China Clean Energy 10-Q


 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

———————

FORM 10-Q

———————

ü

 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

 

 ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2008

or

 

 

 

 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: 333-126900

———————

China Clean Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

———————

Delaware

87-0700927

(State or other jurisdiction

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)


c/o Fujian Zhongde Technology Co., Ltd.

Fulong Industry Zone

Longtian Town Fuqing City, Fujian, China 35031

 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

86-591-85773387

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

———————

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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.

ü

 Yes

 

 No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 (Do not check if a smaller

 

Smaller reporting company

ü

 

 

 

 reporting company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

 

 Yes

ü

 No

 

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  As of November 14, 2008, 31,512,269 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.


 






CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC.

Table of Contents

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and

December 31, 2007

1

 

Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)

4

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

5

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations

17

Item 4T.

Controls and Procedures

22

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

23

Item 6.

Exhibits

23





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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.

Financial Statements

CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007


  

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

  

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

6,358,090

 

 

$

1,133,555

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $158,916 and

 

 

 

 

 

$407,593, as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

 

 

1,141,316

 

 

 

2,795,363

 

Inventories

 

 

1,398,970

 

 

 

1,361,478

 

Advances for inventory and other current assets

 

 

360,159

 

 

 

179,815

 

Total current assets

 

 

9,258,535

 

 

 

5,470,211

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

 

16,260,147

 

 

 

5,820,045

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

 

5,116,196

 

 

 

4,879,635

 

ADVANCES ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

 

 

2,647,329

 

 

 

872,974

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

33,282,207

 

 

$

17,042,865

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

505,946

 

 

$

150,557

 

Customer deposits

 

 

24,595

 

 

 

181,825

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

132,642

 

 

 

83,824

 

Salaries payable

 

 

41,988

 

 

 

31,425

 

Value added tax payables

 

 

30,930

 

 

 

320,397

 

Other taxes payable

 

 

19,474

 

 

 

13,652

 

Short-term bank loans

 

 

––

 

 

 

1,028,228

 

Long-term bank loans - current portion

 

 

230,699

 

 

 

202,792

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

986,274

 

 

 

2,012,700

 

LONG-TERM BANK LOANS

 

 

82,432

 

 

 

241,097

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,068,706

 

 

 

2,253,797

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized 10,000,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized 90,000,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,512,269 and 21,512,269 shares issued and outstanding as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

 

 

31,512

 

 

 

21,512

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

21,410,217

 

 

 

7,034,473

 

Statutory reserves

 

 

1,454,650

 

 

 

785,536

 

Retained earnings

 

 

6,217,918

 

 

 

5,736,105

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

3,099,204

 

 

 

1,211,442

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

32,213,501

 

 

 

14,789,068

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

33,282,207

 

 

$

17,042,865

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.



  

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CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)


  

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

  

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

4,101,578

 

 

$

5,459,688

 

 

$

14,053,372

 

 

$

14,853,094

 

Less: cost of goods sold

 

 

3,233,048

 

 

 

4,033,402

 

 

 

10,783,153

 

 

 

10,848,073

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

 

868,530

 

 

 

1,426,286

 

 

 

3,270,219

 

 

 

4,005,021

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Selling and marketing

 

 

56,721

 

 

 

164,642

 

 

 

193,642

 

 

 

601,933

 

  General and administrative

 

 

517,203

 

 

 

263,477

 

 

 

1,634,479

 

 

 

1,071,371

 

  Research and development

 

 

32,154

 

 

 

47,359

 

 

 

123,158

 

 

 

138,244

 

      Total operating expense

 

 

606,078

 

 

 

475,478

 

 

 

1,951,279

 

 

 

1,811,548

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

262,452

 

 

 

950,808

 

 

 

1,318,940

 

 

 

2,193,473

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest income (expense), net

 

 

7,910

 

 

 

(50,631

)

 

 

17,718

 

 

 

(99,480

)

   Other income (expense)

 

 

70,263

 

 

 

(65,591

)

 

 

(7,939

)

 

 

(65,591

)

      Total other income (expense)

 

 

78,173

 

 

 

(116,222

)

 

 

9,779

 

 

 

(165,071

)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE  INCOME TAXES

 

 

340,625

 

 

 

834,586

 

 

 

1,328,719

 

 

 

2,028,402

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

 

(61,074

)

 

 

––

 

 

 

177,792

 

 

 

––

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

 

401,699

 

 

 

834,586

 

 

 

1,150,927

 

 

 

2,028,402

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

15,704

 

 

 

127,602

 

 

 

1,887,762

 

 

 

384,799

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

$

417,403

 

 

$

962,188

 

 

$

3,038,689

 

 

$

2,413,201

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Weighted average number of shares

 

 

31,512,269

 

 

 

21,512,269

 

 

 

31,182,599

 

 

 

21,512,269

 

   Earnings per share

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.09

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.




  

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CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


  

 

 

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

Income

 

 

 

 

  

 


Common Stock

 

 

 

 

Statutory

 

 

Unrestricted

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

 

Earnings

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2006

 

 

21,512,269

 

 

$

21,512

 

 

$

7,034,473

 

 

$

785,536

 

 

$

2,376,211

 

 

$

415,089

 

 

$

10,632,821

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,028,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,028,402

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

384,799

 

 

 

384,799

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

 

21,512,269

 

 

 

21,512

 

 

 

7,034,473

 

 

 

785,536

 

 

 

4,404,613

 

 

 

799,888

 

 

 

13,046,022

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,331,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,331,492

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

411,554

 

 

 

411,554

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2007

 

 

21,512,269

 

 

 

21,512

 

 

 

7,034,473

 

 

 

785,536

 

 

 

5,736,105

 

 

 

1,211,442

 

 

 

14,789,068

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock and warrants for cash

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

13,617,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,627,403

 

Stock options granted to employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

758,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

758,341

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,150,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,150,927

 

Adjustment to statutory reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

669,114

 

 

 

(669,114

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

––

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887,762

 

 

 

1,887,762

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

31,512,269

 

 

$

31,512

 

 

$

21,410,217

 

 

$

1,454,650

 

 

$

6,217,918

 

 

$

3,099,204

 

 

$

32,213,501

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.






