1) Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc
- Stock Symbol: MPE (TSX venture exchange)
- Shares Outstanding 61,586,627
- Ever High $1.50 - Ever Low $0.08
- The environment
- Feeding China's 1.3 billion people
China is facing a major crisis called "desertification" brought about by agricultural over production, over-urbanization and lack of controls and deforestation of native forest lands. One quarter of China is now desert and a massive reforestation program in excess of US.$84 billion is planned over the next several years.
The problem is becoming so bad that Beijing, the Chinese capital city, is being threatened by encroaching deserts that are now less than 150 miles away. Sand storms are getting so bad that pedestrians must take shelter because they can't breathe and traffic is held up as thick dust reduces visibility.
Maple Leaf has built and is expanding extensive greenhouse facilities and is growing varietal tree seedlings to replant areas in China which have turned into desert. The Company is one out of three of one hundred company applicants to receive an initial government grant for its "fertilizer" operations. Maple Leaf is now applying for a much larger grant for its "desertification" operations.
The Company's main contract, the Huahai contract, is to produce Blue Spruce and varietal types of Canadian seedlings for a total value of $1.56 million. Along with various other contracts, with an aggregate value of $1 million, Maple Leaf's total nursery contracts are about $2.5 million.
The Company has also signed a letter of intent to develop White Bark Pine Trees with a large Chinese company, Astro-Wood Bio-Engineering of Shanxi, for a total value of $950,000 which could increase to $5.7 million annually.
The Company is also pursuing a renewable energy project. China offers several competitive advantages including China's low labor costs, abundant feed stock supply and China's huge market demand for bio-fuel. Air pollution is a major issue for China which the country must address immediately. Non polluting bio-fuel will help mitigate this major problem.
Animal Feed and Organic Fertilizer Projects
Maple Leaf makes animal feed out of alfalfa cakes.This project is in cash flow. Maple Leaf is in the process of acquiring the assets of Funong Alfalfa Feed Stock Supply Ltd. Total revenue from alfalfa sales will be about $3 million per year.
The Company's organic fertilizer operations are also earning revenue. However, these could be greatly augmented. Total revenues could be $4.2 million within two years.
Agricultural products will see unlimited demand in China. Most analysts are projecting the agricultural industry sector to see major growth around the world.
Management
- Raymond Lai-President and CEO, CMA, B.Com is a Chinese national with strong ties to China's middle management hierarchy, the officials responsible for allocating government contracts.
- Bill McKnight-Director, is a former 14-year Member of Parliament in the Conservative Government of Canada and was an adviser to the Governor of Ningxia, Hui in China.
- Chen Zhen-Vice President and Legal Representative of Xinjiang Operations. Ms. Chen has many years of working experience in the Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC.
- Li Yihui-Vice President and General Manager of the Fertilizer Industry of Hunan has many years experience in the management of government projects.
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