Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-171212
 

 
PROSPECTUS
CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC.

4,487,500 Shares of Common Stock

The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer and sell up to 4,487,500 shares of our common stock consisting of (i) 2,500,000 shares of our common stock issued to investors in the Units (as defined below), (ii) up to 1,987,500 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants of which (a) warrants to purchase 1,687,500 shares of our common stock were issued to investors in the Units and (b) warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock were issued to placement agents and qualified finders in connection with the sale of the Units.

We are not selling any shares of our common stock in this offering and will not receive any proceeds from this offering. We may receive proceeds on the exercise of outstanding warrants for shares of common stock covered by this prospectus if the warrants are exercised for cash.

The selling shareholders may offer the shares covered by this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or negotiated prices, in negotiated transactions, or in trading markets for our common stock. We will bear all costs associated with this registration.

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CTEK.” The closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on December 15, 2010, was $8.40 per share.

You should consider carefully the risk factors beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is December 23, 2010.

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
 
3
     
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
3
     
RISK FACTORS
 
5
     
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  20
     
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
  21
     
USE OF PROCEEDS
  21
     
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
  22
     
OUR BUSINESS
  32
     
OUR PROPERTY
  43
     
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  43
     
MANAGEMENT
  43
     
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
  46
     
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
  46
     
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
  48
     
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
  49
     
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE    49
     
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
  50
     
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
  51
     
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS
  53
     
LEGAL MATTERS
  53
     
CHANGE IN THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
  53
     
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
  53
     
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
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You may only rely on the information contained in this prospectus or that we have referred you to. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any common stock in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made in connection with this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus or that the information contained by reference to this prospectus is correct as of any time after its date.

 
 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus and incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The selling shareholders are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock. The rules of the SEC may require us to update this prospectus in the future.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in the securities offered hereby, you should read the entire prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus and the information set forth under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” In this prospectus, the terms “CleanTech,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to CleanTech Innovations, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Our Company

We are a manufacturer of structural towers for megawatt-class wind turbines as well as other highly engineered clean technology metal components in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”). We currently design, manufacture, test and sell structural towers for 1 and 1.5 megawatt (“MW”) on-land and 3MW off-shore wind turbines and have the expertise and manufacturing capability to provide towers for larger MW on-land and off-shore turbines as they become more prevalent in China. We are currently the only certified wind tower manufacturer within Tieling, Liaoning Province, which provides significant competitive advantage in supplying towers into the wind-rich northern provinces of China. We also manufacture patented, specialty metal products that require advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities, including bellows expansion joints and connecting bend pipes used for waste heat recycling in steel production and in ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as industrial pressure vessels. Our products provide clean technology solutions for China’s increasing energy demand and environmental issues.

We sell our products exclusively in the domestic market. Our current wind tower customers include two of China’s five largest state-owned utilities, which are among the top wind farm operators in China as measured by installed wind capacity. We produce wind towers, a component of wind turbine installations, but do not compete with wind turbine manufacturers. Our patented specialty metal products are used by large-scale industrial companies involved mainly in the steel and coke, petrochemical, high-voltage electricity transmission and thermoelectric industries, which are actively seeking ways to reduce their carbon and pollutant emissions.

We were founded in September 2007 and have since experienced significant growth. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, our net revenue was $14.7 million, a 440% increase over the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009, and we generated a 29% gross margin and a 20% net margin. Sales of our wind tower products are increasing rapidly; we have shipped 137 wind towers, including towers for 3MW off-shore wind turbines, since their recent introduction in February 2010. Wind towers accounted for over 90% of our revenue for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010.
 
Notwithstanding the large increase in revenues, we may have payment delays and we do not recognize revenue until our products are delivered, tested and accepted by our customers. Our agreements with our customers generally provide for payments of 30% of the purchase price to be due on order placement, completion of manufacturing milestones and upon customer acceptance, with the final 10% payment due up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date. Our payment delays may last up to six months from the due date, but we fully expect to receive all payments because the majority of our customers are state-owned and publicly traded utilities and industrial companies.
 
We believe our rapid growth will continue to benefit from the following competitive strengths:

 
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Strong customer relationships with leading utility, wind and industrial companies
 
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Geographical proximity to the multi-gigawatt pipeline of wind development projects in the northern provinces of China
 
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Technically-advanced, precision manufacturing expertise demonstrated, in part, by our Class III A2 pressure vessel manufacturing license, a key criteria in customer selection of wind tower suppliers
 
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Proprietary product designs and intellectual property
 
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Excellent reputation for high-quality manufacturing, stringent testing, timely delivery and customer service

Our Company is headquartered in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China where we currently operate two production facilities with approximately 16,120 square meters of combined production space and an annual production capacity of up to 600 wind tower units. As of October 2010, we had 175 full time employees.

Our Industry

Wind power is the world's fastest-growing energy sector and China currently represents the world's largest market for wind products. According to the Global Wind Energy Council (“GWEC”) “Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010” (“GWEC 2010 Global Wind Outlook”), global installed wind capacity grew at a 27.8% CAGR from 2000 through 2009. In 2009, according to the GWEC “Global Wind 2009 Report” (“GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report”), global installed wind capacity grew at a record 31.8%, adding 38.3 gigawatts (“GW”) and bringing total installed wind capacity to 158.5GW. China accounted for 36% of all newly installed wind capacity and 16% of total worldwide wind capacity, first and second among all countries, respectively, according to the World Wind Energy Association (“WWEA”) “World Wind Energy Report 2009” (“WWEA 2009 Wind Report”). Installed wind capacity within China grew at a 61.5% CAGR from 2000 through 2009 – more than double the overall global rate – and capacity has more than doubled for the past four consecutive years, according to the WWEA 2009 Wind Report. In 2009, according to the GWEC “China Wind Power Outlook 2010” (“GWEC 2010 China Wind Outlook”), the domestic wind market grew 114.7%, adding 10,129 wind turbines or 13.8GW of new capacity and bringing total installed wind capacity to 25.8GW. According to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report, China will add 20GW of wind capacity annually through 2014 and the domestic wind market will reach 200-250GW in installed capacity by 2020.

 
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We believe that it costs approximately $1 billion to install 1GW of wind capacity in China, thereby resulting in capital investments of approximately $200-$250 billion by 2020. Wind energy resources are widely distributed in China, with rich resources concentrated in the three northern (northeast, north and northwest), southeast coastal and inland regions. According to Zenith International Research, “Wind Power Capacity Analysis, February 25, 2009” (“Zenith 2009 Wind Analysis”), approximately 80% of all wind resources in China exist within the nine northern provinces of China, five of which are located within 500 miles of our manufacturing facilities.

Company History

We operate through two wholly owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the PRC – Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. (“Creative Bellows”) and Liaoning Creative Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Creative Wind Power”). Creative Bellows, which was incorporated on September 17, 2007, is our wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) and it owns 100% of Creative Wind Power, which was incorporated on May 26, 2009. Creative Bellows produces bellows expansion joints, pressure vessels and other fabricated metal specialty products. Creative Wind Power markets and sells wind towers designed and manufactured by Creative Bellows, which provides the production expertise, employees and facilities for wind tower production.

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 9, 2006, under the name Everton Capital Corporation as an exploration stage company with no revenues and no operations and engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves. On June 18, 2010, we changed our name to CleanTech Innovations, Inc. and authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of our common stock effective July 2, 2010. Prior to the forward split, we had 5,501,000 shares of our common stock outstanding, and, after giving effect to the forward split, we had 44,008,000 shares of our common stock outstanding. We authorized the forward stock split to provide a sufficient number of shares to accommodate the trading of our common stock in the OTC marketplace after the acquisition of Creative Bellows as described below.

The acquisition of Creative Bellows’ ordinary shares was accomplished pursuant to the terms of a Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated July 2, 2010 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and between Creative Bellows and the Company. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we acquired from Creative Bellows all of its equity interests in exchange for the issuance of 15,122,000 shares of our common stock to the shareholders of Creative Bellows (the “Share Exchange”). Concurrent with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement and as a condition thereof, we entered into an agreement with Mr. Jonathan Woo, our former Chief Executive Officer and Director, pursuant to which he returned 40,000,000 shares of our common stock to us for cancellation. Mr. Woo received compensation of $40,000 from us for the cancellation of his shares of our common stock. Upon completion of the foregoing Share Exchange transactions, we had 19,130,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. For accounting purposes, the Share Exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of Creative Bellows because, prior to the transaction, the Company was a non-operating public shell and, subsequent to the transaction, the Creative Bellows’ shareholders beneficially owned a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company and will exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the consolidated entity.

Our principal offices are located at C District, Maoshan Industry Park, Tieling Economic Development Zone, Tieling, Liaoning Province, China 112616. Our phone number is (86) 0410-6129922 and our website address is www.ctiproduct.com. The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.

The Offering

Common stock outstanding before the offering
 
24,963,322 shares
     
Common stock offered by selling shareholders
 
Up to 4,487,500 shares
The maximum number of shares to be sold by the selling shareholders, 4,487,500 shares, represents 16.65% of our outstanding stock, assuming full exercise of the warrants
     
Common stock to be outstanding after the offering
 
26,950,822 shares, assuming full exercise of the warrants
     
Use of proceeds
 
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock. To the extent that the selling shareholders exercise for cash all of the warrants covering the 1,987,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of all of the warrants, we would receive $7,950,000 from such exercises. We intend to use such proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” for a complete description.
     
Risk Factors
 
The purchase of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review and consider the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.
 
 
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The number of shares of our common stock shown in the preceding table to be outstanding after this offering is based on 24,963,322 shares outstanding as of December 13, 2010, which excludes 833,310 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding as of December 13, 2010, at an exercise price of $3.00 per share and stock options outstanding as of December 13, 2010, to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.44 per share.

 
The shares of our common stock offered by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus were acquired by the selling shareholders through a private placement offering conducted by the Company. On December 13, 2010, we completed a closing of the private placement offering pursuant to which we sold 2,500,000 Units (as defined below) to the selling shareholders at $4.00 per Unit for $10,000,000. Each “Unit” was offered and sold at a purchase price of $4.00 per Unit and consisted of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 67.5% of one share of our common stock. All warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the fifth anniversary of their issuance and entitle their holders to purchase one share of our common stock at $4.00 per share. All of the shares and warrants were issued to the selling shareholders prior to the filing of this prospectus in a private placement offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), under Regulation S promulgated thereunder.
 
RISK FACTORS

Our business and an investment in our securities are subject to a variety of risks. The following risk factors describe the most significant events, facts or circumstances that could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations, ability to implement our business plan, and the market price for our securities. Many of these events are outside of our control. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and investors in our common stock could lose all or part of their investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations, and our limited revenues may affect our future profitability.

We and our subsidiaries began operations for the production of fabricated metal specialty components in September 2007 and introduced our bellows expansion joints products and pressure vessels in the first quarter of 2009 and our wind tower products in the first quarter of 2010. Our limited history of designing and manufacturing these fabricated metal specialty components may not provide a meaningful basis on which to evaluate our business. Moreover, we have limited revenues and we cannot assure you we will be able to expand our business and gross revenue with sufficient speed to maintain our profitability and not incur net losses in the future. While we expect our operating expenses to increase as we expand, any significant failure to realize anticipated revenue growth could result in significant operating losses. We will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by companies at a similar stage of development, including our potential failure to:

 
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maintain our proprietary technology;
 
 
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expand our product offerings and maintain the high quality of our products;
 
 
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manage our expanding operations, including the integration of any future acquisitions;
 
 
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obtain sufficient working capital to support our expansion and to fill customers’ orders in time;
 
 
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maintain adequate control of our expenses;
 
 
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implement our product development, marketing, sales, and acquisition strategies and adapt and modify them as needed;
 
 
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anticipate and adapt to changing conditions in the wind power, steel, petrochemical and thermoelectric industries as well as the impact of any changes in government regulation, mergers and acquisitions involving our competitors, technological developments and other significant competitive and market dynamics.

Our inability to manage successfully any or all of these risks may materially and adversely affect our business.

Our plans for growth rely on an increasing emphasis on the wind power industry; this sector faces many challenges, which may limit our potential for growth in this new market.

Our principal plan for growth is to manufacture wind towers, our latest fabricated metal specialty component, for the China domestic wind power industry. As of September 30, 2010, approximately 92% of our revenues were from sales of our wind towers. We expect a majority of our future revenues and earnings to come from sales of wind towers for the growing wind power industry in China.
 
 
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The wind power industry sector in China faces many challenges as it expands, however, including a reliance on continued PRC government environmental and energy conservation policies and incentive programs, which together are one of the industry’s major growth drivers. Wind power accounts for a small percentage of the power generated in China currently, and the existing power grid and transmission system lags behind existing and planned wind power plant construction. Furthermore, the wind power industry is generally not competitive without government incentive programs and initiatives because of the relatively high generation costs for wind power compared to most other energy sources. The current government incentive programs and initiatives include a feed-in tariff paid to wind power producers by grid utility companies, the mandatory obligation of grid utility companies to purchase all the electricity generated by renewable energy projects within its grid coverage, preferential tax treatment and government spending and grants for renewable energy programs. Most of our customers are highly dependent on these government incentives, initiatives and other favorable policies to support their operations at a relatively acceptable cost level. There can be no assurance that PRC government support of the wind power industry will continue at its current level or at all, and any decrease or elimination of government incentives currently available to industry participants may result in increased operating costs incurred by our current customers or discourage our potential customers from purchasing our products.

Our ability to market to this industry segment is dependent upon both an increased acceptance of wind power as an energy source in China and the industry’s acceptance of our products. We believe there will continue to be an increased demand for wind power in China and that the power companies installing wind-generated power equipment will purchase our products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to develop this business successfully, however, and our failure to develop the business further will have a material adverse effect on our overall financial condition and the results of our operations. Additionally, any uncertainties or adverse changes in government incentives, initiatives or policies relating to the wind power industry will materially and adversely affect the investment plans of our customers and consequently our growth.

Contracts for wind power projects in China are awarded through competitive public bids and there is no assurance that we will be asked to bid on new projects or that we will win these bids.

Utilities in China award contracts for wind towers on a competitive basis. We are generally aware of upcoming projects by region as established in annual NDRC wind development plans and through our proprietary customer relationships. However, utilities disclose specific requests for proposals publicly via the Internet, which we monitor on a regular basis, when they are prepared to accept bids. As a precursor to bidding, suppliers like us must maintain their status as a qualified supplier to the utility as well as possess a license to manufacture Class III A2 pressure vessels, which is often a specific requirement to bid on wind tower contracts. A substantial deposit based upon contract amount, typically around $125,000, is required for each bid and is returned to the bidder approximately three months following bid submission. This process helps to ensure that only companies with competent manufacturing and sufficient capitalization bid on projects. Competitive factors on wind tower bids include price, geographical proximity of the manufacturer to the wind power project and manufacturer reputation for quality and on-time delivery. It is our experience that typically three to six companies bid per contract.

We may not be successful in future bids and may fail to obtain new projects as a result. We believe we remain competitive in our pricing and delivery schedules for wind towers, but we cannot assure you our competitors will not underbid us. If we are unable to maintain our good relationships and qualified supplier status with the utilities, we may not be allowed to participate in the bidding process on new projects. Our license to manufacture Class III A2 pressure vessels expires in January 2013, and, although management believes we will be able to renew the license without issue, if we are unable to renew our license, we may not be able to bid on new wind tower contracts. Furthermore, we must maintain sufficient capital to source deposits made in connection with our bids, which may limit our ability to optimize our working capital allocation. To the extent we are unsuccessful in our bids to provide wind towers to new wind power projects, our future growth may be materially and adversely affected.

We derive a substantial part of our revenues from several major customers. If we lose any of these customers or they reduce the amount of business they do with us, our revenues may be seriously affected.

Our four largest customers accounted for approximately 51% of total sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and our largest customer accounted for approximately 19% of total sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Our four largest customers accounted for approximately 85% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and our largest customer accounted for approximately 24% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. These customers may not maintain the same volume of business with us in the future. If we lose any of these customers or they reduce the amount of business they do with us, our revenues and profitability may be seriously affected. With our recent entry into the wind tower market, we expect to generate significant revenues from a limited number of large-scale industrial customers. We do not foresee our relying on these same customers for revenue generation as we introduce new product lines and new generations of existing product lines because we expect our customers to change with each large-scale project. We cannot be assured, however, that we will be able to introduce successfully new products for large-scale projects in the future.

Additionally, many of our customers purchase our equipment as part of their capital budget. As a result, we are dependent upon receiving orders from companies that are either expanding their business, commencing a new business, upgrading their capital equipment or otherwise require capital equipment. Our business is therefore dependent upon both the economic health of these industries and our ability to offer products that meet regulatory requirements, including environmental requirements, of these industries and are cost justifiable, based on potential regulatory compliance and cost savings in using our equipment in contrast to existing equipment or equipment offered by others. Any economic slowdown can affect all purchasers and manufacturers of capital equipment, and we cannot assure you that our business will not be significantly impaired as a result of the current worldwide economic downturn.

 
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If we lose our key personnel, or are unable to attract and retain additional qualified personnel, the quality of our services may decline and our business may be adversely impacted.

We rely heavily on the expertise, experience and continued services of our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Bei Lu. Loss of her services could adversely impact our ability to achieve our business objectives. Ms. Lu is a key factor in our success at establishing relationships with the major utility and industrial companies using our products because of her extensive industry experience and reputation. The continued development of our business depends upon the continued employment of Ms. Lu. We do not currently have an employment agreement with Ms. Lu, and her standard labor contract does not include provisions for non-competition or confidentiality.

We believe our future success will depend upon our ability to retain key employees and our ability to attract and retain other skilled personnel. The rapid growth of the economy in China has caused intense competition for qualified personnel. We cannot guarantee that any employee will remain employed by us for any definite period of time or that we will be able to attract, train or retain qualified personnel in the future. Such loss of personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business and company. Moreover, qualified employees periodically are in great demand and may be unavailable in the time frame required to satisfy our customers’ requirements. We need to employ additional personnel to expand our business. There is no assurance we will be able to attract and retain sufficient numbers of highly skilled employees in the future. The loss of personnel or our inability to hire or retain sufficient personnel at competitive rates could impair the growth of our business.

We may not be able to keep pace with competition in our industry.

Our business is subject to risks associated with competition from new or existing industry participants who may have more resources and better access to capital. Many of our competitors and potential competitors may have substantially greater financial and government support, technical and marketing resources, larger customer bases, longer operating histories, greater name recognition and more established relationships in the industry than we do. Among other things, these industry participants compete with us based upon price, quality, location and available capacity. We cannot be sure we will have the resources or expertise to compete successfully in the future. Some of our competitors may also be able to provide customers with additional benefits at lower overall costs to increase market share. We cannot be sure we will be able to match cost reductions by our competitors or that we will be able to succeed in the face of current or future competition. In addition, we may face competition from our customers as they seek to become more vertically integrated in order to offer full service packages. Some of our customers are also performing more services themselves.

Our manufacturing facilities are located in one of the top wind power production regions of China, thereby lowering transportation costs for delivery of our wind towers and providing us a competitive advantage when bidding on new wind tower contracts in the region. We currently are the sole certified wind tower manufacturer in Tieling, Liaoning Province. Our competitive advantage in the region based on location would be harmed if a competitor established wind tower manufacturing facilities in or around Tieling.

We will face different market dynamics and competition as we develop new products to expand our target markets. In some markets, our future competitors would have greater brand recognition and broader distribution than we currently enjoy. We may not be as successful as our competitors in generating revenues in those markets due to the lack of recognition of our brand, lack of customer acceptance, lack of product quality history and other factors. As a result, any new expansion efforts could be more costly and less profitable than our efforts in our existing markets.

If we are not as successful as our competitors in our target markets, our sales could decline, our margins could be impacted negatively and we could lose market share, any of which could materially harm our business.

Our products may contain defects, which could adversely affect our reputation and cause us to incur significant costs.

Despite testing by us, defects may be found in existing or new products. Any such defects could cause us to incur significant return and exchange costs, re-engineering costs, divert the attention of our engineering personnel from product development efforts, and cause significant customer relations and business reputation problems. Any such defects could force us to undertake a product recall program, which could cause us to incur significant expenses and could harm our reputation and that of our products. If we deliver defective products, our credibility and the market acceptance and sales of our products could be harmed.
 
 
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The nature of our products creates the possibility of significant product liability and warranty claims, which could harm our business.

Material failure of any of our wind towers, bellows expansion joints or pressure vessels would have a material adverse effect on our business. Customers use some of our products in potentially hazardous applications that can cause injury or loss of life and damage to property, equipment or the environment. In addition, some of our products are integral to the production process for some end-users and any failure of our products could result in a suspension of operations. Although we perform extensive non-destructive testing on our products prior to delivery, we cannot be certain our products will be completely free from defects. Our wind towers are designed to exceed the entire expected life of its wind turbine installation, typically 20 years, but we cannot assure you of the operational life of our wind towers or about their medium to long-term performance and operational reliability. As of September 30, 2010, we have delivered 137 wind tower units. Moreover, we do not have any product liability insurance and may not have adequate resources to satisfy a judgment in the event of a successful claim against us. While we have not yet experienced any product liability claims against us, as a result of our limited operating history, we cannot predict whether product liability claims will be brought against us in the future or the impact of any resulting negative publicity on our business. The successful assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages and require us to make significant payments.

We do not accrue any warranty reserve because of our extensive quality control procedures and short warranty period, factors which we believe will result in no warranty expenses. Moreover, we have no historic basis to establish a reserve because of our limited operating history and lack of warranty expense since our commencement of production.

We offer a warranty on our products to each of our customers to repair or replace any defective product during the warranty term, which is a negotiated term of up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date, but we record no reserve for warranty claims currently. Warranty expense accrual is a company estimate of future warranty claims primarily based on our extensive testing and quality control procedures with consideration also given to our history of no prior warranty claims and abbreviated operating history. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had not incurred any warranty expense since our commencement of production in 2009. The Company has implemented a stringent set of internal manufacturing protocols to ensure product quality beginning at the time raw materials are received into our facilities up to the final inspection at the time products are shipped to the customer, including extensive non-destructive tests for defect detection. During the manufacturing process, both our internal quality control staff and our customers’ full time onsite inspectors track and inspect the work in progress. Additionally, our products are tested by the Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision under national standards. Upon receiving the products, our customers will inspect the products further prior to acceptance. The Company has analyzed the need to make warranty accruals and concluded, based on the aforementioned factors, that such accrual is not necessary. Although we believe our making of no accrual for warranty expense is appropriate given our belief that our stringent set of internal manufacturing protocols, redundant testing and inspection of products and short term of warranty period together limit our potential warranty expenses, if the Company incurs warranty claims in the future, we would be required to adjust the reserve and accrue for warranty expense accordingly.

We are a major purchaser of certain raw materials that we use in the manufacturing process of our products, and price changes for the commodities we depend on may adversely affect our profitability.

The Company’s largest raw materials purchases consist of stainless steel and carbon steel. As such, fluctuations in the price of steel in the domestic market will have an impact on the Company’s operating costs and related profits. International steel prices were lower in 2009 than in 2008, but prices have increased in 2010 along with the general economic recovery. The iron ore import price in China has also increased since 2009, which will impact the price and volume of steel produced by the China domestic steel industry.

Our profitability depends in part upon the margin between the cost to us of certain raw materials, such as stainless steel and carbon steel, used in the manufacturing process, as well as our fabrication costs associated with converting such raw materials into assembled products, compared to the selling price of our products, and the overall supply of raw materials. It is our intention to base the selling prices of our products in part upon the associated raw materials costs to us. However, we may not be able to pass all increases in raw material costs and ancillary acquisition costs associated with taking possession of the raw materials through to our customers. Although we are currently able to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials, it is impossible to predict future availability or pricing. The inability to offset price increases of raw material by sufficient product price increases, and our inability to obtain raw materials, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company does not engage in hedging transactions to protect against raw material fluctuations. We attempt to mitigate the short-term risks of price swings of raw materials by obtaining firm pricing commitments from our suppliers in advance for inclusion in our bids for large sales contracts. This strategy for controlling raw material costs on large sales of our wind towers and other fabricated metal specialty components is intended to help lock in our margins at the time the bid is awarded or we enter into the sales contract.

As the wind power industry continues to be a larger part of our business, our business will become more seasonal.

Our business is subject to seasonal-related fluctuations in sales volumes because we sell products that are installed outdoors and, consequently, weather conditions may affect demand for our products. Sales of our wind towers to the wind power industry in the northern provinces of China are affected by seasonal variations in both weather and customer operations. Utilities typically place requests for proposals for new wind tower contracts in the fourth and first calendar quarters according to their internal operational schedules and annual budget requirements. In order to satisfy delivery schedules under these contracts, we manufacture most of our wind towers during the second and third calendar quarters for delivery in the second, third and fourth calendar quarters. Customers request delivery during these quarters when the weather conditions in the northern provinces of China, where our manufacturing facilities and our customers’ wind farms are located, are more favorable for the installation of wind towers by the customer. As we expect the majority of our future revenues and earnings will be from the sale of wind towers to the wind power industry in China, our business will become more affected by the industry’s seasonal variations.

 
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If we are not able to manage our rapid growth, we may not be profitable.

Our business has undergone rapid growth since we commenced production in early 2009. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, our net revenue was $14.7 million, a 440% increase over the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009. Our continued success will depend on our ability to expand and manage our operations and facilities. There can be no assurance we will be able to manage our growth, meet the staffing requirements for our business or successfully assimilate and train new employees. In addition, to manage our growth effectively, we may be required to expand our management base and enhance our operating and financial systems. If we continue to grow, there can be no assurance the management skills and systems currently in place will be adequate. Moreover, there can be no assurance we will be able to manage any additional growth effectively. Failure to achieve any of these goals could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may need additional capital to execute our business plan and fund operations and may not be able to obtain such capital on acceptable terms or at all.

In connection with the rapid development and expansion of our business, we will incur significant capital and operational expenses. Management anticipates that our existing capital resources and cash flows from operations and from our recent private placement transaction and current short-term bank loans will be adequate to satisfy our liquidity requirements for the next 12 months. However, if available liquidity is not sufficient to meet our plans for expansion, current operating expenses and loan obligations as they come due, our plans include considering pursuing alternative financing arrangements. Our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms or at all is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:

 
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investors’ perceptions of, and demand for, companies in our industry;
 
 
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investors’ perceptions of, and demand for, companies operating in China;
 
 
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conditions of the United States and other capital markets in which we may seek to raise funds;
 
 
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our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
 
 
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governmental regulation of foreign investment in companies in particular countries;
 
 
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economic, political and other conditions in the United States, China, and other countries; and
 
 
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governmental policies relating to foreign currency borrowings.