  

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CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Unaudited)


  

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,150,927

 

 

$

2,028,402

 

Adjusted to reconcile net income to cash provided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

514,268

 

 

 

398,604

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

––

 

 

 

154,032

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

168,382

 

 

 

134,410

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

758,341

 

 

 

––

 

Writedown on inventory

 

 

23,871

 

 

 

––

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

490

 

 

 

––

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,804,833

 

 

 

(847,323

)

Inventories

 

 

52,854

 

 

 

229,307

 

Advances for inventory and other current assets

 

 

(166,374

)

 

 

(1,027,392

)

Accounts payable

 

 

342,934

 

 

 

(271,402

)

Customer deposit

 

 

(166,042

)

 

 

167,047

 

Other payables and accrued liabilities

 

 

50,948

 

 

 

113,446

 

Value added tax payables

 

 

(304,746

)

 

 

245,491

 

Income tax and other tax payables

 

 

4,805

 

 

 

(111,205

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

4,235,491

 

 

 

1,213,417

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Addition to construction in progress

 

 

(6,132,399

)

 

 

––

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(4,231,925

)

 

 

(682,890

)

Proceeds from sale of equipment

 

 

1,747

 

 

 

––

 

Deposit on purchase of land use rights

 

 

––

 

 

 

(1,856,322

)

Advances for equipment purchases

 

 

(1,681,328

)

 

 

(80,163

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(12,043,905

)

 

 

(2,619,375

)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issuance of  common stock

 

 

13,627,403

 

 

 

––

 

Repayments of amount due to related parties

 

 

––

 

 

 

(6,419

)

Payment on short-term bank loans

 

 

(1,075,275

)

 

 

(284,798

)

Proceeds from long-term bank loans

 

 

––

 

 

 

477,379

 

Payment on long-term bank loans

 

 

(157,346

)

 

 

––

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

12,394,782

 

 

 

186,162

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH

 

 

638,167

 

 

 

308,875

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

5,224,535

 

 

 

(910,921

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

1,133,555

 

 

 

2,241,712

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

6,358,090

 

 

$

1,330,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

45,482

 

 

$

81,434

 

Income taxes

 

$

296,412

 

 

$

––

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.



  

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CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

China Clean Energy Inc. (“CCE”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 12, 2004.

On October 24, 2006, CCE acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of China Clean Energy Resources Limited (“CCER”) in exchange for 15,995,000 newly issued shares of CCE common stock (the “Share Exchange”). As a result of a share exchange, CCER became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CCE and CCE succeeded to the business of Fujian Zhongde Technology Co., Ltd. (“Fujian Zhongde”). Fujian Zhongde synthesizes and distributes renewable fuel products and specialty chemicals to customers in both the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and abroad.

CCER was formed on February 13, 2006 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as a holding company to own Fujian Zhongde.  Fujian Zhongde was incorporated in the province of Fujian, China, on July 10, 1995 under the name “Fuqing City Zhongde Chemical Industry, Ltd.” On December 10, 2003, it changed its name to “Fujian Zhong De Technology Stock Co., Ltd”. On January 20, 2006, it changed its name to “Fujian Zhongde Technology Co., Ltd.”

On November 5, 2007, CCER established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Fujian Zhongde Energy Co., Ltd. (“Zhongde Energy”), in Jiangyin Industrial Zone, Fuqing City, Fujian Province, PRC. Zhongde Energy plans to build a biodiesel refinery in the Jiangyin Industrial Park and produce and sell biodiesel products. The construction of its production plant is currently in progress.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of China Clean Energy Inc. reflect the activities of CCE and its 100% owned subsidiaries CCER, Fujian Zhongde and Zhongde Energy (collectively, the “Company”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and are expressed in US dollars.

We have included all normal recurring adjustments that we considered necessary to give a fair presentation of our operating results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the 2007 annual report filed on Form 10-KSB.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. For example, the Company estimates the fair value of share based compensation granted to its employees and estimates its potential losses on uncollectible receivables. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157. SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for current assets and current liabilities qualified as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest.  The three levels are defined as follow:

·

Level 1 -- inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

·

Level 2 -- inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

·

Level 3 -- inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.



  

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As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the short term and long term bank loans amounted to $230,699 and $82,432, and $1,231,020 and $241,097, respectively. In accordance with SFAS 157, the Company determined that the carrying value of these loans approximated the fair value using the level 2 inputs by comparing the stated loan interest rate to the rate charged by the Bank of China to similar loans.

The Company did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of CCE and CCER is the United States dollar. The functional currency of Fujian Zhongde and Zhongde Energy is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). The reporting currency of the Company is the United States dollar.

Fujian Zhongde and Zhongde Energy assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars at period-end exchange rates ($0.14630 and $0.13710 at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively). Fujian Zhongde and Zhongde Energy revenues and expenses are translated into United States dollars at weighted average exchange rates for the periods ($0.14337 and $0.13064 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively). Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity. The resulting translation 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. Items in the cash flow statement are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, translation adjustments resulting from this process included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity amounted to $3,099,204 and $1,211,442, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable

The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.  Known bad debts are written off against allowance for doubtful accounts when identified.  

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The method of determining cost is used consistently from year to year as the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:

 

Estimated Useful Life

Buildings

20 years

Vehicle

5 years

Office equipment

5 years

Production equipment

10 years

Construction in progress represents the costs incurred in connection with the construction of buildings or new additions to the Company’s plant facilities.  No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until such time as the assets are completed and placed into service.



  

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Intangibles

Under the SFAS 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", all goodwill and certain intangible assets determined to have indefinite lives will not be amortized but will be tested for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets other than goodwill will be amortized over their useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144, "Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets".

The intangible assets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, net of amortization, amounted to $5,116,196 and $4,879,635, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets. As of September 30, 2008, the Company expected these assets to be fully recoverable.  

