China One Corporation (TSX VENTURE: IND) is pleased to announce it
has signed a number of additional contracts in China to develop
dairy farms at various locations in China. The contracts are
between China One, operating as IND DairyTech Ltd., and a variety
of strategic third parties. A series of new cooperation agreements,
entered into since the last quarter of 2008, cover five farms.
Total commitments for cows to be delivered in 2009 under these new
agreements are approximately 11,000 cows.
China One's contractual partners have also agreed to provide
China One with, or assist the Company in obtaining, term loans for
working capital as Canadian Holsteins are delivered to the farms.
Under one of the contracts with Meishan City, China One is to
deliver 2,000 cows by the end of 2009 and another 3,000 cows by the
end of 2011. Under another contract with Lingbao City, the Company
is to deliver 3,500 cows by the end of 2009 and another 2,500 cows
by the end of 2011. Both contracts include a loan of 10,000 RMB per
cow delivered and the contract with Meishan includes 3,400 RMB per
cow subsidy from the local government. To date, the Company has
received a subsidy of 1,600,000 RMB and a loan for 6,000,000 RMB at
an annual interest rate of 7.29% for three years. In certain other
agreements, China One may receive up to 13,000 RMB per cow by way
of loans and, if certain production standards are achieved,
subsidies.
"These agreements allow us to better capture incentives that
have been introduced by the Chinese government to stimulate and
improve the Chinese dairy industry following the scandal involving
the contamination of milk with melamine," said Mr. Jesse Zhu, CEO,
China One Corporation/IND DairyTech Ltd. "These contracts also
represent a means to more rapidly fulfill our goals and commitments
to develop Canadian-style dairy farms in China. Canadian Holsteins
on a Canadian-style dairy farm typically produce the highest levels
of volume and quality in the world. We currently have approximately
9,000 Canadian Holsteins in China at various stages of maturity
with approximately 2,200 of them having reached milk production
ages. With favourable financing facilities and terms provided by
local partners and subsidies from government agencies, and taking
into account certain planned purchases of Chinese Holstein cows, we
expect to see the total herd size increase to 30,000 by the end of
2009 and to 60,000 by 2010, making IND the largest Canadian
Holstein dairy company in China."
In order to accelerate herd development, the Company plans to
buy Chinese Holstein cows, which are now available at very
favourable prices. The Company has established a significant
inventory of approximately 200,000 Canadian Holstein embryos that
it intends to use to impregnate surrogate cows, which will include
the Chinese Holstein cows. This new program enhances the Company's
existing program of utilizing local Chinese yellow cows as
surrogates and purchasing the offspring from the owners of the host
Chinese cows.
In mid-November, 2008 the Chinese central government set goals
for reforming the dairy industry in China. These goals include an
increase in the number of large dairy farms in China from the
current 20% to 30% of the total, and having dairy processors obtain
70% of their raw milk from managed sources, by October 2011. The
Company will continue to differentiate itself from typical Chinese
dairy farms by establishing large scale farming operations that
follow North American farming practices, consistent with the
reforms prescribed by the Chinese government.
China One, through its operating subsidiaries, is an emerging
raw milk producer in China that is seeking to become a leading
provider of high quality raw milk to the Chinese dairy industry. To
meet China's increasing demand for dairy products, the Company is
using Canadian cattle genetics and North American farming practices
to establish and increase its dairy herd in China. At its 2009
shareholder meeting, China One intends to seek shareholder approval
to change its name to IND DairyTech Ltd.
The Company plans to develop its herd in China through the use
of advanced breeding techniques employing Canadian Holstein embryos
that it intends to use to impregnate surrogate cows. These embryos
have been created through in vitro fertilization using sexed semen
to achieve an approximate 90% female birth rate. The use of these
advanced breeding techniques is expected to allow the Company to
rapidly expand its herd. The use of Canadian Holstein embryos also
provides a practical solution to China's ban on the import of live
Canadian cattle.
Pursuant to the Qualifying Transaction, China
One acquired all of the issued shares and convertible securities
of IND Lifetech Group in exchange for shares and equivalent
convertible securities of China One. As a result, China One
currently owns all of the issued shares and convertible securities
of IND Lifetech Group and its Chinese subsidiaries, and the
business of IND Lifetech Group has become the business of China
One. The Filing Statement describing China One, the terms of the
Qualifying Transaction and concurrent financing, and the business
of China One, is available on the SEDAR website at
www.sedar.com.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains forward-looking statements and
information that are based on the beliefs of management and reflect
China One's current expectations. Such statements and information
reflect the current view of China One with respect to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and
information.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our
actual results, performance or achievements, or other future
events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information in this
news release includes the development and increases in herd size in
China, information relating to the loans to be obtained as Canadian
Holstein cows are delivered, the purchase of Chinese Holstein cows,
the use of Canadian Holstein embryos to impregnate surrogate cows,
the establishment of large scale North American-style farming
operations in China, the size of China One as a Canadian Holstein
dairy company in China, and the aim of becoming a leading provider
of high quality raw milk to the Chinese dairy industry.
There are a number of important factors that could cause China
One's actual results to differ materially from those indicated or
implied by forward-looking statements and information. Such factors
include, among others, risks related to China One's business such
as failure of the business strategy and limited operating history,
reliance on farm development partners, disruptions due to bovine
diseases, dependence on biotechnology, reduction in government
support and access to raw materials; risks related to China One's
operations, such as additional financing requirements and access to
capital, the ability to repay debt, reliance on key personnel,
fluctuation in feedstock costs, fluctuations in costs of
production, product spoilage and liability, loss of embryo
inventory, factors related to milk production, fluctuations in milk
prices, fluctuations in milk demand, lack of specificity in certain
agreements, litigation, indemnities, insurance, competition,
intellectual property and variations in cow lactation periods;
risks related to China One and its business generally such as
potential exposure to tax under Canadian tax, regulations of the
Peoples' Republic of China (the "PRC") relating to offshore special
purpose companies, recent PRC regulations relating to cross-border
mergers and acquisitions, environmental protection, currency
exchange rates and conflicts of interest; and risks related to
doing business in the PRC such as tax, repatriation of profit and
currency conversion, acquisition and appropriation of land use
rights, foreign investment, permits and business licences,
employment contracts, government intervention, shareholders' rights
and enforcement of judgments and a developing legal system.
China One cautions that the foregoing list of material factors
is not exhaustive. When relying on China One's forward-looking
statements and information to make decisions, investors and others
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events. China One has assumed a certain
progression of its business, which may not be realized. It has also
assumed that the material factors referred to in the previous
paragraph will not cause such forward-looking statements and
information to differ materially from actual results or events.
However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject
to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will
reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. For additional
information with respect to certain of these and other factors,
refer to the risk factors section of China One's Filing Statement
dated November 29, 2008 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
represents the expectations of China One as of the date of this
news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such
date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking
information and should not rely upon this information as of any
other date. While China One may elect to, it does not undertake to
update this information at any particular time except as required
in accordance with applicable securities legislation.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: China One Corporation Jay Hussey Investor Relations
416-482-1411 jhussey@inddairytech.com China One Corporation James
Xiang Chief Financial Officer 416-886-1261 james.xiang@ind.ca
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