We may be required to pursue sources of additional capital through various means, including joint venture projects and debt or equity financings. There is no assurance we will be successful in locating a suitable financing transaction in a timely fashion or at all. In addition, there is no assurance we will obtain the capital we require by any other means. Future financings through equity investments are likely to be dilutive to our existing shareholders. Also, the terms of securities we may issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable for our new investors. Newly issued securities may include preferences or superior voting rights, be combined with the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, or be the issuances of incentive awards under equity employee incentive plans, which may have additional dilutive effects. Furthermore, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital and financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which will adversely impact our financial condition.

If we cannot raise additional funds on favorable terms or at all, we may not be able to carry out all or parts of our strategy to maintain our growth and competitiveness or to fund our operations. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities, together with our revenues from operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, even to the extent that we reduce our operations accordingly, we may be required to cease operations.

We may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms because we became public by means of a share exchange.

There may be risks associated with our becoming public through the Share Exchange Agreement. Analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide our company coverage because there is no incentive for brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. Furthermore, we can give no assurance that brokerage firms will, in the future, want to conduct any secondary offerings on our behalf.

Our accounts receivables remain outstanding for a significant period of time, which has a negative impact on our cash flow and liquidity.

Our agreements with our customers generally provide that 30% of the purchase price is due upon the placement of an order, 30% upon reaching certain milestones in the manufacturing process and 30% upon customer acceptance of the product. As a common practice in the manufacturing business in China, payment of the final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date of our warranty period, which is a negotiated term of up to 24 months from the acceptance date. We account for payments received from customers prior to customer acceptance of the product as unearned revenue.

 
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We are required to maintain various licenses and permits regarding our manufacturing business, and the loss of or failure to renew any or all of these licenses and permits may require the temporary or permanent suspension of some or all of our operations.

In accordance with the laws and regulations of the PRC, we are required to maintain various licenses and permits in order to operate our manufacturing business. We are required to acquire a manufacturing license for specialized equipment from the State General Administration of the PRC for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine in order to manufacture pressure vessels of the Class III A2 grade. Many large-scale industrial companies in China require manufacturers like us to have this Class III A2 grade manufacturing license before allowing for the submission of bids on contracts for fabricated metal specialty components such as wind towers. Our nondestructive radiological testing of products includes the use of x-rays for defect detection and we are required to maintain our defect detection room in compliance with PRC Ministry of Health standards for radiological protection standards for industrial x-rays. Failure to maintain these standards, or the loss of or failure to renew such licenses and production permits, could result in the temporary or permanent suspension of some or all of our production or distribution operations and could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

We may experience material disruptions to our manufacturing operations.

While we seek to operate our facilities in compliance with applicable rules and regulations and take measures to minimize the risks of disruption at our facilities, a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities could prevent us from meeting customer demand, reduce our sales and/or negatively impact our financial results. Any of our manufacturing facilities, or any of our machines within an otherwise operational facility, could cease operations unexpectedly due to a number of events, including: prolonged power failures; equipment failures; disruptions in the transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges, railroad tracks; and fires, floods, earthquakes, acts of war, or other catastrophes.

We cannot be certain our product innovations and marketing successes will continue.

We believe our past performance has been based on, and our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to continue to improve our existing products through product innovation and to develop, market and produce new products. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in introducing, marketing and producing any new products or product innovations, or that we will develop and introduce in a timely manner innovations to our existing products which satisfy customer needs or achieve market acceptance. Our failure to develop new products and introduce them successfully and in a timely manner could harm our ability to grow our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The technology used in our products may not satisfy the changing needs of our customers.

While we believe we have hired or engaged personnel who have the experience and ability necessary to keep pace with advances in technology, and while we continue to seek out and develop “next generation” technology through our research and development efforts, there is no guarantee we will be able to keep pace with technological developments and market demands in our target industries and markets. Although certain technologies in the industries we occupy are well established, we believe our future success depends in part on our ability to enhance our existing products and develop new products in order to continue to meet customer demands. With any technology, including the technology of our current and proposed products, there are risks that the technology may not address successfully all of our customers’ needs. Moreover, our customers’ needs may change or vary. This may affect the ability of our present or proposed products to address all of our customers’ ultimate technology needs in an economically feasible manner, which could have a material adverse affect on our business.

Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to protect us from potential losses.

We do not maintain business interruption insurance. The insurance industry in China is in its early stage of development and the business interruption insurance and the product liability insurance available currently in China offers limited coverage compared to that offered in many other countries, especially in the United States. Any business disruption or natural disaster could result in substantial costs and a diversion of resources, which would have a material and adverse effect on our business and results of operations. On the other hand, our business operations, particularly our production facilities, involve risks and hazards that could result in damage to, or destruction of, property and machinery, personal injury, business interruption and possible legal liability. In addition, we do not have product liability insurance covering bodily injuries and property damage caused by the products we sell. Therefore, as with other manufacturers of fabricated metal specialty components in China, we are exposed to risks associated with product liability claims and may need to bear the litigation cost if the use of our products results in bodily injury or property damage. We do not carry key-man life insurance, and if we lose the services of any senior management and key personnel, we may not be able to locate suitable or qualified replacements, and may incur additional expenses to recruit and train new personnel, which could severely disrupt our business and prospects. Furthermore, we do not have property insurance and as such we are exposed to risks associated with losses in values of our equipment, facilities and inventory due to fire, earthquake, flood and a wide range of natural disasters. We do not have personal injury insurance and accidental medical care insurance. Although we require that the third-party transportation companies we engage maintain insurance policies with respect to inland transit risks for our products, the coverage may be inadequate to protect us from potential claims against us and the losses that may result.

 
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We face risks associated with managing domestic operations.

All of our operations are conducted in China. There are a number of risks inherent in doing business in such market, including the following:

 
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unfavorable political or economical factors;
 
 
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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
 
 
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potentially adverse tax consequences;
 
 
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unexpected legal or regulatory changes;
 
 
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lack of sufficient protection for intellectual property rights;
 
 
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difficulties in recruiting and retaining personnel, and managing international operations; and
 
 
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less developed infrastructure.

Our inability to manage successfully the risks in our China domestic activities could adversely affect our business. We can provide no assurances that any new market expansion will be successful because of the risks associated with conducting such operations, including the risks listed above.

We may not be able to protect our technology and other proprietary rights adequately.

Our success will depend in part on our ability to obtain and protect our products, methods, processes and other technologies, to preserve our trade secrets, and to operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties, both domestically and abroad. Despite our efforts, any of the following may reduce the value of our owned and used intellectual property:

 
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issued patents and trademarks that we own or have the right to use may not provide us with any competitive advantages;
 
 
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our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights may not be effective in preventing misappropriation of our technology or that of those from whom we license our rights to use;
 
 
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our efforts may not prevent the development and design by others of products or technologies similar to or competitive with, or superior to those we use or develop; or
 
 
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another party may obtain a blocking patent and we or our licensors would need to either obtain a license or design around the patent in order to continue to offer the contested feature or service in our products.

Effective protection of intellectual property rights may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. If we are unable to protect our proprietary rights adequately, it would have a negative impact on our operations.

We, or the owners of the intellectual property rights licensed to us, may be subject to claims that we or such licensors have infringed the proprietary rights of others, which could require us and our licensors to obtain a license or change designs.

Although we do not believe any of our products infringe upon the proprietary rights of others, there is no assurance that infringement or invalidity claims (or claims for indemnification resulting from infringement claims) will not be asserted or prosecuted against us or those from whom we have licenses or that any such assertions or prosecutions will not have a material adverse affect on our business. Regardless of whether any such claims are valid or can be asserted successfully, defending against such claims could cause us to incur significant costs and could divert resources away from our other activities. In addition, assertion of infringement claims could result in injunctions that prevent us from distributing our products. If any claims or actions are asserted against us or those from whom we have licenses, we may seek to obtain a license to the intellectual property rights that are in dispute. Such a license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all, which could force us to change our designs.

Our business could be subject to environmental liabilities.

As is the case with manufacturers of similar products, we use certain hazardous substances in our operations. Currently, we do not anticipate any material adverse effect on our business, revenues or results of operations as a result of compliance with the environmental laws and regulations of the PRC. However, the risk of environmental liability and charges associated with maintaining compliance with PRC environmental laws is inherent in the nature of our business, and there is no assurance that material environmental liabilities and compliance charges will not arise in the future.

 
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We will incur significant costs as a result of our operating as a public company and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

While we are a public company, our compliance costs prior to the Share Exchange in July 2010 were not substantial in light of our limited operations. Creative Bellows never operated as a public company prior to the Share Exchange. As a public company with substantial operations, we will incur increased legal, accounting and other expenses. The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to shareholders is time-consuming and costly.

It will also be time-consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the internal controls and reporting procedures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). Certain members of our management have limited or no experience operating a company whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange or with the rules and reporting practices required by the federal securities laws and applicable to a publicly traded company. We will need to recruit, hire, train and retain additional financial reporting, internal control and other personnel in order to develop and implement appropriate internal controls and reporting procedures. If we are unable to comply with the internal controls requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we may not be able to obtain the independent accountant certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our business and adversely impact the trading price of our common stock.

We are required to establish and maintain internal controls over financial reporting, disclosure controls, and to comply with other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules promulgated by the SEC. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, cannot guarantee that our internal controls and disclosure controls will prevent all possible errors or prevent all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefit of controls must be relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no system of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Furthermore, controls can be circumvented by individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more persons, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

We are a holding company that depends on cash flow from our wholly owned subsidiaries to meet our obligations.

After the Share Exchange, we became a holding company with no material assets other than the stock of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Bellows. Accordingly, Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power will conduct all of our operations, which are responsible for research, production and delivery of goods. We currently expect that we will primarily retain the earnings and cash flow of our subsidiaries for use by us in our operations.

All of Creative Bellows’ liabilities survived the Share Exchange and there may be undisclosed liabilities that could have a negative impact on our financial condition.

Before the Share Exchange, certain due diligence activities on the Company and Creative Bellows were performed. The due diligence process may not have revealed all liabilities (actual or contingent) of the Company and Creative Bellows that existed or which may arise in the future relating to the Company’s activities before the consummation of the Share Exchange. Notwithstanding that all of the Company’s pre-closing liabilities were transferred to a third party pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, it is possible that claims for such liabilities may still be made against us, which we will be required to defend or otherwise resolve. The transfer pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement may not be sufficient to protect us from claims and liabilities, and any breaches of related representations and warranties. Any liabilities remaining from the Company’s pre-closing activities could harm our financial condition and results of operations.

 
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New accounting standards could result in changes to our methods of quantifying and recording accounting transactions, and could affect our financial results and financial position.

Changes to the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles arise from new and revised standards, interpretations, and other guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, and others. In addition, these or other U.S. entities may issue new or revised Cost Accounting Standards or Cost Principles. The effects of such changes may include prescribing an accounting method where none had been previously specified, prescribing a single acceptable method of accounting from among several acceptable methods that currently exist, or revoking the acceptability of a current method and replacing it with an entirely different method, among others. Such changes could result in unanticipated effects on our results of operations, financial position, and other financial measures.
 
Risks Related to Our Business being Conducted in China

China’s economic policies could affect our business.

All of our assets are located in China and all of our revenue is derived from our operations in China. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects are subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal developments in China. While China’s economy has experienced significant growth in the past twenty years, such growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall economy of China, but they may also have a negative effect on us. For example, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected by the government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. The economy of China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. In recent years, the PRC government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of corporate governance in business enterprises; however, a substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, the control of payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, the setting of monetary policy and the provision of preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

We may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls in China.

Historically, China has not adopted a Western style of management or financial reporting concepts and practices, nor modern banking, computer and other control systems. We may have difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in China. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western standards.

Our bank accounts are not insured or protected against loss.

We maintain our cash with various national banks located in China. Our cash accounts are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any bank holding our cash deposits become insolvent, or if we are otherwise unable to withdraw funds, we would lose the cash on deposit with that particular bank.
 
 
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We have limited business insurance coverage and may incur losses due to business interruptions resulting from natural and man-made disasters, and our insurance may not be adequate to cover liabilities resulting from accidents or injuries that may occur.

The insurance industry in China is still in an early stage of development and insurance companies located in China offer limited business insurance products. In the event of damage or loss to our properties, our insurance may not provide as much coverage as if we were insured by insurance companies in the United States. We currently carry property and casualty insurance for our buildings, plant and equipment but cannot assure you that the coverage will be adequate to replace fully any damage to any of the foregoing. Should any natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, floods, or any acts of terrorism occur where our primary operations are located and most of our employees are based, or elsewhere, we might suffer not only significant property damage, but also loss of revenues due to interruptions in our business operations. The occurrence of a significant event for which we are not fully insured or indemnified, and/or the failure of a party to meet its underwriting or indemnification obligations, could materially and adversely affect our operations and financial condition. Moreover, no assurance can be given that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable.

We may face judicial corruption in China.

The political, governmental and judicial systems in China are sometimes impacted by corruption. There is no assurance we will be able to obtain recourse in any legal disputes with suppliers, customers or other parties with whom we conduct business, if desired, through China’s poorly developed and sometimes corrupt judicial systems.

If relations between the United States and China worsen, investors may be unwilling to hold or buy our stock and our stock price may decrease.

At various times during recent years, the United States and China have had significant disagreements over political and economic issues. Controversies may arise in the future between these two countries. Any political or trade controversies between the United States and China, whether or not directly related to our business, could reduce the price of our common stock.

China could change its policies toward private enterprise or even nationalize or expropriate private enterprises.

Our business is subject to significant political and economic uncertainties and may be affected by political, economic and social developments in China. Over the past several years, the PRC government has pursued economic reform policies including the encouragement of private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. The PRC government may not continue to pursue these policies or may significantly alter them to our detriment from time to time with little, if any, prior notice.

Changes in policies, laws and regulations or in their interpretation or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, restrictions or prohibitions on dividend payments to shareholders, or devaluations of currency could cause a decline in the price of our common stock, should a market for our common stock ever develop. Nationalization or expropriation could even result in the total loss of your investment.

The nature and application of many laws of China create an uncertain environment for business operations and they could have a negative effect on us.

The legal system in China is a civil law system. Unlike the common law system, the civil law system is based on written statutes in which decided legal cases have little value as precedents. In 1979, China began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and has since introduced many laws and regulations to provide general guidance on economic and business practices in China and to regulate foreign investment. Progress has been made in the promulgation of laws and regulations dealing with economic matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and trade. The promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws and the abrogation of local regulations by national laws could cause a decline in the price of our common stock. In addition, as these laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively recent, their interpretation and enforcement involve significant uncertainty.

Fluctuation of the Renminbi may affect our financial condition and the value of our securities.

Although we use the United States dollar for financial reporting purposes, most of the transactions effected by our operating subsidiaries are denominated in China’s Renminbi. The value of the Renminbi fluctuates and is subject to changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Since July 2005, the Renminbi has not been pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the Renminbi may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future the PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the Renminbi exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.

Future movements in the exchange rate of the Renminbi could adversely affect our financial condition as we may suffer financial losses when transferring money raised outside of China into the country or paying vendors for services performed outside of China. Moreover, fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Renminbi will affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business, financial condition or results of operations. The value of our common stock likewise will be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB, and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we may issue in the future that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future. For example, if we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for our operational needs and the RMB appreciates against the U.S. dollar at that time, our financial position, our business, and the price of our common stock may be harmed. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of declaring dividends on our common stock or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against the RMB, the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings from our subsidiaries in China would be reduced.

 
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Inflation in China could negatively affect our profitability and growth.

The rapid growth of China’s economy has been uneven among economic sectors and geographical regions of the country. China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 9.60% in the third quarter of 2010, as measured by the year-over-year change in Gross Domestic Product, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Rapid economic growth can lead to growth in the money supply and rising inflation. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the inflation rate in China declined in the second half of 2008 and much of 2009 during the current worldwide economic downturn, before climbing again to a high point of 1.9% in 2009, as compared to 8.7% and 6.9% in 2008. The inflation rate in China is expected to continue to increase in 2010 as the worldwide economy recovers, reaching 3.6% as of September 2010. If prices for our products and services fail to rise at a rate sufficient to compensate for the increased costs of supplies, such as raw materials, due to inflation, it may have an adverse effect on our profitability.

Furthermore, in order to control inflation in the past, the PRC government has imposed controls on bank credits, limits on loans for fixed assets and restrictions on state bank lending. The implementation of such policies may impede future economic growth. The People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the PRC, kept interest rates fixed during the recent economic crisis, but in the past has effected increases in the interest rates in response to inflationary concerns in the China’s economy. If the central bank raises interest rates from the current crisis levels, economic activity in China could slow and, in turn, materially increase our costs and reduce demand for our products and services.

We may not be able to obtain regulatory approvals for our products.

The PRC and local provincial governments regulate the manufacture and sale of our products in China. Although our licenses and regulatory filings are up to date, the uncertain legal environment in China and our industry may be vulnerable to local government agencies or other parties who wish to renegotiate the terms and conditions of or terminate their agreements or other understandings with us.

It will be extremely difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce liabilities against our officers, directors and assets based in China.

As our executive officers and directors, including the Chairman of our Board of Directors, are citizens of the PRC, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to acquire jurisdiction over these persons in the event a lawsuit is initiated against us and/or our officers and directors by a shareholder or group of shareholders in the United States. Also, because our operating subsidiaries and assets are located in China, it may be extremely difficult or impossible for individuals to access those assets to enforce judgments rendered against us or our directors or executive offices by United States courts. In addition, the courts in China may not permit the enforcement of judgments arising out of United States federal and state corporate, securities or similar laws. Accordingly, United States investors may not be able to enforce judgments against us for violation of United States securities laws.

PRC regulations relating to mergers, off-shore companies and China resident shareholders, if applied to us, may limit our ability to operate our business as we see fit.

PRC regulations govern the process by which we may participate in an acquisition of assets or equity interests. Depending on the structure of the transaction, these regulations require involved parties to make a series of applications and supplemental applications to various government agencies. In some instances, the application process may require the presentation of economic data concerning a transaction, including appraisals of the target business and evaluations of the acquirer, which are designed to allow the government to assess the transaction. Government approvals will have expiration dates by which a transaction must be completed and reported to the government agencies. Compliance with the new regulations is likely to be more time consuming and expensive than in the past and the government can now exert more control over the combination of two businesses. Accordingly, due to PRC regulations, our ability to engage in business combination transactions in China through our subsidiaries in China has become significantly more complicated, time consuming and expensive, and we may not be able to negotiate transactions acceptable to us or sufficiently protective of our interests.

Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.

The Renminbi is currently convertible under the “current account,” which includes dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not under the “capital account,” which includes foreign direct investment and loans. Currently, our China subsidiaries may purchase foreign currencies for settlement of current account transactions, including payments of dividends to us, without the approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”). However, the relevant PRC government authorities may limit or eliminate their ability to purchase foreign currencies in the future. Since a significant amount of our future revenues will be denominated in Renminbi, any existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to utilize revenues generated in Renminbi to fund our business activities outside China that are denominated in foreign currencies.

 
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Foreign exchange transactions by our China subsidiaries under the capital account continue to be subject to significant foreign exchange controls and require the approval of or need to register with PRC governmental authorities, including SAFE. In particular, if our China subsidiaries borrow foreign currency loans from us or other foreign lenders, these loans must be registered with SAFE, and if we finance our China subsidiaries by means of additional capital contributions, these capital contributions must be approved by certain government authorities, including the NDRC, Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), or their respective local counterparts. These limitations could affect the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing.

Recent PRC regulations relating to the registration requirements for China resident shareholders owning shares in off-shore companies as well as registration requirements of employee stock ownership plans or share option plans may subject the Company’s China resident shareholders to personal liability and limit its ability to acquire companies in China or to inject capital into its operating subsidiaries in China, limit its subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to the Company, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the Company.

The SAFE issued a public notice in October 2005 (“Circular 75”) requiring PRC residents, including both legal persons and natural persons, to register with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or controlling any company outside of China, referred to as an “off-shore special purpose company,” for the purpose of acquiring any assets of or equity interest in PRC companies and raising funds from overseas. In addition, any PRC resident who is the shareholder of an off-shore special purpose company is required to amend his or her SAFE registration with the local SAFE branch, with respect to that off-shore special purpose company in connection with any increase or decrease of capital, transfer of shares, merger, division, equity investment or creation of any security interest over any assets located in China. To clarify further the implementation of Circular 75, the SAFE issued Circular 124 and Circular 106 on November 24, 2005 and May 29, 2007, respectively. Under Circular 106, PRC subsidiaries of an off-shore special purpose company are required to coordinate and supervise the filing of SAFE registrations by the off-shore holding company’s shareholders who are PRC residents in a timely manner. If these shareholders fail to comply, the PRC subsidiaries are required to report to the local SAFE authorities. If the PRC subsidiaries of the off-shore parent company do not report to the local SAFE authorities, they may be prohibited from distributing their profits and proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to their off-shore parent company and the off-shore parent company may be restricted in its ability to contribute additional capital into its PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with the above SAFE registration requirements could result in liabilities under PRC laws for evasion of foreign exchange restrictions. We cannot predict fully how Circular 75 will affect our business operations or future strategies because of ongoing uncertainty over how Circular 75 will be interpreted and implemented, and how or whether SAFE will apply it to us.

We have requested our PRC resident beneficial owners, including our Chairman, to make the necessary applications, filings and amendments as required under SAFE regulations in connection with their equity interests in us. We attempt to ensure that our subsidiaries in China comply, and that our PRC resident beneficial owners subject to these rules comply, with the relevant SAFE regulations. The Company cannot provide any assurances that all of our present or prospective direct or indirect PRC resident beneficial owners will comply fully with all applicable registrations or required approvals. The failure or inability of our PRC resident beneficial owners to comply with the applicable SAFE registration requirements may subject these beneficial owners or the Company to fines, legal sanctions and restrictions described above.

On March 28, 2007, SAFE released detailed registration procedures for employee stock ownership plans or share option plans to be established by overseas listed companies and for individual plan participants. Any failure to comply with the relevant registration procedures may affect the effectiveness of the Company’s employee stock ownership plans or share option plans and subject the plan participants, the companies offering the plans or the relevant intermediaries, as the case may be, to penalties under PRC foreign exchange regime. To date, all grants of options have been solely to U.S. citizens. The Company has no employee stock ownership plan or share option plan in effect. These penalties may subject the Company to fines and legal sanctions, prevent the Company from being able to make distributions or pay dividends, as a result of which the Company’s business operations and its ability to distribute profits could be materially and adversely affected.

The Company’s PRC subsidiary may be exposed to penalties by the PRC government due to noncompliance with taxation, land use and construction administration, environmental and employment rules.

While the Company believes its PRC subsidiary has been in compliance with PRC taxation, land use and construction administration, environmental and employment rules during its operations in China, the Company has not obtained letters from the competent PRC government authorities confirming such compliance. If any competent PRC government authority takes the position that there is noncompliance with the taxation, land use and construction administration, environmental or employment rules by the Company’s PRC subsidiary, it may be exposed to penalties by such PRC government authority, in which case the operation of the Company’s PRC subsidiary in question may be adversely affected.
 
 
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We operate in the PRC through our wholly owned operating entities initially approved by the local office of the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM's Local Counterpart”). However, we cannot warrant that such approval procedures have been completely satisfied due to a number of reasons, including changes in laws and government interpretations.

Our operating entities in the PRC have received initial approval from MOFCOM's Local Counterpart and there may be conditions subsequent to complete and maintain such approval. We believe we have satisfied the approval procedures of MOFCOM's Local Counterpart. However, the approval procedures of MOFCOM's Local Counterpart or interpretations of its approval procedures may be different from our understanding or may change. As a result, if our approval is revoked by MOFCOM's Local Counterpart for any reason, there may be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares.

Tax laws and regulations in China are subject to substantial revision, some of which may adversely affect our profitability.

The PRC tax system is in a state of flux, and it is anticipated that China’s tax regime will be altered in the coming years. Tax benefits that we presently enjoy may not be available to us in the wake of these changes, and we could incur tax obligations to the PRC government that are significantly higher than currently anticipated. These increased tax obligations could negatively impact our financial condition and our revenues, gross margins, profitability and results of operations may be adversely affected as a result.

Certain tax treatment for which we are eligible in China remains subject to approval and is scheduled to expire over the next several years.

Our operations are located in a privileged economic zone in China and, as of October 2010, Creative Bellows has been classified as a “high technology enterprise” eligible for certain tax benefits, including a preferential 15% enterprise income tax rate instead of the standard 25% enterprise income tax rate. These tax benefits will not take effect, however, until we receive approval by the local tax bureau, which remains pending. If approved, the tax benefits will be retroactive for 2010 and the income tax we paid in 2010 under the higher standard rate either will be refunded to us or offset in future periods and recorded as income tax benefit. Our eligibility for the tax benefits lasts until December 31, 2012. When the tax benefits expire, and if our favorable tax treatment is not continued, our income tax expenses will increase, reducing our net income below what it would be if we continued to enjoy these exemptions.

We must comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

We are required to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), which prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Foreign companies, including some of our competitors, are not subject to these prohibitions. Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs, theft and other fraudulent practices occur from time-to-time in mainland China. If our competitors engage in these practices, they may receive preferential treatment from personnel of some companies, giving our competitors an advantage in securing business or from government officials who might give them priority in obtaining new licenses, which would put us at a disadvantage. Although we inform our personnel that such practices are illegal, we cannot assure you that our employees or other agents will not engage in such conduct for which we might be held responsible. If our employees or other agents are found to have engaged in such practices, we could suffer severe penalties.

Risks Related to Our Securities

The market price for our common stock may be volatile.
 