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recognized when the revenue is realized or realizable, and has been earned, in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” The Company’s sales are related to sales of product. Revenue for product sales is recognized as risk and title to the product transfer to the customer, which usually occurs at the time when shipment is made, provided that: there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the sales price is fixed and determinable; and collectibility is deemed probable.  Substantially all of the Company’s products are sold FOB (“free on board”) shipping point. Title to the product passes when the product is delivered to the freight carrier.  

Transportation and unloading charges and product inspection charges are included in selling expenses and totaled $41,859 and $193,583 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and $153,280 and $572,070 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development (or “R&D”) expenses include salaries, material, contract and other outside service fees, and facilities and overhead costs. Under the guidance of paragraphs 8 to 11 of SFAS 2 “Accounting for Research and Development Costs”, the Company expenses the costs associated with the research and development activities when incurred.

The research and development expenses are included in general and administrative expenses and totaled $32,154 and $47,359 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $123,158 and $138,244 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is accounted for at fair value in accordance with SFAS 123 (R) “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123R requires that compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued on the grant date of such instruments, and are recognized over the period during which a party is required to provide service in exchange for the award (typically the vesting period).

 Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes pursuant to SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. There are no deferred tax amounts at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

  The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date.

 



  

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Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

The Company adopted FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s financial statements.

China Income Taxes

The Company’s subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the Income Tax Laws).

Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law has replaced the old laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DES”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”).

The key changes are:

a.

The new standard EIT rate of 25% replaces the 33% rate applicable to both DES and FIEs, except for High Tech companies that pay a reduced rate of 15%;

b.

Companies established before March 16, 2007 continue to enjoy tax holiday treatment approved by local government for a grace period of either for the next 5 years or until the tax holiday term is completed, whichever is sooner.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share are computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share are computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive securities (such as stock options and convertible securities) outstanding. Dilutive securities having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per share are excluded from the calculation.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2007 financial statements to conform to the 2008 financial statement presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on net income or cash flows as previously reported.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The SFAS 159 became effective for us on January 1, 2008. The Company chose not to elect the option to measure the fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51”, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company believes that the application of SFAS 160 will not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.




  

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In December 2007, SFAS 141(R), Business Combinations, was issued. SFAS 141R replaces SFAS 141, Business Combinations. SFAS 141R retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS 141R requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. This replaces SFAS 141’s cost-allocation process, which required the cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. SFAS 141R also requires the acquirer in a business combination achieved in stages (sometimes referred to as a step acquisition) to recognize the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values (or other amounts determined in accordance with SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. An entity may not apply it before that date. The Company believes adopting SFAS No. 141R will significantly impact its financial statements for any business combination completed after December 31, 2008.  

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP 142-3 “Determination of the useful life of Intangible Assets”, which amends the factors a company should consider when developing renewal assumptions used to determine the useful life of an intangible asset under SFAS 142. This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 142 requires companies to consider whether renewal can be completed without substantial cost or material modification of the existing terms and conditions associated with the asset. FSP 142-3 replaces the previous useful life criteria with a new requirement—that an entity consider its own historical experience in renewing similar arrangements. If historical experience does not exist then the Company would consider market participant assumptions regarding renewal, including 1) highest and best use of the asset by a market participant, and 2) adjustments for other entity-specific factors included in SFAS 142. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adopting FSP 142-3 will have on its financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. It is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts – An interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60”. SFAS 163 requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. It also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for premium revenue and claim liabilities, and requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, except for some disclosures about the insurance enterprise’s risk-management activities. SFAS 163 requires that disclosures about the risk-management activities of the insurance enterprise be effective for the first period beginning after issuance. Except for those disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. FSP EITF 03-6-1 concludes that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities, and thus, should be included in the two-class method of computing earnings per share (“EPS”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early application of EITF 03-6-1 is prohibited. It also requires that all prior-period EPS data be adjusted retrospectively. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 “Determining whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF 07-5”). This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is not permitted. Paragraph 11(a) of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No 133 “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. EITF 07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. The Company believes adopting this statement will have a material impact on the financial statements because among other things, any option or warrant previously issued and all new issuances denominated is US dollars will be required to be carried as a liability and marked to market each reporting period.




  

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On October 10, 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active,” which clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. FSP 157-3 became effective on October 10, 2008, and its adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

  

 

September 30,
2008

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

1,300,232

 

 

$

3,202,956

 

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

158,916

 

 

 

407,593

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

 

$

1,141,316

 

 

$

2,795,363

 

The following table consists of allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

  

 

September 30,
2008

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

407,593

 

 

$

228,604

 

Additions to bad debt expense

 

 

––

 

 

 

163,119

 

Recovery of amount previously reserved

 

 

(270,513

)

 

 

––

 

Effect of foreign currency translation gain

 

 

21,836

 

 

 

15,870

 

Ending allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

158,916

 

 

$

407,593

 

NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

  

 

September 30,
2008

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

671,829

 

 

$

564,993

 

Work in process and packaging material

 

 

4,078

 

 

 

11,728

 

Finished goods

 

 

747,422

 

 

 

784,757

 

Total

 

 

1,423,329

 

 

 

1,361,478

 

Reserve for obsolete inventories

 

 

(24,359

)

 

 

––

 

Net

 

$

1,398,970

 

 

$

1,361,478

 

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of:

  

 

September 30,
2008

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

$

2,444,420

 

 

$

2,227,928

 

Equipment and machinery

 

 

9,919,871

 

 

 

5,309,511

 

Office equipment and vehicles

 

 

51,117

 

 

 

55,998

 

Construction in progress

 

 

7,342,352

 

 

 

1,209,953

 

Total

 

 

19,757,760

 

 

 

8,803,390

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(3,497,613

)

 

 

(2,983,345

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

16,260,147

 

 

$

5,820,045

 

Advances on equipment purchases

 

$

2,647,329

 

 

$

872,974

 

Construction in progress represents material, labor costs, and capitalized interest incurred to construct our new plant in Jiangyin, Fujian. Management expects construction will be completed by the end of 2008. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until construction is complete and assets are placed into service. As of September 30, 2008, the construction in progress totaled $7.3 million.



