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EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.f10q0311ex32i_keyuan.htm


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q 
(Mark One)
 
x    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number
 
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
45-0538522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Qingshi Industrial Park
Ningbo Economic & Technological Development Zone
Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
P.R. China 315803
(86) 574-8623-2955
 (Issuer's telephone number)

(Former address)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Sec. 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
 
Large Accelerated Filer
o
 
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
 
Smaller reporting company
x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) Yes o No x

As of October 31, 2011, the Registrant has 57,579,490 shares of common stock outstanding and 5,400,010 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.


 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1.  Financial Statements
  2
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
  2
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
  3
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  4
   
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  5 – 18
   
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
  19
   
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  24
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
  24
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
  26
   
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
  26
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors
  26
   
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds
  26
   
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
  26
   
Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved)
  26
   
Item 5.  Other Information
  26
   
Item 6.  Exhibits
  27
   

 
 
 

 
 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Interim Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) to the “Company,” “Keyuan”, “we”, “us” or “our” are references to the combined business of Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  References to “Keyuan International” are references to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Keyuan International Group Limited”; references to “Keyuan HK” are references to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Keyuan Group Limited; references to “Ningbo Keyuan” are references to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Ningbo Keyuan Plastics Co.,Ltd.; references to “Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals” are to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. References to “China” or “PRC” are references to the People’s Republic of China.  References to “RMB” are to Renminbi, the legal currency of China, and all references to “$” and dollar are to the U.S. dollar, the legal currency of the United States.
 
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us.  Such statements should not be unduly relied upon.  When used in this report, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, as well as statements regarding new and existing products, technologies and opportunities, statements regarding market and industry segment growth and demand and acceptance of new and existing products, any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, uncertainties related to conducting business in China, any statements of belief or intention, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  These statements reflect our current view concerning future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  There are important factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected, including, but not limited to: competition in the industry in which we operate and the impact of such competition on pricing, revenues and margins, volatility in the securities market due to the general economic downturn; Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regulations which affect trading in the securities of “penny stocks,” and other risks and uncertainties.  Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward- looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.  Depending on the market for our stock and other conditional tests, a specific safe harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be available.  Notwithstanding the above, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) expressly state that the safe harbor for forward-looking statements does not apply to companies that issue penny stock.  Because we may from time to time be considered to be an issuer of penny stock, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements may not apply to us at certain times.
 
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIAIRES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
         
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
Note
   
2011
   
2010
 
         
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
                 
Current assets:
                 
Cash
    3     $ 50,755,191     $ 29,336,241  
Pledged bank deposits
            117,668,482       98,053,146  
Bills receivable
            9,393,557       9,194,513  
Inventories
    4      
54,786,605
      86,831,556  
Prepayments to suppliers
    5      
18,662,430
      14,071,219  
Consumption tax refund receivable
    6      
24,968,205
      39,144,688  
Amounts due from related parties
   
22
      5,382,675       5,332,193  
Other current assets
    7      
31,439,959
      28,608,833  
Deferred income tax assets
            473,012       469,914  
                         
Total current assets
           
313,530,116
      311,042,303  
                         
Property, plant and equipment, net
    8       140,956,246       129,781,304  
Intangible assets, net
    9       1,026,589       1,045,466  
Land use rights
    10       11,064,321       11,099,875  
Prepayment for property, plant and equipment
         
3,216,373
      -  
                         
Total assets
          $
469,793,645
    $ 452,968,948  
                         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Current liabilities:
                       
Short-term bank borrowings
    11     $ 147,120,780     $ 135,768,634  
Bills payable
            50,696,400       60,224,900  
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings
    12       4,581,000       17,445,500  
Accounts payable
           
120,789,027
      92,225,936  
Advances from customers
    13       8,641,382       10,479,217  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    14      
16,167,041
      18,205,110  
Income taxes payable
    17       7,569,366       10,699,778  
Dividends payable
            3,838,677       234,393  
Amounts due to related parties
    22       133,170       115,535  
                         
Total current liabilities
           
359,536,843
      345,399,003  
Long-term bank borrowings
    12       15,270,000       15,170,000  
                         
Total liabilities
           
374,806,843
      360,569,003  
                         
Series B convertible preferred stock:
                       
   Par value: $0.001; Authorized: 5,400,010  shares
                       
6% cumulative dividend with liquidation preference
                       
over common stock
                       
   Issued and outstanding: 5,400,010 shares,
                       
        liquidation preference of $20,250,000
            16,701,565       16,701,565  
                         
Commitments and contingencies
    18       -       -  
                         
Stockholders’ equity:
                       
Series M convertible preferred stock:
                       
   Par value: $0.001; Authorized: 47,658 shares;
                       
   Issued and outstanding: nil on March 31, 2011 and
                       
   on December 31, 2010
            -       -  
Common stock:
                       
   Par value: $0.001; Authorized: 100,000,000 shares;
                       
   Issued and outstanding: 57,578,990 shares on March 31, 2011
                       
   and 57,577,840 on December 31, 2010
            57,579       57,578  
Additional paid-in capital
            47,651,737       47,012,061  
Statutory reserve
            3,075,356       3,075,356  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
           
3,867,714
      3,310,416  
Retained earnings
           
23,632,851
      22,242,969  
                         
Total stockholders’ equity
           
78,285,237
      75,698,380  
                         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
          $
469,793,645
    $ 452,968,948  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CONPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
         
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
Note
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Sales
                 
Third parties
        $ 124,154,798     $ 96,554,477  
Related parties
    22       22,609,819       20,817,409  
                         
Total Sales
            146,764,617       117,371,886  
                         
Cost of sales
                       
Third parties
            113,814,197       88,923,328  
Related parties
    22       20,299,359       19,633,114  
                         
Cost of sales
            134,113,556       108,556,442  
                         
Gross profit
            12,651,061       8,815,444  
                         
Selling expenses
            539,132       84,512  
General and administrative expenses
           
3,235,080
      805,532  
                         
Total operating expenses
           
3,774,212
      890,044  
                         
Income from operations
           
8,876,849
      7,925,400  
                         
Other income (expense):
                       
Interest income
           
906,944
      18,232  
Interest expense
            (3,196,629 )     (1,091,757 )
Other income (expense), net
            879,130       (109,203 )
                         
Total other expense, net
            (1,410,555 )     (1,182,728 )
Income before income taxes
           
7,466,294
      6,742,672  
                         
Income tax expense
    17       2,252,151       1,687,514  
                         
Net income attributable to Keyuan
                       
   Petrochemicals Inc. stockholders
           
5,214,143
      5,055,158  
                         
Dividends to Series B convertible
                       
    preferred stockholders
    15       296,260       -  
                         
Net income attributable to Keyuan
                       
   Petrochemicals Inc. common stockholders
          $
4,917,883
    $ 5,055,158  
                         
Net income attributable to Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. stockholders
           
5,214,143
     
5,055,158
 
    Foreign currency translation adjustment
           
557,297
      2,302  
                         
Comprehensive income
          $
5,771,440
      5,057,460  
                         
Earnings per share:
                       
Attributable to common stock:
                       
- Basic
    19     $
0.09
    $ 0.11  
- Diluted
    19     $ 0.08     $ 0.11  
                         
                         
Weighted average number of shares of common stock used in calculation
                       
Basic
    19       57,578,300       47,658,000  
Diluted
    19       63,880,139       47,658,000  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $
5,214,143
    $ 5,055,157  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
               
  provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
     Disposal loss (gain) of property and equipment
    3,483       -  
   Depreciation
    2,500,670       2,032,136  
     Amortization
    25,680       24,747  
     Land use rights amortization
    108,353       42,107  
     Deferred income tax expense
    -       1,687,514  
     Share-based compensation expense
    668,427       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Bills receivable
    (137,963 )     (5,611,676 )
Inventories
   
32,506,267
      (20,693,412 )
Prepayments to suppliers
    (4,611,229 )     (7,183,075 )
Consumption tax refund receivable
   
14,385,368
      -  
Other current assets
    (5,762,117 )     (5,126,418 )
Accounts payable
   
13,330,081
      41,193,379  
Advances (to) from customers
    (1,950,637 )     (13,363,257 )
Income taxes payable
    (3,190,044 )     (219,975 )
Accrued expenses and other payables
    (442,096 )     34,268  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
52,648,387
      (2,128,505 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
    10,448       -  
Purchase of property, plant and equipment,
               
   including capitalized interest
    (46,014 )     (9,498,013 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (35,566 )     (9,498,013 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Pledged bank deposits used for bank borrowings
    (18,904,378 )     (9,828,900 )
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings
   
