KAUP GmbH & Co. KG (KAUP) is a worldwide leading independent producer of Forklift truck attachments. Stationary Handling Equipment and Container Spreaders furthermore extend the range of products by KAUP. The owner operated medium-sized family-run business is managed in the fourth generation by the Kaup family and looks back on over six decades of company's history. KAUP annually produces around 40.000 attachments with a high level of quality and a good price-performance ratio at two production facilities - in Aschaffenburg on around 43.000 sqm in 9 production halls, on 12.000 sqm in Xiamen, China and Brisbane, Australia to serve the Asian-Pacific markets. State-of-the-art manufacturing equipment (21 welding robots and 58 CNC-drilling-centres in Aschaffenburg) and worldwide more than 850 high qualified employees - of whom around 60 are apprentices for whom we run an own training centre - guarantee the high quality of our attachments. Regardless of whether it is small series, serial production or the manufacturing of large devices such as Container-Spreaders or Stationary Handling Equipment. The service-friendly design and the nearly 100 per cent availability of spare parts ensure trouble-free daily operation. For this purpose a service centre of 3.200 sqm in Aschaffenburg is available for KAUP customers.

Western Iowa Energy is a BQ9000 Accredited Producer and is capable of producing 45 million gallons of biodiesel annually. Western Iowa Energy has the flexibility to turn multiple feedstocks into Biodiesel due to our specialized pre-treatment facility. Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel that is nearly carbon-neutral meaning it contributes almost zero emissions towards global warming as well as fairly dramatically reducing other emissions. Biodiesel makes sense both economically and environmentally for the state of Iowa and the nation. Agron Bioenergy is capable of producing 15 million gallons of biodiesel annually. WIE purchased this facility on November 7th, 2017. Both companies are headquartered in Wall Lake, IA