ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd
ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd
ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd
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NOTES TO THE<br />
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONT’D)<br />
30. Significant events during the year (CONT’D)<br />
30.10 In May <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>KNM</strong>PS had incorporated the entire issued and paid-up shares in Deutsche <strong>KNM</strong> GmbH<br />
(formerly known as Hauptstadtsee 746 V V GmbH) with a registered capital of Euro 25,000, for a cash<br />
consideration of Euro 27,500.<br />
30.11 In October <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>KNM</strong>PS had formed a joint venture company on 50:50 equity basis with Prosernat<br />
SA (Prosernat), a company based in Paris, France to provide process technologies, engineering,<br />
procurement, construction, commissioning, start up, operation and maintenance for field gas separation<br />
and gas treatment facilities, including desalting, gas dehydration, gas sweetening, natural gas liquids<br />
recovery, sulphur recovery and modular units. KPN Gas Technology <strong>Sdn</strong>. <strong>Bhd</strong>. was incorporated by<br />
<strong>KNM</strong>PS for this purpose.<br />
30.12 In October <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>KNM</strong>PS and <strong>KNM</strong>I had completed their acquisition of 80% equity interest in HZM<br />
Industrial Ltda, HZM Servicos de Manutencao E Montagens Ltda and HZM S.A. Industria e Comercio<br />
de Equipamentos (HZM Companies) for a total consideration of Brazilian Real 27.0 million.<br />
30.13 <strong>KNM</strong> Group Berhad had in December <strong>2008</strong>, mutually agreed with Ellimetal International N.V. (Vendor)<br />
to terminate the proposed acquisition of 100% equity interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary Ellimetal<br />
N.V. for cash consideration of EUR20,000,000.<br />
31. Subsidiaries<br />
The principal activities of the subsidiaries, their places of incorporation and the interests of <strong>KNM</strong> Group Berhad<br />
are as follows:<br />
Effective<br />
Country of Ownership<br />
Name of Company Principal Activities Incorporation Interest<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Subsidiaries of the Company<br />
<strong>KNM</strong> Process Systems Design, manufacture, assembly Malaysia 100% 100%<br />
<strong>Sdn</strong>. <strong>Bhd</strong>.<br />
and commissioning of process<br />
equipment, pressure vessels,<br />
heat exchangers, skid mounted<br />
assemblies, process pipe systems,<br />
storage tanks, specialised structural<br />
assemblies and module assemblies<br />
for the oil, gas and petrochemical<br />
industries.<br />
<strong>KNM</strong> International Provision of management, Malaysia 100% 100%<br />
<strong>Sdn</strong>. <strong>Bhd</strong>.<br />
technical advisory, licence and<br />
trademark services to international<br />
related companies and related<br />
international investments.<br />
<strong>KNM</strong> Capital <strong>Sdn</strong>. <strong>Bhd</strong>. Provision of funding and treasury Malaysia 100% 100%<br />
services and all related functions.<br />
<strong>KNM</strong> GROUP BERHAD<br />
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