40,705,375
      10,998,750  
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings
    (30,283,820 )     (6,599,250 )
    Proceeds from bills payable
    33,175,240       8,652,350  
    Prepayment of bills payable
    (43,066,940 )     -  
Repayments of long-term bank borrowings
    (12,935,300 )     -  
Short-term financing from related parties
    7,738,095       1,466,500  
Short-term financing to related parties
    (7,609,000 )     (1,466,500 )
Repayment to Ningbo Litong (Note 22)
    -       (953,225 )
Repayments to related parties
    -       (733,250 )
Proceeds from warrants exercise
    4,865       -  
Dividends paid
    (219,976 )     -  
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (31,395,839 )     1,536,475  
                 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash
    208,968       (91 )
                 
Net increase in cash
    21,418,950       (10,090,134 )
                 
Cash at beginning of quarter
    29,336,241       14,030,655  
                 
Cash at end of quarter
  $ 50,755,191     $ 3,940,521  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Income taxes paid
  $ 5,442,195     $ -  
  Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
    3,196,629       1,091,757  
  Dividends accrued    
296,260
      -  
Non-cash financing activities:
               
          Accounts Payable for purchase of property, plant and equipment
    12,736,521       (7,539,447 )
                 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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1       ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
(a)    Organization
 
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Texas on May 4, 2004 in the former name of “Silver Pearl Enterprises, Inc”.
 
On April 22, 2010, Silver Pearl Enterprises, Inc., a U.S. public shell company (now known as the Company) entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Keyuan International Group Limited (“Keyuan International”), a privately held investment holding company organized on June 11, 2009 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, Delight Reward Limited (“Delight Reward”), the sole stockholder of Keyuan International and Denise D. Smith (“Smith”), the Company’s former principal stockholder. Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, Delight Reward transferred to the Company all of its shares of Keyuan International in exchange for 47,658 shares of the Company’s Series M convertible preferred stock (the “Share Exchange”). The Series M convertible preferred stock voted with the common stock on an “as converted basis“ and were converted into 47,658,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the Company’s stockholders approving an increase in authorized common stock to at least 100,000,000 shares. As a result of the Share Exchange, Keyuan International became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Delight Reward became the controlling stockholder of the Company. On April 22, 2010, the Company repurchased and cancelled 3,264,000 shares of common stock from Smith for cash consideration of $400,000. The consideration paid in excess of par value of the repurchased shares amounting to $396,736 was charged to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss). After giving effect to the repurchase and conversion of the Series M Preferred Stock, the former stockholders of Keyuan International hold 95.2% of the Company’s common stock.
 
The Share Exchange has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization whereby Keyuan International is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (and the legal acquiree). Accordingly, Keyuan International’s historical statements for the periods prior to the reverse acquisition became those of the Company retroactively restated for, and giving effect to, the number of shares received in the Share Exchange. The assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses of the Company are included in the accompanying financial statements effective from April 22, 2010. The total net liabilities assumed by Keyuan International as of the date of the Share Exchange were not significant. The Company is deemed to be a continuation of the business of Keyuan International.
 
On May 12, 2010, the Company formed a business combination related shell company under the laws of the State of Nevada called Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. and on the same day, acquired 100% of the entity’s stock for cash. As such, the entity became the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Merger Subsidiary”).
 
Effective as of May 17, 2010, the Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into the Company. As a result of the merger, the Company’s name was changed to “Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.”.  Prior to the merger, the Merger Subsidiary had no liabilities and nominal assets and, as a result of the merger, the separate existence of the merger subsidiary ceased.  The Company is the surviving corporation in the merger and, except for the name change, there was no change in the Company’s directors, officers, capital structure or business.
 
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keyuan International and its indirect subsidiaries Keyuan Group Limited (“Keyuan HK”) and Ningbo Keyuan Plastics Co.,Ltd. (“Ningbo Keyuan”), is engaged in the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products.
 
On November 16, 2009, Keyuan HK acquired 100% of Ningbo Keyuan.  At the time of the acquisition, Keyuan HK and Ningo Keyuan were controlled by Mr. Tao Chunfeng, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, the acquisition was accounted for as a common control transaction in a manner similar to a pooling of interests.
 
On August 8, 2010, Keyuan HK established a wholly owned subsidiary in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals Co., Ltd (“Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals”), which is engaged in the sale of petrochemical products in the PRC.
 
(b)    Nature of business
 
The Company, through its PRC operating subsidiaries, Ningbo Keyuan and Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of petrochemical products in the PRC.
 
 
 
 
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(c)  Recent Events
 
The Company’s former auditor, KPMG, LLP (“KPMG”), brought certain issues to the Company’s Audit Committee’s attention through a March 28, 2011 memorandum and an April 18, 2011 letter (collectively, the “KPMG Memoranda”).  KPMG requested that the Company’s Audit Committee conduct an independent investigation (the “Investigation”) into those issues.  On March 31, 2011, the Audit Committee elected to commence such independent Investigation and engaged the services of independent counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (“Pillsbury”), which in turn engaged the services of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (“Deloitte”), as independent forensic accountants, and King & Wood, as Audit Committee counsel in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).  Pillsbury, Deloitte and King & Wood are collectively referred to herein as the “Investigation Team.”  On September 28, 2011 the investigation was completed. The Investigation identified possible violations of PRC laws and U.S. Securities laws, including the maintenance of an off-balance sheet cash account that was used primarily to pay service providers and other Company related expenses. Total activity in the off-balance sheet cash account amounted to approximately $800,000 through December 31, 2010 with a net income statement effect of approximately $12,000, and $400,000 for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011, with a net income statement effect of approximately $192,000, at which time the Company ceased its use.  The Investigation identified certain other issues that could result in potential violations of PRC or U.S. laws.  The Company is working with its legal counsel to evaluate the matters identified in the Investigation and to determine the extent to which the Company may be exposed to fines and penalties.  In addition, the Company has retained a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) expert to review potentially relevant transactions and to assist the Company with the design and implementation of a detailed FCPA program.  The Company has preliminarily concluded that the extent to which it may be exposed in the PRC is limited.  However, management is currently unable to determine the final outcome of these matters and their possible effects on the consolidated financial statements.
 
On October 7, 2011, trading of the Company’s common stock was delisted by NASDAQ, and is currently quoted on the Pink Sheets (symbol: KEYP.PK).
 
The Company’ s management believes that the Company’s cash, working capital, and access to cash through its bank loans provide adequate capital resources to fund its operations and working capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
 
2       BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. general accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”). All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applicable to interim financial information and the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, as not all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements are presented. The interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been included.
 
3       CASH

Cash consists of cash on hand and cash at banks. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, cash of $48,824,362 and $26,857,729, respectively, was held in major financial institutions located in the PRC. Management performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standings of those financial institutions, and believes that these major financial institutions have high credit ratings.

4       INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Raw materials
  $
25,310,418
    $ 53,160,604  
Finished goods
   
26,935,970
      30,024,896  
Work-in-process
   
2,540,217
      3,646,056  
                 
Total
  $
54,786,605
    $ 86,831,556  
 
5       PREPAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, prepayments to suppliers are made in connection with the purchase of raw materials and the construction of the Group’s facilities. Prepayments to suppliers are reclassified to inventories or construction-in-progress, when the Group applies the prepayments to related purchases of materials, after the related invoice are received, which is generally within six months.
 
6       CONSUMPTION TAX REFUND RECEIVABLE
 
In August 2008, the PRC government enacted a regulation that provides that domestically purchased heavy oil to be used for producing ethylene and aromatics products would be exempted from a consumption tax. In addition, the consumption tax paid for imported heavy oil would be refunded if it was used for producing ethylene and aromatics products. Given all the Group’s purchased heavy oils are, or are to be, used for the production of ethylene and aromatics products, the Group recognizes a consumption tax refund receivable when the consumption tax has been paid and the relevant heavy oils have been used in production.
 
 
 
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In January 2011, a consumption tax refund of $24,919,354 was received, and in March 2011 the balance of $14,225,334 from 2010 was approved for payment by the PRC tax authorities. A claim for the refund of consumption tax of $10,512,132 paid in the three months ended March 31, 2011 is being submitted to the PRC tax authorities and is expected to be approved and refunded by December 31, 2011.
 
