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Datos sobre la GLC

(propietaria de COPETRO)

POR ELLOS MISMOS

The Company was established in 1919 as Great Lakes Coal & Coke Co., a partnership between George Skakel and his minority partner Walter Gramm, which engaged principally in the wholesale distribution of coal and as a sales agent for a number of major coal producers. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Company began to develop markets for RPC and pioneered the first techniques in calcining petroleum coke for use in the aluminum industry. The Company also conceived the idea of performing calcining operations at a single plant located in close proximity to refineries rather than at the point of consumption by the consuming industries. In 1935, the Company began operation in Port Arthur, Texas of the world’s first commercial calcining plant. The Company has maintained its position as the world’s largest producer of CPC by constructing new facilities in Wilmington, California in 1940, Calumet, Illinois in 1942, Guwahati, India in 1962 (joint venture), Enid, Oklahoma in 1965, and in La Plata, Argentina in 1982 (also as a joint venture). Both the Port Arthur and Enid facilities were expanded in subsequent years as the operations terminated at the Wilmington and Calumet locations.

In 1985, the Company was sold by the Skakel and Gramm families to Horsehead Industries, Inc., (Horsehead) a privately held manufacturing company. In 1992, the Company acquired 100% interest in the La Plata facility and expanded the facility in 1998. In May 1998, the Company was purchased from Horsehead by American Industrial Partners (“AIP”), a private investment fund. In March 2002, the Company acquired a calcining facility located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from Alcoa.

In 2003, the Company formed Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund (the “Fund”), an open ended, limited purpose Canadian income trust which was created to have an indirect ownership interest in the Company. The Fund filed its final prospectus on July 29, 2003 and completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) in Canada on August 12, 2003.

Industry leader for 70 years

World’s largest producer of calcined petroleum coke

2.3 million tons sold in 2005

Market share: 29% in North America, 21% in western world

Long-term sales relationships with virtually every major aluminum manufacturer

315 employees in 2005

4 major calcining locations with 13 rotary kilns

2.34 million short tons calcining capacity

Calcined coke products sold or used in 28 countries

3 million metric tons raw coke handled yearly

35 refinery sources in 9 different countries

150 ships loaded or unloaded annually

1,400 barges loaded or unloaded annually

16,500 rail cars handled annually

70,000 trucks handled annually

Our commitment to “Total Quality Management” is evident in every facet of our business. Every GLC employee is empowered to make quality a top priority from the selection of raw petroleum coke through the calcining process to shipment to the customer. For suppliers, it means the ability to move, process and market calcined petroleum coke to the world’s premier markets. For aluminum producers and other carbon consuming customers around the world, it is our ability to call upon a wide variety of high-quality sources to produce calcined petroleum coke that meets their most exacting specifications. The GLC quality effort extends to our financial and technical commitment to keep our production facilities state-of-the-art. Constant monitoring, measurement and detailed analysis throughout the calcining process ensures value and consistency that are essential in today’s market.

The vision of Great Lakes Carbon is to continue our position as the industry leader by providing:

Quality products and services of the highest value to our customers

A safe workplace that fosters communication, teamwork and employee involvement

An ongoing commitment to excellence in our day-to-day jobs

Senior Executives of the Company

James D. McKenzie
President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

A. Frank Baca
Senior Vice President, Operations and Administration

Ronald J. Statile
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Robert C. Dickie
Vice President, Sales

Craig L. Beilharz
Vice President, Raw Materials

Adela I. Robles
Vice President, Finance

Directors of the Company

James D. McKenzie

Theodore C. Rogers

Gene E. Little

Robert M. Franklin

Robert W. Korthals
Colin D. Watson

Trustees of the Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund

Robert M. Franklin
Robert W. Korthals
Colin D. Watson

The process begins with the purchase of raw petroleum coke, some 3 million tons annually, from domestic and foreign refineries. The coke is then shipped to our calcining plants in Port Arthur, Texas; Enid, Oklahoma; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and to the Port of La Plata, Argentina, all of which have attained ISO 9001:2000 certification. Our implementation of a “Total Quality Management” process allows us to focus on the entire purchase, production and delivery system so as to better understand customer needs and supplier capabilities. This effort has enabled GLC to number among its suppliers and customers the leading oil refiners, aluminum producers and other calcined coke consumers throughout the world.

The millions of tons of petroleum coke purchased, processed and sold by GLC have enabled us to forge lasting relationships with suppliers and customers throughout the world. These relationships are based upon quality over quantity, teamwork over tonnage and the long term over the short term. Our efforts in petroleum coke research and technology give us a decided advantage in assisting suppliers to achieve the highest possible levels of quality and productivity. The size and diversity of our calcining operations and the flexibility to manage large inventories allow us to produce and blend petroleum cokes to a wide variety of specifications. For our customers that means the assurance of a reliable partner who can provide a consistent product month after month and year after year.

Over the years, GLC has earned a reputation for its consistent ability to deliver calcined petroleum coke which meets the most exacting product specifications of advanced aluminum smelting technology. Our ability to monitor the production process allows GLC to satisfy the most stringent limitations for sulfur, metals and other impurities required in carbon anode manufacture. Once production of the calcined petroleum coke is complete, GLC provides timely delivery via rail, barge or ship to destinations around the globe. As part of our ongoing service commitment, we verify anode performance during the smelting process through a continuous dialogue with customers coupled with frequent technical visits. GLC also maintains one of the most complete electronic information exchange networks available. This network is designed to help make better product decisions and optimize process control.

