Keynote Highlights Energy Investments Fueling China's Rise as Global Economic Leader, at ROTH Capital Investment Conference

October 14, 2009 5:30 AM EDT

$2.65 Trillion to Build Unified Grid, Infrastructure; Expand Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectric, Nuclear

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- During his keynote presentation at the Energy Track at the 3rd Annual ROTH Capital Partners China Investment Conference, Louis Schwartz highlighted China's plans to invest an estimated $2.65 trillion in energy infrastructure, production and distribution by 2020, fueling growth that will see China overtake the United States in annual gross domestic product (GDP) before 2030.

Schwartz, president of China Strategies, LLC, told a standing-room-only audience at The Fontainebleau Miami Beach yesterday that investing in energy infrastructure is essential to China's continued economic growth. Key highlights from the presentation included:

Of the $2.65 trillion to be invested in energy, at least $263 billion is targeted for renewable energy, which will grow from 10 percent to 30 percent of total energy output in China from 2010 to 2020. The mix includes hydroelectric, wind, nuclear and solar.

"The investments in energy infrastructure will enable China to surpass the U.S. in GDP before 2030," Schwartz said. "The forces driving China's energy industry in new directions include government investment in energy generation and distribution, an emerging model for sustainable development in China and opportunities for foreign investment in the transformation of China's energy infrastructure."

Estimates show China GDP growing from $5 trillion in 2010 to $26 trillion by 2030, while the U.S. goes from $15 trillion to $23 trillion.

Schwartz said China has other reasons for investing in renewable energy. With growing prosperity in the country, automobile ownership will go from 50 million to 220 million by 2020. As a result, China will need 600 million metric tons of crude oil by 2020, but production will have hit a plateau at 220 million metric tons that year. The transportation sector's share of crude oil production is projected to increase from 35 percent in 2008 to 50 percent in 2020.

China has already ramped up the production of electric scooters and bicycles, with just 200,000 in 2001 and an estimated 22 million on the road in 2009. It is launching mandatory conservation programs for residential and commercial buildings and finding other ways to manage energy production, distribution and usage. It is providing subsidies for installing solar on roofs, buying electric vehicles and installing wind farms and biomass facilities.

"The bottom line is that energy investments in China could be a bigger economic driver than the rise of the Internet," said Schwartz, whose firm consults with its clients on policy, investments and business development in the Chinese energy market.

In addition to the presentation by Schwartz, the ROTH conference China Energy Track included presentations by 19 companies that operate within China's energy sector, including transportation fuels, energy storage, power generation, electricity transmission & distribution, and renewable energy.

"We view the build-out of China's energy infrastructure as one of the most compelling investment themes over the next several years," said Mark Tobin, director of research at ROTH. "Interest in the U.S.-listed China sector from our institutional client base has never been stronger. The performance of U.S.-listed China equities reflects this confidence, with ROTH's Research Universe of 58 companies gaining 126.8 percent year to date."

Sixty U.S.-listed Chinese companies and ten U.S. based companies with growth prospects in China met with more than 250 institutional investors during the ROTH conference. The Miami line-up included Chairmen, CEOs, and CFOs of companies from some of the most exciting sectors in China, including energy, infrastructure, consumer, industrials, healthcare, education and technology with an average market cap of $270 million.

This conference is another chapter in ROTH's commitment to China. Over the past five years, ROTH has taken U.S. investors to more than 50 company facilities in mainland China and hosted approximately 300 China company presentations at its U.S. and China conferences. ROTH opened its Shanghai Representative Office in May 2007 and currently employs 25 China-focused professionals. Since 2006, ROTH has completed 47 capital raising transactions totaling more than $2.2 billion, including seven since May 2009 that raised approximately $300 million.

For more information, visit the ROTH website at: www.roth.com.

About ROTH:

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ROTH CHINA CONFERENCE PRESENTING COMPANIES

3SBio Inc. (SSRX): Healthcare

American Dairy Inc. (ADY): Retail & Consumer Products

American Loraine (ALN): Retail & Consumer Products

AutoChina International (AUTC): Industrials

CDC Corp (CHINA): Gaming

China Advanced Construction Materials Group (CADC): Industrials

China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc (CAXG): Pharmaceuticals

China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS): Industrials

China BAK Battery, Inc. (CBAK): Energy

China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. (CHGI): Industrials

China Distance Education Holdings Limited (DL): Education

China Education Alliance, Inc. (CEU): Education

China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (CFSG): Industrials

China GengSheng Minerals, Inc (CHGS): Industrials

China Green Agriculture, Inc. (CGA): Agricultural Products

China Housing and Land Development, Inc. (CHLN): Real Estate

China Information Security Technology, Inc. (CPBY): Technology

China Natural Gas (CHNG): Energy

China Pharma Holdings Inc. (CPHI): Healthcare

China Recycling Energy Corporation (CREG): Industrials

China Ritar Power Corp. (CRTP): Energy

China Ruitai (CRUI): Industrials

China TransInfo Technology Corp. (CTFO): Software

China Valves Tech. (CVVZ): Industrials

China Wind Systems, Inc. (CWSI): Energy

China Yida Holdings (CNDH): Advertising, Media & Internet

China-Biotics, Inc. (CHBT): Healthcare

ChinaCast Education Corporation (CAST): Education

ChinaEdu Corporation (CEDU): Education

CNinsure Inc. (CISG): Financials

Cogo Group (COGO): Industrials

Electronic Game Card Inc. (EGMI): Gaming

Fuel-Tech, Inc. (FTEK): Industrials

Global Sources Ltd. (GSOL): Advertising, Media & Internet

Graham Corp. (GHM): Industrials

GSE Systems Inc. (GVP): Energy

Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN): Industrials

Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI): Industrials

Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc. (HPJ): Energy

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc. (HQS): Retail & Consumer Products

Ideation Acquisition Corp. (IDI): Advertising, Media & Internet

Jinpan International Ltd. (JST): Industrials

Kadant Inc. (KAI): Industrials

Lihua International (LIWA): Industrials

LJ International Inc. (JADE): Retail & Consumer Products

Maxwell Technologies Inc. (MXWL): Energy

Nalco Holding Co. (NLC): Industrials

Neostem (NBS): Healthcare

Orient Paper (OPAI): Industrials

Parkervision Inc. (PRKR): Technology

SinoHub, Inc. (SIHI): Technology

Skystar Bio Pharmaceutical Company (SKBI): Healthcare

Solar Power, Inc. (SOPW): Energy

Sunway Global, Inc. (SUWG)

Sutor Technology Group, Ltd. (SUTR): Metals & Mining

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SYMX): Energy

Synutra International Inc. (SYUT): Retail & Consumer Products

Telestone Technologies Corporation (TSTC): Industrials

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (TPI): Healthcare

Tongxin International Ltd. (TXIC): Industrials

Universal Travel Group (UTA): Retail & Consumer Products

Wonder Auto Tech Inc. (WATG): Industrials

WSP Holdings Ltd. (WH): Industrials

Xinyuan Real Estate Company Ltd. (XIN): Real Estate

Yongye Biotechnology International, Inc. (YONG): Agricultural Products

Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC): Software

Yuhe International, Inc. (YUII): Retail & Consumer Products

Zhongpin, Inc. (HOGS): Retail & Consumer Products



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