7       OTHER CURRRENT ASSETS

Other current assets consist of the following:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
VAT recoverable
  $
10,446,036
    $ 21,953,590  
Receivable from Ningbo Litong (Note 22)
    5,726,250       2,217,854  
Customs deposits for imported inventories
    12,543,647       1,972,682  
Others
   
2,724,026
      2,464,707  
                 
    $
31,439,959
    $ 28,608,833  
                 
 
8       PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
             
Buildings
  $ 3,757,725     $ 3,733,116  
Machinery and equipment
    135,192,138      
130,513,767
 
Vehicles
    535,336       560,440  
Office equipment and furniture
    130,900       130,043  
Construction-in-progress
    12,161,492       3,117,935  
                 
      151,777,591       138,055,301  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (10,821,345 )     (8,273,997 )
                 
    $ 140,956,246     $ 129,781,304  
                 
 
Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment is allocated to the following items:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Cost of sales
  $ 2,459,436     $ 2,006,330  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    41,234       25,806  
                 
    $ 2,500,670     $ 2,032,136  
                 
 
9       INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following:
 
 
 
Amortization
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
Period
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Years
             
                   
Licensing agreements
    10-20     $ 1,450,650     $ 1,441,150  
Less: Accumulated amortization
            (424,061 )     (395,684 )
                         
            $ 1,026,589     $ 1,045,466  
                         
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense was $25,680 and $24,747, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is estimated to be approximately $100,000.
 
 
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10       LAND USE RIGHTS
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Land use rights
  $ 11,818,339     $ 11,740,943  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (754,018 )     (641,068 )
                 
    $ 11,064,321     $ 11,099,875  
                 
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense related to land use rights was $108,353 and $42,107, respectively.

11    SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Bank borrowings-secured/guaranteed
  $ 147,120,780     $ 135,768,634  
 
Short−term bank borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2011 carry a weighted average interest rate of 5.18% (2010: 5.18%) regarding bank loans in RMB; a weighted average interest rate of 3.40% (2010: 3.46%) regarding bank loans in USD, and have maturity terms ranging from one to twelve months and interest rates ranging from 2.97% to 4.30% (2010: 2.97% to 5.56%).

Included in short term bank borrowings at March 31, 2011 are $3,664,800 and $22,025,570 payable to Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, which are secured by Ningbo Keyuan's rights to use sea areas and a one-year fixed term deposit with a carrying amount of $23,500,530 respectively; In addition, $45,163,051 payable to Bank of China is secured by Ningbo Keyuan's pledged deposits with carrying amounts of $61,072,518 as of March 31, 2011. Among the rest of the Group's short term borrowings, $66,247,600 is guaranteed by related-party, third-party entities and individuals, including $35,884,500 which is  guaranteed by the Group’s Chief Executive Officer.

12    LONG-TERM BANK BORROWINGS
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Loan from China Construction Bank
  $ 15,270,000     $ 15,170,000  
Loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
    4,581,000       4,551,000  
Loan from Bank of China
    -       12,894,500  
      19,851,000       32,615,500  
Less: current portion
    (4,581,000 )     (17,445,500 )
                 
    $ 15,270,000     $ 15,170,000  
 
As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all of the Group's long-term bank loans are guaranteed by related-party entities, bear interest from 5.76% to 6.45% and are due on various dates through August 2012. There were no additional bank borrowings in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Future principal repayments on the long-term bank borrowing are as follows:
 
2011
  $ 4,581,000  
2012
    15,270,000  
    $ 19,851,000  
 
13     ADVANCES FROM CUSTOMERS

The Group requires a prepayment of 100% of the sales contract price from its customers shortly before products are delivered. Such prepayment is recorded as “advances from customers” in the Group’s consolidated balance sheets, until the products are delivered and the customer takes ownership and assumes the risk of loss.

 
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14     ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accrued expenses and other payables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
  $
15,481,063
    $ 17,217,958  
Accrued payroll and welfare
    312,159       690,831  
Other accruals and payables
   
373,819
      296,311  
                 
    $
16,167,041
    $ 18,205,110  
 
15     STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND RELATED FINANCING AGREEMENTS

Dividends

Fixed dividends are accrued and cumulative for one year from the date of the initial issuance of the Series A and Series B convertible preferred stocks, and are payable on a quarterly basis.

Annual dividends are determined as 6% of $3.50 for each share of the Series A convertible preferred stock, and 6% of $3.75 for each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock.

As of December 31, 2010, all of the Series A convertible preferred stock had been converted into the Company’s common stock. No shares of Series B convertible preferred stock have been converted into the Company’s common stock.
 
On January 27, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the distribution of an annual cash dividend of $0.36 per share for 2010 to be paid quarterly to its common stock stockholders at the assigned dates of record. The first quarter dividend of $0.09 per share to be paid to stockholders of record as of March 1, 2011, was paid on April 15, 2011. Certain stockholders of the Company have announced the waiver of their rights to receive such cash dividends. In addition, PRAX Capital, the primary Series B convertible stockholder agreed to waive their rights to receive cash dividends for 2010 should they choose to convert their preferred stock before the record date. The estimated dividends to be distributed and the dividends waived are approximately $3.5 million and $17.2 million, respectively. Approximately $0.9 million has been distributed as dividends for the first quarter.
 
Registration rights agreement
 
In connection with its Series A private placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement  with the Series A investors, in which the Company agreed to file a registration statement  with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register for resale the issued common stock, the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A convertible preferred stock, and the common stock underlying the Series A and Series B warrants, and common stock underlying the placement agent warrants, within 30 calendar days of April 22, 2010 and to have this registration statement declared effective within 150 calendar days of April 22, 2010 or within 180 calendar days of April 22, 2010 in the event of a full review of the registration statement by the SEC. If the Company doesn’t comply with the foregoing obligations under the registration rights agreement, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages in cash to each investor, at the rate of 1% of the applicable subscription amount for each 30 day period in which the Company is not in compliance; provided, that such liquidated damages will be capped at 10% of the subscription amount of each investor and will not apply to any registrable securities that may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act if all of the conditions in Rule 144(i)(2) are satisfied at the time of the proposed sale, or are subject to an SEC comment with respect to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act. At December 31, 2010, all of the Series A convertible preferred stock has been converted into the Company’s common stock. The Company did not incur any liquidated damages in 2010.
 
In connection with the Series B private placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement  with the Series B Investors, in which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC to register for resale the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B convertible preferred stock, common stock underlying the Series C and Series D Warrants, and common stock underlying the placement agent warrants, within 30 calendar days following the later of (i) the closing date of the offering or (ii) the effective date of the prior registration statement for resale the Issued Common Stock and common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A preferred stock, Series A and Series B warrants, and placement agent warrants issued in the Series A private placement (the “Prior Registration Statement”), and to have the registration statement declared effective within 150 calendar days ( or 180 calendar days of the Closing Date in the event of a full review of the registration statement by the SEC)  following the later to occur of (i) the closing date of the Series B private placement or (ii) the effective date of the Prior Registration Statement.  If the Company does not comply with the foregoing obligations under the registration rights agreement, the Company will be required to pay cash liquidated damages to each Series B investors, at the rate of 1% of the applicable subscription amount for each 30 day period in which the Group are not in compliance; provided, that such liquidated damages will be capped at 10% of the subscription amount of each investor and will not apply to any registrable securities that may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act if all of the conditions in Rule 144(i)(2) are satisfied at the time of the proposed sale, or are subject to an SEC comment with respect to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act.
 
Liquidated damages are also payable in the event that the Registration Statement is not maintained continuously effective for approximately 180 days, or if trading of the Company’s common stock is suspended, or if the Company’s common stock is delisted from the principal exchange on which it is traded for more than three days.

As the required registration statements were declared effective in the specified time frame, management determined that a liability for liquidated damages had not been incurred as of December 31, 2010.  On April 1, 2011, trading of the Company’s common stock was suspended. In addition, management determined that, as of April 15, 2011, the Registration Statements were no longer effective.   Accordingly, in the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the period in which it became probable that the Company will be required to remit liquidated damages to the Investors, an estimated contingent liability for $1,300,730 was accrued with a corresponding charge to earnings, as per the guidance in ASC 825-20, “Registration Payment Arrangements”.
 
 
 
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16     SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

(a)   Employee stock option grants

Effective June 30, 2010, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The maximum numbers of shares of common stock of the Company issuable pursuant to the Plan is 6,000,000 shares.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board; provided however, that the Board may delegate such administration to the Committee.

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board and/or the Committee shall have authority to determine the type or types of awards to be granted to each participant under the Plan. The exercise price per share of each option shall be determined by the Board or the Committee; provided, however, that such exercise price per share under any incentive stock option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant of such incentive stock option. The term of each option shall be fixed by the Board or the Committee, provided that no incentive stock option shall have a term greater than 10 years.