The titanium dioxide, steel, chemical and other specialty carbon additive industries have also come to rely on GLC’s consistent supply of calcined petroleum coke. Because we are an integrated supplier to those industries, we are better able to provide a full range of resources and tailor our supply to each customer’s unique needs. Our expertise in raw petroleum coke purchasing, blending and calcining as well as in screening, packaging and technical support enables GLC to maintain control over the entire production process. Utilization of one of the industry’s most sophisticated materials management systems, including an extensive network of warehouses and distribution centers, allows GLC to provide maximum product availability. Depending upon individual customer requirements, we can also call upon our high-speed bagging, palletizing and wrapping systems to custom package products. Our transportation network assists in providing timely and efficient delivery via truck, pneumatic container, covered hopper, boxcar or barge, shipment after shipment.

The Company currently has the capacity to produce an aggregate of approximately 2,340,000 short tons of CPC per year at its four facilities in Port Arthur, Texas; Enid, Oklahoma; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and La Plata, Argentina. The Company’s facilities operate continuously, except for regular maintenance procedures to prolong kiln life or to preserve state-of-the-art technology.

Through its comprehensive “Total Quality Management” program, the Company was the first U.S. calciner to attain ISO 9001:2000 certification for its ability to meet internationally recognized quality and process standards. All of the Company’s manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001:2000 registered.

Port Arthur, Texas

The Port Arthur facility began operations in 1935 and has the capacity to produce 700,000 short tons per year of anode and industrial grade CPC. Port Arthur is also the site of the Company’s primary laboratory and testing facility. Located on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the Port Arthur facility receives RPC from Gulf Coast and international oil refiners and serves domestic and international anode and industrial grade CPC markets by truck, rail, barge or ship.

Number of Kilns: 4

Annual Capacity: 700,000 ST

Workforce: 75  Salaried: 75

Transportation: Truck, Rail, Barge, Ship

Enid, Oklahoma

The Enid facility operates three kilns and has the capacity to produce 500,000 short tons per year of anode and industrial grade CPC. Enid’s three kilns were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the mid-1990s, the Company modernized and automated its crushing facilities at Enid to more effectively serve the U.S. industrial grade CPC market. The Enid facility acquires its RPC primarily from mid-continent oil refineries and serves the U.S. anode and industrial grade CPC markets. Enid has the capability both to directly receive and ship RPC and CPC by truck or rail. Additionally, transfers to barge can be made from rail and truck.

Number of Kilns: 3

Annual Capacity: 500,000 ST

Workforce: 75   Salaried: 22  Unionized Hourly: 53

Transportation: Truck, Rail, to Barge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Baton Rouge facility currently has the capacity to produce 700,000 short tons per year of anode and industrial grade CPC. Built in the mid-1960s, the facility has the capability to receive RPC by truck, rail, barge or ship from both U.S. and international oil refiners. Located two miles from the Mississippi River, the facility is able to ship CPC by truck, rail, barge or ship to both U.S. and international anode and industrial grade CPC customers.

Number of Kilns: 4

Annual Capacity: 700,000 ST

Workforce: 68   Salaried: 22  Unionized Hourly: 46

Transportation: Truck, Rail, Barge or Ship

La Plata, Argentina

The La Plata facility has the capacity to produce 440,000 short tons per year of anode grade and industrial grade CPC. The La Plata facility was constructed in 1982 with a single kiln and a second kiln was added in 1998. The facility has the capability to serve South American and international anode and industrial grade CPC markets via truck, rail or ship. The La Plata facility is less than two miles from an oil refinery operated by Repsol YPF which produces one of the Western World’s largest supplies of desirable, low sulfur RPC. The La Plata facility’s efficient logistics allow it to cost-effectively serve local Argentine and international CPC markets.

Number of Kilns: 2

Annual Capacity: 440,000 ST

Workforce: 68   Salaried: 35   Unionized Hourly: 33

Transportation: Truck, Rail, Ship

Great Lakes Carbon is the world’s largest buyer of RPC for calcining, largest producer of calcined petroleum coke and has a market share almost twice as large as the next two competitors combined.

First in Calcined Coke

As the world’s largest producer of calcined petroleum coke, Great Lakes Carbon serves customers in a broad range of carbon-consuming industries worldwide. We’ve maintained our leadership position for nearly three quarters of a century by focusing singlemindedly on the business of producing calcined petroleum coke as efficiently as possible and by consistently delivering value to our customers.


Industry Pioneers

GLC first conceived the idea of calcining petroleum coke in large quantities in the mid-1930s when we began serving a variety of customers. Mass production of calcined coke revolutionized the industry by providing a reliable market to refiners and a higher quality, more uniform product to customers.


Outstanding Reliability

What does our being the biggest mean to customers? Confidence. Our unmatched capacity, flexible global facilities and dedicated employees allow us to deliver quality product when and where customers need it, every time.

Our strong and diverse supplier relationships with both domestic and international refiners enable us to offer more alternatives and blend more efficiently to meet our customers’ exacting specifications.

Great Lakes Carbon’s Strengths

Financial Performance

Growth Strategy

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