  

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Depreciation expense for three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $200,337 and $134,373, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $514,268 and $398,604, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, interest expense of $8,621 and $0 was capitalized into construction in progress, respectively; and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, interest expense of $45,482 and $0 was capitalized into construction in progress, respectively.

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets, net consist of:

  

 

September 30,

2008

 

 

December 31,

2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Land use rights

 

$

6,925,183

 

 

$

4,550,853

 

Patents and licenses

 

 

1,342,740

 

 

 

1,261,292

 

Total

 

 

8,267,923

 

 

 

5,812,145

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

 

(3,151,727

)

 

 

(932,510

)

Total intangible assets, net

 

$

5,116,196

 

 

$

4,879,635

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $61,175 and $36,023; and $168,382 and $134,410, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

NOTE 7 – BANK INDEBTEDNESS

Bank indebtedness consists of:

  

 

September 30,
2008

 

 

December 31,
2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Due bank under revolving credit agreement,

 

 

 

 

 

 

interest at 115% of PRC prime rate, secured by

 

 

 

 

 

 

certain buildings and land use rights owned

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Fujian Zhongde, repaid on January 2008.

 

$

––

 

 

$

1,028,219

 

Due bank, interest at 115% of PRC prime rate,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

due in monthly installments of principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and interest of $18,170 through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2010, secured by certain buildings and land use rights

 

 

313,131

 

 

 

443,898

 

Total

 

 

313,131

 

 

 

1,472,117

 

Less current portion

 

 

(230,699

)

 

 

(1,231,020

)

Noncurrent portion of bank indebtedness

 

$

82,432

 

 

$

241,097

 

Total interest expense on the bank loans for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $8,621, which was fully capitalized into construction in progress, and $28,654, respectively. Total interest expense on the bank loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $45,482, which was fully capitalized in construction in progress, and $81,434, respectively.

NOTE 8 – PENSION AND EMPLOYMENT LIABILITIES

The full time employees of the Company are entitled to employee benefits including medical care, welfare subsidies, unemployment insurance and pension benefits through a Chinese government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan. The Company is required to accrue for those benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries and make contributions to the plans out of the amounts accrued for medical and pension benefits.  The total provisions and contributions made for such employee benefits amounted to $287 and $4,031 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and amounted to $12,227 and $9,953 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Chinese government is responsible for the medical benefits and the pension liability to be paid to these employees.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had no liability for pension or post-employment benefits. The Company does not have a pension or other retirement plan.



  

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NOTE 9 – $15,000,000 PRIVATE PLACEMENT

On January 9, 2008, CCE completed a private placement, pursuant to which CCE issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 five-year warrants at an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,000. In connection with this private placement, CCE incurred placement agent cash fees of approximately $1,200,000, and issued the placement agent 1,200,000 five-year warrants at an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share. The net proceeds of $13.6 million were recorded as equity. The fair value of the warrants issued to the placement agent, was determined to be part of the cost of raising capital and therefore netted against the additional paid-in capital.

In connection with the private placement, four shareholders and officers placed a total of 1,500,000 shares of their personally owned CCE common stock into an escrow account, to be released to the investors of this offering if the Company fails to (1) commence the production of biodiesel at its currently proposed production facility in Jiangyin, PRC on or before January 1, 2009, or (2) record at least $14,000,000 of adjusted net income for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. As the Company does not anticipate commercial production commencing at its new production facility in Jiamgyin, PRC until the second quarter of 2009, these 1,500,000 shares shall be distributed to investors in January 2009.

In connection with the private placement, CCE entered into a registration rights agreement with the purchasers and agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the common stock issued and underlying the warrants on or before February 23, 2008 and to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before May 8, 2008. On February 1, 2008, the Company filed the registration statement. On February 8, 2008, the registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On January 11, 2008, CCER made a capital contribution of $10,000,000 to Zhongde Energy to fulfill the registered capital investment requirements stipulated by the Fuqing City Foreign Trading and Economy Cooperation Bureau.

NOTE 10 – OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

On January 9, 2008, the Company adopted the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. Under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, CCE is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 options, 1,000,000 will have an exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $2.50 or (ii) the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant (“Tranche 1 Options”) and 1,000,000 will have an exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $3.00 or (ii) 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant (“Tranche 2 Options”). Under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, CCE is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and non-qualified stock options and all options under the Plan shall vest quarterly over three years. The 2008 Equity Incentive Plan is administered by CCE’S board of directors.

On January 9, 2008, CCE granted options to purchase a total of 1,680,000 shares of common stock under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, including 1,350,000 options granted to Company officers and directors. 840,000 options are exercisable at a price of $2.50 per share and 840,000 options are exercisable at a price of $3.00 per share; all 1,680,000 options expire 10 years from the date of grant. The $3,043,429 fair value of the 1,680,000 stock options will be expensed ratably over the three year requisite service period of the respective personnel. The fair value of the stock options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise prices of $2.50 (for 840,000 stock options) and $3.00 (for 840,000 stock options), expected life of options of 10 years, expected volatility of 98%, expected dividend yield of 0%, and risk-free interest rate of 3.82%. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, $251,103 was amortized and recorded as compensation expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, $758,341 was amortized and recorded as compensation expense.