On June 30, 2010, the Company granted a total of 3,000,000 stock options to certain senior management employees with a contractual term of 5 years. The exercise price of these stock options is $4.20 per share and the grant-date fair value of these stock options amounted to $3,347,298. A total of 2,810,000 stocks options vest over three years as follow: 30% shall vest and become exercisable one year after grant date, 40% shall vest and become exercisable two years after grant date, and 30% shall vest and become exercisable three years after grant date. For the remaining 190,000 stock options: 40% shall vest and become exercisable one year after grant date and 60% shall vest and become exercisable two years after grant date.

On July 1, 2010, the Company granted a total of 80,000 stock options to two independent directors with contractual terms of 5 years. The exercise price of these stock options is $4.20 per share and the grant-date fair value of these stock options amounted to $91,349. A total of 40,000 of the options shall vest and become exercisable one year after grant date and the remaining 40,000 of the stock options shall vest and become exercisable two years after grant date, provided that the independent directors are re-elected for successive one year terms one year after the stock options issuance date.

On August 4, 2010, the Company granted 700,000 stock options to employees with a contractual term of 5 years. The exercise price of these stock options was $4.50 per share and the grant-date fair value of these stock options amounted to $1,338,761. These stock options vest over three years as follows: 30% shall vest and become exercisable one year after the grant date, 40% shall vest and become exercisable two years after grant date and 30% shall vest and become exercisable three years after the grant date.

On December 29, 2010, 600,000 stock options granted to certain employees on August 4, 2010, were cancelled. As compensation for such cancellation, the Company committed to pay these employees incremental cash payments during the period through August 2013. The fair value of the committed cash payment on December 29, 2010 was approximately $400,000 and no incremental compensation costs resulted from the cancellation of these stock options.

No options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
 
 
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16    SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, share-based compensation expenses related to employee stock options charged to general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations were $310,973 and nil, respectively.

As of March 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation costs related to employee stock options was approximately $2,701,200. These costs are expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis, over the remaining weighted average service period of 2.19 years.

(b)   Non-employee stock option grants

On April 19, 2010, the Company issued 88,000 shares of common stock to Hayden Communications International, for the investor related services they will provide for a 12 month period. The related expense was $51,643 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
On April 19, 2010, the Company issued 48,000 shares of common stock to Chesapeake Company, Inc, for the investor related services they will provide for a period of 12 months. The related expense was $12,990 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

On April 19, 2010, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to Hampton Growth Resources, LLC, for the investor related services they will provide for a 12 month period. The related expense was $54,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
On July 1, 2010, the Company granted 40,000 stock options to an external HR consultant with a contractual term of 5 years in exchange for its services completed prior to the grant date. The exercise price of these stock options is $4.20 per share and the grant-date fair value was $45,675. These stock options vested and became exercisable immediately at the grant date.

On July 27, 2010, the Company granted 420,000 stock options to a consultant. The options expire on April 21, 2013. The exercise price of these stock options is $4.20 per share. A total of 70,000 of the stock options vested and became exercisable immediately at the grant date, 31,818 of the options vested monthly from September 1, 2010 through April 1, 2011, and the remaining balance of 95,456 vested on May 1, 2011. Management considers that the vesting dates are concurrent with the respective service completion dates. The grant date fair value of the options was $520,441 and the related compensation expense was $138,940 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
 
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16       SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, share-based compensation expenses related to non-employee stock and stock options recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations were $119,133 and $142,694, respectively.

As of March 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation costs related to service providers stocks and stock options were approximately $10,902 and $185,679, respectively. These costs are expected to be recognized over a remaining vesting period of 0.1 year and 2.3 years respectively.
 
17       INCOME TAXES

The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.

The United States of America

The Company is incorporated in the State of Nevada in the U.S., and is subject to the U.S. federal corporate income tax at progressive rates ranging from 15% to 35%. The state of Nevada does not impose any state corporate income tax. The Company is also liable to state taxes in North Carolina due to the existence of its U.S office in North Carolina.

British Virgin Islands

Keyuan International is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). Under the current laws of British Virgin Islands, Keyuan International is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. In addition, upon payments of dividends by Keyuan International, no BVI withholding tax is imposed.

Hong Kong

Keyuan HK is incorporated in Hong Kong. Keyuan HK did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and therefore was not subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax. The payments of dividends by Hong Kong companies are not subject to any Hong Kong withholding tax.
 
PRC

Ningbo Keyuan and Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals are both incorporated in the PRC and the applicable PRC statutory income tax rate for both companies is 25%.

Components of income before income tax expense arose in the following jurisdictions:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
PRC
  $
8,629,792
    $ 6,750,057  
U.S.
    (938,337 )     -  
Hong Kong and BVI
    (225,161 )     (7,385 )
                 
Total income before income taxes
  $
7,466,294
    $ 6,742,672  
                 
 
 
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The Group’s income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations consists of the following:
 
PRC:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
             
Current income tax expense
  $ 2,252,151     $ -  
Deferred income tax expense
    -       1,687,514  
                 
Total income tax expense
  $ 2,252,151     $ 1,687,514  
                 

Reconciliation between income tax expense and the amounts computed by applying the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25% to income before income taxes is as follows:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Income before income taxes
  $
7,466,294
          $ 6,742,672        
                             
Computed expected income tax expense
   
1,866,573
      25.00 %     1,685,668       25.00 %
NOLs from overseas subsidiaries not recognized
    365,569       5.00 %     1,846       0.00 %
Others
   
20,009
      0.2 %     -       -  
Actual income tax expense
  $ 2,252,151       30.2 %   $ 1,687,514       25.00 %
                                 
 
The PRC income tax rate has been used because the majority of the Group’s consolidated income  before income taxes arises in the PRC.

According to the prevailing PRC income tax law and its relevant regulations, non-PRC-resident enterprises are levied withholding tax at 10%, unless reduced by tax treaties or similar arrangements, on dividends from their PRC-resident investees for earnings accumulated beginning on January 1, 2008, and undistributed earnings generated prior to January 1, 2008 are exempt from such withholding tax. Further, the Company’s distributions from its PRC subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax at 35%, less any applicable qualified foreign tax credits. Due to the Company’s policy of permanently reinvesting substantially all of its earnings in its PRC business, the Company has not provided for deferred income tax liabilities for U.S. federal income tax purposes on its PRC subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings of $32.3 million and $26.3 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
The Group mainly files income tax returns in the United States and the PRC. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax examination by tax authorities for tax years beginning in 2004.  According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances where the underpayment of taxes is more than RMB100,000 ($15,000). In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. The PRC tax returns for the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are open to examination by the PRC state and local tax authorities for the tax years beginning in 2008.
 
 
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18       CONTINGENCY
 
In connection with the shipping of finished products, inaccurate product information was provided to the PRC port authority.  After consulting with PRC legal counsel, management expects that the penalty, if there is any, will not be significant and will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
Ningbo Keyuan failed to withhold income tax of approximately $50,000 from payments to certain external service providers and employees. Ningbo Keyuan has asked these external service providers and employees to pay the related income tax to the tax bureau. However at this time it is uncertain if such payments will be made. If such payments are not made, in accordance with PRC income tax law, Ningbo Keyuan may be subject to fines arranging from 50% to three times of the amount of tax that Ningbo Keyuan failed to withhold.  Management expects that the resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
 
19       EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the period of the Share Exchange have been restated to reflect the recapitalization under the Share Exchange. The following table sets forth the computation of basic net income per share:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Basic earnings per share:
           
Net income attributable to Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. stockholders
  $
5,214,143
    $
5,055,158
 
                 
Fixed dividends to Series A convertible preferred stockholders
    -       -  
                 
Fixed dividends to Series B convertible preferred stockholders
    296,260       -  
                 
Net income attributable to Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. common stockholders
  $
4,917,883
    $
5,055,158
 
                 
Weighted average common shares (Denominator for basic income per share)
    57,578,300       47,658,000  
                 
Effect of diluted securities:
               
- Series A convertible preferred stock
    -       -  
- Series B convertible preferred stock
    5,400,010       -  
- Series M convertible preferred stock
    -       -  
- Warrants
    409,676       -  
- Options
    492,153       -  
      63,880,139       47,658,000  
                 
Basic net income per share:
  $ 0.09     $ 0.11  
Diluted net income per share:
  $ 0.08     $ 0.11  
                 
 
20       FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company did not have any assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and 2010.