The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate widely in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include, but not limited to, our quarterly operating results or the operating results of other companies in our industry, announcements by us or our competitors of acquisitions, new products, product improvements, commercial relationships, intellectual property, legal, regulatory or other business developments and changes in financial estimates or recommendations by stock market analysts regarding us or our competitors. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for companies based in China in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market prices of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated or disproportionate to their operating performance. These broad market fluctuations may materially affect our stock price, regardless of our operating results. Furthermore, the market for our common stock historically has been limited. Our common stock was approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CTEK” beginning on December 15, 2010. Prior to our listing on NASDAQ, shares of our common stock were quoted in the over-the-counter market on the OTC Bulletin Board, or in what are commonly referred to as “pink sheets.” We cannot assure you that a larger, active trading market will ever be developed or maintained for our common stock. Market fluctuations and volatility, as well as general economic, market and political conditions, could reduce our market price. As a result, these factors may make it more difficult or impossible for you to sell our common stock for a positive return on your investment.
 
 
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Future sales of shares of our common stock by our shareholders could cause our stock price to decline.

Future sales of shares of our common stock could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our stock. If our significant shareholders sell a large number of shares, or if we issue a large number of shares, the market price of our stock could decline. Moreover, the perception in the public market that shareholders might sell shares of our stock could depress the market for our shares. If our shareholders who received shares of our common stock issued in the Share Exchange sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market upon the effectiveness of a registration statement, or upon the expiration of any holding period under Regulation S, such sales could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and in anticipation of which the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make it more difficult for us to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price we deem reasonable or appropriate. The shares of common stock issued in the Share Exchange will be freely tradable upon the earlier of (i) effectiveness of a registration statement covering such shares and (ii) the date on which such shares may be sold without registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act and the sale of such shares could have a negative impact on the price of our common stock.

We may issue additional shares of our capital stock or debt securities to raise capital or complete acquisitions, which would reduce the equity interest of our shareholders.

Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.00001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.00001 per share. As of December 13, 2010, there were approximately 72,185,868 authorized and unissued shares of our common stock that have not been reserved and are available for future issuance and 100,000,000 authorized and unissued shares of our preferred stock that have not been reserved and are available for future issuance. Although we have no commitments as of the date of this prospectus to issue our securities, we may issue a substantial number of additional shares of our common stock to complete a business combination or to raise capital. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock may (i) significantly reduce the equity interest of our existing shareholders and (ii) adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.
 
 
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We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time as the Board of Directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will occur only if our stock price appreciates.

Capital outflow policies in China may hamper our ability to declare and pay dividends to our shareholders.

China has currency and capital transfer regulations, which may require us to comply with complex regulations for the movement of capital. Although our management believes we will be in compliance with these regulations, should these regulations or the interpretation of them by courts or regulatory agencies change, we may not be able to pay dividends to our shareholders outside of China. In addition, under current PRC law, we must retain a reserve equal to 10% of net income after taxes, not to exceed 50% of registered capital. Accordingly, this reserve will not be available to be distributed as dividends to our shareholders. We presently do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Our management intends to follow a policy of retaining all of our earnings to finance the development and execution of our strategy and the expansion of our business.

Our principal shareholder has the ability to exert significant control in matters requiring a shareholder vote and could delay, deter or prevent a change of control in our company.

As of December 13, 2010, Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and our largest shareholder, beneficially owned approximately 37.56% of our outstanding shares. Ms. Lu possesses significant influence over us, giving her the ability, among other things, to exert significant control over the election of all or a majority of the Board of Directors and to approve significant corporate transactions. Such stock ownership and control may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a future change in control, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company. Without the consent of Ms. Lu, we could be prevented from entering into potentially beneficial transactions if they conflict with our principal shareholder’s interests. The interests of this shareholder may differ from the interests of our other shareholders.

Provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws could make it very difficult for you to bring any legal actions against our directors or officers for violations of their fiduciary duties or could require us to pay any amounts incurred by our directors or officers in any such actions.

Pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation, members of our Board of Directors and our officers will have no liability for breaches of their fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer, except in limited circumstances. This means you may be unable to prevail in a legal action against our directors or officers even if you believe they have breached their fiduciary duty of care. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws allow us to indemnify our directors and officers from and against any and all costs, charges and expenses resulting from their acting in such capacities with us. This means if you were able to enforce an action against our directors or officers, in all likelihood, we would be required to pay any expenses they incurred in defending the lawsuit and any judgment or settlement they otherwise would be required to pay.

Taxation

We will not obtain an opinion of legal counsel regarding the United States income tax consequences of an investment in our securities.

We will not obtain an opinion of counsel regarding the U.S. income tax consequences of investing in our securities including whether we will be treated as a company for U.S. income tax purposes. Recent changes in tax laws have not, as yet, been the subject of administrative or judicial scrutiny or interpretation. Moreover, there is no assurance that future legislation may not further affect the tax consequences of an investment in our securities. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE POSSIBLE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.
 
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements regarding CleanTech that include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our projected revenues, expenses, gross profit and income, mix of revenue, demand for our products, the benefits and potential applications for our products, the need for additional capital, our ability to obtain and successfully perform additional new contract awards and the related funding and profitability of such awards, the competitive nature of our business and markets, and product qualification requirements of our customers. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “believes,” “seeks,” “hopes,” “estimates,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “with a view to” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to the following:

 
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Our goals and strategies;
 
 
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Our expansion plans;
 
 
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Our future business development, financial conditions and results of operations;
 
 
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The expected growth of the markets for our products;
 
 
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Our expectations regarding demand for our products;
 
 
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Our expectations regarding keeping and strengthening our relationships with key customers;
 
 
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Our ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances;
 
 
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Competition in our industries in China;
 
 
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General economic and business conditions in the regions in which we sell our products;
 
 
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Relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industries; and
 
 
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Market acceptance of our products.
     
These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although we believe our expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations. Important risks and factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our expectations are generally set forth in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business,” and other sections in this prospectus. You should read thoroughly this prospectus and the documents we refer to with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance.

This prospectus contains statistical data we obtained from various publicly available government publications. Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The markets for our products may not grow at the rate projected by market data, or at all. The failure of these markets to grow at the projected rates may have a material adverse effect on our business and the market price of our securities. In addition, the rapidly changing nature of our customers’ industries results in significant uncertainties in any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our markets. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data is later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Unless otherwise indicated, information in this prospectus concerning economic conditions and our industry is based on information from independent industry analysts and publications, as well as our estimates. Except where otherwise noted, our estimates are derived from publicly available information released by third party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and are based on such data and our knowledge of our industry, which we believe to be reasonable. None of the independent industry publication market data cited in this prospectus was prepared on our or our affiliates’ behalf.

The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this prospectus and the documents we refer to in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
 
 
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 we have filed with the SEC. We have not included in this prospectus all of the information contained in the registration statement and you should refer to our registration statement and its exhibits for further information.

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may 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, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may obtain information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Our website address is www.ctiproduct.com. The information on our website is not incorporated into this prospectus.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from sale of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders. To the extent the selling shareholders exercise for cash all of the warrants covering the 1,987,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of all of the warrants, we would receive $7,950,000 from such exercises. The warrants may expire without having been exercised. Even if some or all of these warrants are exercised, we cannot predict when they will be exercised and when we would receive the proceeds. We intend to use any proceeds we receive upon exercise of the warrants for general working capital and other corporate purposes.
 
 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 
Safe Harbor Declaration

The comments made throughout this prospectus should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and the Notes thereto, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this document. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this document contain certain forward-looking information. When used in this discussion, the words, “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results, due to a number of factors beyond our control. CleanTech does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider our discussions regarding the various factors, which affect the company’s business, included in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

We are a manufacturer of structural towers for megawatt-class wind turbines as well as other highly engineered clean technology metal components in the PRC. We currently design, manufacture, test and sell structural towers for 1MW and 1.5MW on-land and 3MW off-shore wind turbines and have the expertise and manufacturing capability to provide towers for larger MW on-land and off-shore turbines as they become more prevalent in China. We are currently the only certified wind tower manufacturer within Tieling, Liaoning Province, which provides significant competitive advantage in supplying towers into the wind-rich northern provinces of China. We also manufacture patented, specialty metal products that require advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities, including bellows expansion joints and connecting bend pipes used for waste heat recycling in steel production and in ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as industrial pressure vessels. Our products provide clean technology solutions for China’s increasing energy demand and environmental issues.

We operate through two wholly owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the PRC – Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power. Creative Bellows, which was incorporated on September 17, 2007, is our WFOE and it owns 100% of Creative Wind Power, which was incorporated on May 26, 2009. Creative Bellows produces bellows expansion joints, pressure vessels and other fabricated metal specialty products. Creative Wind Power markets and sells wind towers designed and manufactured by Creative Bellows, which provides the production expertise, employees and facilities for wind tower production.

On June 18, 2010, CleanTech Innovations, Inc. (FKA: Everton Capital Corporation), a U.S. shell company incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 9, 2006, authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of its common stock, effective on July 2, 2010. Prior to the forward split, CleanTech had 5,501,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and, after giving effect to the forward split, CleanTech had 44,008,000 shares of common stock outstanding. CleanTech authorized the forward stock split to provide a sufficient number of shares to accommodate the trading of its common stock in the OTC marketplace after the acquisition of Creative Bellows as described below.

On July 2, 2010, Creative Bellows signed a share exchange agreement with CleanTech, whereby the shareholders of Creative Bellows received 15,122,000 shares in CleanTech. Concurrent with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech’s principal shareholder cancelled 40,000,000 shares in CleanTech for $40,000. The cancelled shares were retired. CleanTech had 4,008,000 shares outstanding after the cancellation of the shares. After giving effect to the foregoing transactions, the shareholders of Creative Bellows owned 79.05% of the 19,130,000 shares outstanding of CleanTech. The transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of CleanTech and not as a business combination. Simultaneously with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech changed its year end from August to December.

On July 12, 2010, CleanTech completed a closing of a private placement of Units (as defined below) pursuant to which CleanTech sold 3,333,322 Units at $3.00 per Unit for $10,000,000. Each “Unit” consisted of one share of CleanTech’s common stock and a three-year warrant to purchase 15% of one share of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the third anniversary of their issuance, and entitle the purchasers of the Units to purchase up to 499,978 shares of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants may be called by CleanTech at any time after (i) the registration statement registering the common stock underlying the warrants becomes effective, (ii) the common stock is listed on a national securities exchange and (iii) the trading price of the common stock exceeds $4.00. CleanTech also issued warrants to purchase 333,332 shares of common stock to the placement agents in the offering. The warrants granted to these placement agents had the same terms and conditions as the warrants granted in the offering. The warrants are exercisable into a fixed number of shares, solely redeemable by the Company and not redeemable by warrant holders. Accordingly, the warrants are classified as equity instruments.

Critical Accounting Policies

While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, we believe the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis.

 
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Basis of Presentation

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CleanTech, Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power. All intercompany transactions and account balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. Significant estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable and Retentions Receivable

The Company’s policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves.

The retention rate generally was 10% of the sales price with a term of one to two years, but no later than the termination of the warranty period.

Inventories

The Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average basis. The Company compares the cost of inventories with the market value and allowance is made for writing down the inventories to their market value, if lower.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 (codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605). Sales revenue, including the final 10% of the purchase price, is recognized after delivery is complete, customer acceptance of the product occurs and collectability is reasonably assured. Customer acceptance occurs after the customer puts the product through a quality inspection, which normally is completed within one to two weeks from customer receipt of the product. The customer is responsible for installation and integration of our component products into their end products. Payments received before satisfaction of all relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as unearned revenue. Unearned revenue consists of payments received from customers prior to customer acceptance of the products.

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax (VAT). The Company’s products sold and services provided in the PRC are subject to VAT of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables.

Warranties

The Company offers a warranty to its customers on its products for up to 24 months depending on the terms negotiated with each customer. During the warranty period, the Company will repair or replace defective products free of charge. The Company commenced production in 2009 and, as of September 30, 2010, has yet to incur any warranty expense. The Company has implemented a stringent set of internal manufacturing protocols to ensure product quality beginning at the time raw materials are received into our facilities up to the final inspection at the time products are shipped to the customer. The Company’s protocol establishes stringent requirements and specifications products must meet before they are allowed to move into the next phase of the manufacturing process. This process was established to ensure each individual piece of work in progress meets strict technical standards. During the manufacturing process, both our internal quality control staff and our customers’ full time onsite inspectors track and inspect the work in progress. The products are allowed to move to the next phase of the manufacturing process only after both parties have approved of the product quality. Prior to shipping the products, the Company performs non-destructive tests on the products for defect detection, including radiological (x-ray), ultrasonic, pneumatic, hydraulic and gas leakage tests. Additionally, our products are tested by the Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision under national standards. Upon receiving the products, our customers will inspect the products further prior to acceptance. The Company has analyzed the need to make warranty accruals and concluded that such accrual is not necessary because of the following:

 
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Clearly defined procedures in our manufacturing protocol to ensure product quality based on technical parameters;
 
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Existence of redundancies in testing and inspection of our products; and
 
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Short term of our warranty period, which is no more than 24 months.

However, the Company will monitor warranty claims and accrue for warranty expense accordingly, using ASC Topic 450 to account for our standard warranty.

The Company provides its warranty to all customers and does not consider it an additional service; rather, the warranty is considered an integral part of the product’s sale. There is no general right of return indicated in the contracts or purchase orders. If a product under warranty is defective or malfunctioning, the Company is responsible for fixing it or replacing it with a new product. The Company’s products are the only deliverables.

The Company provides after-sales services at a charge after expiration of the warranty period. We recognize such revenue when service is provided.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (“USD”). The Company’s functional currency is the USD, while the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries’ functional currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). The functional currencies of the Company’s foreign operations are translated into USD for balance sheet accounts using the current exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using the average exchange rate during the fiscal year. The translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. There have been no significant fluctuations in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.

Segment Reporting

SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 280), requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.

Management determined that all of its product lines – wind towers, bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels – constituted a single reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280. The Company operates exclusively in one business: the design and manufacture of highly engineered clean technology metal components for heavy industry. The manufacturing processes for each of our products, principally the rolling and welding of raw steel materials, make use of the same pool of production workers and engineering talent for design, fabrication, assembly and testing. Our products are characterized and marketed by their ability to withstand temperature, pressure, structural load and other environmental factors. Our products are used by major electrical utilities and large-scale industrial companies in China specializing in heavy industry, and our sales force sells our products directly to these companies, who utilize our components in their finished products. All of our long-lived assets for production are located in our facilities in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China, and operate within the same environmental, safety and quality regulations governing industrial component manufacturing companies. We established our subsidiary, Creative Wind Power, solely for the purpose of marketing and selling our wind towers, which constitute the structural support cylinder for an industrial wind turbine installation. Management believes that the economic characteristics of our product lines, specifically costs and gross margin, will be similar as production increases and labor continues to be shared across products.

Our initial sales in 2009 consisted primarily of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels and reflected pricing based on lower sales volume of higher margin products with unique customer design requirements, which resulted in gross margins of approximately 51%. This concentration of higher margin products and low sales volume created higher gross margins for these products as of the nine months ended September 30, 2009, that management believes are not sustainable as production volume increases and products become more diversified. At nine months ended September 30, 2010, in the aggregate, the gross margins for our bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels decreased as our mix of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels broadened to include more components with lower margins. We expect a further decrease in the gross margins going forward for bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels as these products continue to broaden and normalize.
 
 
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We initiated sales of our wind towers in the second quarter of 2010 and we expect the majority of our sales going forward will be of wind towers. Initial gross margins of our wind towers were impacted by one-time startup costs of approximately $100,000, production inefficiencies associated with the introduction of a new product line and lower sales volume, which reduced gross margins significantly at the time the startup costs were incurred, because our total revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $1.7 million. We experienced an increase in gross margins for our wind towers in the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, over the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, because of increased sales volume, improved production efficiencies and the elimination of certain startup costs. We expect a further increase in the gross margins of our wind towers going forward. In addition, our blended gross margin of approximately 29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was lower than for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, largely because the gross profits from bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels trended downward toward more sustainable levels from their unusually high levels of 51% in 2009.

As our overall mix of products and product gross margins broadens and sales volume increases, we expect the gross margins of all our product lines to converge and stabilize toward the current blended gross margin of approximately 29%. As a result, management views the Company’s business and operations for all product lines as a blended gross margin when determining future growth, return on investment and cash flows. Accordingly, management has concluded the Company had one reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280 because (i) all of our products are created with similar production processes, in the same facilities, under the same regulatory environment and sold to similar customers using similar distribution systems; and (ii) gross margins of all product lines have and should continue to converge.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010, compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

The following table presents the consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

   
2010
   
2009
 
   
$
     
% of Sales
   
$
     
% of Sales
 
Net sales
   
14,739,702
     
100
%
   
978,623
     
100
%
Cost of goods sold
   
10,519,685
     
71
%
   
478,343
     
49
%
Gross profit
   
4,220,017
     
29
%
   
500,280
     
51
%
Operating expenses
   
1,012,202
     
7
%
   
241,636
     
25
%
Income from operations
   
3,207,815
     
22
%
   
258,644
     
26
%
Other income, net
   
691,956
     
5
%
   
136,211
     
14
%
Income tax expense
   
(996,785
)
   
(7
)%
   
(98,714
)
   
(10
)%
Net income
   
2,902,986
     
20
%
   
296,141
     
30
%

NET SALES

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased to $14,739,702 from $978,623 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, consisted of $13.59 million in sales of wind towers and $1.14 million in sales of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels, while our net sales for the same period in 2009 consisted entirely of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels. The increase in net sales was attributable to our commencement of production and sales of wind towers in the second and third quarters of 2010.

COST OF GOODS SOLD

Cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased to $10,519,685 from $478,343 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Cost of goods sold includes material costs, primarily steel, and labor costs and related overhead. The increase in cost of goods sold is attributed to the introduction and significant increase of production and sales volume of our wind tower products in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, were 71% compared to 49% for the same period in 2009. The increase in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales was mainly due to the commencement and increased sales and production of wind towers in 2010 and by certain one-time startup and production costs of approximately $100,000 that were not associated with our other more established products. Additionally, cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales increased as sales volume increased and our mix of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels shifted to include lower margin offerings in the product lines.

GROSS PROFIT

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased to $4,220,017 from $500,280 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Gross profit margin decreased to 29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from 51% for the same period in 2009.

 
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Our initial sales in 2009 consisted primarily of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels, which reflected pricing based on lower sales volume of higher margin products with unique customer design requirements and resulted in gross profit margins of 51%. The concentration of higher margin products and low sales volume in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, caused an unusually high gross profit margin that management does not believe is sustainable in the future. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, gross profit margins for our bellows expansion joint and pressure vessel products decreased from the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as expected by management as we sold a more diversified mix of products. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company increased its sales of wind towers, which also reduced overall gross profit margins. Management believes the sales of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels will continue to diversify and, as wind tower production continues to increase along with manufacturing efficiency and the elimination of one-time startup costs of approximately $100,000, the gross profit margins of all three product lines will converge toward the current blended gross profit margin of approximately 29%.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased to $1,012,202 from $241,636 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Operating expenses consists of selling, general and administrative expenses. The increase in operating expenses resulted from increased selling costs of our products and the general expansion of our business, including the expansion of our sales team. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was 7% compared to 25% for the same period in 2009. This decrease was the result of increased efficiencies resulting from higher sales.

NET INCOME

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased to $2,902,986 from $296,141 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net income as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was 20% compared to 30% for the same period in 2009. This increase in net income was attributable to our increased sales of our products and increase in our subsidy income, which was a grant from the Administrative Committee of Liaoning Province Tieling Economic & Technological Development Zone to attract businesses with high-tech products. The grant is not required to be repaid.

Year Ended December 31, 2009, compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2008

The following table presents the consolidated results of operations of Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.

   
2009
   
2008
 
  
 
$
     
% of Sales
   
$
     
% of Sales
 
Net sales
   
2,730,954
   
100
%
   
-
   
NA
%
Cost of goods sold
   
1,301,400
     
48
%
   
-
     
NA
%
Gross profit
   
1,429,554
     
52
%
   
-
     
NA
%
Operating expenses
   
427,260
     
15
%
   
139,381
     
NA
%
Income (loss) from operations
   
1,002,294
     
37
%
   
(139,381
)
   
NA
%
Other income, net
   
111,169
     
4
%
   
493,412
     
NA
%
Income tax expense
   
282,098
     
10
%
   
-
     
NA
%
Net income
   
831,365
     
31
%
   
354,031
     
NA
%

NET SALES

Net sales for 2009 were $2,730,954. The Company incorporated in September 2007 and was in the development stage from inception through the beginning of 2009. The Company started generating sales in 2009, principally from sales of bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels to customers in China.

COST OF GOODS SOLD

Cost of goods sold includes material costs, labor costs and related overhead, which are directly or indirectly attributable to our products. For 2009, cost of goods sold was $1,301,400 or 48% of net sales. Approximately 42% of the cost of goods sold was from bellows expansion joints, one of the major products of the Company. The percentage of cost of goods sold for the sales of bellows expansion joints was 44%.

GROSS PROFIT

Gross profit for 2009 was $1,429,554 or 52%, which resulted from sales of our bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels.
 
 
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OPERATING EXPENSES

Operating expenses consisted of selling, general and administrative expenses totaling $427,260 for 2009, compared to $139,381 for 2008, an increase of $287,879 or 207%. The increase in operating expenses was due primarily to the commencement of production and sales of our products in 2009, which resulted in increased salary, freight, research and development cost, land use tax and amortization of intangible assets.

NET INCOME

For 2009, net income was $831,365 compared to $354,031 for 2008, an increase of $477,334, or 135%. This increase in net income was mainly due to the commencement of sales in 2009. Most income in 2009 was generated from sales of our products, whereas in 2008, income was from subsidy income, a grant from the Administrative Committee of Liaoning Province Tieling Economic & Technological Development Zone to attract businesses with high-tech products. The grant was for general working capital needs without any conditions and restrictions, and is not required to be repaid. The grant was determined based on the investment amount by the Company and its floor space occupied in such zone. There was no income tax for the grant received in 2008.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010, compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

Operations and liquidity needs are funded primarily through cash flows from operations, short-term borrowings and shareholder contributions. The cash is used in operations and plant construction.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had cash and equivalents of $397,876, other current assets of $18,262,889, and current liabilities of $10,562,286. Working capital was $8,098,479 at September 30, 2010. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.8-to-1 as of September 30, 2010.

The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash provided by (used in):
           
Operating activities
 
$
(9,334,523
)
 
$
(1,671,529
)
Investing activities
   
(3,032,517
)
   
(311,117
)
Financing activities
   
11,355,553
     
2,195,518
 

Net cash used in operating activities was $9,334,523 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1,671,529 in the comparable period of 2009. The increase in net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was mainly due to increased outstanding accounts receivable, retention receivable and other receivables despite a significant increase in net income, as well as increased payment of advance to suppliers and inventory, and increased restricted cash as a performance guarantee to customers resulting from our increased sales.

Net cash used in investing activities was $3,032,517 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $311,117 during the comparable period of 2009. The cash used in investing activities in 2010 was for the purchase of property and equipment of $2.08 million, purchase of a patent of $74,988 and construction in progress of $876,207, while cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was mainly for a long term investment of $87,821 into a local credit union and construction in progress of $195,698.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $11,355,553 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $2,195,518 in the same period of 2009. The increase in cash inflow in 2010 consisted of $2.43 million in cash contributions by shareholders, net proceeds of $8.25 million received through a private placement offering, and $675,795 net cash proceeds from bank loans net of repayment. In the same period of 2009, we had $2.19 million in proceeds from bank loans.

Year Ended December 31, 2009, compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Operations and liquidity needs are funded primarily through cash flows from operations, short-term borrowings and shareholder contributions. The cash is used in operations and plant construction.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had cash and equivalents of $1,295,145, other current assets of $2,109,408, and current liabilities of $5,157,488. Working capital deficit was $1,752,935 at December 31, 2009. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 0.66-to-1 as of December 31, 2009.

The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively:

 
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2009
   
2008
 
Cash provided by (used in):
           
Operating activities
 
$
(565,706
)
 
$
1,349,222
 
Investing activities
   
(1,385,676
)
   
(4,643,319
)
Financing activities
   
3,220,612
     
-
 

Net cash used in operating activities was $565,706 in 2009, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1,349,222 in 2008. The increase in net cash used in operating activities during 2009 was mainly due to the increased accounts receivable, other receivables and payments for prepaid expenses and inventory, despite a significant increase in net income.

Net cash used in investing activities was $1,385,676 in 2009, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $4,643,319 in 2008. The cash used in investing activities in 2009 was for the purchase of property and equipment of $52,581, construction in progress of $1.25 million and a long term investment of $87,353 in a local credit union, whereas cash used in investing activities in 2008 was mainly for the purchase of land use rights and construction in progress.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $3,220,612 in 2009, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $0 in 2008. The increased cash provided by financing activities was due primarily to proceeds from short term loans from Credit Unions. The due date of all the loans was May 26, 2010. The loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

Our standard payment terms in our arrangements with our customers generally provide that 30% of the purchase price is due upon the placement of an order, 30% is due upon reaching certain milestones in the manufacturing process and 30% is due upon customer inspection and acceptance of the product, which customers normally complete within one to two weeks after delivery. As a common practice in the manufacturing business in China, payment of the final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date of the product warranty period, which can be up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date. Payment terms are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and these payment percentages and terms may differ for each customer. We may experience payment delays from time to time of up to six months from the due date, but we fully expect to receive all payments based on the contracted terms despite any customer delays in payment. Our collections are reasonably assured because the majority of our customers are large, well-capitalized state-owned and publicly traded utility and industrial companies with stable operations. Furthermore, we do not believe the delays have a significant negative impact on our liquidity as payment delays are very common in the manufacturing industry in China.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had an accounts receivable balance of $1,320,899, of which $231,399 of the accounts receivable had aging over 180 days. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had an accounts receivable balance of $11,056,451, of which $6,454,506 was current, $3,016,898 had aging over 30 days, $1,210,276 had aging over 90 days and $374,771 had aging over 180 days. The Company expects all accounts receivable, including those aged over 180 days as of September 30, 2010, to be collected because the respective customers are large state-owned or publicly listed utilities and we are confident that payment will be received.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2010, the FASB codified the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 08-09, “Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition.” FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-17 provides guidance on defining a milestone and determining when it may be appropriate to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for research and development transactions. FASB ASU No. 2010-17 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, and is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved after the adoption date. The Company does not expect this ASU will have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations when it adopts this update on January 1, 2011.

