Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) makes products for people who live in glass houses. Nippon Sheet Glass company makes glass and glazing products for the automotive, building products, and specialty glass markets; this includes flat glass, fiber optics, display glass, photovoltaics, and specialty glass fiber. Other product groups include safety and construction-material glass which includes tempered glass, water-repellent glass, laminated glass, self-cleaning, and vacuum glass. NSG also makes optical lenses, air filters, and battery separators. Customers include construction firms and electronics and automobile makers, primarily in Japan. As of June 2006 Nippon Sheet Glass company owns 100% of UK-based glassmaker Pilkington.

Altec Industries is actually very little talk, but lots of action. Altec manufactures lift trucks, digger derricks, and specialty handling equipment used by electric utility, telecommunications, and forestry industries, and various government branches. After-sale services and parts are offered worldwide, as well. Altec's used equipment is sold through sister subsidiary National Utility Equipment Co., and rented through Global Rental Co., also in the Altec family. Altec offers financing, too, through Altec Capital Services. The equipment maker's production, assembly, and service facilities crisscross Canada and the US. Founded in 1929, Altec is owned and led by its founder's third generation, Lee Styslinger III.

North Pacific Paper Corporation (NORPAC) company, a joint venture between Weyerhaeuser and Nippon Paper Group, produces newsprint for newspaper publishers and commercial printers. NORPAC manufactures a variety of different paper grades, including standard and lightweight newsprint and super- and ultra-lightweight stocks especially for the Japanese market. NORPAC company produces more than 250,000 tons of newsprint annually at its manufacturing facility in Longview, Washington. Its products are sent via truck and train to customers in the western US or are shipped by boat to customers in Japan.

Noritake began dishing out china for export not long after the time of Commodore Perry's efforts to establish trade with Japan in the 1850s. Today the company's Tabletop Group trades in dinnerware made of china, porcelain, stoneware, and earthenware; it also makes crystal stemware, glassware, and cutlery. Modern-day Noritake's largest unit is its Industrial Products Group, which makes grinding wheels and coated abrasives. Noritake company's Ceramics & Materials, Electronics, and Environmental Engineering segments make such products as catalyst carriers, dental porcelain and metals, vacuum fluorescent displays, ceramic sewer pipes, and kilns. Noritake has factories around the globe. Over 80% of sales are from Japan.

Buhler Industries Inc. (TSX: BUI) is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Established in 1932 as an agricultural equipment manufacturer, the original company was purchased by John Buhler in 1969. Through steady expansion, new products and acquisitions, the company has experienced progress and steady growth. Over the years, many brands have joined Buhler Industries: Farm King, Allied, Inland and Versatile. Today Buhler Industries operates several modern manufacturing plants and distribution centers. Factories in Morden and Winnipeg, MB, and Fargo, ND, build tractors, front-end loaders, augers, compact implements and more. Buhler Industries maintains several well-stocked parts warehouses.In 2007, Combine Factory Rostselmash Ltd, a major combine manufacturer located in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, acquired 80% of the common shares of Buhler Industries. With additional investment in engineering, research and development and production, the company is moving forward. The dealer / distribution network in North America remains unchanged, but the Rostselmash network of more than 200 dealers in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan now has access to the products built by Buhler Industries. Buhler Industries remains committed to continuous product improvement and incorporating new value-added features. That tradition of excellence will continue well into the future.

Ajax Metal Processing is cleaning up the market when it comes to hardening and protecting small metal parts, such as nuts and bolts, primarily for customers in the automobile manufacturing industry. Services include heat treating, plating, adhesive and sealant application, annealing, cleaning, and coating. The company's wire rod annealing and pickling equipment includes four surface combustion batch-type furnaces with a total annealing capacity of 130 tons per day, and a continuous eight-zone furnace with an annealing capacity of 100 tons per day. Ajax Metal Processing operates two plants in Michigan and one in Indiana.

Fabrica International manufactures and markets high-end residential carpets and custom rugs. Products range from broadloom carpet products, carpet underlay, and handcrafted area rugs. Fabrica International offers a wide range of border rugs and design rugs for residential, motor coaches, and yachts. Its customers (including interior decorators, selected retailers and furniture stores, and luxury home builders) are found throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. The company accounted for 17% of The Dixie Group's total sales in 2008.

Sappi Fine Paper, as evidenced by its passion for the paper business, has the wherewithal to be every bit as sappy as its magazine, book, and catalog customers. The coated fine paper producer touts a production capacity of 1.3 million tons of paper a year. Coated specialty and uncoated fine papers are also made. It stakes industry and sustainable firsts, under multiple brands, including the mill branded LOE (Lustro Offset Environmental) paper, the first premium sheet to use 30% post-consumer waste content. A coated paper, Tempo, courts the volume and color production demands of the digital age. Since 1994 Sappi Fine Paper North America has operated as a subsidiary of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sappi Limited

X-Ray Industries didn't need to wait for Sarbanes-Oxley to come along to make its business more transparent. X-Ray Industries operates three X-ray-related divisions. Its Test Equipment Distributors unit distributes nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment and supplies. Typical products include X-ray inspection equipment, magnetic particle inspection equipment, ultrasonic equipment, and liquid penetrant inspection equipment. It also sells used equipment. A second subsidiary, X-R-I Testing offers NDT inspection services to clients. A third unit, Mobile X, offers onsite inspections.

Echo,Incorporated is a top developer and manufacturer of professional hand-held outdoor landscaping equipment. The company serves both the commercial and residential homeowner markets. Echo, a subsidiary of Japan's Kioritz Corporation, offers a full line of trimmers and brush cutters, power edgers, power blowers, chain saws, hedge clippers, power pruners, and sprayers. In addition, Echo makes and markets attachments, engine drills, pumps, and safety accessories. Founded in 1972 as Kioritz Corporation of America, Echo engineered the world's first hand-held power blower. In 2009 the company was merged with outdoor power equipment maker Shindaiwa.

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