The fair values of cash, pledged bank deposits, bills receivable, consumption tax refund receivable, short-term bank borrowings, bills payable, current portion of long-term borrowings, and accounts payable approximate their respective carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. Amounts due to related parties are not practicable to estimate due to the related party nature of the underlying transactions. The Group’s long-term debt, secured by various assets, bears interest at rates commensurate with market rates and therefore management believes carrying values approximate fair values.
 
 
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21       SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Group held cash and pledged bank deposits in financial institutions of approximately $168,341,366 and $127,260,081, respectively. They were primarily held in major financial institutions located in mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which management believes have high credit ratings.

Sales to major customers, which individually exceeded 5% of the Group’s total net revenues, are as follows:
 
For three months ended March 31, 2011
 
  For three months ended March 31, 2010
 
Largest
 
Amount of
   
% Total
 
Largest
 
Amount of
   
% Total
 
Customers
 
Sales
   
Sales
 
Customers
 
Sales
   
Sales
 
                           
Customer A
  $ 28,767,142       20 %
Customer B
  $ 21,585,523       18 %
Customer B
    22,543,658       16 %
Customer F
    16,105,573       13 %
Customer C
    13,889,494       10 %
Customer G
    12,058,047       10 %
Customer D
    10,298,926       7 %
Customer H
    8,387,449       7 %
Customer E
    8,129,979       6 %
Customer C
    6,626,646       5 %
                                   
Total
  $ 83,629,199       58 %
Total
  $ 64,763,238       53 %
 
The Group currently buys a majority of its heavy oil, an important component of its products, from three suppliers. Although there are a limited number of suppliers of the particular heavy oil used in production, management believes that other suppliers could provide similar heavy oil on comparable terms. A change in suppliers, however, could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which would affect operating results adversely. Purchases (net of VAT) from the largest three suppliers for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were $81,947,818 and $72,381,190 respectively. These purchases represented 75% and 61% respectively of all of the Group’s purchases for three months end March 31, 2011 and 2010.  The Company’s largest supplier accounted for approximately $65.4 million and $37.3 million or 61% and 31% of total purchases for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Group’s operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC as well as by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The business may be influenced by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
 
22       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN OTHER PARTIES

(1)      Related Party Transactions
 
The Company considers all transactions with the following parties to be related party transactions.
 
Name of parties
 
Relationship
Mr. Chunfeng Tao
 
Majority stockholder
Mr. Jicun Wang
 
Principal stockholder
Mr. Peijun Chen
 
Principal stockholder
Ms. Sumei Chen
 
Member of the Company’s Board of Supervisors and spouse of Mr. Wang
Ms. Yushui Huang
 
Vice President of Administration, Ningbo Keyuan
Mr. Weifeng Xue
 
Vice President of Accounting, Ningbo Keyuan through August 2011
Mr. Hengfeng Shou
 
Vice President of Sales, Ningbo Keyuan
   
Petrochemical
Ningbo Kewei Investment Co., Ltd.
 
A company controlled by Mr. Tao
  (Ningbo Kewei)
   
Ningbo Pacific Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd
 
100% ownership by Mr. Wang
  (Ningbo Pacific)
   
Ningbo Hengfa Metal Product Co., Ltd
 
100% ownership by Mr. Chen
  (Ningbo Hengfa, former name "Ningbo Tenglong")
   
Shandong Tengda Stainless Steel Co., Ltd
 
100% ownership by Mr. Chen
  (Shandong Tengda)
   
Ningbo Xinhe Logistic Co., Ltd
   
  (Ningbo Xinhe)
 
10% ownership by Ms. Huang
Ningbo Kunde Petrochemical Co, Ltd.
 
Mr. Tao’s mother was a 65% nominee shareholder
  (Ningbo Kunde)
 
through September 2011 for Mr. Hu, a third party
Ningbo Jiangdong Jihe Construction Materials
 
Controlled by Mr. Xue’s Brother-in-law
Store (Jiangdong Jihe)
   
Ningbo Wanze Chemical Co., Ltd
 
Mr. Tao’s sister-in-law is the legal representative
  (Ningbo Wanze)
   
Ningbo Zhenhai Jinchi Petroleum Chemical
 
Controlled by Mr. Shou
Co., Ltd (Zhenhai Jinchi)
   
     
 
 
 
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Related party transactions and amounts outstanding with related parties as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Sales of products (a)
  $ 22,609,819     $ 20,817,409  
Purchase of raw material (b)
  $ 7,023,135     $ 5,677,989  
Purchase of transportation services (c)
  $ 611,373     $ 1,451,309  
Credit line of guarantee provision for bank borrowings (d)
  $ -     $ 120,253,000  
Loan guarantee fees (d)   $
337,254
    $ -  
Short-term financing from related parties (e)
  $ 7,738,095     $ 1,466,500  
Short-term financing to related parties (e)
    7,609,000     $ 1,466,500  
                 
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Amounts due from related parties (f)
  $ 5,382,675     $ 5,332,193  
Amounts due to related parties (g)
  $ 133,170     $ 115,535  
                 
 
(a)  
The Group sold finished products of $22,543,658 and $20,801,137 to Ningbo Kunde for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were outstanding amounts of $65,789 received in advance from Kunde as of March 31, 2011. Sales to Zhenhai Jinchi for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were $66,161 and $16,272, respectively, with no outstanding balance.

(b)  
The Group purchased raw materials of $4,426,624 from Ningbo Kewei during the three months ended March 31, 2010 with no outstanding amount payable to Ningbo Kewei as of March 31, 2010 in respect of these purchase transactions. The Group purchased raw materials of $7,023,135 and $1,251,365 from Ningbo Kunde during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The outstanding payment in advance to Ningbo Kunde as of March 31, 2011 in respect of these purchase transactions was $5,344,500.

(c)  
The Group purchased transportation services of $611,373 and $1,451,309 from Ningbo Xinhe during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and amounts owed to Ningbo Xinhe as of March 31, 2011 in respect of these purchase transactions was $51,045.

(d)  
Guarantees for Bank Loans
 
   
Guarantee provided during
   
Guaranteed Bank Loans
 
   
The three months ended March 31
   
March 31, December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Mr. Tao
  $ -     $ 79,191,000     $ 51,154,500     $ 36,408,000  
Jicun Wang and Chen
    -       -     $
9,756,736
    $ 12,136,000  
Ningbo Kewei
    -       41,062,000     $
8,938,500
    $ 11,377,500  
Ningbo Pacific
    -       -     $
14,337,736
    $ 16,687,000  
Ningbo Hengfa
    -       -     $ 23,515,800     $ 36,256,300  
Shangdong Tengda
    -       -     $ 916,200     $ 910,200  
 
Beginning in 2011, loan guarantee fees of 1.2% of the loan principal guaranteed are paid annually. In the three months ended March 31, 2011, loan guarantee fees were $76,472, $122,879 and $137,903 for Ningbo Hengfa, Ningbo Pacific and Ningbo Kewei, respectively
 
(e)  
Short-term financing transactions with related parties
 
    Three Months Ended March 31  
    2011     2010  
   
From(i)
   
To(i)
   
Balance(ii)
   
From(i)
   
To(i)
   
Balance(ii)
 
Ningbo Kewei
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,466,500     $ (1,466,500 )     -  
Ningbo Kunde
    5,326,300       (5,326,300 )     -       -       -       -  
Jiangdong Jihe
    2,411,795       (2,282,700 )     (16,336 )     -       -       -  
                                                 
    $ 7,738,095     $ (7,609,000   $ (16,336 )   $ 1,466,500     $ (1,466,500 )   $ -  
 
(i) Transactions during the year are translated at average exchange rates.
 
(ii) Balances at year end are translated at the balance sheet exchange rate.
 
 
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(f)  
Amounts due from related parties consist of the following:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2011
   
2010
 
Related Party
           
Ningbo Kunde
  $ 5,344,500     $ 5,181,809  
Jiangdong Jihe
  $ -     $ 112,459  
Mr. Tao
  $ 38,175      
37,925
 
    $ 5,382,675     $ 5,332,193  
                 

Amounts due from Mr. Tao represents advances made for business expenses, are unsecured, interest free and due on demand.
 
(g)  
Amounts due to related parties consists of the following:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
Related Party
 
2011
   
2010
 
             
Ningbo Kunde
  $ 65,789       -  
Jiangdong Jihe
    16,336       -  
Ningbo Jinchi
    -      
115,416
 
Ninbo Xinhe
    51,045       119  
    $ 133,170     $ 115,535  
 
Amounts due to related parties primarily represent balances due for raw materials and freight purchases.