Following is a summary of stock option activity:

  

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2007

 

 

––

 

 

$

––

 

 

$

––

 

   Granted

 

 

1,680,000

 

 

 

2.75

 

 

 

––

 

   Forfeited

 

 

(50,000

)

 

 

2.75

 

 

 

––

 

   Exercised

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2008

 

 

1,630,000

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

––

 





  

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Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding at September 30, 2008:

Outstanding Options

 

 

Exercisable Options

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Number

 

 

Average Remaining Contractual Life

 

 

Average Exercise Price

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Average Remaining Contractual Life

 

$

2.50

 

 

 

815,000

 

 

 

9.25

 

 

$

2.50

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

9.25

 

$

3.00

 

 

 

815,000

 

 

 

9.25

 

 

$

3.00

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

9.25

 

Total

 

 

 

1,630,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

420,000

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a summary of warrant activity:

Outstanding as of December 31, 2006

 

 

––

 

   Granted

 

 

––

 

   Forfeited

 

 

––

 

   Exercised

 

 

––

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2007

 

 

––

 

   Granted

 

 

––

 

   Forfeited

 

 

––

 

   Exercised

 

 

––

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2007

 

 

––

 

   Granted

 

 

6,200,000

 

   Forfeited

 

 

––

 

   Exercised

 

 

––

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2008

 

 

6,200,000

 


Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding at September 30, 2008:


Outstanding Warrants

 

 

Exercisable Warrants

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Number

 

 

Average Remaining Contractual Life

 

 

Average Exercise Price

 

 

Number

 

 

Average Remaining Contractual Life

 

$

2.00

 

 

 

6,200,000

 

 

 

4.25

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

 

6,200,000

 

 

 

4.25

 

NOTE 11 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, all warrants and options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 were higher than the average trading price of the Company’s stock, making these warrants and options anti-dilutive. There were no options or warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2007. The basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $0.01 and $0.04, respectively. The basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $0.04 and $0.09, respectively.

NOTE 12 – STATUTORY RESERVES

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to make appropriations to reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund and discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least 10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’ registered capital.  Appropriations to the statutory public welfare fund are at 10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP.  The statutory public welfare fund is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the employees and is non-distributable other than in liquidation. Appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company is only required to contribute to one statutory reserve fund at 10% of net income after tax per annum. This contribution will be made to meet 50% of the respective companies’ registered capital.



  

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As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company allocated $1,454,650 and $785,536, respectively, to the statutory reserves.


NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES

Income Taxes

Income taxes expenses (credit) consist of:

  

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

  

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

  

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRC

 

$

(61,074

)

 

$

––

 

 

$

177,792

 

 

$

––

 

United States

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

Total current

 

 

(61,074

)

 

 

––

 

 

 

177,792

 

 

 

––

 

Deferred

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

 

 

––

 

Total

 

$

(61,074

)

 

$

––

 

 

$

177,792

 

 

$

––

 

Fujian Zhongde has been subject to a PRC 33% standard enterprise income tax. In 2006, Fujian Zhongde became a wholly-owned foreign enterprise (“WOFE”). PRC income tax laws provide that certain WOFEs may be exempt from income taxes for two years, commencing with their first profitable year of operations, after taking into account any losses brought forward from prior years, and thereafter 50% exempt for the next three years. In December 2006, Fujian Zhongde applied for PRC approval of these income tax exemptions. In March 31, 2007, the PRC tax authorities approved a full income tax exemption for the year 2007 and a 12% income tax rate for years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:


 

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

(Three months ended)

 

 

(Three months ended)

(Nine months ended)

(Nine months ended)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

U.S. Statutory rates

34

%

 

34

%

34

%

34

%

Foreign income not recognized in USA

(34

)

 

(34

)

(34

)

(34

)

China income taxes

25

 

 

33

 

25

 

33

 

China income tax exemption

(13

)

 

(33

)

(13

)

(33

)

Others

(30

)

 

––

 

1

 

––

 

 

Total provision (credit) for income taxes

(18

)%

 

––

 

13

%

––

%

The estimated tax savings for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $131,969 and $313,161. The net effect on earnings per share had the income tax been applied would decrease earnings per share from $0.01 to $0.009 in 2008 and $0.04 to $0.024 in 2007. The estimated tax savings for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $359,688 and $845,227. The net effect on earnings per share had the income tax been applied would decrease earnings per share from $0.04 to $0.025 in 2008 and $0.09 to $0.055 in 2007.

As of September 30, 2008 CCE had an unrecognized deferred United States income tax liability relating to undistributed earnings of Fujian Zhongde. These earnings are considered to be permanently invested in operations outside the United States. Generally, such earnings become subject to United States income tax upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances. Determination of the amount of the unrecognized deferred United States income tax liability with respect to such earnings is not practicable because the amount of PRC foreign tax credits available to offset United States income taxes will depend on the timing of future remittances, if any, and such timing is not known or predictable. China Clean Energy Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has incurred net operating losses for income tax purposes for the periods ended September 30, 2008.  The net operating loss carry forwards for United States income taxes amounted to $1,300,154 which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income.  These carry forwards will expire, if not utilized, through 2027 and 2024.  Management believes that the realization of the benefits from these losses appears uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and continuing losses for United States income tax purposes.  Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset benefit to reduce the asset to zero.  The valuation allowance as of September 30, 2008 was $442,052 and the valuation allowance was increased



  

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by $188,815 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  Management will review this valuation allowance periodically and make adjustments as warranted.

Value Added Tax

Enterprises or individuals who sell commodities, engage in repair and maintenance or import and export goods in the PRC are subject to a value added tax, VAT, in accordance with Chinese laws. The VAT standard rate is 17% of the gross sales price. A credit is available whereby VAT paid on the purchases of semi-finished products or raw materials used in the production of the Company’s finished products can be used to offset the VAT due on sales of the finished product. A preferential rate is also applied for exporting products.

VAT on sales and VAT on purchases amounted to $406,800 and $483,279 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and $597,521 and $240,182 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. VAT on sales and VAT on purchases amounted to $1,665,336 and $1,415,320 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $1,486,923 and $758,855 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Sales and purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent because the VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax holiday. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the VAT payable amounted to $30,930 and $320,397, respectively.

NOTE 14 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Fujian Zhongde purchases raw materials from companies affiliated with the Company’s majority stockholder. Yang Fan, one of the shareholders of this “affiliated” company, Fujian Zhongde Waste Oil Co. Ltd., is the niece of Ms. Yang Qin, director of China Clean Energy Inc. and a major shareholder of the company. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, such purchases totaled $864,848 and $2,565,315, respectively. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were no outstanding payables due to these companies.  

NOTE 15 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one industry segment – the synthesization and distribution of renewable fuel products and specialty chemicals to customers in both the PRC and abroad.  Substantially all of the Company’s identifiable assets at September 30, 2008 were located in the PRC.