On March 5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815, “Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging – Embedded Derivatives – Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU was effective for the Company on July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On February 25, 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855, “Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of US GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments remove potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13 on ASC 605, Revenue Recognition – Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangement – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU 2009-13). ASU 2009-13 amended guidance related to multiple-element arrangements which requires an entity to allocate arrangement consideration at the inception of an arrangement to all of its deliverables based on their relative selling prices. The consensus eliminates the use of the residual method of allocation and requires the relative-selling-price method in all circumstances. All entities must adopt the guidance no later than the beginning of their first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Entities may elect to adopt the guidance through either prospective application for revenue arrangements entered into, or materially modified, after the effective date or through retrospective application to all revenue arrangements for all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, of ASU 2009-13 on our financial position and results of operations.

In October 2009, the FASB issued an ASU regarding accounting for own-share lending arrangements in contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing. This ASU requires that at the date of issuance of the shares in a share-lending arrangement entered into in contemplation of a convertible debt offering or other financing, the shares issued shall be measured at fair value and be recognized as an issuance cost, with an offset to additional paid-in capital. Further, loaned shares are excluded from basic and diluted earnings per share unless default of the share-lending arrangement occurs, at which time the loaned shares would be included in the basic and diluted earnings-per-share calculation. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009, and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2009, the FASB issued an ASU regarding measuring liabilities at fair value. This ASU provides additional guidance clarifying the measurement of liabilities at fair value in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available; under those circumstances, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of valuation techniques, as defined. This ASU is effective for the first reporting period, including interim periods, beginning after the issuance of this ASU. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASU No. 2009-01, “Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01 re-defines authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and, for SEC registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing convention of GAAP in Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS 165”) codified in FASB ASC Topic 855-10-05, which provides guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 also requires entities to evaluate the subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. SFAS 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, and accordingly, the Company adopted this pronouncement during the second quarter of 2009. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic 825-10-50. This FSP essentially expands the disclosure about fair value of financial instruments that were previously required only annually to also be required for interim period reporting. In addition, the FSP requires certain additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These additional disclosures are required beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic 320-10. This FSP modifies the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and changes the existing impairment model for such securities. The FSP also requires additional disclosures for both annual and interim periods with respect to both debt and equity securities. Under the FSP, impairment of debt securities will be considered other-than-temporary if an entity (1) intends to sell the security, (2) more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovering its cost, or (3) does not expect to recover the security’s entire amortized cost basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). The FSP further indicates that, depending on which of the above factor(s) causes the impairment to be considered other-than-temporary, (1) the entire shortfall of the security’s fair value versus its amortized cost basis or (2) only the credit loss portion would be recognized in earnings while the remaining shortfall (if any) would be recorded in other comprehensive income. FSP 115-2 requires entities to initially apply the provisions of the standard to previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities existing as of the date of initial adoption by making a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The cumulative-effect adjustment potentially reclassifies the noncredit portion of a previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt security held as of the date of initial adoption from retained earnings to accumulate other comprehensive income. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP No. SFAS 157-4”). FSP No. SFAS 157-4, which is codified in FASB ASC Topics 820-10-35-51 and 820-10-50-2, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value and emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 157-4 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

FASB ASC 820-10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of this standard relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007; however, it provides a one-year deferral of the effective date for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements at fair value at least annually. The Company adopted this standard for financial assets and financial liabilities and nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities disclosed or recognized at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) as of June 10, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

FASB ASC 820-10 provides additional guidance for Fair Value Measurements when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability has significantly decreased. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its financial statements.

FASB ASC 805 establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. This standard also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This standard was adopted by the Company beginning June 10, 2009, and will change the accounting for business combinations on a prospective basis.

FASB ASC 350-30 and 275-10 amend the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. This standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

FASB ASC 825-10 requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods. This standard is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

FASB ASC 320-10 amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt and equity securities. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its financial statements.

As of December 31, 2009, the FASB has issued ASU through No. 2009-17. None of the ASUs has had an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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 indexed to our shares and classified as stockholder’s equity or 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.

Contractual Obligations

On June 2, 2009, the Company borrowed $1,398,931 and $809,907 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 10.459% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

On December 31, 2009, the Company borrowed $957,163 and $73,629 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 9.558% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

All the above loans were collateralized by the Company’s land use right, one of its buildings and other long-lived assets.

 
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In February and March 2010, the Company borrowed $5,565,156 from a bank. The short term loan bore interest of 5.31%. On March 18, 2010, the Company repaid the loan. This loan was collateralized by one of the Company’s buildings and its land use right.

On May 24, 2010, the Company borrowed $387,997 with interest of 5.346% from a bank. The maturity date of this loan was November 24, 2010. On November 15, 2010, the Company repaid the loan. The loan was collateralized by raw material inventory and the personal guarantee of the Company’s CEO together with a third party’s guarantee.

On September 13, 2010, the Company borrowed $1,716,136, $895,375 and $969,990 from three different Credit Unions, respectively. All of the loans bore interest of 7.2% with maturity dates on September 12, 2011. These loans were collateralized by one of the Company’s buildings and its land use right.
 
 
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OUR BUSINESS

Our Company

We are a manufacturer of structural towers for megawatt-class wind turbines as well as other highly engineered clean technology metal components in the PRC. We currently design, manufacture, test and sell structural towers for 1MW and 1.5MW on-land and 3MW off-shore wind turbines and have the expertise and manufacturing capability to provide towers for larger MW on-land and off-shore turbines as they become more prevalent in China. We are currently the only certified wind tower manufacturer within Tieling, Liaoning Province, which provides significant competitive advantage in supplying towers into the wind-rich northern provinces of China. We also manufacture patented, specialty metal products that require advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities, including bellows expansion joints and connecting bend pipes used for waste heat recycling in steel production and in ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as industrial pressure vessels. Our products provide clean technology solutions for China’s increasing energy demand and environmental issues.

We sell our products exclusively in the domestic market. Our current wind tower customers include two of China’s five largest state-owned utilities, which are among the top wind farm operators in China as measured by installed wind capacity. We produce wind towers, a component of wind turbine installations, but do not compete with wind turbine manufacturers. Our patented specialty metal products are used by large-scale industrial companies involved mainly in the steel and coke, petrochemical, high-voltage electricity transmission and thermoelectric industries, which are actively seeking ways to reduce their carbon pollutant emissions.

We were founded in September 2007 and have since experienced significant growth. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, our net revenue was $14.7 million, a 440% increase over the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009, and we generated a 29% gross margin and a 20% net margin. Sales of our wind tower products are increasing rapidly; we have shipped 137 wind towers, including towers for 3MW off-shore wind turbines, since their recent introduction in February 2010. Wind towers accounted for over 90% of our revenue for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010.
 
Notwithstanding the large increase in revenues, our agreements with our customers may result in delayed payments and revenue recognition. Our agreements generally provide that 30% of the purchase price is due upon the placement of an order, 30% upon reaching certain milestones in the manufacturing process and 30% upon customer acceptance of the product, with payment of the final 10% of the purchase price due up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date. Sales revenue, including the final 10% of the purchase price, is recognized only after our products are delivered to, and thoroughly tested and accepted by, our customers. We may experience payment delays from time to time of up to six months from the due date, but we fully expect to receive all payments based on the contracted terms despite any customer delays in payment because the majority of our customers are large, well-capitalized state-owned and publicly traded utility and industrial companies with stable operations.
 
We believe our rapid growth will continue to benefit from the following competitive strengths:

 
§
Strong customer relationships with leading utility, wind and industrial companies
 
§
Geographical proximity to the multi-gigawatt pipeline of wind development projects in the northern provinces of China
 
§
Technically-advanced, precision manufacturing expertise demonstrated, in part, by our Class III A2 pressure vessel manufacturing license, a key criteria in customer selection of wind tower suppliers
 
§
Proprietary product designs and intellectual property
 
§
Excellent reputation for high-quality manufacturing, stringent testing, timely delivery and customer service

Our Company is headquartered in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China where we currently operate two production facilities with approximately 16,120 square meters of combined production space and an annual production capacity of up to 600 wind tower units. As of October 2010, we had 175 full time employees.

Our History

We operate through two wholly owned subsidiaries organized under the laws of the PRC– Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power. Creative Bellows, which was incorporated on September 17, 2007, is our WFOE and it owns 100% of Creative Wind Power, which was incorporated on May 26, 2009. Creative Bellows produces bellows expansion joints, pressure vessels and other fabricated metal specialty products. Creative Wind Power markets and sells wind towers designed and manufactured by Creative Bellows, which provides the production expertise, employees and facilities for wind tower production.

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 9, 2006, under the name Everton Capital Corporation as an exploration stage company with no revenues and no operations and engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves. On June 18, 2010, we changed our name to CleanTech Innovations, Inc. and authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of our common stock effective July 2, 2010. Prior to the forward split, we had 5,501,000 shares of our common stock outstanding, and, after giving effect to the forward split, we had 44,008,000 shares of our common stock outstanding. We authorized the forward stock split to provide a sufficient number of shares to accommodate the trading of our common stock in the OTC marketplace after the acquisition of Creative Bellows as described below.

The acquisition of Creative Bellows’ ordinary shares was accomplished pursuant to the terms of a Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated July 2, 2010, by and between Creative Bellows and the Company. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we acquired from Creative Bellows all of its equity interests in exchange for the issuance of 15,122,000 shares of our common stock to the shareholders of Creative Bellows. Concurrent with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement and as a condition thereof, we entered into an agreement with Mr. Jonathan Woo, our former Chief Executive Officer and Director, pursuant to which he returned 40,000,000 shares of our common stock to us for cancellation. Mr. Woo received compensation of $40,000 from us for the cancellation of his shares of our common stock. Upon completion of the foregoing Share Exchange transactions, we had 19,130,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. For accounting purposes, the Share Exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of Creative Bellows because, prior to the transaction, the Company was a non-operating public shell and, subsequent to the transaction, the Creative Bellows’ shareholders beneficially owned a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company and will exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the consolidated entity.

 
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Our principal offices are located at C District, Maoshan Industry Park, Tieling Economic Development Zone, Tieling, Liaoning Province, China 112616. Our phone number is (86) 0410-6129922 and our website address is www.ctiproduct.com. The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.

Our Industry

Overview

Power generating capacity in China increased from 443GW in 2004 to 874GW in 2009, according to the China Electricity Council. Currently, China’s energy infrastructure is reliant predominantly on coal; however, China has limited fossil fuel reserves. As a result, China’s government has implemented social, economic, environmental, regulatory and government stimulus-related policies to drive demand for technologies that promote renewable energy production, pollution reduction and energy conservation. As identified in its 10th and 11th Five-Year Plans, China has placed a priority on renewable energy, diversification of the power supply and sustainable economic and social development. Simultaneously, China’s government is fostering pollution reduction policies to limit carbon dioxide, wastewater discharge and other pollutant emissions while continuing to grow domestic steel production and coal-based power capacity.

China adopted its first Renewable Energy Law in 2005, fostering the development of renewable energy such as wind power. In 2007, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released its “Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy in China” (“2007 NDRC Plan”) setting a 15% target for renewable energy consumption by 2020. The growth in wind-generated electricity will also contribute towards China’s goal to cut its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40% to 45% by 2020 compared to 2005 levels, as announced in China’s “Carbon Intensity Goal” in November 2009; as according to the U.S. Department of Energy, a standard 1.5 megawatt (“MW”) wind turbine – the most common in China – can displace 2,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide. These clear government policies are intended to help stimulate sustainable wind power and clean technology development and investment. We believe these government policies will continue to increase demand for our products, including structural wind towers and clean technology fabricated metal specialty components.

Global Wind Power Market

Wind power is the world's fastest-growing energy sector. We believe wind power is cost efficient and mature compared to other types of renewable energy technologies and is an important component of the world's energy infrastructure, representing approximately 2% of global electricity production. According to the GWEC 2010 Global Wind Outlook, global installed wind capacity grew at a 27.8% CAGR from 2000 through 2009. In 2009, according to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report, global installed wind capacity grew at a record 31.8%, adding 38.3GW and bringing total installed wind capacity to 158.5GW. The growth in 2009 was led by China and the United States, with China accounting for 36% of all newly installed capacity and 16% of all worldwide capacity, according to the WWEA 2009 Wind Report. This resulted in China adding more wind capacity in 2009 than any other country for the first time and finishing the year with the second-greatest installed capacity behind the United States. The WWEA expects the global market for wind energy to grow at a 25.3% CAGR through 2020, according to the WWEA 2009 Wind Report, reaching 1,900GW in total installed capacity. Further, wind energy is projected to represent up to 12% of global electricity production by 2020, according to the GWEC 2010 Global Wind Outlook. China is expected to remain a key driver of global wind growth for the foreseeable future. The following table illustrates global annual installed capacity additions and cumulative installed capacity.

Year
 
Global Annual Installed
Capacity Additions
(MW)
   
Global Cumulative
Installed Capacity
(MW)
   
Annual Growth
(%)
 
2009
    38,343       158,505       31.8  
2008
    26,029       120,297       28.2  
2007
    19,865       93,835       26.7  
2006
    15,245       74,052       25.3  
2005
    11,531       59,091       24.1  
2004
    8,207       47,620       20.8  
2003
    8,133       39,431       26.8  
2002
    7,270       31,100       30.1  
2001
    6,500       23,900       37.4  
2000
    3,760       17,400       27.9  
Source: GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report

 
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The following table illustrates 2009 global annual installed capacity additions and cumulative installed capacity by country.

Country
 
2009 Installed
Capacity Additions
(MW)
   
Percent of
Total Market
(%)
   
2009 Cumulative
Installed Capacity
(MW)
   
Percent of
Total Market
(%)
 
China
    13,803       36.0       25,805       16.3  
United States
    9,996       26.1       35,064       22.1  
Germany
    2,459       6.4       25,777       16.3  
Spain
    1,917       5.0       19,149       12.1  
India
    1,271       3.3       10,926       6.9  
Italy
    1,114       2.9       4,850       3.1  
France
    1,088       2.8       4,492       2.8  
United Kingdom
    1,077       2.8       4,051       2.6  
Portugal
    950       2.5       3,535       2.2  
Denmark
    673       1.8       3,465       2.2  
Rest of World
    3,994       10.4       21,391       13.5  
Total
    38,343       100.0       158,505       100.0  
Source: GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report

China Wind Power Market

China currently represents the world's largest market for wind products. In 2009, China installed over one-third of global wind installations, according to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report, and became the second-largest wind producing country by cumulative installed wind capacity. According to the WWEA 2009 Wind Report, installed wind capacity within China grew at a 61.5% CAGR from 2000 through 2009 – more than double the overall global rate – and capacity has more than doubled for the past four consecutive years. In 2009, according to the GWEC 2010 China Wind Outlook, the China wind market grew 114.7%, adding 10,129 wind turbines or 13.8GW of new capacity and bringing total installed wind capacity to 25.8GW. According to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report, China will add 20GW of wind capacity annually through 2014 and the domestic wind market will reach 200-250GW in installed capacity by 2020. We believe it costs approximately $1 billion to install 1GW of wind capacity in China, thereby resulting in capital investments of approximately $200-$250 billion by 2020. The following table illustrates China's annual installed capacity additions and cumulative installed capacity.

Year
 
China Annual Installed
Capacity Additions
(MW)
   
China Cumulative
Installed Capacity
(MW)
   
Annual
Growth
(%)
 
2009
    13,803       25,805       114.7  
2008
    6,153       12,020       103.4  
2007
    3,311       5,910       127.4  
2006
    1,288       2,599       106.3  
2005
    507       1,260       64.9  
2004
    197       764       34.7  
2003
    98       567       20.9  
2002
    66       469       16.7  
2001
    53       402       16.2  
2000
    73       346       15.3  
Source: GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report

According to the second and third wind resources census conducted by the China Meteorological Administration (“CMA”) at a height of 10 meters, the amount of theoretically-exploitable on-land and off-shore wind resources in China was 3,226GW and 4,350GW, and the amount of technically-exploitable on-land and off-shore wind resources was 253GW and 297GW. Overall, studies such as these highlight the substantial potential for wind power in China. However, resources are widely distributed with rich resources concentrated in the three northern (northeast, north, and northwest), southeast coastal and inland regions. The most abundant wind resources in northern China include the regions of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Hebei, Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Ningxia. According to the Zenith 2009 Wind Analysis, approximately 80% of all wind resources in China exist within the nine northern provinces of China, five of which are located within 500 miles of our manufacturing facilities. The following table illustrates the cumulative wind power grid-connected capacity for the provinces with the most abundant wind resources.

Regions
 
2009 Cumulative Wind Power
Grid-Connected Capacity
(MW)
   
2009 Cumulative Wind Power
Grid-Connected Capacity
(%)
 
Inner Mongolia *
    9,196.2       35.6  
Hebei *
    2,788.1       10.8  
Liaoning *
    2,425.3       9.4  
Jilin *
    2,063.9       8.0  
Heilongjiang *
    1,659.8       6.4  
Shandong
    1,219.1       4.7  
Gansu
    1,188.0       4.6  
Jiangsu
    1,096.8       4.3  
Xinjiang
    1,002.6       3.9  
Ningxia
    682.2       2.6  
Guangdong
    569.3       2.2  
Fujian
    567.3       2.2  
Shanxi
    320.5       1.2  
Zhejiang
    234.2       0.9  
Hainan
    196.2       0.8  
Other Regions
    595.3       2.3  
Source: GWEC 2010 China Wind Outlook
* Neighboring province to CleanTech’s manufacturing facilities

 
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Current guidelines published in the 2007 NDRC Plan mandate that renewable resources, including wind, generate 10% of total energy consumption by 2010 and 15% by 2020. A major part of China’s commitment to achieving these targets involves the creation of a 138GW Wind Base program, which aims to build seven GW-scale wind power bases within six provinces by 2020, each with at least 10GW of capacity, according to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report. Planned wind power bases in Hebei, Western Jilin and Inner Mongolia represent over 30GW of new capacity located near our manufacturing facilities. The planning and development for the program is well underway and as of 2009, 83 projects representing 14.3GW had been planned, according to the GWEC 2009 Global Wind Report. The following map illustrates the electricity delivery plan from the main wind power bases in China.

Source: Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association
* CleanTech’s manufacturing facilities

Wind Power Development in China

In 2009, there were approximately 330 wind project developers in China, twenty of which had newly-installed capacity of more than 100MW, according to the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (“CREIA”). However, the five largest state-owned utilities have significant impact on the development of wind power resources in China, accounting for more than 58% of newly installed capacity in 2009, according to the GWEC 2010 China Wind Outlook. Our customers currently include two of these five utilities, China Guodian Corporation and China Huaneng Group, which represented approximately 31% of newly installed capacity in 2009. The following table illustrates domestic wind development market share among the largest operators.

Companies
 
2009 Newly
Installed Capacity
(MW)
   
Percentage of 2009 Newly
Installed Capacity
(%)
 
China Guodian Corporation *
    2,600.4       18.8  
China Datang Corporation
    1,739.8       12.6  
China Huaneng Group *
    1,644.8       11.9  
China Huadian Corporation
    1,230.0       8.9  
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd.
    854.5       6.2  
Beijing Energy Investment Holding Co., Ltd.
    757.5       5.5  
Shenhua Group Corporation Limited
    590.3       4.3  
China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group
    400.3       2.9  
China Power Investment Corporation
    386.1       2.8  
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
    309.8       2.2  
Source: GWEC 2010 China Wind Outlook
* Current CleanTech customers

 
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Wind Tower Market Opportunity in China

According to the Danish Wind Industry Association, wind towers account for approximately 20% of the total cost for a wind turbine installation. Based on the GWEC’s estimate of 200-250GW of installed capacity by 2020 and our total cost estimate of $1 billion per GW in China, we believe the total domestic market for wind towers could represent $40-$50 billion by 2020. Within 500 miles of our manufacturing facilities, where we believe we have significant competitive advantages, we estimate that approximately 130GW of total exploitable capacity exists, based on the Zenith 2009 Wind Analysis. In addition, the NDRC planned the construction of over 30GW of specific Wind Base projects located near our facilities by 2020. Assuming an average selling price of approximately $70,000 per MW, based upon our delivered towers, this represents a total addressable market of $9.1 billion in our current region alone and $2.1 billion for specific Wind Base projects by 2020.

Renewable Energy Policy and Regulation in China

National renewable energy policies and a supportive regulatory framework have driven the growth of renewable energy in China. Several initiatives mandated by China’s Renewable Energy Law, first adopted in 2005, such as feed-in tariffs, aggressive targets for renewable energy, priority dispatch and mandatory purchase for wind power, favorable taxation and abolishment of the 70% local content requirement have established the foundation for the rapid development of wind power. Below, we outline key supporting policies.

 
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Feed-in tariffs: In 2009, China replaced its centrally controlled bidding pricing system with a wind feed-in tariff ranging from RMB0.51/KWh to RMB0.61/kWh, according to four wind resource zones, representing a significant premium to coal power.

 
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Aggressive targets for renewable energy: The 2007 NDRC Plan sets forth a renewable energy consumption target, including energy generated by wind, of at least 15% of China’s energy supply by 2020. Further, the 2007 NDRC Plan sets forth an obligation for larger power-generating companies to have 3% of non-hydro renewable energy in the total power generation mix by 2010 and 8% by 2020.

 
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Priority dispatch and mandatory purchase: Grid operators must give priority to electricity generated from renewable energy projects in their grid areas and must provide grid-connection services and related technical support. The law also requires grid operators to purchase power from qualified wind farms and institute clear and transparent pricing policies of wind-produced electricity intended to provide wind farm operators a more predictable rate of return.

 
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Favorable taxation: Wind farms are exempt from income tax for three years and receive a 50% reduction in such tax for three years thereafter. In addition, electricity generated from wind power is subject to a VAT rate of 8.5%, and wind power equipment, such as wind towers, is subject to a VAT rate of 17%. The corporate income tax rate is reduced to 15% from 25% for wind companies, if they belong to the category of advanced and new technology enterprises supported by the PRC government.

 
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Abolishment of the 70% local content requirement: The 70% local content requirement first introduced in 2004 when most wind turbines in China were imported was abolished in 2009. This has both increased competitiveness as well as helped to propel China as the world’s largest wind market.

At the end of 2009, China made a political commitment to the international community at the Copenhagen Conference on climate change that non-fossil energy would satisfy 15% of the country’s energy demand by 2020. This Carbon Intensity Goal has become a binding target for short-term and medium-term national social and economic planning, together with a subsequently formulated target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This goal will require an unprecedented boost to the scale and pace of future renewable energy development, including continued support for wind power development.

China Market for Bellows Expansion Joints and Pressure Vessels

The growing demand for energy has increased alongside China’s booming economy, created in part by fiscal stimulus policies to foster industrialization, infrastructure projects and domestic manufacturing. China is the world’s largest producer of coal chemicals, producing 353 million tons of coke in 2009, according to the NDRC. China is also currently the world’s largest steel producer, producing 568 million tons in 2009, an increase of 13.5% over 2008, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. According to the Zenith 2009 Wind Analysis, the steel industry contributes 15% of the total carbon emissions in China. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the largest single environmental issue with steel production is the carburizing of coal into coke for use in iron production. As a result of concerns about pollution and energy recycling, especially in the electric utility, iron and steel industries, China is taking steps to implement more modern production processes designed to improve safety, reduce emissions and conserve energy. In addition, in 2010, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) announced a mandate for China’s steel industry to promote energy efficiency and emission reductions.

 
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The NDRC has encouraged the iron and steel industries to utilize a widely adopted energy saving process used in the production of iron, called Coke Dry Quenching (“CDQ”), to promote energy conservation, reduce pollution and expand steel industry production. The CDQ process cools coke in an enclosed heat exchange system, which reduces harmful emissions and wastewater runoff while reclaiming energy for hot water or electricity generation, versus the conventional process using water to drench the coke. In addition, China’s MIIT mandated a consolidation of the iron and steel industries in order to reduce the number of small, inefficient iron and steel mills that do not have the resources to adapt to the new policies encouraging efficiency and pollution reduction. Bellows expansion joints are key components in the CDQ process, a prevalent technology used by the steel industries in Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Brazil and Finland. The primary markets for CDQ high temperature bellows expansion joints are new iron and steel mills in the domestic market, existing mills being modernized and regular CDQ replacement, which we estimate have useful life expectancies of approximately two years. Connecting bend pipes, another type of expansion joint, are used in piping systems to carry gas away from coke ovens used in iron and steel mills. Connecting bend pipes are safer than rigid expansion joints and are also easier to install and replace than rigid metal pipe expansion joints, thereby reducing the cost of maintaining systems, which need replacement approximately every two years. The primary market for connecting bend pipes are iron and steel mills in the process of being modernized and upgraded for safety.

China is also in the process of upgrading its electricity grid to ultra-high-voltage transmission systems, which allow for a more efficient transportation of electricity and a reduction in energy lost during transmission over long distances. The upgrading of the grid is tied directly to the growth in renewables, especially wind power, in order to deliver electricity more efficiently from distant generation locations to population load centers. The State Grid Corp of China plans to spend over $44 billion by 2012 on these new power lines. Disk spring sleeve bellows expansion joints are used in ultra-high-voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (“GIS”) to reduce safety issues caused by conventional bellows used in GIS by better accommodating the unique gas pressure movements within the switchgear. GIS are key safety devices in these ultra-high-voltage transmission systems. GIS work as a circuit breaker to isolate electrical equipment and balance electrical loads. The primary market for disk spring sleeve bellows expansion joints is provincial and municipal power companies that are upgrading their transmission systems.

A pressure vessel is a container designed to hold liquid or gas at significantly higher or lower pressures than at normal sea level. Pressure vessels must be carefully designed, manufactured and operated properly in order to avoid serious explosions. The engineering specifications for pressure vessels are heavily regulated and vary from country to country. Pressure vessels may be made of steel or carbon composite materials. Spherical pressure vessels require forged parts constructed from high quality steel and welded together using highly sophisticated welding techniques.

According to the Zero Power Intelligence Co. “China Bellows Industry Investment Analyst and Research Report 2010,” the aggregate market for bellows expansion joints in China was approximately $3.0 billion in 2009 with an expected annual growth rate of approximately 10%. The market for pressure vessels was approximately $6.6 billion in 2009 with an expected annual growth rate of approximately 25% over the next 5 years, according to the Zero Power Intelligence Co. “China Metal Pressure Vessel Investment Analyst and Research Report 2010.”