(2)  Relationships and transactions with certain other parties
 
The Group has the following relationships and transactions with certain other parties:
 
Name of parties
 
Relationship
Ningbo Litong Petrochemical Co., Ltd
 
Former 12.75% nominee shareholder of Ningbo
(Ningbo Litong)
 
Keyuan
Ningbo Jiangdong Haikai Construction
 
Controlled by cousin of Mr. Weifeng Xue, Vice
Materials Store (Jiangdong Haikai)
 
President of Accounting through August 2011
Ningbo Jiangdong Deze Chemical Co., Ltd
 
Controlled by cousin of Mr. Weifeng Xue, Vice
(Jiangdong Deze)
 
President of Accounting through August 2011
Ningbo Anqi Petrochemical Co., Ltd
 
Controlled by cousin of Mr. Weifeng Xue, Vice
(Ningbo Anqi)
 
President of Accounting through August 2011
     
 
Transactions and amounts outstanding with these parties for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Sales of products (h)
  $ 768,068     $ 5,229,583  
Purchase of raw material (i)
  $ -     $ 10,418,407  
Credit line of guarantee provision for bank borrowings (j)
  $ -     $ 4,399,500  
Loan guarantee fees (j)   $
202,952
    $ -  
Short-term financing from theses parties (k)
  $
34,692,475
    $ -  
Short-term financing to these parties (k)
  $
38,174,353
    $    
                 
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Amounts due from these parties
  $ 5,726,250     $ 2,217,854  
Amounts due to these parties
  $ -     $ (110,134 )
                 
 
(h)  
The Group sold finished products of $768,068 and $5,229,583 to Ningbo Litong during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amounts received in advance from Litong were $17,620 as of March 31, 2011 and are included in advances from customers on the consolidated balance sheet.
 
 
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(i)  
The Group purchased raw materials of nil and $10,418,407 from Ningbo Litong during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(j)  
Guarantees for Bank Loans
 
    Guarantee provided during     Guarantee Bank Loan  
    the three months ended March 31     March 31,     December 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 Ningbo Litong      $ -     $ 4,399,500     $ 43,519,000     $ 43,993,000  
 
Beginning in 2011, loan guarantee fees of 0.3% of the loan principal guaranteed are paid quarterly. In the three months ended March 31, 2011, loan guarantee fees were $202,952 for Ningbo Litong.
 
(k)   Short-term financing transactions
 
Historically the Group and these parties have provided each other with short-term financing, typically, in the form of cash, bills receivable and bills payable.
 
In connection with the Group’s financing transactions, the Group has obtained bills receivable in exchange for cash or other payables. These bills are sold for cash at a discount prior to maturity. At maturity, the counter parties honor their obligations under the bills by paying the bill amount to the accepting bank, at which time, or shortly thereafter, the Group repays the counter parties. Short-term financing obtained and repayments made under these agreements were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
   
Three months Ended March 31
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
From(i)
   
To(i)
   
Balance(ii)
   
From(i)
   
To(i)
   
Balance(ii)
 
                                     
Ningbo Litong
  $ 25,280,142     $ (28,762,020 )   $ 5,726,250     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Jiangdong Deze
    2,587,060       (2,587,06 )     -       -       -       -  
Ningbo Anqi
    6,825,273       (6,825,273 )     -       -       -       -  
                                                 
                                                 
    $ 34,692,475     $ (38,174,353 )   $ 5,726,250     $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
(i) Transactions during the year are translated at average exchange rates.
 
(ii) Balances at year end are translated at the balance sheet exchange rate.
 
 
 
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Item 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and result of operations contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the "Risk Factors" section of the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
 
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to the operations and financial condition reported in the financial statements of Keyuan  for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and related notes included in this report and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Overview

Operating through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Ningbo Keyuan and Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemicals, we are an independent manufacturer and supplier of various petrochemical products in China. Our products include BTX aromatics, propylene, styrene, LPG, MTBE and other petrochemicals. Our production facility was designed with an annual production capacity of 550,000 MT (capacity at December 31, 2010) using heavy oil as our primary feedstock. To date, we have continued to utilize manufacturing technologies that lower our raw material costs while enhancing our production output.

In April 2011, we expanded our annual production capacity from 550,000 MT to 720,000 MT. We also completed the construction of a Styrene-Butadience-Styrene (the “SBS”) production facility with an annual production capacity of 70,000 MT in September 2011 and expect to start a trial production in October, 2011. In addition, we plan to complete an additional storage capacity, a raw material pre-treatment facility and an asphalt production facility by the end of 2012.
 
Our Facility and Equipment

Facility
 
As of December 31, 2010, we have invested a total of approximately $134 million in the construction and improvement of our production facility. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have invested a total of approximately $141 million in the construction and improvement of our production facility. Our current production facility encompasses roughly 1.3 million square feet, including 594,000 square feet for production and 19,500 square feet for laboratories and offices. We also acquired 1.2 million square feet of additional land in August 2010 for our future expansion.
 
We have a total of 100,000 MT of storage capacity, consisting of 50,000 MT of storage capacity for raw materials and 50,000 MT for finished products. As part of our expansion plan, we intend to add 180,000 MT of new storage capacity in 2011, after which our total storage capacity will be 280,000MT.

We have an on-site ocean shipping dock with 5,000 MT of shipping capacity and a 10-truck loading facility. Approximately 90% of our feedstock and finished products use this shipping dock. We also have adjacent access to another shipping dock with an additional 50,000 MT of shipping capacity.

Equipment

Our major processing equipment includes the following:
 
l  
Heavy oil catalytic pyrolysis processing equipment- risers/generators/precipitators, fuel gas boilers, fractionating tower, absorbing, re-absorbing ,and desorbing towers, heat exchangers, pumps, a stabilizing tower;
l  
Gas fractionation processing equipment- de-propanizing tower, refining propylene tower, de-ethanizination tower, heat exchangers, pumps;
l  
Ethylbenzene processing equipment- alkylation reactor, anti-alkylation reactor, dehydrogenation reactor, propylene absorbing tower, de-ethylene tower, ethylbenzene recovering tower, heating furnace for benzene, heating furnace for gas, steam overheating furnace, tail gas compressor, washing tower; and
l  
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and sulfur recovery process- LPG desulfurization extraction tower, dry gas desulfurization tower, regenerating tower, LPG de-mecaptan extraction tower.

 
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Our Products

We manufacture and supply a variety of petrochemical products, including BTX aromatics, propylene, styrene, LPG, MTBE and other petrochemicals.

l  
BTX Aromatics: Consisting of benzene, toluene, xylene and other chemical components for further processing into oil resin, gasoline and solvents materials widely used in paint, ink, construction coating and pesticide.

l  
Propylene: A chemical intermediate as one of the building blocks for an array of chemical and plastic products that are commonly used to produce polypropylene, acrylonitrile, oxo chemicals, propylene oxide, cumene, isopropyl alcohol, acrylic acid and other chemicals for paints, household detergents, automotive brake fluids, indoor/outdoor carpeting, textile, insulating materials, auto parts and electrical appliances.

l  
Styrene: A precursor to polystyrene and several copolymers widely used for packaging materials, construction materials, electronic parts, home appliances, household goods, home furnishings, toys, sporting goods and others.

l  
LPG:  A mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. A replacement for chlorofluorocarbons as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant which reduces damage to the ozone layer.

l  
MTBE & Other Chemicals: MTBE, oil slurry, sulphur and others are used for a variety of applications including fuel components, refrigeration systems, fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides, etc.
 
Expansion Plan

In order to meet the increasing market demands, our management team has completed the expansion of our 550,000 MT production capacity to 720,000 MT in April 2011. We also completed building an SBS production facility with 70,000 MT production capacities in September 2011. We are planning to expand our facility to include additional storage capacity, a raw material pre-treatment facility and an asphalt production facility by the end of 2012.
 
Our annual designed manufacturing capacity was 550,000 metric tons of a variety of petrochemical products at the end of 2010. We upgraded the catalytic pyrolysis processing equipment used in production facilities to expand the capacity from 550,000 MT to 720,000 MT. This capacity expansion project started in March 2011 and was completed in April 2011.

In September 2011, we completed building a new facility designed for producing Styrene-Butadience-Styrene (the “SBS”), one of the Styreneic Block Copolymers.  SBS is a product with higher product margin with major application for footwear, adhesive, polymer modification and modified asphalt industries. The SBS facility was built on part of the 1.2 million square feet of land for which we obtained the use of right in August 2010.  The construction started in September 2010 and was completed in September 2011, as planned. The project is currently in the equipment optimization and alignment stage. Trial production is expected to start in late October. The designed capacity of the SBS facility allows for production of up to 70,000 metric tons per year..   We expect to generate net profit margins of 10% from our production of SBS once the facility reaches normal production levels. The SBS facility is anticipated to achieve an 80% utilization rate in 2012, the first full year of production, and generate approximately $107 million in sales and $10 million to $11 million in profit in 2012.

