelf, Velan Valves are Take into account all the factors you would expect from dealing Valve for any environment. backed by the most stringent fugitive involved in owning a Valve with a World -class organization. emissions guarantees in the industry. and you'll find that Velan Valves Any way you look at it, Velan offer value unparalleled in the offers exceptional value. industry. Low Total Cost of Ownership Take into account all the factors The performance of our Valves involved in owning a Valve has been proven over and including installation, service over again in thousands of and maintenance and the total qualification tests, independent cost of ownership of a Valve can studies, and most importantly, 3. Total Quality Commitment Quality is Our First Priority verify the design. Velan has Automated Production introduced many innovative How does Velan design and technologies to the market, many Velan is a Valve industry leader in Our aim is to offer manufacture Valves that offer of them simplifying maintenance automated production.

10 With 175 products and services, superior performance, reliability and increasing service life. Keen CNC machines employing Tool which not only meet, and service life? The answer is attention to design detail and Data Management as well as but also clearly exceed, Total Quality Commitment. Since actual field feedback help us semi-automated testing and the expectations of our its founding, Velan 's entire constantly improve our products assembly plants Velan is able to customers. philosophy has been focused on and maximize performance. produce Valves with the tightest quality. Our comprehensive tolerances, and highest level of Through training, teamwork and performance, our Quality Assurance System is Strategic Procurement consistency and reliability. employees strive to achieve geared towards continuous continuous improvement improvement, process quality Velan runs a strategic procure- Production Testing of all processes. and stringent compliance to ment program to help ensure final worldwide standards ( ASME Product quality.)