ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM – XEBEC ADSORPTION INC. – For ...

Overview of Xebec’s Business
Xebec is a Canadian provider of clean energy solutions to corporations and governments
looking to reduce their carbon footprints. Xebec designs, engineers and manufactures innovative
products that transform raw gases into marketable sources of clean energy mainly used as
transportation fuel. Xebec is focused on establishing leadership positions in 4 key markets where
demand for biogas upgrading, natural gas treatment, liquefaction and hydrogen purification is
growing.
Headquartered in a suburb of Montreal, Xebec is a global company with two state-of-theart
manufacturing facilities in Blainville (Quebec) and Shanghai (China), research and
development facilities in British Columbia, as well as a sales and distribution network in North
America and Asia.
Blainville, Quebec (Head Office and Manufacturing Facility)
Xebec’s head offices operate out of a 41,753 square foot manufacturing facility located in
Blainville in which 47 people are currently employed. The Blainville operation houses corporate
finance, sales for natural gas and biogas purification products, aftermarket support, global supply
chain, operational engineering, manufacturing of gas separation and purification equipment and
service and maintenance support.
Burnaby, British Columbia (Research Facility) and Surrey, British Columbia (Test Laboratory)
Xebec’s state of the art 21,868 square foot research facility located in Burnaby, British
Columbia was integrated into Xebec’s operations following the Arrangement. This facility’s
primary focus is research and development in adsorption technology and currently employs 15
people comprised of scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. In addition this
location houses sales support, project management and service support center for Canadian and
customers on the West Coast of the United States of America.
Xebec also maintains a world leading test laboratory and facility out of a 4,137 square
foot facility located in Surrey, British Columbia which currently employs 2 people.
Shanghai, China (Manufacturing Facility)
In light of the growing demand for natural gas as a transportation fuel in China and the
Asian region at large, Xebec opened, in 2008, a 20,451 square foot leased manufacturing facility
in the Songjiang district of Shanghai, China. This new facility, leased and operated by Xebec
China, currently employs 29 people and is responsible for product assembly using components
manufactured in the greater Shanghai industrial area. The facility also provides shared services
including supply chain and engineering support to Xebec’s head office. Xebec China is also
responsible for sales of Xebec’s products, marketing, technical and after sales support for the
Chinese and Middle Eastern markets.
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