In addition to the SBS production facility, we plan to increase our current 100,000 MT storage capacity to 280,000 MT. Management believes that the increased storage capacity will allow the Company to take better advantage of price variations to raw materials and product sales prices, as well as to support the storage needs of the increased overall production capacity after our expansion projects are completed.  We also plan to build a pretreatment facility and an asphalt facility on the land we acquired in August 2010. The pretreatment facility will allow us to handle lower grade raw materials thereby helping to further decrease raw material costs. In addition, this facility will improve efficiency in current production process as well as provide the necessary feedstock for our planned asphalt production. Once completed, the new asphalt facility will be capable of producing as much as 300,000 MT annually. We estimate that the new asphalt facility will generate approximately $298 million in sales and approximately $30 million of additional profits a year.

The actual and estimated schedule of our expansion plan is as follows:
 
l  
Completed SBS facility in September 2011
l  
Begin SBS production and sales in the fourth quarter of 2011
l  
Complete storage capacity expansion, pretreatment facility and asphalt by December 31, 2012

On August 18, 2010, we acquired four parcels of land adjacent to the Company's current facilities totaling approximately 1.2 million square feet. The total cost of the land was approximately $5.8 million. Aside from the cost of the land acquisition, the estimated cost of the storage expansion and construction of the  pretreatment and asphalt facilities is approximately $70 million, including $20 million for facility construction, $40 million for new equipment, and $10 million for working capital.

We plan to fund this proposed expansion through debt financing, cash from operations, proceeds from prior financings, warrant exercises, and potential equity financing. However, we may not be able to obtain additional financing at acceptable terms, or at all, and, as a result, our ability to increase our production capacity and to expand our business could be adversely affected.
 
 
 
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Manufacturing and Sales
 
Our total production of finished products for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 129,143 metric tons (MT) and revenue totaled $146.8 million, based on the sale of 148,768 MT of petrochemical products. Products sold included 13,834 metric tons of MTBE and others petrochemicals produced by third parties.
 
   
Product Manufactured
   
Product Sold
 
BTX Light Aromatics
    64,307       74,842  
BTX Heavy Aromatics
    27,117       24,607  
LPG
    8,934       8,985  
MTBE and Others
    9,008    
19,481 (Note 1)
 
Styrene
    9,052       8,748  
Propylene
    10,725       12,105  
Total Metric Tons:
    129,143       148,768  

Our total production of finished products for 2010 was 635,782MT and revenue totaled $558.8 million, based on the sale of 658,570 MT of petrochemical products. As a result of our low-cost and flexible manufacturing process, we are able to quickly respond to market conditions and change the mix of raw materials and products as needed. For example, 30% of the raw materials that were used for production in 2010 was low grade light oils. This allowed us to significantly increase the amount of higher margin light aromatic products that were produced without corresponding additional capital expenditures to expand our production capacity.
 
 
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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
 
   
For the three months
Ended March 31,
   
Period to Period Comparison
 
   
2011
   
2010
    Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Percentage Change
 
                         
Sales
                       
         Third parties
  $ 124,154,798     $ 96,554,477     $ 27,600,321       29 %
         Related Parties
    22,609,819       20,817,409       1,792,410       9 %
Total Sales
    146,764,617       117,371,886       29,392,731       25 %
                                 
Cost of sales
                               
         Third parties
    113,814,197       88,923,328       24,890,869       28 %
         Related Parties
    20,299,359       19,633,114       666,245       3 %
Total Cost of sales
    134,113,556       108,556,442       25,557,114       24 %
Gross profit
    12,651,061       8,815,444       3,835,617       44 %
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Selling expenses
    539,132       84,512       454,620       538 %
General and administrative expenses
   
3,235,080
      805,532      
2,429,548
     
302
%
Total operating expenses
   
3,774,212
      890,044      
2,884,168
      324 %
                                 
Income from operations
   
8,876,849
      7,925,400      
951,449
      12 %
                                 
Other income (expenses):
                               
      Interest expense, net
    (2,289,685 )     (1,073,525 )     (1,216,160 )     113 %
Non-operating income (expenses)
    879,130       (109,203 )     988,333       (905 ) %
           Total other expense
    (1,410,555 )     (1,182,728 )     (227,827 )     19 %
 
Income before income taxes
   
7,466,294
      6,742,672      
723,622
      11
Income tax expense
    2,252,151       1,687,514       564,637       33 %
Net income
   
5,214,143
      5,055,158      
158,985
      3 %
Other comprehensive income
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
557,297
      2,302      
554,995
     
24109
%
Comprehensive income
   
5,771,440
      5,057,460      
713,980
      14 %
 
Sales: Our sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were approximately $146.8 million, compared to sales of $117.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, an increase of $29.4 million, or 25.0%. The substantial increase in our sales was due to the higher capacity utilization coupled with higher average sales price for our products. In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we sold 148,768 metric tons of chemical products at an average price of $834 per metric ton, as compared to the sale of 144,746 metric tons of chemical products at an average price of $667 per metric ton in the three months ended March 31, 2010.  This represents a 25% increase in average sales price and 2.8% increase in overall metric tons sold.

Our overall sales for the first three months of 2011 included approximately $22.6 million of sales to related parties as compared to approximately $20.8 million in same period in 2010.  Pricing for sales to related parties was determined on the same basis as sales to non-related parties.  For additional informational on related party sales, please refer to Footnote 21 of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cost of Sales: Our overall cost of sales was approximately $134.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, or 91.4% of sales, as compared to cost of sales of approximately $108.6 million, or 92.5% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  Our cost of sales are primarily composed of the costs of direct raw materials (mainly heavy oil, benzene and carbinol), labor, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing equipment and facilities, and other overhead. The decrease in the percentage of cost of sales was due to the higher efficiency levels achieved.  During the initial production phase in the three months ended March 31, 2010, we incurred larger production waste and higher raw material consumption rates. As our overall production process and technology normalized with full-scale production, our production efficiency improved accordingly.
 
 
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Gross Profit: As a result of the increase in sales and decrease in the percentage of cost of sales, gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was approximately $12.7 million as compared to $8.8 million for the comparable period in 2010. Our gross margin increased from 7.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 to 8.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Operating Expenses: Operating expenses, including selling expenses, and general and administrative expenses, were approximately $3.8 million, or 2.6% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $0.9 million, or 0.8% of sales for the comparable period in 2010, an increase of approximately $2.9 million, or an additional 2.0% of overall sales. The increase in these expenses was due to our commencement of full scale production and distribution activities as well as various public company expenses including legal, accounting and consulting services.  Going forward, management expects that general and administrative expenses may continue to rise as we expand operations. In addition, general and administrative expenses will likely substantially increase in 2011 as a result of various legal, consulting and internal expenses related to the Company’s independent investigation and efforts to address NASDAQ’s delisting decision, which we are appealing.   Aside from the legal fees and consulting expenses related to the investigation, management also expects increased expenses as a result of  the implementation of subsequent corrective policies related to various aspects of internal controls and procedures.
 
Interest Expense (net): For the three months ended March 31, 2011, interest expense (net) was approximately $2.3 million as compared to interest expense (net) of approximately $1.1 million, for the comparable period in 2010.  The increase was mainly due to the additional interest expense of approximately US$1.5 million we incurred due to the discounting of bills receivable. In addition, our average one year bank interest rate has increased from 5.31% as of March 31, 2010 to 6.06% as of March 31, 2011.  As we move forward with normal operations and production, management believes that interest expense will stay at the current level for the 2011 fiscal year.
 
