the new plant will further strengthen Timken's leading position in the wind energy industry.

TIMKEN Xiangtan, Hunan joint venture plant mainly for the production of nearly two meters diameter fan of the double row Timken tapered roller bearings, the new factory-made Timken ® UltraWind large bearing products, will help meet the renewable energy industry in China, especially in wind power is growing market demand. October 28, 2008 groundbreaking, the new plant in January 2009 to start construction in early May 2010 and delivered the first batch of timken bearing models. Environmental design and operation of the plant will annually save nearly 1 million tons of coal and 300 million cubic meters of water, central and southern regions in China is expected to become the first to receive LEED (Energy and Environmental Design) green plants.

       The Timken Company is a large fan taper roller bearing engineering systems provide superior products include: a series of independent research and development of materials, as well as a full set of seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring and support services, to extend the life of the equipment. By providing megawatt provide customer-oriented products bearing design and production, the new plant will further strengthen Timken's leading position in the wind energy industry.

      TIMKEN joint venture factory in Xiangtan indicated on the official opening ceremony, Timken Company and Hunan Electric shares partnerships, for Timken in China's development is of great significance. The opening of the new factory in Xiangtan Xiangtan City, Hunan Province and develop green economy, as well as the implementation of green GDP CZT city cluster development consistent with the objectives, which will also help to further strengthen our mutual long-term cooperation and development.

       Timken offers a one-stop full service, from materials and engineering design, to application development and installation, including unique for the most challenging megawatt "Extreme Engineering" solution, also provides status monitoring technical and service support to optimize performance and ensure the smooth running of equipment