Products

Each of our product lines – wind towers, bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels – are highly engineered clean technology metal components purchased by major electrical utilities and large-scale industrial companies to support renewable energy production, pollution reduction and energy conservation in China. The manufacturing process for each of our products consists principally of the rolling and welding of raw steel materials into finished components and makes use of the same pool of production workers and engineering talent for design, fabrication, assembly and testing. Our products are characterized and marketed by their ability to withstand temperature, pressure, structural load and other environmental factors critical to their performance in the wind power, steel and coke production, petrochemical, high voltage electricity transmission and thermoelectric industries. Our sales force sells our products directly to our customers, who are responsible for installing and integrating our component products into their finished products. We perform all manufacturing at our facilities in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China.

Wind Towers

We design and manufacture structural towers for wind turbines. A typical wind turbine installation consists of a tower; nacelle, which houses the generator, gearbox and control systems; and the blade and rotor system. A free standing, utility-scale wind tower is composed of rolled steel sections that we design and fabricate for sale to our customers who, in turn, assemble and install the tower at wind farm sites.

 
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Wind turbine installation
Subsection of wind tower in production
(Source: the Company)

We produce our wind towers in multiple subsections, which we then weld and bolt together into four main sections and the tower base for transport to the customer’s project site. After inspecting and treating the steel, we produce each tower subsection by rolling steel and then welding the rolled form together along its vertical axis to produce the final cylindrical piece. Each tower is machined to customer specifications and precise tolerances based on tower height, wind turbine size and unique installation site requirements. The height of the wind tower impacts the ultimate yield of the turbine, as taller towers generally provide access to stronger winds and greater wind flow. This leads to greater power output and also helps to enable the use of larger MW turbines. Increasing the height of the tower generally requires increasing its base diameter and wall thickness, thereby increasing the amount of raw material needed for production. We construct our towers using high quality materials capable of enduring high-cycle fatigue stress cycles and they are designed to exceed the entire expected life of the wind turbine, typically 20 years.

We currently produce towers for 1MW and 1.5MW on-land wind turbines and 3MW off-shore wind turbines, with the expertise and manufacturing capability to provide wind towers for larger MW on-land and off-shore wind turbines as they become more prevalent in China. We have the capacity to manufacture 600 wind tower units per year and we plan to expand operations and continue to develop towers for the next generations of wind farms in China. The following table illustrates the general dimensions of wind towers for on-land and off-shore installations by turbine MW.

Wind Tower Sizes
   
On-land Wind Turbines
 
Off-shore Wind Turbines
Turbine Capacity
 
1MW
1.5MW
3MW
5MW
 
3MW
5MW
Tower Height
 
68m
72m
75m
75m
 
75m
75m
Tower Wall Thickness
 
10-20mm
14-32mm
16-50mm
16-60mm
 
16-50mm
16-60mm

Our manufacturing facilities are located in one of the top wind power production regions of China, thereby lowering transportation costs for delivery of our wind towers. We currently are the sole certified wind tower manufacturer in Tieling, Liaoning Province. Our welding experience, Class III A2 grade pressure vessel manufacturing license and location provide us with competitive advantages when bidding on new wind tower contracts. Our wind tower customers at present consist of the wind power operating subsidiaries of two of the largest state-owned utilities – China Guodian Corporation and Huaneng Power International Inc. (China Huaneng Group).

Since we first introduced our wind tower products in February 2010 through to September 30, 2010, we have sold and delivered 137 wind towers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we had $13.6 million in revenues from sales of our wind towers, or approximately 92% of our total revenues. We expect a majority of our revenues to continue to come from sales of our wind towers.

Bellows Expansion Joints

We design and manufacture specialty bellows expansion joints, which are used in piping systems to absorb the expansion, contraction and movement of piping system components resulting from extreme temperature changes, vibrations, high pressure and other mechanical forces common to large industrial production systems. The “bellows” is the flexible portion that permits movement in the expansion joint and is made of specialty steel or rubber. Bellows expansion joints absorb axial, lateral and angular motions, vibrations, thermal expansions and contractions.

Large industrial production piping systems are an integral part of the manufacturing process in iron and steel production, refining, heat recycling, and ultra-high-voltage transmission systems. Expansion joints represent the weakest link in these systems unless they are made of high quality material and manufactured to withstand extreme pressure, changes in temperature and vibrations. Even high quality expansion joints must be replaced on a regular basis in order to properly maintain complex manufacturing systems. Historically, our customers have imported these products from Japan due to the precision manufacturing and engineering requirements of the products.

Our key bellows expansion joint products include:

 
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CDQ High Temperature Bellows Expansion Joints – expansion joints used in coke dry quenching systems, a more environmentally-friendly and efficient process for the production of coke being adopted by the iron and steel industries in China. We first introduced our product in June 2009 and believe that we are currently the only manufacturer of CDQ high temperature bellows expansion joints in China.

CDQ High Temperature Bellows Expansion Joint

Disk Spring Sleeve Bellows Expansion Joints – a key component in ultra-high-voltage electrical switching systems used by large electric utilities in China to upgrade and modernize the national electrical grid. Our products, first introduced in March 2009, reduce safety issues caused by conventional bellows used in Gas Insulated Switchgear by better accommodating the unique gas pressure movements within the switchgear.

Disk Spring Sleeve Bellows Expansion Joints

Connecting Bend Pipes – unique flexible expansion joints that reduce flammable gas leaks from coal ovens used to make coke in iron and steel mills. We are one of the few manufacturers of connecting bend pipes for the steel and coke industries in China, having first introduced our product in March 2009.

Connecting Bend Pipes

Pressure Vessels
 
We design and manufacture highly engineered pressure vessels used within heat exchangers and industrial reactors by the petrochemical, electrical, steel, aerospace and metallurgical industries. Our pressure vessels are also used as storage tanks and separators in manufacturing and electrical production processes. We manufacture pressure vessels to customer specifications from carbon or stainless steel to withstand high temperatures, high pressures and resist corrosion. Our pressure vessels are subject to stringent testing standards and are put through a battery of examinations using radiological (x-ray), ultrasonic, pneumatic and hydraulic testing to ensure quality control. We have received the necessary licensing from the State General Administration of the PRC for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine to manufacture pressure vessels of Class III A2 grade – the highest rating in China. We first introduced our pressure vessels in February 2009. Management estimates that our pressure vessels have an average life expectancy of 10 years.

Pressure Vessel

 
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Sales and Marketing

Sales of our wind towers for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, accounted for approximately 92% of our revenues; we had no wind tower sales in 2009, having first introduced our wind tower products in February 2010. Going forward, we expect that sales of wind towers will account for the majority of our revenues given the significant historical and anticipated growth in the domestic China wind market and our competitive position. Sales of our bellows expansion joints for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, accounted for approximately 7% of our revenues, compared to 66% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009. Sales of our pressure vessels for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, accounted for less than 1% of our revenues, compared to 34% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009.

We employ 15 sales professionals who sell and market our products directly to customers. We currently sell exclusively to large-scale, domestic utilities and industrial companies and have developed an extensive network of relationships with the utilities who are the principal developers of wind farms, large-scale steel mills and state electric grid operators within China. Our wind towers are sold primarily into wind farms being developed within 500 miles of our Tieling manufacturing facilities, leveraging our regional strength as the sole certified wind tower manufacturer in Tieling, Liaoning Province and our transportation cost advantage. We sell our bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels products to customers throughout China.

Utilities award contracts for wind towers on a competitive basis. As a precursor to bidding, suppliers must maintain status as a qualified supplier to the utility as well as a license to manufacture Class III A2 grade pressure vessels, which is often a specific requirement to bid on wind tower contracts. We are generally aware of upcoming projects by region as established in annual NDRC wind development plans and through our proprietary customer relationships. However, utilities disclose specific requests for proposals publicly via the Internet, when they are prepared to accept bids. Requests for proposals are typically disclosed in the fourth, first and second calendar quarters for product delivery in the subsequent second, third and fourth calendar quarters. Bids are typically due approximately one month after disclosure, and utilities award contracts approximately two weeks after bid submission.

A substantial deposit based upon contract amount, typically around $125,000, is required for each bid on a wind tower contract and is returned to the bidder in approximately three months. This helps to ensure that only companies with competent manufacturing and sufficient capitalization bid on projects. It is our experience that typically three to six companies bid per contract. Contract price per tower varies based on customer specifications, location requirements of the wind farm and turbine MW. For a 1.5MW turbine, the contract price of a tower currently ranges from approximately $100,000 to $150,000, with an average price of approximately $125,000. The price of a tower for a 3MW or larger turbine will generally exceed $150,000.

Production

We conduct all manufacturing in our facilities in the city of Tieling, Liaoning Province, China. We base our production schedule on customer orders and schedule deliveries on a just-in-time basis. We use advanced manufacturing equipment in our production process, including welding equipment from Panasonic and Miller. We received ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification in October 2009, which certification demonstrates our adherence to formalized business processes and the ability to consistently produce products meeting customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. We currently operate two production facilities with approximately 16,120 square meters of combined production space with the capacity to manufacture up to 600 wind tower units annually, and we continue to expand our production capacity.

Product Safety and Quality Control

We have implemented multiple comprehensive quality control procedures throughout our manufacturing and assembly process to ensure product quality and safety beginning from when we receive raw materials into our facilities up to the final product inspection prior to shipment to the customer. Our manufacturing protocols establish stringent requirements and specifications products must meet before they are allowed to move into the next phase of the manufacturing process, ensuring each individual piece of work in progress meets strict technical standards. Our pressure vessel manufacturing received PRC government certification and is deemed to meet or exceed national quality standards. We perform non-destructive tests on our products for defect detection using our in-house radiological (x-ray) and ultrasonic testing. We use specialized pneumatic and hydraulic tests on pressure vessels and bellows expansion joints for conformance with specifications, and SF6 gas leakage tests on GIS bellows expansion joints. For some of our products, such as wind towers, production and testing is monitored continuously throughout the production process by both customer and government on-site inspectors in addition to our own quality assurance supervisors. Our quality control procedures also include quality assurance of raw materials used in the production of our products, which includes an evaluation and selection of established and reputable suppliers.

We offer a warranty to our customers on all products for up to 24 months, depending on the terms negotiated with each customer, following the date of customer acceptance. During the warranty period, we will repair or replace defective products free of charge. As of September 30, 2010, we have yet to incur any warranty expense since we commenced production in early 2009.


 
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Suppliers and Raw Materials

Our major raw material purchases include stainless steel, carbon steel and component parts, including disk springs and flanges. We operate a multiple sourcing strategy and source our raw materials through various suppliers located throughout China. We do not engage in hedging transactions to protect against raw material fluctuations; instead, we attempt to mitigate the short-term risk of price swings on raw materials by obtaining pricing commitments from suppliers in advance for inclusion in our bids for large sales contracts. This process helps to fix our raw material costs at the time of bidding, thereby locking in our margins on large sales of wind towers and other fabricated metal specialty components. We are able to source our steel purchases directly from steel producers instead of through steel distributors, further reducing our costs significantly. We typically place component orders after we have received firm orders for our products and have received prepayments in order to minimize our inventory.

We do not generally have long-term supply agreements with any of our raw materials suppliers. We believe we will be able to obtain an adequate supply of steel and other raw materials to meet our manufacturing requirements and we maintain a good business relationship with all of our suppliers. Our principal suppliers are Tianjin Iron and Steel Co., Inc., Shenyang Haosen Co., Shenyang Oriental Kunlun Stainless Steel Industry Co., Ltd., Shenyang Maodelong Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Shenyang Xilv Machine Manufacture Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao Hengyu Trading Co., Ltd., Shenyang Hezhixiang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Liaoning Qingshan Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Jiyang Spring Manufacture Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Hengtai Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.

Customers

Our customers include major electrical utilities and large-scale industrial companies in China specializing in heavy industry, such as the wind power, steel and coke production, petrochemical, high voltage electricity transmission and thermoelectric industries. In 2009, our four largest customers, Shenyang Xinxingjia Bellows Company, Liaoning Shenmei Hongyang Thermoelectric Co., Ltd., Fuxin Nationality Industrial Park Construction Development Co., Ltd., and Henan Pinggao Electric Co., Ltd., accounted for approximately 19% , 12%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of our total revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our largest customers for wind towers, Huaneng Tieling Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., China Guodian Beipiao Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., China Guodian Inner Mongolian Xilinhot Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd. and Huaneng Tongliao Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd. accounted for approximately 24%, 22%, 21% and 18%, respectively, and our largest customer for bellows expansion joints, Henan Pinggao Electric Co., Ltd., accounted for approximately 3% of our total revenues.

The majority of our business for fabricated metal specialty components is by customer purchase orders made in the ordinary course of business. Installation of our component products is the responsibility of the customer. We provide a standard warranty to our customers on our products to repair or replace defective components for up to 24 months from customer acceptance depending upon the terms negotiated with each customer.

On January 5, 2010, we entered into a wind tower contract with Huaneng Panjin Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Huaneng Group, which provides for the delivery of 30 wind towers in the amount of approximately RMB 29.5 million ($4.4 million). The customer is responsible for all assembly and installation of the wind tower units. Advance payments of 10% of the purchase price are due three months prior to the first delivery date, with additional payments due at agreed upon milestones throughout the project duration and 10% of the purchase price retained against any defects found by the customer during the warranty period of 18 months following customer acceptance. The Company delivered 8 of the wind tower units ordered during the second quarter of 2010, with the remaining 22 wind tower units to be delivered in the first quarter of 2011, although the timing is subject to adjustment by the customer.

On March 21, 2010, we entered into a wind tower contract with China Guodian Beipiao Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Guodian Corporation, which provides for the delivery of 33 wind towers in the amount of approximately RMB 21.9 million ($3.3 million). The customer is responsible for all assembly and installation of the wind tower units. Advance and partial payments are due at agreed upon milestones throughout the project duration and 10% of the purchase price is retained against any defects found by the customer during the warranty period of 18 months following customer acceptance. The Company delivered all wind towers under the contract during the third quarter of 2010.

On April 9, 2010, we entered into two wind tower contracts with Huaneng Tieling Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Huaneng Group, which together provide for the delivery of 60 wind towers in the amount of approximately RMB 59.3 million ($8.85 million). The customer is responsible for all assembly and installation of the wind tower units. Advance payments of 10% of the purchase price are due three months prior to the first delivery dates, with additional payments due at agreed upon milestones throughout the project duration and 10% of the purchase price retained against any defects found by the customer during the warranty period of 18 months following customer acceptance. The Company delivered 30 wind towers to the Huaneng Tieling Pingdingbao Wind Power Generation Project site during the third quarter of 2010, and will deliver the remaining 30 wind towers to the Huaneng Tieling Changtu Laochengzhen Wind Power Generation Project site during the fourth quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011, although the timing is subject to adjustment by the customer.

On September 7, 2010, we entered into two wind tower contracts with Huaneng Tongliao Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Huaneng Group, which together provide for the delivery of 40 wind towers in the amount of approximately RMB 52.5 million ($7.72 million). The customer is responsible for all assembly and installation of the wind tower units. Advance payments of 10% of the purchase price are due three months prior to the first delivery dates, with additional payments due at agreed upon milestones throughout the project duration and 10% of the purchase price retained against any defects found by the customer during the warranty period of 18 months following customer acceptance. The Company delivered 16 of the wind tower units ordered during the third quarter of 2010, and will deliver the remaining 24 wind towers during the fourth quarter of 2010, although the timing is subject to adjustment by the customer.
 
In the third quarter of 2010, we completed delivery of 50 wind towers to Guodian Inner Mongolian Xilinhot Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Guodian  Corporation, pursuant to a purchase order in the amount of approximately RMB 22.8 million ($3.35 million). The customer is responsible for all assembly and installation of the wind tower units. The customer retained 10% of the purchase price against any defects found by the customer during the warranty period of 18 months following customer acceptance.

 
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Intellectual Property

We and our subsidiaries rely on the patent and trade secret protection laws in China, along with confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, to protect our intellectual property and maintain our competitive edge in the marketplace. We have two design patents currently for a connecting bend pipe, which expires in August 2015, and an enclosed compensator, which expires in March 2020. We applied for two additional design patents in China related to our disk spring sleeve bellows expansion joint in March 2010 and our CDQ high temperature bellows expansion joint in May 2010. We intend to apply for more patents to protect our core technologies. We have been granted an exclusive license to use a production method patent for lead free soft solder with mischmetal from the Shenyang Industry University until December 31, 2016. Under the terms of the license, we will pay Shenyang Industry University royalties based on our sales associated with our use of the patent of no more than RMB 100,000 ($15,000) each quarter.

Research and Development

We spent $66,582 on research and development in 2009 and none in 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, research and development expenditures were immaterial. We continue to evaluate opportunities to develop new products and will increase expenditures for research and development accordingly. We may increase future investments in research and development based on our growth and available capital.

Governmental and Environmental Regulation

The manufacturing of pressure vessels requires a special license issued by the State General Administration of the PRC for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine. We received a license to manufacture pressure vessels of Class III A2 grade on January 8, 2009, which expires on January 7, 2013. We plan to apply for a renewal of this manufacturing license and do not foresee any issue in its approval.

Our nondestructive radiological testing of products includes the use of x-rays for defect detection. In December 2008, the Bureau for Environmental Protection of Liaoning Province determined that the design and construction of our radiological (x-ray) defect detection room was in compliance with PRC Ministry of Health standards for radiological protection standards for industrial x-rays.

Our business and company registrations are in compliance in all material respects with the laws and regulations of the municipal and provincial authorities of Liaoning Province and China. We are subject to the National Environmental Protection Law of the PRC as well as local laws regarding pollutant discharge, air, water and noise pollution, with which we comply. We currently incur nominal costs in connection with environmental laws as our manufacturing processes generate minimal discharge and much of our solid waste, such as scrap metal, is repurposed or resold. In addition to the foregoing, we incurred an expense of $5,147 in 2009 for an environmental impact study prior to the start of a new building construction project.

Competition

Our clean technology products compete presently only in the domestic market. The general manufacturing industry for fabricated metal components in China is fragmented, diverse and highly competitive. We compete with domestic private companies, state-owned companies and international manufacturers. Many of our competitors are more established and have substantially greater manufacturing, marketing and financial resources than us, including state backing for some companies.

We compete in the wind tower business based on price, our reputation for quality and on-time delivery, our relationships with the state-owned utilities and our geographical proximity to high growth regions in China for wind power production. Management believes that our welding quality, manufacturing experience and plant capacity for the production of large tower sections are key considerations in the awarding of contracts for wind tower components in China. Our principal competitors in the wind tower market are: Engineering Company Ltd. of China Gezhouba Water & Power Group, Gansu Keyan Electricity Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Tianneng Electricity Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. We sell wind towers directly to state-owned utilities and collaborate with wind turbine manufacturers to supply components for wind power project installations; we do not compete with wind turbine manufacturers.

Our principal competitor for high temperature bellows expansion joints for CDQ systems and connecting bend pipes in coking systems is NanJing ChenGuang. Our principal competitors in the disk spring sleeve bellows expansion joint market are: Shanghai Huqiang Bellows Manufacture Co., Ltd., Shenyang Instrument Science Institution and Shenyang Aerosun-Futai Expansion Joint Co., Ltd. Our principal competitors in the pressure vessel market are: Shenyang Aerospace Xinguang Group Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Luzheng Cooling & Heating Equipment Co., Ltd.
 
 
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Seasonality

The majority of our business is affected by seasonality. The Company sells products that are installed outdoors; consequently, demand for these fabricated metal specialty components can be affected by weather conditions. We typically experience stronger third and fourth calendar quarters and weaker first and second calendar quarters due to seasonal-related fluctuations in sales volumes due to customary capital spending planning and customer order cycles. Our wind tower customers typically place requests for proposals in the fourth and first calendar quarters because of their internal operational schedules and annual budget requirements. In order to satisfy delivery schedules, we manufacture most of our wind tower products during the second and third calendar quarters for delivery in the second, third and fourth calendar quarters when weather conditions in the northern provinces of China, where our customers’ wind farms are located, are more favorable for installation by the customer.

Employees

As of October 2010, we have 175 full time employees. We believe that relations with our employees are satisfactory and retention has been stable. We enter into standard labor contracts with our employees as required by the PRC government and adhere to state and provincial employment regulations. We provide our employees with all social insurance as required by state and provincial laws, including pension, unemployment, basic medical and workplace injury insurance. We have no collective bargaining agreements with our employees.

OUR PROPERTY

Our principal executive offices and our designing and manufacturing facilities are located in the Tieling Economic Development Zone, Tieling, Liaoning Province, China. We own seven buildings and occupy an eighth building constructed by the local government authority, LSVPB, which together include our office headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Creative Bellows has been granted land use rights in Tieling to 94,473 square meters through 2057. Creative Wind Power has been granted land use rights to 43,500 square meters in Tieling through 2059. We currently operate two production facilities with approximately 16,120 square meters of combined production space. We believe our existing facilities are adequate for current operations and presently foreseeable operations.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We may occasionally become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters that may arise from time to time could have an adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

Our current executive officers and directors, and their ages, positions and biographical information, are as follows:

Name
 
Position
 
Age
Bei Lu
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
39
Nan Liu
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
33
Lige Zheng
 
Chief Operating Officer
 
58
Dianfu Lu
 
Director
 
71
Arnold Staloff
 
Director
 
65
Shuyuan Liu
 
Director
 
60
Zili Zhao
 
Director
 
60
Jason Li
 
Corporate Secretary
 
28

Our executive officers are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, our Board of Directors. Each executive officer is a full time employee. Our directors hold office for one-year terms or until their successors have been elected and qualified. Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the daughter of Mr. Dianfu Lu, one of our directors and our Vice President of Operations. There are no other family relationships between any of our directors, executive officers or other key personnel and any other of our directors, executive officers or key personnel.
 
 
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Biographies

Ms. Bei Lu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Lu was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on July 2, 2010. Ms. Lu was one of the founders of Creative Bellows in September 2007, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and was appointed its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in September 2007. From September 1993 to July 2007, Ms. Lu served as General Manager of Shenyang Xinxingjia Bellows Manufacture Co., Ltd. Since 2006, Ms. Lu has served as the Vice Chairman of the Professional Manager Association of Liaoning Province. In 2005, the China Professional Manager Research Center of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) and China National Center for Human Resources Ministry of Personnel selected Ms. Lu as a National Excellent Professional Manager. Ms. Lu has designed two patented bellows expansion joint products. Ms. Lu received her bachelor’s degree from Shenyang University of Technology in 1992. Ms. Lu is the daughter of Mr. Dianfu Lu, one of our directors and our Vice President of Operations. As one of the Company’s founders, Ms. Lu brings to the Board of Directors her extensive knowledge of the operations and long-term strategy of the Company. The Board of Directors believes Ms. Lu’s vision, leadership and extensive knowledge of the Company is essential to our future growth. Her skills include operations, marketing, business strategy and product development.

Ms. Nan Liu, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Liu was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company on September 28, 2010. Previously, Ms. Liu served as Financial Comptroller and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Ms. Liu was appointed as Creative Bellows’ Corporate Secretary in May 2010. She joined Creative Bellows in September 2009 as its Financial Manager and head of the Accounting Department. From October 2006 to August 2009, Ms. Liu served as an auditor with the Liaoning Weishixin Accounting Firm. From September 2001 to September 2006, Ms. Liu served as an accounting manager for the Shenyang Sanyo Heavy Industry Group, a Japan-China Joint Venture Company and an affiliated entity of Japanese-conglomerate Sanyo Industries, Ltd. with 12 subsidiaries, more than 40 China branch offices and extensive accounting and internal control requirements. Ms. Liu is a CPA licensed through the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has over 10 years of broad financial, internal control and accounting management experience. Ms. Liu received her bachelor’s degree from the Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in 2001.

Mr. Lige Zheng, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Zheng was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company on July 2, 2010. Mr. Zheng joined Creative Bellows in June 2008 as its Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zheng served as Vice President of Dalian Baifute Cable Company. From January 1974 to June 2005, Mr. Zheng worked for Shenyang Cable Co., Ltd., rising to the position of Vice General Manager. Mr. Zheng graduated from the Shenyang College of Finance and Economics in 1986.

Mr. Dianfu Lu, Director

Mr. Lu was appointed a director of the Company on July 2, 2010, and also serves as our Vice President of Operations. Mr. Lu was one of the founders of Creative Bellows in 2007, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and was appointed its Director in September 2007. From 1991 to 2007, Mr. Lu served as the Director of Shenyang Xinxingjia Bellows Manufacture Co., Ltd. From 1989 to 1990, Mr. Lu served as the General Engineer of Shenyang Bellows Group. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Lu served as the Research Director of Shenyang Machinery Design & Research Institute. From 1963 to 1985, Mr. Lu served as a Senior Engineer of the Shenyang Second Tractor Plant. Mr. Lu received his bachelor’s degree in Machinery Manufacture and Design from the Shenyang University of Technology in 1963. Mr. Lu is the father of Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lu brings to the Board of Directors unparalleled knowledge of industrial product development through his nearly 40 years of design and manufacturing experience in China. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Lu’s extensive knowledge of the Company, its operations, long-term strategy and industry as one of the Company’s founders is essential to our future growth. His skills include operations, business and product development, industry analysis and risk assessment.

Mr. Arnold Staloff, Director

Mr. Staloff was appointed a director of the Company on July 13, 2010, and serves currently as the Chairman of our Audit Committee and member of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Staloff started his professional career in 1968 at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Staloff served as a director for Lehman Brothers Derivative Products Inc. from 1994 until October 2008. Mr. Staloff serves currently as the Chairman of the Audit Committee at both NASDAQ-listed SmartHeat Inc., a plate heat exchange system manufacturer, since 2008, and NASDAQ-listed Deer Consumer Products, Inc., a small home and kitchen electronic products manufacturer, since 2009. From December 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Staloff served as Chairman of the Board of SFB Market Systems, Inc., a New Jersey-based company that provided technology solutions for the management and generation of options series data. During 1989 and 1990, Mr. Staloff served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Comex (The Commodities Exchange.) From June 1990 to March 2003, Mr. Staloff served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Staloff Corporation, an equity and options market-making firm and foreign currency options floor broker. From 2007 until his resignations in July 2010, Mr. Staloff served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee at both NASDAQ-listed Shiner International, Inc., a packaging and anti-counterfeit plastic film company, and NASDAQ-listed AgFeed Industries, Inc., a feed and commercial hog producer. Mr. Staloff has been credited with the founding of Options on Foreign Currencies and the precursor to SPYDERS. For well over a decade, Mr. Staloff has been a continuous subject of biographical record in Who’s Who in America. Mr. Staloff brings to the Board of Directors a long and successful business career, with extensive experience at both the management and board levels. His skills include financial analysis and accounting expertise.
 