Net Income/loss: Net income attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was approximately $4.9 million, or 3.4% of sales as compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of approximately $5.1 million, or 4.3% of sales in the same period in 2010. Although our gross profit actually increased by approximately $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, this increase was more than offset by increases caused by the increased operating expenses related to the public company and the increased interest expenses in 2011.
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment:   Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Our local currency, Renminbi (RMB), is our functional currency. Results of operations and cash flow are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted by the People’s Bank of China at the end of the period. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

Currency translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders' equity and amounted to $0.56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The balance sheet amounts, at March 31, 2011, with the exception of equity were translated at RMB6.54879 to 1.00 U.S. dollar. The equity accounts were translated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to income statement accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were RMB6.57117 and RMB6.81896, respectively, to 1.00 U.S. dollar.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2011
   
2010
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    52,648,387       (2,128,505 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (35,566 )     (9,498,013 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    31,395,839       1,536,475  
           

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $52.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to net cash used in operations of approximately $2.1 million for the same period in 2010. The increase in cash provided by operations was primarily due to net income offset by the reduction in inventory for the three months ended in March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the net cash used in operations was mainly due to the increases in inventory and advances paid to suppliers.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.04 million and $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. For the three months ended in 2011, net cash used in investing activities was primarily focused on payments for the infrastructure construction and the expansion of our facility. For the three months ended in 2010, we were still in the final phase of our infrastructure development for which large amounts of money were continuously used for building construction and equipment installation. As we move forward with our expansion plans, it is expected that net cash used in investing activities will increase through approximately September 30, 2011.
 
Net cash used in financing activities amounted to approximately $31.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to approximately $1.5 million for the same period in 2010. Net cash used for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was mainly the result of the settlement of bank notes and the re-payment of short-term bank loans. Financing cash provided for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was from short-term bank borrowings and proceeds from bank notes.

We have entered into loan agreements with our primary lenders, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China. As of March 31, 2011, we had an aggregate principal amount of $162 million bank loans outstanding under the loan agreements, with maturity dates ranging from April 2011 to October 2012, and interest rates from 3.10% to 6.45% per annum. $147 million is classified as short-term bank loans, $4.6 million as current portion of long-term bank loans and $15 million as long-term bank loans. The loan agreements contain customary affirmative and negative covenants and were guaranteed by third parties or secured by a lien on our property and equipment. As of March 31, 2011, we were in compliance with the terms of our loan agreements. Beginning in January 2011, certain individual loan guarantors, some of whom are related parties, were paid a monthly fee of approximately 0.1% of the outstanding loan balances as compensation for their guarantees. Through December 31, 2010, no compensation was paid in respect of these guarantees.  Historically, all debts due have been paid back by the Company in a timely manner. All are revolving loans whose terms (at due date of payment) are generally extended by the lender. As such, management expects all unpaid loan balances will be extended at their due date. Depending on capital needs, the Company evaluates whether to apply for additional long-term bank loans. The Company currently has sufficient lines of credit with the banks for both short-term and long-term borrowings.
In the three months ended June 30, 2011 we borrowed additional short-term bank loans of approximately US$33 million (RMB226 million), bearing annual interests rates ranging from 3.1% to 6.31% from various banks in China. In the three months ended June 30, 2011 we also repaid a total of US$14 million (RMB96 million) of bank loans.  There was no other new borrowing or repayment of bank loans in the three months ended June 30, 2011.
 
 
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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

(a)      Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
Our management maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that the information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We performed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Acting Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and were ineffective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

(b)     Changes in internal control over financial reporting
 
In our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, we disclosed that we had the following material weaknesses with regard to our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting:

1) Reliance on financial reporting consultants for review of critical accounting areas and disclosures, and material non-standard transactions; and
2) Lack of sufficient accounting staff, which results in a lack of segregation of duties necessary for a good system of internal control.

In connection with the preparation of our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, our former auditors, KPMG, raised certain issues, which were primarily related to issues regarding certain cash transactions and recorded sales.  As a result, our Audit Committee elected to commence an independent investigation and engaged the services of independent counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, which in turn engaged the services of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, as independent forensic accountants, and King & Wood, as Audit Committee counsel in China.  As a result of the investigation, the Audit Committee identified a number of issues that may have a material impact on our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting.

As a result of the findings of the Audit Committee and its review of our controls and procedures, management has concluded that the Company continues to have  material weaknesses. A material   weakness is a control  deficiency,  or  combination  of control deficiencies,  that  results  in more than a remote  likelihood  that a material misstatement  of the  financial  statements  will not be  prevented or detected. Management identified the following material weaknesses during its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2011:
 
1) Lack of sufficient knowledge of U.S. GAAP reporting by our existing accounting staff;
2) Lack of sufficient accounting staff which results in a lack of segregation of duties necessary for an efficient internal control system;
3) Lack of a sufficient number of personnel appropriately qualified to perform control monitoring activities;
4) Lack of internal control consciousness and awareness by individuals responsible for certain key control activities, including:
a) Lack of sufficient documentation of  our existing financial processes, risk assessment and internal controls;
b)  Inadequate procedures for identifying and disclosing related party transactions;
c) Inadequate controls with regard to certain banking and loan transactions; and
d) Inadequate disclosure and accounting for certain off balance sheet transactions.
5) Inadequate training and training programs;
 6)  A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Chinese operations that did not report to the Company’s CFO;
7) Lack of Audit Committee oversight prior to its formation in July 2010; and
7) Lack of necessary senior management oversight and monitoring of the accounting functions of the organization, and because the company completed a reverse merger in April 2010, senior management lacked the background, skills and experience to meet the reporting requirements of a US listed company.  
 
 
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As a result, the Company has taken and has begun to take the following measures to remediate the material weaknesses:

1) A review of the responsibilities of senior management and a restructuring of our organization chart in order to provide for proper segregation of duties, including but not limited to:
 
a)  
Restructuring of our accounting department, and streamlining the department’s roles to ensure that the CFO maintains adequate oversight; and
 
b)  
Termination of Mr. Xue in August 2011, our former Vice President of Accounting/ PRC  CFO and hiring of Mr. Fan Zhang as Vice President of Accounting/PRC CFO.
 
2) Continued and careful evaluation of control processes and systems by the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors and Management, including but not limited to:
 
a)  
Engagement of a compliance officer to monitor the Company’s corporate governance and compliance, reporting directly to the Audit Committee;
 
b)  
Evaluation of the duties and responsibilities of the CEO and his role in day-to-day operations of the Company and the control environment;
 
c)  
Engagement of an outside consultant to assist with SOX 404 compliance; and
 
d)  
The addition of one or one or more additional independent, bilingual Chinese-speaking directors to facilitate the Board oversight and assist and augment the efforts of the current independent directors.
 
3) Implementation of additional controls and procedures to ensure the preparation and review of complete and transparent US GAAP financial statements in a timely and efficient manner, including but not limited to:
 
a)  
Additional training in U.S. GAAP for our accounting staff; and
 
b)  
Hiring of additional qualified accounting personnel, including an experienced controller.
 
4) Cessation of the use of an off-balance sheet cash account and the adoption of policies and procedures to prevent the future use of off balance sheet accounts;
 
5) Implementation of new procedures for the identification and approval of and appropriate disclosure of potential  related party transactions;
 
6) Implementation of new policies and procedures to ensure that all transactions are supported by sufficient documentation;
 
7) Development and implementation of policies and procedures that provide continuous risk assessment of legal and regulatory considerations related to business activities;
 
8) Development of policies to ensure that all identified contingencies are evaluated completely and in a timely manner;
 
9) Development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that revenues are properly recorded and all invoices are appropriately reviewed by accounting personnel;
 
10) Implementation of policies and procedures to ensure inventory purchases are properly recorded;
 
11) Implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that all liabilities are recorded on the proper period;
 
12) Development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that financial information is appropriately shared during inter-departmental meetings; and
 
13) Planned adoption of a Corporate Best Practices Manual;
 
We believe that the remediation measures we are taking, if effectively implemented and maintained, will remediate the material weaknesses discussed above.  

Except as described above, there have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal period to which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1.   Legal Proceedings

We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.

We are currently not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceedings against us.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Not applicable to small reporting  companies.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
(a)             Not Applicable.

(b)             Not Applicable.

(c )            Not Applicable
 
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

(a)             Not Applicable.

(b)             Not Applicable.
 
ITEM 4.  (Removed and Reserved)
 
 
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
 
(a)             Not applicable.

(b)             Not applicable.
 
 
 
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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.
 
2.1
Share Exchange Agreement dated April 22, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2010)
2.2
Agreement and Plan of Merger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2010)
3.1 
Amended Articles of Incorporation of Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (f/k/a Silver Pearls, Inc.), filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form S-1 filed on December 29, 2010).
3.2
Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2010)
3.3
Amended Bylaws of Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. dated June 29, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2010)
4.1
Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2010)
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series M Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2010)
4.3
Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preference of Series B Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2010)
31.1
Certification  of  Chief  Executive  Officer  required  by Rule 13a-14/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31.2
Certification of  Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
 
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:   November 1,  2011
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.
   
 
By: /s/ Chunfeng Tao
 
Chunfeng Tao
 
Chief Executive Officer & President
   
 
By:  /s/ Fan Zhang
 
Fan Zhang
Acting Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
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