On July 16^th, as published 2008 World Top 50 Construction Machinery Enterprises showed, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Sany Group which are “made in Hunan” continued to hold positions among 2008 World Top 50 Construction Machinery Enterprises. It was reported that there were totally 8 Chinese construction machinery enterprises ranking on the list, respectively to be Xugong, Liugong, Xiagong, LongGong, Shantui and China National Machinery Industry Corporation.

In the rank of 2008, Zoomlion moved 7 spots forward to be No.19 with sales of 2.001 billion dollars, followed by Sany ranking No. 20 with sales of 1.851 billion dollars.

About Sany

SANY Group Co. Ltd was established in 1989, with associated companies including SANY Heavy Industry Co. Ltd, SANY Heavy Machine Industry Co. Ltd and SANY Auto Manufacture Co. Ltd. SANY Heavy Industry Co. Ltd was established in 1994 and has since become the group's core company. We are one of the mainland's largest manufacturers of large-volume pumps, with achievements that include being the first mainland China manufacturer to produce truck-mounted concrete pumps. We also manufacture concrete placing booms, concrete mixers, excavators, motor graders and vibratory rollers. We currently serve clients in more than 100 countries worldwide, and are publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (A-Listed).

Our facilities cover a total area of 200,000 square meters and are staffed by more than 12,000 employees. We have the largest share of the domestic market for trailer-mounted concrete pumps, truck-mounted concrete pumps, and 18-T full hydraulic vibratory rollers. This makes us one of the three most influential construction engineering equipment manufacturers in mainland China. In the last three years, we were successfully maintaining an annual growth rate of over 40 percent.

Our trailer-mounted concrete pumps have broken the world record several times for pumping height. In 2002, our trailer-mounted concrete pumps pumped C60 concrete to a height of 406 meters in the construction of the Hong Kong International Financial Center. In 2004, our pumps played an important role in the construction of the Dubai Tower, the world's tallest skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates.

We were also the world's first maker to develop fully hydraulic motor graders, and the only company in mainland China to produce asphalt transfer trucks.

About Zoomlion

Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zoomlion") was established as a hi-tech public listed company on the basis of Changsha Construction Machinery Research Institute under the Construction Ministry. Zoomlion is the only one applied research institute in mainland China that combines both the construction machinery R & D and the Industry’s technical quality assembly; it is also proudly holding a record of technology covering over 75% in the Industry. Several major institutes established under the government authority are set here, including the National Architecture & Urban Construction Quality Inspection and Testing Center, and the Ready-made Concrete Machinery Engineering Technique Research Center. Besides, there are 13 secretary offices of specialized committees under the National Construction-machinery Industry Association are also located here.