 
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Mr. Shuyuan Liu, Director

Mr. Liu was appointed a director of the Company on July 13, 2010, and serves currently as the Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Liu is a former director at China Huaneng Power International, Inc., one of the five largest power producers in China engaging in the development, construction and operation of large power plants. Since 2000, Mr. Liu has served as the Chairman of Liaoning Energy Investment (Group) Co., Ltd., a large government-authorized investment company in China specializing in investments in the energy sector. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Liu served as the Chairman of Liaoning Guoneng Group (Holding) Co., Ltd., a large government-authorized steel product logistics company. Mr. Liu was named Outstanding Entrepreneur by the Central Government of China in 2006 and was also awarded the Medal of Prominent Entrepreneur. Mr. Liu is an accomplished economist and he is currently the President of the Liaoning Entrepreneurs Association. Mr. Liu brings to the Board of Directors extensive business and financial experience in the energy and steel industries in China. His skills include logistics, industry analysis and financial analysis.
 
Mr. Zili Zhao, Director

Mr. Zhao was appointed a director of the Company on July 13, 2010, and serves currently as the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and member of our Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Zhao currently serves as the Deputy General Manager and Deputy Secretary of Liaoning Electric Power Company Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Grid, the largest electric power transmission and distribution company in China. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Zhao served as the Director of Dalian Electric Power Bureau. Prior to 1995, Mr. Zhao devoted 20 years to academia. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Zhao served as the Headmaster of Dalian Electric Power Economic Management University. From 1985 to 1991, he served as the Headmaster of Dalian Electric Power University. Prior to 1991, he held multiple positions within the Dalian Electric Power University, including Deputy Party Secretary, Director of Committee Organization, and Professor of Power Generation. Mr. Zhao received a bachelor’s degree in Educations Principles from HuaZhong Normal University and a master’s degree in Electric Power Generation from Dongbei Electric Power University. Mr. Zhao brings to the Board of Directors his unique perspective and over 25 years of extensive experience in the energy industry in China.

Mr. Jason Li, Corporate Secretary

Mr. Li was appointed Corporate Secretary of the Company on September 28, 2010. Previously, Mr. Li was the Company’s Director of Corporate Communications since June 2010. From September 2005 to March 2010, Mr. Li was a project engineer at Dalian Soucy Industry & Technology Development Co. Ltd, the China subsidiary of Soucy International Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of a wide variety of parts and accessories for recreational, industrial and agricultural customers. Mr. Li received his bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Dalian University of Technology in 2004. Mr. Li is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.

Involvement in certain legal proceedings

During the past ten years, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers has been:

 
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the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
 
 
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convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
 
 
§
subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
 
 
§
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, that has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
 
 
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subject of, or a party to, any order, judgment, decree or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of a federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
 
 
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subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
 
No director, officer or affiliate of the Company, or any beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company’s common stock, or any associate of such persons, is an adverse party in any material proceeding to, or has a material interest adverse to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
 
 
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Corporate Governance

Director Independence

Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Staloff, Liu and Zhao are independent directors for the purposes of the listed company standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) currently in effect and approved by the SEC and all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. We have established the following standing committees of the Board of Directors: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. All members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee satisfy the “independence” standards applicable to members of each such committee. The Board of Directors made this affirmative determination regarding these directors’ independence based on discussions with the directors and on its review of the directors’ responses to a standard questionnaire regarding employment and compensation history; affiliations, family and other relationships; and, on transactions by the directors with the Company, if any. The Board of Directors considered relationships and transactions between each director, or any member of his immediate family, and the Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliates. The purpose of the Board of Directors’ review with respect to each director was to determine whether any such relationships or transactions were inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent under the NASDAQ rules.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the daughter of Mr. Dianfu Lu, one of our directors and our Vice President of Operations. There are no other family relationships (as that term is defined in Item 401 in Regulation S-K) between any of our directors, executive officers or other key personnel and any other of our directors, executive officers or other key personnel.

On July 6, 2006, Maryna Bilynska, the founder and initial officer and director of Everton Capital Corporation, the predecessor shell company of CleanTech, acquired 5,000,000 shares of Everton common stock pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Regulation S of the Securities Act. Everton accounted for this transaction as a purchase of its common stock for consideration of $50. Ms. Bilynska did not receive anything of value from Everton, directly or indirectly, in her capacity as promoter or principal shareholder.

On April 23, 2009, Ms. Bilynska sold her 5,000,000 shares, representing approximately 90.1% of Everton’s then issued and outstanding common stock, to Mr. Jonathan Woo, our former officer and director, for $25,000 in a private transaction intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. As a result of this transaction, there was a change in control of Everton. On July 2, 2010, concurrent with the Share Exchange Agreement with Creative Bellows described above under “Our Business – Our History,” Mr. Woo returned his shares to CleanTech for cancellation. Mr. Woo received compensation of $40,000 from CleanTech for the cancellation of his shares, reflecting the fair value of the shares in the predecessor shell company of CleanTech, which was a non-operating public shell with no trading market for its common stock. Other than this compensation, Mr. Woo did not receive anything of value from CleanTech, directly or indirectly, in his capacity as principal shareholder.

On September 8, 2010, the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement with Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to clarify the terms of the perpetual, exclusive, worldwide and royalty-free intellectual property usage rights she granted to the Company, effective as of September 17, 2007, in connection with the transfer to the Company of her ownership of a design patent issued in China and used by the Company in its Connecting Bend Pipe product. The State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC approved of the ownership transfer effective as of July 23, 2010.

There were no other transactions with any related persons (as that term is defined in Item 404 in Regulation SK) since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, and for the two fiscal years preceding the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved was in excess of $120,000 and in which any related person had a direct or indirect material interest.

We have adopted a written policy in connection with related party transactions involving the Company. The policy requires the prior approval by our Audit Committee for any transaction, arrangement or relationship in which (i) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to reach $50,000 in any calendar year, (ii) we are a participant and (iii) any related person has or will have an interest. For the purposes of this prospectus, “related persons” include our executive officers, directors, greater than 5% shareholders or immediate family members of any of the foregoing. Pursuant to this policy, the Audit Committee, among other factors, is required to take into account whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee has the authority to approve or ratify any interested transaction with a related person in which the aggregate amount involved is expected to be less than $25,000.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

As a “smaller reporting company,” we have elected to follow scaled disclosure requirements for smaller reporting companies with respect to the disclosure required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K. Under the scaled disclosure obligations, the Company is not required to provide a Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Compensation Committee Report and certain other tabular and narrative disclosures relating to executive compensation.

 
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Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, of certain of our executive officers.

Summary Compensation Table
 
Name and Principal
Position
 
Year
 
Salary
($)
   
Bonus
($)
   
Stock
Awards
($)
   
Option
Awards
($)
   
Nonequity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
   
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
   
All Other
Compensation
($)
   
Total
($)
 
Bei Lu
 
2009
    7,320       0       0       0       0       0       0       7,320  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
2008
    -       0       0       0       0       0       0       -  

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table.

Employment Agreements

Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have employment agreements with their respective officers currently. We have entered into standard China domestic labor contracts with Ms. Bei Lu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Nan Liu, our Chief Financial Officer, which do not contain provisions prohibiting competition by Mses. Lu or Liu following their employment with us.

Change-In-Control Agreements

We do not have any existing arrangements providing for payments or benefits in connection with the resignation, severance, retirement or other termination of any of our named executive officers, or a change in control of the Company or a change in the named executive officer’s responsibilities following a change in control.

Equity Incentive Plans

We have no equity incentive plan currently. We intend to adopt an equity incentive plan in order to further the growth and general prosperity of the Company by enabling our officers, employees, contractors and service providers to acquire our common stock, increasing their personal involvement in the Company and thereby enabling the Company to attract and retain its officers, employees, contractors and service providers.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

As of December 31, 2009, there were no outstanding equity awards held by the executive officers of the Company.

Compensation of Directors

As of December 31, 2009, none of our directors has received any compensation from us for serving as our directors.

We have not compensated, and will not compensate, our non-independent directors, such as Ms. Lu and Mr. Lu, for serving as our directors, although they are entitled to reimbursements for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attending our board meetings.

As of his appointment on July 13, 2010, the Company and Mr. Staloff agreed he will be compensated with a salary of $55,000 per annum and be granted options, effective July 13, 2010, to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, with options to purchase 10,000 shares vesting immediately and the remainder to vest in increments of 10,000 shares on each subsequent annual anniversary of the grant date. The options may be exercised at $8.44 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the OTCBB on July 13, 2010. Messrs. Liu and Zhao shall be eligible to receive grants of options to purchase the Company’s Common Stock in such amounts and on such terms as agreed to in the future.

We do not maintain a medical, dental or retirement benefits plan for our directors.

Impact of Accounting and Tax Treatment of Compensation

Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code disallows a tax deduction to publicly held companies for compensation paid to the principal executive officer and to each of the three other most highly compensated officers (other than the principal financial officer) to the extent that such compensation exceeds $1.0 million per covered officer in any fiscal year. The limitation applies only to compensation that is not considered to be performance-based. Non-performance-based compensation paid to our executive officers during fiscal 2009 did not exceed the $1.0 million limit per officer, and we do not expect the non-performance-based compensation to be paid to our executive officers during fiscal 2010 to exceed that limit. Because it is unlikely that the cash compensation payable to any of our executive officers in the foreseeable future will approach the $1.0 million limit, we do not expect to take any action to limit or restructure the elements of cash compensation payable to our executive officers so as to qualify that compensation as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). We will reconsider this decision should the individual cash compensation of any executive officer ever approach the $1.0 million level.

 
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following tables set forth certain information as of December 13, 2010, regarding the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each person that we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each of our named executive officers, (iii) each of our directors and (iv) all of our named executive officers and directors as a group.

The amounts and percentages of common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days of December 13, 2010. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. As of December 13, 2010, there were 24,963,322 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.

Unless otherwise indicated, each of the shareholders named in the table below, or his or her family members, has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of common stock. Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each of the shareholders listed below is: c/o CleanTech Innovations, Inc., C District, Maoshan Industry Park, Tieling Economic Development Zone, Tieling, Liaoning Province, China 112616.

Name of beneficial owner
 
Number of shares
   
Percent of class
 
5% Shareholders
           
Wenge Chen(1)
    2,117,691       8.48 %
                 
Directors and Named Executive Officers
               
Bei Lu
    9,375,348       37.56 %
Nan Liu
    -       * %
Dianfu Lu
    2,117,691       8.48 %
Arnold Staloff
    10,000
(2)
    * %
Shuyuan Liu
    -       * %
Zili Zhao
    -       * %
All Directors and Named Executive Officers as a Group (6 Persons)
    11,503,039       46.06 %

(1) Wenge Chen is our Vice President of Marketing.
(2) Consists of options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock that are presently exercisable.
   
*  Represents less than 1% of shares outstanding.
   
We are not aware of any arrangements that could result in a change in control of the Company.

 
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

The shares of common stock included in this prospectus (including shares issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding warrants) were issued in private placement transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Regulation S promulgated thereunder. We sold 2,500,000 Units to purchase 2,500,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 1,687,500 additional shares of our common stock. Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 67.5% of one share of common stock. In addition, this prospectus includes 300,000 shares of our common stock, which are issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding warrants we issued to the placement agent in the private placement transactions. The warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the fifth anniversary of their issuance and entitle their holders to purchase up to 1,987,500 shares of our common stock at $4.00 per share. The closing of the private placement took place on December 13, 2010.

The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

The following table sets forth, as to each of the selling shareholders: the number of shares beneficially owned, based on each selling shareholder’s ownership of shares and warrants, as of December 13, 2010, assuming exercise of all of the warrants held by the selling shareholder on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercise; the number of shares being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders; and the number of shares beneficially owned upon completion of the offering and the percentage beneficial ownership upon completion of the offering.

   
Beneficial Ownership Before Offering
   
Shares of Common
Stock Included
in Prospectus
   
Beneficial Ownership
After Offering
 
Name
 
Stock
   
Warrants
   
Total
         
Number
   
Percentage**
 
HanHua Limited (i)
    625,000       421,875       1,046,875       1,046,875       0           
Roosen Commercial Corp. (ii)
    625,000       421,875       1,046,875       1,046,875       0          
Strong Growth Capital, Ltd. (iii)
    625,000       421,875       1,046,875       1,046,875       0          
Wolf Enterprises Limited (iv)
    625,000       421,875       1,046,875       1,046,875       0          
NYGG (Asia), Ltd. (v)
    -       300,000       300,000       300,000       0          
Total
    2,500,000       1,987,500       4,487,500       4,487,500                  

**  Less than 1%, unless otherwise specified

(i) Lauren Feng has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by HanHua Limited.

(ii) Mary Chantel has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by Roosen Commercial Corp.

(iii) Ming Lee has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by Strong Growth Capital, Ltd. On October 14, 2010, the Company entered into a short-term loan agreement with Strong Growth Capital Ltd. in the amount of $1.5 million with interest of 10% and a maturity date of March 31, 2011.

(iv) Hong Ju Wang has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by Wolf Enterprises Limited.

(v) Vanessa Lau has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by NYGG (Asia), Ltd., which received its warrants as compensation for placement agent services. On December 13, 2010, the Company entered into a long-term loan agreement with NYGG (Asia), Ltd. in the amount of $10 million with interest of 10% and a maturity date of March 1, 2012.

None of the selling shareholders, other than those identified by disclosure above, has, or within the past three years has had, any position, office or material relationship with us or with any of our predecessors or affiliates.
 
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Upon completion of this offering, we will have 26,950,822 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, representing 26.95% of the 100,000,000 authorized shares of our common stock, par value $.00001 per share. The number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 24,963,322 shares outstanding as of December 13, 2010, which excludes 833,310 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding as of December 13, 2010, at an exercise price of $3.00 per share and stock options outstanding as of December 13, 2010, to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.44 per share. All of the 4,487,500 shares of our common stock sold pursuant to this offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CTEK.” Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. There is no assurance that a larger, active trading market in our common stock will develop, or if such a market develops, that it will be sustained.

We are not aware of any plans by any significant shareholder to dispose of significant numbers of shares of our common stock. We cannot assure you, however, that one or more existing shareholders will not dispose of significant numbers of shares of our common stock. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of our common stock, or the availability of our common stock for future sale, will have on the market price of our common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that future sales may occur, could materially and adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock.

Registration Rights

In connection with our private placement that closed on December 13, 2010, we entered into a registration rights agreement with each of the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus under which such shareholders are entitled to certain registration rights. Under the terms of the registration rights agreement, we are required to register the 4,487,500 shares of our common stock, and shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, issued to such shareholders in the private placement. We are required to file the registration statement within 14 days of the closing of the private placement and the registration statement must be declared effective by the SEC within 180 days of the closing of the private placement. Subject to certain grace periods, the registration statement must remain effective and available for use until such shareholders can sell all of the securities covered by the registration statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act. If we fail to meet the filing or effectiveness requirements of the registration statement, we are required to pay liquidated damages of 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such shareholder for any registrable securities then held by such shareholder on the date of such failure and on each anniversary of the date of such failure until such failure is cured.

In connection with our private placement that closed on July 12, 2010, we entered into a registration rights agreement with certain shareholders under which such shareholders are entitled to certain registration rights. Under the terms of the registration rights agreement, we are required to register the 4,166,632 shares of our common stock, and shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, issued to such shareholders in the private placement. The registration statement with respect to such securities was declared effective on November 19, 2010. Subject to certain grace periods, the registration statement must remain effective and available for use until such shareholders can sell all of the securities covered by the registration statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act. If we fail to meet the filing or effectiveness requirements of the registration statement, we are required to pay liquidated damages of 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such shareholder for any registrable securities then held by such shareholder on the date of such failure and on each anniversary of the date of such failure until such failure is cured.
  
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
          
The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer and sell up to 4,487,500 shares of our common stock, which we issued them, or which we may issue to them upon the exercise of certain warrants issued to them. The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.

All of the shares and warrants described above were issued previously in private placement transactions completed prior to the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions:

 
§
On any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
 
 
§
In the over-the-counter market;
 
 
§
In transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
 
 
§
Through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
 
 
§
Ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
 
§
Block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
 
§
Purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
 
§
An exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
 
§
Privately negotiated transactions;
 
 
§
Short sales;
 
 
§
Sales pursuant to Rule 144;
 
 
§
Broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
 
§
A combination of any such methods of sale; and
 
 
§
Any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
 
If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 
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The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
    
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.
    
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

We have agreed to pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “Blue Sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with our agreement to register the shares, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following description of our securities and provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws is only a summary. You should refer to our Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, copies of which have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 we filed with the SEC on November 29, 2006, and the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed with the SEC on July 2, 2010, respectively. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.

Authorized Capital Stock
  
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.00001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.00001 per share. We have no other authorized class of stock.
   
Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding
   
As of December 13, 2010, 24,963,322 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and held of record by approximately 221 shareholders. Some of our shares of common stock are held in street or nominee name by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders and we are unable to estimate the total number of shareholders represented by these record holders. No shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding. On June 18, 2010, the Company authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of its common stock, effective July 2, 2010.

 
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2,820,810 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants outstanding. Warrants entitling their holders to purchase up to 1,987,500 shares of our common stock for $4.00 per share are immediately exercisable and expire on their fifth anniversary of their issuance. Warrants entitling their holders to purchase up to 833,310 shares of our common stock for $3.00 per share are immediately exercisable, expire on the third anniversary of their issuance and may be called by the Company at any time after (i) the registration statement registering the common stock underlying the warrants becomes effective, (ii) the common stock is listed on a national securities exchange and (iii) the trading price of the common stock exceeds $4.00. 30,000 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options outstanding. The Company granted 30,000 stock options to an independent director on July 13, 2010. Options to purchase 10,000 shares vested immediately on the grant date and the remaining options vest in increments of 10,000 shares on each subsequent annual anniversary of the grant date. The options entitle the director to purchase shares of our common stock at $8.44 per share and expire on the third anniversary of the vesting date.
       
Description of Common Stock
    
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Our Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of legally available funds; however, the current policy of our Board of Directors is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution. The holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.
   
Market Information
       
On October 23, 2008, our common stock became eligible for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “EVCP.” No trades of our common stock occurred through the facilities of the OTCBB until July 2, 2010. As of December 15, 2010, our common stock began listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CTEK.” The following table sets forth the range of the high and low bid prices per share of our common stock for each quarter (or portion thereof) as reported by the OTCBB beginning on October 23, 2008, through to December 14, 2010, and as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market thereafter.
       
   
High
   
Low
 
Fourth Quarter 2008 (October 23, 2008 through December 31, 2008)
  $     $  
                 
First Quarter 2009 (through March 31, 2009)
  $     $  
Second Quarter 2009 (through June 30, 2009)
  $     $  
Third Quarter 2009 (through September 30, 2009)
  $     $  
Fourth Quarter 2009 (through December 31, 2009)
  $     $  
                 
First Quarter 2010 (through March 31, 2010)
  $     $  
Second Quarter 2010 (through June 30, 2010)
  $     $  
Third Quarter 2010 (through September 30, 2010)
  $ 9.50     $ 5.10  
Fourth Quarter 2010 (through December 15, 2010)
  $ 9.00     $ 6.05  

Dividend Policy
   
Dividends may be declared and paid out of legally available funds at the discretion of our Board of Directors. We have not paid previously any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The timing, amount and form of dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. We currently intend to utilize all available funds to develop our business.

In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be affected by the foreign exchange controls in China that restrict the payment of dividends to the Company by its subsidiaries in China. China has currency and capital transfer regulations that may require our subsidiaries in China to comply with complex regulations for the movement of capital. These regulations include a public notice issued in October 2005 by the SAFE requiring PRC residents, including both legal persons and natural persons, to register with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or controlling any company outside of China. Although the Company believes its subsidiaries in China are in compliance with these regulations, should these regulations or the interpretation of them by courts or regulatory agencies change, the Company may not be able to pay dividends outside of China.

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans

During the year ended December 31, 2009, we did not have a formal equity compensation plan in effect. We did not grant any equity-based compensation awards during the year ended December 31, 2009, nor do we have any equity compensation plan not approved previously by security holders.

 
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INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS
  
No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this statement or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or will receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.

The audited financial statements of Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, were audited by Goldman Kurland and Mohidin, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent set forth in its report and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of this firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 
LEGAL MATTERS
       
The validity of our common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Holland & Hart LLP.
   
CHANGE IN THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT

On April 23, 2009, the Company dismissed Malone & Bailey, PC (“Malone & Bailey”) as its principal independent registered public accounting firm, and engaged Goldman Kurland and Mohidin, LLP (“GKM”) as its new principal independent registered public accounting firm. The Board of Directors of the Company approved this decision. Malone & Bailey audited the Registrant’s financial statements from May 9, 2006 (inception) through February 28, 2009.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period through to the date of our engagement of GKM, there have been no disagreements or reportable events with Malone & Bailey on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Malone & Bailey, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such year. Malone & Bailey’s report on the Company’s financial statements for the Company’s two most recent fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles except that Malone & Bailey’s report on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended August 31, 2008, contained a separate paragraph stating:

“The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that Everton will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, Everton has suffered recurring losses from operations which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters also are described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.”

During our two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period through to the date of our engagement of GKM, Malone & Bailey did not advise the Company of any of the matters identified in Item 304(a)(1)(v)(A) - (D) of Regulation S-K.

During our two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period through to the date of our engagement of GKM, we did not consult with GKM regarding any matters or reportable events described in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.
      
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
  
The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. The Articles of Incorporation or an amendment thereto may, however, provide for greater individual liability. Furthermore, directors may be jointly and severally liable for the payment of certain distributions in violation of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer. As a consequence of this provision, shareholders of our company will be unable to recover monetary damages against directors or officers for action taken by them that may constitute negligence or gross negligence in performance of their duties unless such conduct meets the requirements of Nevada law to impose such liability. The provision, however, does not alter the applicable standards governing a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right of our company or any shareholder to obtain an injunction or any other type of non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.

 
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The Nevada Revised Statutes also provide that under certain circumstances, a corporation may indemnify any person for amounts incurred in connection with a pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he is, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of his being a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if such person (a) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s articles of incorporation; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Additionally, a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent with respect to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, if such person (a) is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s articles of incorporation; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, however, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless the court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.

Our Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide, among other things, that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees inclusive of any appeal), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such claim, action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best of our interests, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be provided for directors, officers, employees, agents or persons controlling an issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the opinion of the SEC is that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore unenforceable.

 
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     
Page
Audited Financial Statements of Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. and Subsidiary
December 31, 2009 and 2008
   
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
F-2
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
F-3
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
F-4
 
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
F-5
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
F-6
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
F-7
Unaudited Financial Statements of CleanTech Innovations, Inc. and Subsidiaries
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
   
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009
 
F-18
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
 
F-19
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
 
F-20
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009
 
F-21
 
 
F-1

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. and its Subsidiary as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Goldman Kurland and Mohidin, LLP
Encino, California
June 29, 2010, except for Note 18, for which the date is July 12, 2010

 
F-2

 
 
LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and equivalents
  $ 1,295,145     $ 25,855  
Accounts receivable
    1,320,899       -  
Other receivables
    550,469       64  
Retentions receivable
    57,088       -  
Advance to suppliers
    11,245       -  
Inventories
    169,707       1,235  
                 
Total current assets
    3,404,553       27,154  
                 
NON CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Long term investment
    87,872       -  
Retentions receivable
    63,234       -  
Prepayment
    254,940       -  
Construction in process
    2,326,460       1,079,196  
Property and equipment, net
    52,864       2,508  
Land use right
    3,536,894       3,606,315  
                 
Total non current assets
    6,322,264       4,688,019  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 9,726,817     $ 4,715,173  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 518,392     $ 658  
Other payables
    747,759       929,682  
Unearned revenue
    202,812       -  
Short term loans
    3,221,932       -  
Taxes payable
    466,593       50,710  
                 
Total current liabilities
    5,157,488       981,050  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Paid in capital
    359,090       359,090  
Statutory reserves
    393,578       308,949  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    289,383       285,542  
Retained earnings
    3,527,278       2,780,542  
                 
Total stockholders' equity
    4,569,329       3,734,123  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 9,726,817     $ 4,715,173  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-3

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Net sales
  $ 2,730,954     $ -  
                 
Cost of goods sold
    1,301,400       -  
                 
Gross profit
    1,429,554       -  
                 
Operating expenses
               
Selling
    62,088       -  
General and administrative
    365,172       139,381  
                 
Total operating expenses
    427,260       139,381  
                 
Income (loss) from operations
    1,002,294       (139,381 )
                 
Non-operating income (expense)
               
Interest income
    464       -  
Subsidy income
    240,465       493,412  
Interest expense
    (129,760 )     -  
                 
Total non-operating income
    111,169       493,412  
                 
Income before income tax
    1,113,463       354,031  
                 
Income tax expense
    (282,098 )     -  
                 
Net Income
    831,365       354,031  
                 
Foreign currency translation
    3,841       218,508  
                 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 835,206     $ 572,539  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-4

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

   
Paid in capital
   
Statutory reserves
   
Other comprehensive income
   
Retained earnings
   
Total
 
                               
Balance at January 1, 2008
  $ 359,090     $ 273,546     $ 67,034     $ 2,461,914     $ 3,161,584  
                                         
Net income for the year
    -       -       -       354,031       354,031  
                                         
Transfer to statutory  reserves
    -       35,403       -       (35,403 )     -  
                                         
Foreign currency translation gain
    -       -       218,508       -       218,508  
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2008
    359,090       308,949       285,542       2,780,542       3,734,123  
                                         
Net income for the year
    -       -       -       831,365       831,365  
                                         
Transfer to statutory  reserves
    -       84,629       -       (84,629 )     -  
                                         
Foreign currency translation gain
    -       -       3,841       -       3,841  
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 359,090     $ 393,578     $ 289,383     $ 3,527,278     $ 4,569,329  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-5

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income
  $ 831,365     $ 354,031  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
               
provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    75,019       29,823  
(Increase) decrease in current assets:
               
Accounts receivable
    (1,320,357 )     -  
Other receivables
    (550,179 )     (63 )
Retentions receivable
    (120,273 )     -  
Advance to suppliers
    (11,240 )     -  
Inventories
    (168,401 )     (1,216 )
Prepayment
    (254,835 )     2,230  
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    517,521       648  
Other payables
    (182,719 )     913,865  
Unearned revenue
    202,729       -  
Taxes payable
    415,664       49,904  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (565,706 )     1,349,222  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Construction in process
    (1,245,742 )     (1,062,040 )
Acquisition of property & equipment
    (52,581 )     (2,468 )
Acquisition of land use right
    -       (3,578,811 )
Long term investment
    (87,353 )     -  
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,385,676 )     (4,643,319 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from long term loans
    3,220,612       -  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    3,220,612       -  
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH & EQUIVALENTS
    60       159,503  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH & EQUIVALENTS
    1,269,290       (3,134,594 )
                 
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
    25,855       3,160,449  
                 
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
  $ 1,295,145     $ 25,855  
                 
Supplemental Cash flow data:
               
Income tax paid
  $ 14,883     $ -  
Interest paid
  $ 129,274     $ -  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-6

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd (“Creative Bellows”) was incorporated in Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) on September 17, 2007. Creative Bellows designs and manufactures bellows expansion joints, pressure vessels and other fabricated metal specialty products.