Net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 consist of:

  

 

2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

2007(Unaudited)

 

  

 

Sales

 

 

GP%

 

 

Sales

 

 

GP%

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Sale

 

$

2,392,941

 

 

 

21.8

%

 

$

3,498,227

 

 

 

28.9

%

International Sale

 

 

1,708,637

 

 

 

19.8

%

 

 

1,961,461

 

 

 

21.3

%

Total Sales

 

$

4,101,578

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

5,459,688

 

 

 

26.1

%

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Sale

 

$

9,796,092

 

 

 

24.4

%

 

$

8,730,000

 

 

 

28.5

%

International Sale

 

 

4,257,280

 

 

 

21.6

%

 

 

6,123,094

 

 

 

24.8

%

Total Sales

 

$

14,053,372

 

 

 

23.3

%

 

$

14,853,094

 

 

 

27.0

%

NOTE 16 – CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS

The Company’s demand deposits are in accounts maintained with state owned banks within the People’s Republic of China. Total cash deposited with these banks at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 amounted to $6,304,745 and $1,133,555, respectively, of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.

For the three months ended September 30, 2008, one customer (for specialty chemical products) accounted for 11.59% of net sales. In 2007, two customers (for biodiesel products) and one customer (for specialty chemical products) accounted for 16.31%, 12.98% and 10.08%, respectively, of net sales. The accounts receivable due from these customers amounted to $315,243 and $1,000,922, respectively, as of September 30, 2008 and as of December 31, 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, no customer (for both biodiesel and specialty chemical products) accounted for over 10% of net sales. In 2007, two customers (for biodiesel products) accounted for 15.17% and 11.73%, respectively, of net sales. The accounts receivable due from these customers amounted to $0 and $904,175, respectively, as of September 30, 2008 and as of December 31, 2007.



  

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For the three months ended September 30, 2008, four suppliers for feedstock and raw materials accounted for 12.51%, 11.62%, 11.50%, and 11.16%, respectively, of the total raw material purchase. In 2007, two suppliers for feedstock and raw materials accounted for 42.89% and 16.68%, respectively, of the total raw material purchase. The accounts payable due to these suppliers amounted to $103,142 and $19,959, respectively, as of September 30, 2008 and as of December 31, 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, one supplier for feedstock and raw materials accounted for 10.59% of the total raw material purchase. In 2007, three suppliers for feedstock and raw materials accounted for 31.63%, 15.77%, and 14.45%, respectively, of the total raw material purchase. The accounts payable due to these suppliers amounted to $103,142 and $19,959, respectively, as of September 30, 2008 and as of December 31, 2007.

The Company’s operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the economy in the regions where the Company’s customers are located. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected 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.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of the PRC. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payment of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from the transaction, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate governmental authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of the PRC to pay capital expenses, such as the repayment of bank loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions.




  

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Company Overview

 

We were originally incorporated in Delaware, under the name “Hurley Exploration Inc.” on November 12, 2004, in order to conduct mineral exploration activities. On October 13, 2006, in anticipation of our acquisition of China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd., we abandoned this enterprise and changed our name to China Clean Energy Inc. On October 24, 2006, we acquired China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd., pursuant to the terms of a Share Exchange Agreement. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition (recapitalization), with China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd. deemed to be the accounting acquirer and us as the legal acquirer. Upon the closing of this transaction, we became a Chinese renewable resource-based biodiesel and specialty chemicals manufacturer/distributor.

 

China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd. was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 13, 2006, for the purpose of holding a 100% interest in Fujian Zhongde Technology Co., Ltd. As such, China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd. does not conduct any substantive operations of its own, but rather conducts its primary business operations through Fujian Zhongde Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese company that was incorporated in the Province of Fujian, China on July 10, 1995. On November 5, 2007, Fujian Zhongde Energy Co., Ltd., was incorporated in the Province of Fujian, China as a 100% owned subsidiary of China Clean Energy Resources, Ltd. for the development and operation of our new 100,000 tons per year biodiesel/specialty chemical refinery in Jiangyin Industrial Park, Fuqing City, Fujian Province, China.

Recent Events

On October 23, 2008, we announced that commencement of production at our Jiangyin plant had been delayed due to weather conditions and engineering difficulties and that commercial production at the plant was not expected to commence until the second quarter of 2009.

As previously disclosed, in connection with our January 15, 2008 private placement, certain members of our management deposited an aggregate of 1.5 million shares of common stock into an escrow account.  Such shares shall be disbursed, pro rata, among the private placement investors should (i) we fail to begin the production of biodiesel at our planned facility in Jiang Yin, People’s Republic of China on or before January 1, 2009 or (ii) we fail to achieve at least $14,000,000 of adjusted net income during 2009. As a result of the construction delay, the 1.5 million shares will be disbursed to the private placement investors before the end of January 2009. The aforementioned share distribution will not be dilutive to existing shareholders and will have no impact on our cash position or operating results.

On November 11, 2008, we announced that we had resumed biodiesel production at our existing plant in light of the current drop in raw material costs. We had temporarily halted the production of biodiesel in March 2008 and shifted our focus to higher value-added specialty chemicals in an effort to mitigate sharp increases in the cost of raw materials and stagnant wholesale diesel pricing in China. We are closely monitoring our feedstock raw material prices, wholesale diesel prices and the conditions in the biodiesel industry in China in order to reassess our biodiesel production on an ongoing basis.

The cost of waste cooking oil, cotton seed waste and rapeseed waste feedstock, the principal raw materials used to produce our biodiesel product – which had increased to over $500 per ton in early 2008 compared to an average of $368 per ton in the fourth quarter of 2007 – is currently around $396 per ton. At the current prices of biodiesel and feedstock, we expect to achieve about a 23% gross margin. We currently expect to produce up to 800 tons of biodiesel per month, at our existing plant, which has an annual capacity of 10,000 tons.

Once the new facility is constructed by the end of this year, the refinery will have the flexibility to produce 100,000 tons of biodiesel, 100,000 tons of specialty chemicals, or a combination of biodiesel and specialty chemicals for a total output of 100,000 tons per year.

