MSA EMERGING MARKETS: CHINA In China, Enhancing Worker Safety in the Growing Oil and Gas Market Many of the high-quality safety products used by Sinopec  and other Chinese customers are manufactured at MSA’s  Suzhou facility, just outside of Shanghai. This state-of-the- art facility, opened in early 2009, is the only MSA factory  that currently manufactures products from all five of MSA’s  Core Product lines, and ships many around the world. China’s oil, gas and petrochemical industry is booming,  and MSA is right there to support the industry’s workers to  help ensure they work in optimum safety. In one key Core  Product area – Fixed Gas and Flame Detection – MSA’s sales in China grew by more than 30 percent in 2011,  making China the third largest global market for these life-saving systems, right behind the U.S. and Germany. One key customer for fixed gas and flame detection  products in 2011 was the Sinopec Group, a state-owned  petroleum and petrochemical enterprise. The oil and gas  giant has numerous subsidiaries and a myriad of projects  underway, and calls on MSA to provide safety support in  operations throughout the vast country. For example, MSA’s new PrimaX Gas Detection System,  launched in 2011, ships to Europe and other countries  globally, but is manufactured solely at the Suzhou  facility. This innovative new product was co-developed  by engineers at our Suzhou R&D Center working with  colleagues in Berlin. Technology transferred to the plant  under Project Magellan is helping ensure that all Suzhou  operations are truly world class, and will continue to drive  cost savings and profitability well into the future. 10 MSA 2011 ANNUAL REPORT CHINA h Opened in 2009, MSA’s state-of-the-art facility in Suzhou, China is the only MSA factory that currently produces  products representing each of  MSA’s Core Product lines.