On May 26, 2009, Creative Bellows and three individual shareholders established Liaoning Creative Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd (“Creative Wind Power”). At the end of 2009, Creative Bellows owned 100% of Creative Wind Power as a result of the transfer of ownership to Creative Bellows by the three individual shareholders. Creative Wind Power markets and sells wind towers designed and manufactured by Creative Bellows. Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power are collectively called “the Company.”

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power. All intercompany transactions and account balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. Significant estimates include the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Equivalents

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of a percentage of sales deposited by the Company into its bank accounts according to contract terms and which serves as a product delivery guarantee. The restriction is released upon customer acceptance of the product.

Accounts and Retentions Receivable

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Based on preceding collection activity, the Company did not have any allowances for bad debts at December 31, 2009 or 2008.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had retentions receivable for product quality assurance of $120,322 and $0, respectively. The retention rate generally was 5% - 10% of the sales price with a term of one to two years, but no later than the termination of the warranty period. The Company has not encountered any significant collectability issue with respect to the retention receivables.

Inventories

The Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average basis. The Company compares the cost of inventories with the market value and allowance is made to write down the inventories to their market value, if lower.

 
F-7

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with 5% salvage value and estimated lives as follows:

Machinery
5 – 8
years
Vehicle
5
years
Office Equipment
5
 years

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by comparing of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of December 31, 2009 or 2008, there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
   
Warranties
   
The Company offers a warranty to its customers on its products for up to 24 months depending on the terms negotiated with each customer. During the warranty period, the Company will repair or replace defective products free of charge. The Company commenced production in 2009 and, as of December 31, 2009, has yet to incur any warranty expense. The Company has implemented a stringent set of internal manufacturing protocols to ensure product quality beginning at the time raw materials are received into our facilities up to the final inspection at the time products are shipped to the customer. However, the Company will monitor warranty claims and accrue for warranty expense accordingly, using ASC Topic 450 to account for our standard warranty.

The Company provides its warranty to all customers and does not consider it an additional service; rather, the warranty is considered an integral part of the product’s sale. There is no general right of return indicated in the contracts or purchase orders. If a product under warranty is defective or malfunctioning, the Company is responsible for fixing it or replacing it with a new product. The Company’s products are the only deliverables.

The Company provides after-sales services at a charge after expiration of the warranty period. Such revenue is recognized when service is provided.
   
Income Taxes
    
The Company utilizes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events that were included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” codified in FASB ASC Topic 740, on June 10, 2009. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company made a comprehensive review of its portfolio of tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established by FIN 48. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company recognized no material adjustments to liabilities or stockholders’ equity. When tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

 
F-8

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Revenue Recognition
    
The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 605). Sales revenue, including the final 10% of the purchase price, is recognized after delivery is complete, customer acceptance of the product occurs and collectability is reasonably assured. Customer acceptance occurs after the customer puts the product through a quality inspection, which normally is completed within one to two weeks from customer receipt of the product. The customer is responsible for installation and integration of our component products into their end products. Payments received before satisfaction of all relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as unearned revenue. Unearned revenue consists of payments received from customers prior to customer acceptance of the product.

The Company’s standard payment terms generally provide that 30% of the purchase price is due upon the placement of an order, 30% is due upon reaching certain milestones in the manufacturing process and 30% is due upon customer inspection and acceptance of the product, which customers normally complete within one to two weeks after delivery. As a common practice in the manufacturing business in China, payment of the final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date of the product warranty period, which can be up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date. The final 10% of the purchase price is recognized as revenue upon customer acceptance of the product. Payment terms are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and these payment percentages and terms may differ for each customer.

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax (VAT). The Company’s products sold and services provided in the PRC are subject to VAT of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of material costs, labor costs and related overhead, which are directly attributable to the products and other indirect costs that benefit all products. Write-down of inventory to lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of goods sold.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are related primarily to the Company’s development and testing of its new technologies that are used in the manufacturing of bellows-related products. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, research and development was $66,582 and $0, respectively. Research and development was included in general and administrative expenses.

Subsidy Income

Subsidy income is a Science and Technology Support Grant from the Administrative Committee of Liaoning Province Tieling Economic & Technological Development Zone to attract businesses with high-tech products to such zone. The grant was without any conditions and restrictions, not required to be repaid, and was exempt from income tax in 2008. The grant is determined based on the investment made by the Company, its floor space occupied in such zone, and certain taxes paid by the Company. For 2009 and 2008, the Company received $240,465 and $493,412 in subsidy income, respectively.

 
F-9

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)

The Company is a limited company formed under the laws of the PRC. Similar to limited liability companies (LLC) in the United States, limited companies in the PRC do not issue shares to the owners. The owners are called shareholders, however. Ownership interest is determined in proportion to capital contributed. Accordingly, earnings per share data are not presented.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its clients’ financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy.
   
Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” codified in FASB ASC Topic 230, cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt, have carrying amounts that approximate their fair values due to their short maturities.

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

·
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

·
Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

·
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC 815.
   
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
    
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (“USD”). The Company’s functional currency is RMB, which is translated into USD for balance sheet accounts using the current exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using the average exchange rate during the fiscal year. The translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no significant fluctuations in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.
   
 
F-10

 

LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company uses SFAS 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220). 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. Comprehensive income for the period since inception of business through December 31, 2009, included net income and foreign currency translation adjustments.

Segment Reporting

SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 280), requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.

Management determined that all of its product lines – wind towers, bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels – constituted a single reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280. The Company operates exclusively in one business: the design and manufacture of highly engineered clean technology metal components for heavy industry. The manufacturing processes for each of our products, principally the rolling and welding of raw steel materials, make use of the same pool of production workers and engineering talent for design, fabrication, assembly and testing. Our products are characterized and marketed by their ability to withstand temperature, pressure, structural load and other environmental factors. Our products are used by major electrical utilities and large-scale industrial companies in China specializing in heavy industry, and our sales force sells our products directly to these companies, who utilize our components in their finished products. All of our long-lived assets for production are located in our facilities in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China, and operate within the same environmental, safety and quality regulations governing industrial component manufacturing companies. We established our subsidiary, Creative Wind Power, solely for the purpose of marketing and selling our wind towers, which constitute the structural support cylinder for an industrial wind turbine installation. Management believes that the economic characteristics of our product lines, specifically costs and gross margin, will be similar as production increases and labor continues to be shared across products.

As a result, management views the Company’s business and operations for all product lines as a blended gross margin when determining future growth, return on investment and cash flows. Accordingly, management has concluded the Company had one reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280 because (i) all of our products are created with similar production processes, in the same facilities, under the same regulatory environment and sold to similar customers using similar distribution systems; and (ii) gross margins of all product lines have and should continue to converge.

Following is a summary of sales by products for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
For The Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenues from product lines
           
Bellows expansion joints
  $ 1,793,700     $ -  
Pressure vessels
    937,254       -  
Wind towers
    -       -  
    $ 2,730,954     $ -  

New Accounting Pronouncements
   
In October 2009, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) regarding accounting for own-share lending arrangements in contemplation of convertible debt issuance or other financing. This ASU requires that at the date of issuance of the shares in a share-lending arrangement entered into in contemplation of a convertible debt offering or other financing, the shares issued shall be measured at fair value and be recognized as an issuance cost, with an offset to additional paid-in capital. Further, loaned shares are excluded from basic and diluted earnings per share unless default of the share-lending arrangement occurs, at which time the loaned shares would be included in the basic and diluted earnings-per-share calculation. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009, and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. The adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

In August 2009, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) regarding measuring liabilities at fair value. This ASU provides additional guidance clarifying the measurement of liabilities at fair value in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available; under those circumstances, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of valuation techniques, as defined. This ASU is effective for the first reporting period, including interim periods, beginning after the issuance of this ASU. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
   
On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-01, “Topic 105 – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01 re-defines authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and, for SEC registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing convention of GAAP in Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS 165”) codified in FASB ASC Topic 855-10-05, which provides guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 also requires entities to evaluate the subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. SFAS 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, and accordingly, the Company adopted this pronouncement during the second quarter of 2009. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic 825-10-50. This FSP essentially expands the disclosure about fair value of financial instruments that were previously required only annually to also be required for interim period reporting. In addition, the FSP requires certain additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These additional disclosures are required beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic 320-10. This FSP modifies the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and changes the existing impairment model for such securities. The FSP also requires additional disclosures for both annual and interim periods with respect to both debt and equity securities. Under the FSP, impairment of debt securities will be considered other-than-temporary if an entity (1) intends to sell the security, (2) more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovering its cost, or (3) does not expect to recover the security’s entire amortized cost basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). The FSP further indicates that, depending on which of the above factor(s) causes the impairment to be considered other-than-temporary, (1) the entire shortfall of the security’s fair value versus its amortized cost basis or (2) only the credit loss portion would be recognized in earnings while the remaining shortfall (if any) would be recorded in other comprehensive income. FSP 115-2 requires entities to initially apply the provisions of the standard to previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities existing as of the date of initial adoption by making a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The cumulative-effect adjustment potentially reclassifies the noncredit portion of a previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt security held as of the date of initial adoption from retained earnings to accumulate other comprehensive income. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP No. SFAS 157-4”). FSP No. SFAS 157-4, which is codified in FASB ASC Topics 820-10-35-51 and 820-10-50-2, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value and emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 157-4 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

FASB ASC 820-10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of this standard relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007; however, it provides a one-year deferral of the effective date for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements at fair value at least annually. The Company adopted this standard for financial assets and financial liabilities and nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities disclosed or recognized at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) as of June 10, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

FASB ASC 820-10 provides additional guidance for Fair Value Measurements when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability has significantly decreased. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its financial statements.

FASB ASC 805 establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. This standard also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This standard was adopted by the Company beginning June 10, 2009, and will change the accounting for business combinations on a prospective basis.

FASB ASC 350-30 and 275-10 amend the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. This standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

FASB ASC 825-10 requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods. This standard is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

FASB ASC 320-10 amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt and equity securities. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on its financial statements.

As of December 31, 2009, the FASB has issued ASU through No. 2009-17. None of the ASUs has had an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

As of December 31, 2009, there are no recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

3. OTHER RECEIVABLES

Other receivables consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Short term advance to third parties
 
$
254,243
   
$
-
 
Deposits for bidding
   
271,236
     
-
 
Deposit for patent
   
22,261
     
-
 
Other
   
2,729
     
64
 
Total
 
$
550,469
   
$
 64
 

The short term advance to third parties is interest free and was due within one year.

4. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Raw material
 
$
131,988
   
$
1,235
 
Finished goods
   
6,416
     
-
 
Work in process
   
31,303
     
-
 
Total
 
$
169,707
   
$
1,235
 
 
 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

5. LONG TERM INVESTMENT

On June 10, 2009, Creative Bellows entered into an investment with a Credit Union and purchased 600,000 Credit Union shares for $87,872. As a result, Creative Bellows became a 0.57% shareholder of the Credit Union. The Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. There was no significant impairment of investment as at December 31, 2009.

6. PREPAYMENT

Prepayment mainly represented prepaid land occupancy fee to the inhabitants of the land as a result of the Company’s planned future use of the land for constructing a manufacturing plant.

7. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress represented the amount paid for construction of ancillary facilities for a manufacturing plant.

8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Equipment
 
$
35,687
   
$
-
 
Vehicle
   
4,394
     
-
 
Office equipment
   
15,032
     
2,508
 
Total
   
55,113
     
2,508
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(2,249
)
   
-
 
Net value
 
$
 52,864
   
$
2,508
 

Depreciation expense for the years December 31, 2009 and 2008, was $2,249 and $0, respectively.

9. LAND USE RIGHT

All land in the PRC is government-owned and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The Company has the right to use the land for 50 years and amortizes the right on a straight-line basis over 50 years.

Land use right as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, was:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Land use right
 
$
3,640,028
   
$
3,636,620
 
Less: Accumulated amortization
   
(103,134
)
   
(30,305
)
Net
 
$
3,536,894
   
$
 3,606,315
 

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, was $72,770 and $29,823. Annual amortization expense for the next five years is expected to be as follows:

2010
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2014
   
Thereafter
 
                                 
$ 73,000     $ 73,000     $ 73,000     $ 73,000     $ 73,000     $ 3,172,000  

10. OTHER PAYABLES

Other payables mainly consisted of short term borrowings from the third parties bearing no interest and due within a year, which were $747,759 and $929,682 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

11. SHORT TERM LOANS

On June 2, 2009, the Company borrowed $1,391,289 and $805,483 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 10.459% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

On December 31, 2009, the Company borrowed $951,935 and $73,225 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 9.558% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

All the loans were collateralized by the Company’s land use right, building and other long-lived assets.

12. TAXES PAYABLE

Taxes payable consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Value added tax
 
$
142,957
   
$
(4,581
)
Income tax
   
267,324
     
-
 
Land use tax
   
55,343
     
55,291
 
Other tax
   
969
     
-
 
Total
 
$
466,593
   
$
50,710
 

13. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

Four customers accounted for 51% of sales for 2009, and each customer accounted for 19%, 12%, 10% and 10% of sales, respectively. At December 31, 2009, the total receivable balance due from these customers was $442,625.

Two vendors accounted for 40% of purchases for 2009, and each vendor accounted for 25% and 15% of purchases, respectively. At December 31, 2009, the total payable due to these vendors was $84,018.

14. INCOME TAX

Effective January 1, 2008, the PRC government implemented a new corporate income tax law with a maximum corporate income tax rate of 25%. The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC for privately run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a rate of 25% on income reported in the financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power generated substantially all of their net income from their PRC operations. Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power’s effective income tax rate for 2009 was 25%.

For 2008, subsidy income was exempted from income tax (See Note 2). Net income for 2008 would have been reduced by $89,000 to $266,000 had the subsidy income was not tax exempted.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
For The Year Ending December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
US statutory rates
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
Tax rate difference
   
(9.0
)%
   
(9.0
)%
Other
   
0.3
%
   
-
 
Tax exemption
   
-
     
(25.0)
%
Effective income tax rate
   
25.3
%
   
-
 

There were no material temporary differences on deferred tax as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

15. STATUTORY RESERVES

Pursuant to the corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, PRC subsidiaries of the Company are required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings.
     
Surplus reserve fund
  
The PRC subsidiaries of the Company are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered capital. The Company had $393,578 and $308,949 in this reserve at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

Common welfare fund

Common welfare fund is a voluntary fund into which the Company can elect to transfer 5% to 10% of its net income. The Company did not make any contribution to this fund in 2009 and 2008.

This fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees, such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon liquidation.

16. COMMITMENT

On September 21, 2009, the Company entered into a construction contract with a local authority, the Administration Committee for Liaoning Special Vehicle Production Base (“LSVPB”), to build a plant for the Company. LSVPB is responsible for the construction of the main body of the plant and the Company is responsible for the construction of certain infrastructure for the plant, including plumbing, heating and electrical systems. The plant has an estimated area of 8,947 square meters with construction costs estimated at RMB 1,350 ($200) per square meter. The final cost of construction will be determined based on actual square meters built.

LSVPB is responsible for hiring a qualified construction team according to the Company’s approved design and the Company must approve any material changes to the design during construction. LSVPB is also responsible for site survey, quality supervision and completion of inspection, and transfer of all construction completion records to the Company. Upon completion of its ownership registration, the Company is required to pledge the plant as collateral for payment by the Company to LSVPB of approximately $1,802,391 (RMB 12,078,000) in plant construction cost. The pledge will terminate upon payment in full by the Company.

The Company will pay LSVPB for the cost of the project in five equal annual installment payments in October of each year starting October 2010. The Company is not required to pay interest. Ownership of the plant will transfer to the Company upon payment in full by the Company. The default penalty will be 0.5% of the amount outstanding, compounded daily, in the event of a payment default. LSVPB has the right to foreclose on the plant in the event that payments are in arrears for more than two years, in which case all prior payments made by the Company will be treated as liquidated damages by LSVPB.

The Company recorded the cost of construction at the present value of the five annual payments by using imputed interest of 9% when the Company started using the plant. Amortization of the cost commenced from the date of occupation and use. The Company started using the plant on August 30, 2010.

The Company expects to file for ownership registration by the end of this year or beginning of 2011.

17. OPERATING RISKS

The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. 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.

 
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LIAONING CREATIVE BELLOWS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
The Company’s sales, purchases and expenses transactions are denominated in RMB and all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the remittance.
  
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
    
On June 18, 2010, Everton Capital Corporation, a U.S. shell company, changed its name to CleanTech Innovations, Inc. (“CleanTech”) and authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of its common stock, effective July 2, 2010. Prior to the forward split, CleanTech had 5,501,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and, after giving effect to the forward split, CleanTech had 44,008,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The effect of the forward stock split was retroactively reflected for the periods presented.

On July 2, 2010, the Company signed a share exchange agreement with CleanTech, whereby the Company’s shareholders received 15,122,000 shares in CleanTech. Concurrent with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech’s principal shareholder cancelled 40,000,000 shares in CleanTech for $40,000, which was charged to additional paid in capital. The $40,000 payment reflected the fair value of the shares in the pre-acquisition company, which was a non-operating public shell with no trading market for its common stock. The cancelled shares were retired and, for accounting purposes, the shares were treated as not having been outstanding for any period presented. CleanTech had 4,008,000 shares outstanding after the cancellation of the shares. After giving effect to the foregoing transactions, the shareholders of Creative Bellows owned 79.05% of the 19,130,000 shares outstanding of CleanTech. Simultaneously with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech changed its year end from August to December. For accounting purposes, the transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of Creative Bellows as the Creative Bellows’ shareholders own the majority of the shares outstanding and will exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the consolidated entity. Prior to the acquisition of Creative Bellows, CleanTech was a non-operating public shell. Pursuant to SEC rules, the merger or acquisition of a private operating company into a non-operating public shell with nominal net assets is considered a capital transaction, rather than a business combination. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization.

On July 12, 2010, CleanTech completed a closing of a private placement of Units (as defined below) pursuant to which CleanTech sold 3,333,322 Units at $3.00 per Unit for $10,000,000. Each “Unit” consisted of one share of CleanTech’s common stock and a three-year warrant to purchase 15% of one share of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the third anniversary of their issuance, and entitle the purchasers of the Units to purchase up to 499,978 shares of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants may be called by CleanTech at any time after (i) the registration statement registering the common stock underlying the warrants becomes effective, (ii) the common stock is listed on a national securities exchange and (iii) the trading price of the common stock exceeds $4.00. CleanTech also issued warrants to purchase 333,332 shares of common stock to the placement agents in the offering. The warrants granted to these placement agents had the same terms and conditions as the warrants granted in the offering. The warrants are exercisable into a fixed number of shares, solely redeemable by CleanTech and not redeemable by warrant holders. Accordingly, the warrants are classified as equity instruments. CleanTech accounted for the warrants issued to the investors and placement agents based on the fair value method under ASC Topic 505. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black Scholes Model and the following assumptions: estimated life of three years, volatility of 147%, risk free interest rate of 1.89%, and dividend yield of 0%. No estimate of forfeitures was made as CleanTech has a short history of granting options and warrants. The fair value of the warrants at grant date was $5,903,228. CleanTech received net proceeds of $8.4 million from this private placement. The commission and legal cost associated with this offering was $1.6 million.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2009
 
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and equivalents
  $ 397,876     $ 1,295,145  
Restricted cash
    1,344,235       -  
Accounts receivable
    11,056,451       1,320,899  
Other receivables and deposits
    2,471,361       550,469  
Retentions receivable
    2,000,807       57,088  
Advance to suppliers
    270,719       11,245  
Inventories
    1,029,778       169,707  
Notes receivable
    89,538       -  
                 
Total current assets
    18,660,765       3,404,553  
                 
NON CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Long term investment
    89,538       87,872  
Retentions receivable
    832,152       63,234  
Prepayments
    313,308       254,940  
Construction in progress
    997,194       2,326,460  
Property and equipment, net
    6,699,289       52,864  
Intangible assets
    3,623,595       3,536,894  
                 
Total non current assets
    12,555,076       6,322,264  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 31,215,841     $ 9,726,817  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 4,116,853     $ 518,392  
Other payables and accrued liabilities
    400,541       747,759  
Unearned revenue
    239,617       202,812  
Short term loans
    3,969,498       3,221,932  
Taxes payable
    1,835,777       466,593  
                 
Total current liabilities
    10,562,286       5,157,488  
                 
Long term payable, net of unamortized interest
    1,167,848       -  
                 
Total Liabilities
    11,730,134       5,157,488  
                 
CONTIGENCY AND COMMITMENT
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
    -       -  
                 
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 22,463,322 and 15,122,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30,  2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively
    224       151  
Paid in capital
    11,976,664       358,939  
Statutory reserve fund
    697,665       393,578  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    684,977       289,383  
Retained earnings
    6,126,177       3,527,278  
                 
Total stockholders' equity
    19,485,707       4,569,329  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 31,215,841     $ 9,726,817  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

   
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
   
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
Net sales
  $ 14,739,702     $ 978,623     $ 13,056,465     $ 706,228  
Cost of goods sold
    10,519,685       478,343       9,324,522       318,407  
                                 
Gross profit
    4,220,017       500,280       3,731,943       387,821  
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Selling
    207,756       15,190       100,321       7,814  
General and administrative
    804,446       226,446       440,053       100,953  
                                 
Total operating expenses
    1,012,202       241,636       540,374       108,767  
                                 
Income from operations
    3,207,815       258,644       3,191,569       279,054  
                                 
Non-operating income (expense)
                               
Interest income
    5,436       410       2,088       157  
Subsidy income
    1,009,940       211,788       2,644       33,820  
Other expenses
    (59,258 )     (315 )     (15,797 )     (170 )
Interest expense
    (264,162 )     (75,672 )     (50,576 )     (59,217 )
                                 
Total non-operating income (loss)
    691,956       136,211       (61,641 )     (25,410 )
                                 
Income before income tax
    3,899,771       394,855       3,129,928       253,644  
Income tax expense
    (996,785 )     (98,714 )     (808,059 )     (62,109 )
                                 
Net Income
    2,902,986       296,141       2,321,869       191,535  
Foreign currency translation
    395,594       3,362       351,325       2,191  
                                 
Comprehensive Income
  $ 3,298,580     $ 299,503     $ 2,673,194     $ 193,726  
                                 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    17,447,008       15,122,000       22,021,207       15,122,000  
                                 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    17,609,141       15,122,000       22,502,319       15,122,000  
                                 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.17     $ 0.02     $ 0.11     $ 0.01  
                                 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.16     $ 0.02     $ 0.10     $ 0.01  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income
  $ 2,902,986     $ 296,141  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
               
used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    150,344       56,997  
Stock options expense
    90,007          
(Increase) decrease in current assets:
               
Accounts receivable
    (9,625,524 )     (636,464 )
Retentions receivable
    (2,668,267 )     (39,926 )
Other receivables and deposits
    (1,880,785 )     (1,406,736 )
Advance to suppliers
    (255,235 )     (19,042 )
Prepayment
    (52,702 )     (257,768 )
Note receivable
    (22,331 )     -  
Inventories
    (843,547 )     (339,603 )
Restricted cash
    (1,323,360 )     -  
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    3,532,902       189,496  
Other payables and accrued liabilities
    (710,668 )     190,746  
Unearned revenue
    32,447       172,729  
Taxes payable
    1,339,210       121,901  
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (9,334,523 )     (1,671,529 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Construction in progress
    (876,207 )     (195,698 )
Acquisition of property & equipment
    (2,081,322 )     (27,598 )
Acquisition of intangible assets
    (74,988 )     -  
Long term investment
    -       (87,821 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,032,517 )     (311,117 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Contribution by shareholders
    2,426,287       -  
Issuance of common stock
    8,253,471       -  
Proceeds from short term loans
    9,473,013       2,195,518  
Repayment of short term loans
    (8,797,218 )     -  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    11,355,553       2,195,518  
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH & EQUIVALENTS
    114,218       118  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH & EQUIVALENTS
    (897,269 )     212,990  
                 
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    1,295,145       25,855  
                 
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
  $ 397,876     $ 238,845  
                 
Supplemental Cash flow data:
               
Income tax paid
  $ 869,186     $ -  
Interest paid
  $ 264,162     $ 75,672  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
  
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

CleanTech Innovations, Inc., formerly known as Everton Capital Corporation (the “Company” or “CleanTech”), was incorporated on May 9, 2006, in the State of Nevada. Through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries in China, the Company designs, manufactures, tests and sells structural towers for on-land and off-shore wind turbines and manufactures patented, specialty metal products that require advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities, including bellows expansion joints and connecting bend pipes used for waste heat recycling in steel production and in ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission grids, as well as industrial pressure vessels.

The Company authorized an 8-for-1 forward split of its common stock effective July 2, 2010. Prior to the forward split, CleanTech had 5,501,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and, after giving effect to the forward split, CleanTech had 44,008,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The effect of the forward stock split was retroactively reflected for all periods presented.