Three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007.

Revenues.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, we had net sales of $4,101,578 (100% from specialty chemical sales), as compared to net sales of $5,459,688 (29.29% from biodiesel sales and 70.71% from specialty chemical sales) during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of approximately 24.88%.  This decrease is attributable to slower sales, which was driven by restricted transportation of chemicals between July and September as a result of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and a decrease in our biodiesel sales. As our biodiesel profit margin had been marginalized, management decided to temporarily halt our biodiesel production in March 2008. Our average feedstock cost in the second quarter of 2007 was $350/ton (RMB 2,600/ton) compared to $709/ton (RMB5,000/ton) in the second quarter of 2008.  Although the Chinese government raised the wholesale and retail price of fuel by 18% in June 2008, the price increase did not offset the feedstock price increase for biodiesel production. As of November 11, 2008, we resumed the production of biodiesel at our existing plant in response to a recent drop in raw materials costs, which is expected to help improve our revenue and profit growth going forward.



  

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Gross Profit.  The cost of goods sold, which consists of direct labor, overhead and product costs, was $3,233,048 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to $4,033,402 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.  We had a gross profit of $868,530 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to gross profit of $1,426,286 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, representing gross margins of approximately 21.18% and 26.12%, respectively.  The decrease in gross profits is attributable to a significant increase in feedstock prices.

Selling Expenses.  Selling expenses, which consist of advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges, exporting expenses, wages and salaries totaled $56,721 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to $164,642 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of approximately 65.55%.  This decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in our special chemical product exports, which decreased by 21% compared to the corresponding period of 2007. Due to the decrease of exports, our commission expense, fees paid to third parties for the referral of international customers, and freight expenses also decreased during this period.

General and Administrative and Other Operating Expenses.  General and administrative and other operating expenses totaled $549,357 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to $310,836 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately 77%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $251,103 of stock based compensation costs relating to employee stock options granted in January 2008. The fair value of the options will be amortized on a quarterly basis over three years.

Net Income.  We had a net income of $401,699 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to a net income of $834,586 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of approximately 51.87%. This decrease is primarily attributable to slower sales, which were negatively impacted by the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, higher raw material costs, and higher employee compensation costs.  On March 9, 2008, our principal subsidiary, Fujian Zhongde Technology Co. Ltd., received approval from the Chinese tax authority for a corporate income tax exemption and reduction status for 2007.  This approval results in a reduced income tax rate of 12% (versus a normal 25% rate) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010, and was a result of our WOFE (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) status approval.

Nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Revenues.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we had net sales of $14,053,372 (95.97% from specialty chemical sales), as compared to net sales of $14,853,094 (26.91% from biodiesel sales and 73.09% from specialty chemical sales) during the same period in 2007, a decrease of approximately 5.38%.  This decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease of biodiesel production, largely offset by increases in specialty chemical product lines.

Gross Profit.  The cost of goods sold, which consists of direct labor, overhead and product costs, was $10,783,153 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the cost of goods sold of $10,848,073 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  We had a gross profit of $3,270,219 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to gross profits of $4,005,021 for the same period in 2007, representing gross margins of approximately 23.27% and 26.96%, respectively.  The decrease in gross profits is attributable to significant increases in feedstock prices and a decrease in the Chinese government’s export tax rebates from 13% to 5%, effective July 1, 2007.

Selling Expenses.  Selling expenses, which consist of advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges, export expenses, wages and salaries totaled $193,642 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $601,933 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of approximately 67.83%.  This decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in our special chemical product exports, which decreased by 37% from the corresponding period in 2007. Due to the decrease of exports, our commission expenses, fees paid to third parties for the referral of international customers, and freight expenses also decreased.

General and Administrative and Other Operating Expenses.  General and administrative and other operating expenses totaled $1,757,637 and $1,209,615 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of approximately 45%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $758,341 of stock based compensation costs relating to employee stock options issued in January 2008. The fair value of the stock options will be amortized on a quarterly basis over three years.

Net Income.  We had a net income of $1,150,927 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a net income of $2,028,402 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of approximately 43.26%.  This decrease in net income was primarily attributable to lower biodiesel production and sales, higher raw material cots, higher compensation costs and income taxes, and were only partly offset by increases in specialty product lines and decreases in selling expenses. On March 9, 2008, our principal subsidiary, Fujian Zhongde Technology Co. Ltd., received approval from the Chinese tax authority for a corporate income tax exemption and reduction status for 2007.  This approval results in a reduced income tax rate of 12% (versus a normal 25% rate) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010, and was a result of our WOFE (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) status approval.



  

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2008, and September 30, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6,358,090 and $1,330,791, respectively, representing an increase of approximately 378%.  The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to $13,627,403 net capital raised in January 2008, by means of a $15 million private placement. This increase, however, was partially offset by a $12,045,652 increase in fixed assets and long term prepayment, and the repayment of $1,232,621 in bank loans.

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $4,235,491 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $1,213,417 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately 249%. This increase was primarily due to cash flow from cash related net income of $2,616,279, reduction in accounts receivables of $1,804,833, an increase of $393,882 in accounts payable and other payables.  It was offset by an increase of advances for raw material purchases of $166,374, a decrease of customer deposits of $166,042 and a tax payable of $299,941.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $12,043,905 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $2,619,375 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately 360%. This increase was primarily attributable to $6,132,399 in additional construction costs, $4,231,925 in the purchase of property and equipment and $1,681,328 of advances to the purchase of equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $12,394,782 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $186,162 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately 6,658%. This increase was primarily attributable to $13,627,403 net capital raised in January 2008, by means of a $15 million private placement. This increase, however, was partially offset the repayment of $1,232,621 in bank loans.

We have historically met our liquidity and capital requirements from a variety of sources, including internally generated cash, short-term borrowings from both related parties and financial institutions, and sales of common stock.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition presented in this section is based on the consolidated financial statements. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). During the preparation of the financial statements we are required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to sales, returns, pricing concessions, bad debts, inventories, investments, fixed assets, intangible assets, income taxes and other contingencies. We based our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the set of current conditions. Actual results may differ from these estimates under a different set of assumptions or set of conditions.

 

In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Release No. 33-8040, “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure about Critical Accounting Policy,” we identified the most critical accounting principals upon which our financial status depends. We determined that those critical accounting principles are related to the use of estimates, inventory valuation, revenue recognition, income tax, impairment of intangibles and other long-lived assets. We present these accounting policies in the relevant sections in this management’s discussion and analysis, including the Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements discussed below.

 

Revenue Recognition. We recognize a sale when the revenue has been realized or realizable and has been earned, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements”. Our sales are related to the sale of a product. Revenue for a product sale is recognized as risk and title to the product transfer to the customer, which usually occurs at the time shipment is made. Substantially all of our products are sold FOB (“free on board”) shipping point. Title to the product passes when the product is delivered to the freight carrier.

 

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All products that are sold in the People’s Republic of China are subject to a local value-added tax at a standard rate of 17% of the gross sales price, or at a rate that is approved by the local government. This VAT may be offset by a VAT paid on raw materials and other semi-finished products included in the cost of producing the finished product.

Accounts Receivable, Trade and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Substantial portions on our business operations are conducted in the People’s Republic of China. During the normal course of business, we extend unsecured credit to our customers. Management reviews our accounts receivable on a regular basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is recorded when collection of the full amount is no longer likely.

 



  

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We have not entered into any third party financial guarantees. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares being classified as stockholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). More precisely, this statement sets forth a standard definition of fair value as it applies to assets or liabilities, the principle market (or most advantageous market) for determining fair value (price), the market participants, inputs and the application of the derived fair value to those assets and liabilities. The effective date of this pronouncement is for all full fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2007. We adopted SFAS No. 157 as of January 1, 2008 and the adoption did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS 159) which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The SFAS 159 became effective for us on January 1, 2008. We chose not to elect the option to measure the fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51”  (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We believe that the application of SFAS 160 will not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations,” which applies to all transactions or other events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses, including those sometimes referred to as “true mergers” or “mergers of equals” and combinations achieved without the transfer of consideration. This statement replaces FASB Statement No. 141 and applies to all business entities, including mutual entities that previously used the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for some business combinations. We believe that adoption of SFAS 141R will materially effect the accounting for all future acquisitions.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment to FASB Statement No. 133”. SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP FAS 142-3”) which amends the factors an entity should consider in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“FAS No. 142”). FSP FAS 142-3 applies to intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of assets and intangible assets acquired in both business combinations and asset acquisitions. It removes a provision under FAS No. 142, requiring an entity to consider whether a contractual renewal or extension clause can be accomplished without substantial cost or material modifications of the existing terms and conditions associated with the asset. Instead, FSP FAS 142-3 requires that an entity consider its own experience in renewing similar arrangements. An entity would consider market participant assumptions regarding renewal if no such relevant experience exists. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for year ends beginning after December 15, 2008 with early adoption prohibited. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.



  

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In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. It is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts An interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60”. SFAS No. 163 requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. It also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for premium revenue and claim liabilities, and requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, except for some disclosures about the insurance enterprise’s risk-management activities. SFAS No. 163 requires that disclosures about the risk-management activities of the insurance enterprise be effective for the first period beginning after issuance. Except for those disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

In June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FSP No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 concludes that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities, and thus, should be included in the two-class method of computing earnings per share (“EPS”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early application of EITF 03-6-1 is prohibited. It also requires that all prior-period EPS data be adjusted retrospectively. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 “Determining whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF 07-5”). This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is not permitted. Paragraph 11(a) of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No 133 “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. EITF 07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. We believe adopting this statement will have a material impact on the financial statements because among other things, any option or warrant previously issued and all new issuances denominated is US dollars will be required to be carried as a liability and marked to market each reporting period.

On October 10, 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active,” which clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. FSP 157-3 became effective on October 10, 2008, and its adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

Certain Risks and Uncertainties

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including certain statements contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” constitute forward-looking statements.  The words or phrases “can be,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “projects” and similar words and phrases are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.  Any forward-looking information provided by us or on our behalf is not a guarantee of future performance. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



  

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Item 4T.

Controls and Procedures. 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’)). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon our evaluation, our chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, in ensuring that material information that we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



  

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors

Economic conditions could materially adversely affect us.

Our operations and performance depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions poses a risk as consumers and businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and/or declines in income or asset values, which could have a material negative effect on the demand for our products. Other factors that could influence demand include continuing increases in energy costs, conditions in the real estate and mortgage markets, labor and healthcare costs, access to credit, consumer confidence, and other macroeconomic factors affecting consumer spending behavior. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and on our financial condition and operating results.

The current financial turmoil affecting the banking system and financial markets and the possibility that financial institutions may consolidate or go out of business have resulted in a tightening in the credit markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets, and extreme volatility in fixed income, credit, currency and equity markets. There could be a number of follow-on effects from the credit crisis on our business, including insolvency of key suppliers resulting in product delays; inability of customers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products and/or customer insolvencies. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions could also continue to increase the volatility of our stock price.

We continue to be subject to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on March 11, 2008.  

Item 6.

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31.1*

 

Section 302 Certification by Principal Executive Officer

31.2*

 

Section 302 Certification by Principal Financial Officer

32*

 

Section 906 Certification by Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer

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* Filed herewith



  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

         

CHINA CLEAN ENERGY INC.

 

 

  

 

 

 

Date:

November 14, 2008

By:  

/s/ TAI-MING OU

 

 

Tai-Ming Ou

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

  

 

 

 

Date:

November 14, 2008

By:  

/s/ SHANNON YAN

 

 

Shannon Yan
Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)



 



  

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31.1*

 

Section 302 Certification by Principal Executive Officer

31.2*

 

Section 302 Certification by Principal Financial Officer

32*

 

Section 906 Certification by Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer


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* Filed herewith



  

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