On July 2, 2010, the Company signed a share exchange agreement with Liaoning Creative Bellows Co., Ltd. (“Creative Bellows”) and the shareholders of Creative Bellows, whereby the Creative Bellows’ shareholders received 15,122,000 shares in CleanTech. Concurrent with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech’s principal shareholder cancelled 40,000,000 shares in CleanTech for $40,000, which was charged to additional paid in capital. The $40,000 payment reflected the fair value of the shares in the pre-acquisition company, which was a non-operating public shell with no trading market for its common stock. The cancelled shares were retired and, for accounting purposes, the shares were treated as not having been outstanding for any period presented. CleanTech had 4,008,000 shares outstanding after the cancellation of the shares. After giving effect to the foregoing transactions, the shareholders of Creative Bellows owned 79.05% of the 19,130,000 shares outstanding of CleanTech. Simultaneously with the share exchange agreement, CleanTech changed its year end from August to December. For accounting purposes, the transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of Creative Bellows as the Creative Bellows’ shareholders own the majority of the shares outstanding and will exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the consolidated entity.

Prior to the acquisition of Creative Bellows, CleanTech was a non-operating public shell. Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules, the merger or acquisition of a private operating company into a non-operating public shell with nominal net assets is considered a capital transaction, rather than a business combination. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization, and pro-forma information is not presented.

Creative Bellows was incorporated in Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) on September 17, 2007. Creative Bellows designs and manufactures bellows expansion joints, pressure vessels, wind tower components for wind turbines and other fabricated metal specialty products. On May 26, 2009, three individual shareholders, who were also the shareholders of Creative Bellows, established Liaoning Creative Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd (“Creative Wind Power”). At the end of 2009, the three shareholders transferred all of their shares to Creative Bellows at cost; as a result of the transfer of ownership, Creative Bellows owned 100% of Creative Wind Power. Creative Wind Power markets and sells wind towers components designed and manufactured by Creative Bellows.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2009. The results for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2010.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CleanTech, Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power. All intercompany transactions and account balances are eliminated in consolidation.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Equivalents

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of a percentage of sales deposited by the Company into its bank accounts according to contract terms and which serves as a contract execution and product delivery guarantee. The restriction is released upon customer acceptance of the product. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had restricted cash of $1,344,235 and $0, respectively.

Accounts and Retentions Receivable

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Based on historical collection activity, the Company did not have any allowances for bad debts at September 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had retentions receivable for product quality assurance of $2,832,959 and $120,322, respectively. The retention rate generally was 10% of the sales price with a term of one to two years, but no later than the termination of the warranty period. The Company has not encountered any significant collectability issue with respect to the retention receivables.

Inventories

The Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average basis. The Company compares the cost of inventories with the market value and allowance is made to write down the inventories to their market value, if lower.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with 5% salvage value and estimated lives as follows:

Building
40
Years
Machinery
5 – 15
Years
Vehicle
5
Years
Office Equipment
5
Years

Land Use Rights

Right to use land is stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method over 50 years.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by comparing of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.

Income Taxes

The Company utilizes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events that were included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, (“FIN 48”), codified in FASB ASC Topic 740. When tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company did not take any uncertain positions that would necessitate recording a tax related liability.

Revenue Recognition

The Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 605). Sales revenue, including the final 10% of the purchase price, is recognized after delivery is complete, customer acceptance of the product occurs and collectability is reasonably assured. Customer acceptance occurs after the customer puts the product through a quality inspection, which normally is completed within one to two weeks from customer receipt of the product. The customer is responsible for installation and integration of our component products into their end products. Payments received before satisfaction of all relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as unearned revenue. Unearned revenue consists of payments received from customers prior to customer acceptance of the product.

The Company's standard payment terms generally provide that 30% of the purchase price is due upon the placement of an order, 30% is due upon reaching certain milestones in the manufacturing process and 30% is due upon customer inspection and acceptance of the product, which customers normally complete within one to two weeks after delivery. As a common practice in the manufacturing business in China, payment of the final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date of the product warranty period, which can be up to 24 months from the customer acceptance date. The final 10% of the purchase price is recognized as revenue upon customer acceptance of the product. Payment terms are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and these payment percentages and terms may differ for each customer.

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax (VAT). The Company’s products sold and services provided in the PRC are subject to VAT of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
Warranties

The Company offers a warranty to its customers on its products for up to 24 months depending on the terms negotiated with each customer. During the warranty period, the Company will repair or replace defective products free of charge. The Company commenced production in 2009 and, as of September 30, 2010, has yet to incur any warranty expense. The Company has implemented a stringent set of internal manufacturing protocols to ensure product quality beginning at the time raw materials are received into our facilities up to the final inspection at the time products are shipped to the customer. However, the Company will monitor warranty claims and accrue for warranty expense accordingly, using ASC Topic 450 to account for our standard warranty.

The Company provides its warranty to all customers and does not consider it an additional service; rather, the warranty is considered an integral part of the product’s sale. There is no general right of return indicated in the contracts or purchase orders. If a product under warranty is defective or malfunctioning, the Company is responsible for fixing it or replacing it with a new product. The Company’s products are the only deliverables.

The Company provides after-sales services at a charge after expiration of the warranty period. Such revenue is recognized when service is provided.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of material costs, labor costs and related overhead, which are directly attributable to the products and other indirect costs that benefit all products. Write-down of inventory to lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of goods sold.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are related primarily to the Company’s development and testing of its new technologies that are used in the manufacturing of bellows-related products. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, research and development was immaterial. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, research and development was immaterial. Research and development was included in general and administrative expenses.

Subsidy Income

Subsidy income is a Science and Technology Support Grant from the Administrative Committee of Liaoning Province Tieling Economic & Technological Development Zone to attract businesses with high-tech products to such zone. The grant was without any conditions and restrictions, not required to be repaid and was exempt from income tax in 2008. From 2009, subsidy income is subject to statutory income tax. The grant is determined based on the investment made by the Company, its floor space occupied in such zone, and certain taxes paid by the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the subsidy income was $1,009,940 and $211,788, respectively.

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed similar to basic net income per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all the potential common shares, warrants and stock options had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Diluted earnings per share are based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method for the outstanding options and the if-converted method for the outstanding convertible preferred shares. Under the treasury stock method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Under the if-converted method, convertible outstanding instruments are assumed to be converted into common stock at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later). The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

  
 
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
   
Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
  
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net income
 
$
2,902,986
   
$
296,141
   
$
2,321,869
   
$
191,535
 
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
17,447,008
     
15,122,000
     
22,021,207
     
15,122,000
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Unexercised warrants and options
   
162,133
     
-
     
481,112
     
-
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
   
17,609,141
     
15,122,000
     
22,502,319
     
15,122,000
 
                                 
Earnings per share - basic
 
$
0.17
   
$
0.02
   
$
0.11
   
$
0.01
 
Earnings per share - diluted
 
$
0.16
   
$
0.02
   
$
0.10
   
$
0.01
 
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
  
Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its clients' financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy.

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” codified in FASB ASC Topic 230, cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet. The cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities exclude the effects of the following transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 
i.
Conversion from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment of $2,228,273;
 
ii.
Contribution of property, plant and equipment of $822,707 by the shareholders (See Note 19); and
 
iii.
Acquisition of building by assumption of debt of $1,528,326 (See Note 16).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt, have carrying amounts that approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

·
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

·
Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

·
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC 815.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123” (codified in FASB ASC Topics 718 & 505). The Company recognizes in the income statement the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (“USD”). The Company’s functional currency is RMB, which is translated into USD for balance sheet accounts using the current exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using the average exchange rate during the fiscal year. The translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company uses SFAS 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220). 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. Comprehensive income for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 included net income and foreign currency translation adjustments.

Segment Reporting

SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 280), requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.

Management determined that all of its product lines – wind towers, bellows expansion joints and pressure vessels – constituted a single reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280. The Company operates exclusively in one business: the design and manufacture of highly engineered clean technology metal components for heavy industry. The manufacturing processes for each of our products, principally the rolling and welding of raw steel materials, make use of the same pool of production workers and engineering talent for design, fabrication, assembly and testing. Our products are characterized and marketed by their ability to withstand temperature, pressure, structural load and other environmental factors. Our products are used by major electrical utilities and large-scale industrial companies in China specializing in heavy industry, and our sales force sells our products directly to these companies, who utilize our components in their finished products. All of our long-lived assets for production are located in our facilities in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China, and operate within the same environmental, safety and quality regulations governing industrial component manufacturing companies. We established our subsidiary, Creative Wind Power, solely for the purpose of marketing and selling our wind towers, which constitute the structural support cylinder for an industrial wind turbine installation. Management believes that the economic characteristics of our product lines, specifically costs and gross margin, will be similar as production increases and labor continues to be shared across products.

As a result, management views the Company’s business and operations for all product lines as a blended gross margin when determining future growth, return on investment and cash flows. Accordingly, management has concluded the Company had one reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280 because (i) all of our products are created with similar production processes, in the same facilities, under the same regulatory environment and sold to similar customers using similar distribution systems; and (ii) gross margins of all product lines have and should continue to converge.

Following is a summary of sales by products for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

  
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
  
 
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues from product lines
        
 
 
Bellows expansion joints and related
  $ 1,099,643     $ 671,982  
Pressure vessels
    44,293       306,641  
Wind towers
    13,595,766       -  
    $ 14,739,702     $ 978,623  
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues from product lines
           
Bellows expansion joints and related
  $ 446,989     $ 608,637  
Pressure vessels
    -       97,591  
Wind towers
    12,609,476       -  
      $ 13,056,465     $ 706,228  

New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2009-13 on ASC 605, Revenue Recognition – Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangement – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU 2009-13). ASU 2009-13 amended guidance related to multiple-element arrangements which requires an entity to allocate arrangement consideration at the inception of an arrangement to all of its deliverables based on their relative selling prices. The consensus eliminates the use of the residual method of allocation and requires the relative-selling-price method in all circumstances. All entities must adopt the guidance no later than the beginning of their first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Entities may elect to adopt the guidance through either prospective application for revenue arrangements entered into, or materially modified, after the effective date or through retrospective application to all revenue arrangements for all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, of ASU 2009-13 on our financial position and results of operations.

On February 25, 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855, “Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of US GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments remove potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On March 5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815, “Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging – Embedded Derivatives – Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU is effective for the Company on July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB codified the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 08-09, “Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition.” FASB ASU No. 2010-17 provides guidance on defining a milestone and determining when it may be appropriate to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for research and development transactions. FASB ASU No. 2010-17 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, and is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved after the adoption date. The Company does not expect this ASU will have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations when it adopts this update on January 1, 2011.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

As of September 30, 2010, there are no recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

3. ADVANCE TO SUPPLIERS

Advance to suppliers is prepayment to suppliers for raw material purchases.

4. OTHER RECEIVABLES AND DEPOSITS

Other receivables and deposits consisted of the following at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

   
2010
   
2009
 
Short term advance to third parties
 
$
1,961,923
   
$
254,243
 
Deposits for bidding
   
457,168
     
271,236
 
Deposits for patent
   
-
     
22,261
 
Other
   
52,270
     
2,729
 
Total
 
$
2,471,361
   
$
550,469
 

The short term advance to third parties is interest free and due within one year.

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Raw material
 
$
765,552
   
$
131,988
 
Finished goods
   
165,754
     
6,416
 
Work in process
   
98,472
     
31,303
 
Total
 
$
1,029,778
   
$
169,707
 

6. NOTES RECEIVABLE – BANK ACCEPTANCES

The Company sold goods to its customers and received Commercial Notes (Bank Acceptance) from them in lieu of the payments for accounts receivable. The Company discounted these notes with a bank or endorsed notes to vendors for payment of their obligations or to get cash from third parties. Most of the Commercial Notes have a maturity of less than six months. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had notes receivable of $89,538 and $0, respectively, and there were no notes discounted.

7. LONG TERM INVESTMENT

On June 10, 2009, Creative Bellows entered into an investment with a Credit Union and purchased 600,000 Credit Union shares for $89,538. As a result, Creative Bellows became a 0.57% shareholder of the Credit Union. The Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. There was no significant impairment of investment as at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

8. PREPAYMENT – NONCURRENT

Prepayment mainly represented prepaid land occupancy fee to the inhabitants of the land as a result of the Company’s planned future use of the land for constructing a manufacturing plant. Currently, the Company amortizes prepaid rental over a period of 40 years according to the terms of the lease agreement.

9. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress represented the amount paid for construction of the auxiliary facility of the Phase II project of the wind tower manufacturing plant for which the Company is responsible. The total estimated cost of construction is $3.58 million, of which $2.99 million is for the cost of workshop and $0.59 million for the ancillary construction. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has paid approximately $1.00 million.

The Company’s construction project is divided into two phases. The first phase, for the bellows expansion joints manufacturing plant, was completed in 2009 and assets were capitalized appropriately. The second phase, for the wind tower manufacturing plant, was assigned initially to a contractor with prepayment of $2.24 million as of March 31, 2010. The Company subsequently cancelled the contract with the original contractor and received its money back from the contractor on April 30, 2010. The Company then reassigned the second phase of the construction project, which is comprised mainly of a production workshop and related facilities, to the local government. By assigning the contract to the local government, the Company had no need to make any advance payment, but is committed to pay approximately $1.8 million in construction cost to the local government when the Company starts using the plant. However, under the terms of the agreement with the local government, the Company can pay the project cost evenly in five installments within five years (See Note 16). The Company started using the plant on August 30, 2010, and recorded the cost of construction as a long term payable from the commencement date of use. Originally, the Company was required to make its first payment in October 2010; the cost of construction was unsettled, however, and the first payment date was postponed.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
10. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consisted of the following at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Building
 
$
5,109,348
   
$
-
 
Equipment
   
1,621,898
     
35,687
 
Vehicle
   
19,400
     
4,394
 
Office equipment
   
47,095
     
15,032
 
Total
   
6,797,741
     
55,113
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(98,452
)
   
(2,249
)
Net value
 
$
6,699,289
   
$
52,864
 

Depreciation for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, was $94,667 and $746, respectively; depreciation for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, was $46,756 and $509, respectively.

11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of land use right and patent. All land in the PRC is government-owned and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The Company has the right to use the land for 50 years and amortizes the right on a straight-line basis over 50 years.

Intangible assets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, were as follows:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Land use right
 
$
3,770,317
   
$
3,640,028
 
Patent
   
14,923
     
-
 
Less: Accumulated amortization
   
(161,645
)
   
(103,134
)
Net
 
$
3,623,595
   
$
3,536,894
 

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010, was $55,677 and $18,659, and for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2009, was $56,251 and $19,485, respectively. At September 30, 2010, annual amortization for the next five years was expected to be as follows:

2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2014
   
2015
   
Thereafter
 
                                 
$
77,200
   
$
77,200
   
$
77,200
   
$
77,200
   
$
77,200
   
$
3,238,000
 

12. OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITY

Other payables as at September 30, 2010, mainly consisted of outside labor, accrued payroll in the aggregate amount of $40,063, and the current portion of construction cost payable of $360,478 (See Note 16).

As at December 31, 2009, other payables include unsecured and non-interest bearing short term loans from third parties.

13. UNEARNED REVENUE

Unearned revenue represents cash collected for products not yet accepted by customers at the balance sheet date.

14. SHORT TERM LOANS

On June 2, 2009, the Company borrowed $1,398,931 and $809,907 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 10.459% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
On December 31, 2009, the Company borrowed $957,163 and $73,629 from two Credit Unions. Both of the loans bore interest of 9.558% with maturity dates on May 26, 2010. These loans were not subject to any covenants and were paid in full in August 2010.

All the above loans were collateralized by the Company’s land use right, one of its buildings and other long-lived assets.

In February and March 2010, the Company borrowed $5,565,156 from a bank. The short term loan bore interest of 5.31%. On March 18, 2010, the Company repaid the loan. This loan was collateralized by one of the Company’s buildings and its land use right.

On May 24, 2010, the Company borrowed $387,997 with interest of 5.346% from a bank. The maturity date is November 24, 2010. The loan is collateralized by raw material inventory and the personal guarantee of the Company’s CEO together with a third party’s guarantee.

On September 13, 2010, the Company borrowed $1,716,136, $895,375 and $969,990 from three different Credit Unions, respectively. All of the loans bore interest of 7.2% with maturity dates on September 12, 2011. These loans were collateralized by one of the Company’s buildings and its land use right.

15. TAXES PAYABLE

Taxes payable consisted of the following at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

  
 
2010
   
2009
 
Value added
 
$
1,026,342
   
$
142,957
 
Income
   
809,119
     
267,324
 
Land use
   
-
     
55,343
 
Other
   
316
     
969
 
Total
 
$
1,835,777
   
$
466,593
 

16. LONG TERM PAYABLE

On September 21, 2009, the Company entered into a construction contract with a local authority, the Administration Committee for Liaoning Special Vehicle Production Base (“LSVPB”), to build a plant for the Company. LSVPB is responsible for the construction of the main body of the plant and the Company is responsible for the construction of certain infrastructure for the plant, including plumbing, heating and electrical systems. The plant has an estimated area of 8,947 square meters with construction costs estimated at RMB 1,350 ($200) per square meter. The final cost of construction will be determined based on actual square meters built.

LSVPB is responsible for hiring a qualified construction team according to the Company’s approved design and the Company must approve any material changes to the design during construction. LSVPB is also responsible for site survey, quality supervision and completion of inspection, and transfer of all construction completion records to the Company. Upon completion of its ownership registration, the Company is required to pledge the plant as collateral for payment by the Company to LSVPB of approximately $1,802,391 (RMB 12,078,000) in plant construction cost. The pledge will terminate upon payment in full by the Company.

The Company will pay LSVPB for the cost of the project in five equal annual installment payments in October of each year starting October 2010. The Company is not required to pay interest. Ownership of the plant will transfer to the Company upon payment in full by the Company. The default penalty will be 0.5% of the amount outstanding, compounded daily, in the event of a payment default. LSVPB has the right to foreclose on the plant in the event that payments are in arrears for more than two years, in which case all prior payments made by the Company will be treated as liquidated damages by LSVPB.

The Company recorded the cost of construction at the present value of the five annual payments by using imputed interest of 9% when the Company started using the plant. Amortization of the cost commenced from the date of occupation and use. The Company started using the plant on August 30, 2010. The Company expects to file for ownership registration by the end of this year or beginning of 2011.

The Company estimated the construction cost based on estimated area of 8,947 square meters with construction costs estimated at RMB 1,350 ($200) per square meter, while the final actual cost has not yet been settled and determined; however, the Company does not expect a major difference between the estimated and actual cost. At September 30, 2010, the long term payable consisted of the following:

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

   
September 30,
2010
 
Long term payable
  $ 1,802,391  
Less: unamortized interest
    (274,064 )
Net
    1,528,326  
Current portion
    (360,478 )
Noncurrent portion
  $ 11,67,848  

Maturities as of the twelve months period ended September 30, for the next five years are as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
2010
  $ 360,479  
2011
    360,478  
2012
    360,478  
2013
    360,478  
2014
    360,478  
Total
  $ 1,802,391  

17. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS

Four customers accounted for 85% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and each one customer accounted for 24%, 22%, 21% and 18%, respectively. The same four customers accounted for 95% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and each customer accounted for 27%, 25%, 24% and 20%, respectively. At September 30, 2010, total receivable from these customers was $11,342,353.

Two customers accounted for 21% and 21% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009; three customers accounted for 49% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009, and each customer accounted for 29%, 10% and 10%, respectively.

Two vendors accounted for 57% of purchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and each vendor accounted for 33% and 24% of purchases, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, three vendors accounted for 67% of purchases, each vendor accounted for 43%, 14% and 10%, respectively. At September 30, 2010, the total payable to these vendors was $2,191,434.

Three vendors accounted for 61% of purchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, and each vendor accounted for 28%, 24% and 10% of purchases, respectively. Two vendors accounted for 55% of purchases for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and each vendor accounted for 37% and 18%, respectively.

18. INCOME TAX

The Company is subject to income taxes by entity on income arising in or derived from the tax jurisdiction in which each entity is domiciled.

Creative Bellows and Creative Wind Power generated substantially all of their net income from their PRC operations and are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC for privately run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a rate of 25% on income reported in the financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

  
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
For the Three Months Ended September 30
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
US statutory rates
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
Tax rate difference
   
(9.2
)%
   
(9.0
)%
   
(9.3
)%
   
(9.0
)%
Other
   
0.8
%
   
-
%
   
1.1
%
   
-
%
Tax per financial statements
   
25.6
%
   
25.0
%
   
25.8
%
   
25.0
%
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
There were no material temporary differences on deferred tax as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

19. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Contribution by Shareholders

On January 29, 2010, three shareholders contributed $922,900 to the Company. On March 26, 2010, a third party contributed equipment with a fair value of $820,300 to the Company and became a shareholder; simultaneously, the three shareholders bought this third party’s ownership interest and became 100% owners of the Company. On April 15, 2010, one shareholder injected $1,362,438 to the Company as a cash contribution. On July 15, 2010, a third party injected $167,702 to the Company as a cash contribution and became a shareholder.

Common Stock with Warrants Issued for Cash

On July 12, 2010, CleanTech completed a closing of a private placement offering of Units pursuant to which CleanTech sold 3,333,322 Units at $3.00 per Unit for $10,000,000. Each “Unit” consisted of one share of CleanTech’s common stock and a three-year warrant to purchase 15% of one share of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable, expire on the third anniversary of their issuance, and entitle the purchasers of the Units, in the aggregate, to purchase up to 499,978 shares of CleanTech’s common stock at $3.00 per share. The warrants may be called by CleanTech at any time after (i) the registration statement registering the common stock underlying the warrants becomes effective, (ii) the common stock is listed on a national securities exchange and (iii) the trading price of the common stock exceeds $4.00. CleanTech also issued warrants to purchase 333,332 shares of common stock to the placement agents in the offering. The warrants granted to these placement agents had the same terms and conditions as the warrants granted in the offering. The warrants are exercisable into a fixed number of shares, solely redeemable by CleanTech and not redeemable by warrant holders. Accordingly, the warrants are classified as equity instruments. CleanTech accounted for the warrants issued to the investors and placement agents based on the fair value method under ASC Topic 505. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black Scholes Model and the following assumptions: estimated life of three years, volatility of 147%, risk free interest rate of 1.89%, and dividend yield of 0%. No estimate of forfeitures was made as CleanTech has a short history of granting options and warrants. The fair value of the warrants at grant date was $5,903,228. CleanTech received net proceeds of $8.4 million from this private placement. The commission and legal cost associated with this offering was $1.6 million.

Following is a summary of the warrant activity:

  
 
Number of
Shares
   
Average
Exercise
Price per Share
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
 
Granted
   
833,310
   
$
 3.00
     
3
 
Exercised
   
-
                 
Forfeited
   
-
                 
Outstanding at September 30, 2010
   
833,310
   
$
3.00
     
2.78
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2010
   
833,310
   
$
3.00
     
2.78
 
 
Registration Rights

In connection with the Company's private placement that closed on July 12, 2010, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with each of the selling shareholders under which such shareholders are entitled to certain registration rights. Under the terms of the registration rights agreement, the Company is required to register the 4,166,632 shares of our common stock, and shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, issued to the shareholders in the private placement. The Company is required to file the registration statement within 60 days of the closing of the private placement and the registration statement must be declared effective by the SEC within 180 days of the closing of the private placement. Subject to certain grace periods, the registration statement must remain effective and available for use until the shareholders can sell all of the securities covered by the registration statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S of the Securities Act. If the Company fails to meet the filing or effectiveness requirements of the registration statement, the Company is required to pay liquidated damages of 1% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such shareholder for any registrable securities then held by such shareholder on the date of such failure and on each anniversary of the date of such failure until such failure is cured.
 
20. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

On July 13, 2010, the Company granted non-statutory stock options to its one independent U.S. director. The terms of the option are: 30,000 shares at an exercise price per share of $8.44, with a life of three years and vesting over three years as follows: 10,000 shares vest on the grant date; 10,000 shares vest on July 13, 2011; and 10,000 shares vest on July 13, 2012, subject in each case to the director continuing to be associated with the Company as a director. The options were valued using a volatility of 147%, risk free interest rate of 1.89%, and dividend yield of 0%. No estimate of forfeitures was made as the Company has a short history of granting options. The grant date fair value of the options was $203,235.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

Based on the fair value method under SFAS No. 123 (Revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) (codified in FASB ASC Financial Instruments, Topic 718), the fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model has assumptions for risk free interest rates, dividends, stock volatility and expected life of an option grant. The risk free interest rate is based upon market yields for United States Treasury debt securities at a maturity near the term remaining on the option. Dividend rates are based on the Company’s dividend history. The stock volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The expected life of an option grant is based on management’s estimate. The fair value of each option grant to independent directors is calculated by the Black-Scholes method and is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of each stock option award.
 
Following is a summary of the option activity:

  
  
Number of
Shares
  
  
Average
Exercise
Price per Share
  
  
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
  
Granted
   
30,000
   
$
8.44
     
3
 
Exercised
   
-
                 
Forfeited
   
-
                 
Outstanding at September 30, 2010
   
30,000
   
$
8.44
     
2.78
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2010
   
10,000
   
$
8.44
     
2.78
 

There were no options exercised during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010. The Company recorded $90,007 as compensation expense for stock options during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

21. STATUTORY RESERVES

Pursuant to the corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, PRC subsidiaries of the Company are required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings.

Surplus reserve fund

The PRC subsidiaries of the Company are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered capital.

The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

Common welfare fund

Common welfare fund is a voluntary fund into which the Company can elect to transfer 5% to 10% of its net income. The Company did not make any contribution to this fund in the nine and three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

This fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees, such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon liquidation.

22. OPERATING RISKS

The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. 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.

 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

The Company’s sales, purchases and expenses transactions are denominated in RMB and all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the remittance.

23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 14, 2010, the Company entered into a Short Term Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Strong Growth Capital Ltd. (“Lender”) in the amount of $1.5 million for working capital to help meet significantly increased demand for the Company’s products. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company agreed to interest of 10% and the principal amount and interest accrued thereon is due and payable in full on March 31, 2011 (the “Maturity Date”). The Lender may also demand payment of outstanding principal and interest at any time if and after the Company completes any capital financing of at least $2 million prior to the Maturity Date. If the Company does not repay the principal and the interest in full according to the agreed upon schedule, the Company shall pay 0.003% of the balance of the unpaid principal on a daily basis as penalty for breach of the Loan Agreement. The penalty shall be computed by this formula until the full repayment of the principal and the interest.
 
 
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CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS, INC.

4,487,500 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

PROSPECTUS

December 23, 2010