1. Organisation and principal activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organisation and principal activities

1  Organisation and principal activities   Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on September 30, 1996.   Euro Tech (Far East) Limited (“Far East”) is the principal operating subsidiary of the Company. It is principally engaged in the marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems in Hong Kong and in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).   Details of the Company’s significant subsidiaries and affiliates are summarised as follows:

Name	Percentage of equity ownership	Place of incorporation	Principal activities
Subsidiaries:
Euro Tech (Far East) Limited	100%	Hong Kong	Marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems
Euro Tech (China) Limited	100%	Hong Kong	Inactive
ChinaH2O.com Limited***	100%	Hong Kong	Internet content provider and provision of marketing services for environmental industry to the Company and its subsidiaries
Euro Tech Trading (Shanghai) Limited	100%	The PRC	Marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems
Shanghai Euro Tech Limited	100%	The PRC	Manufacturing of analytical and testing equipment
Shanghai Euro Tech Environmental Engineering Company Limited	100%	The PRC	Undertaking water and waste-water treatment engineering projects
Chongqing Euro Tech Rizhi Technology Co., Ltd	100%	The PRC	Marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems

Name	Percentage of equity ownership	Place of incorporation	Principal activities
Rizhi Euro Tech Instrument (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd	100%	The PRC	Marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems
Guangzhou Euro Tech Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd	100%	The PRC	Marketing and trading of water and waste water related process control, analytical and testing instruments, disinfection equipment, supplies and related automation systems
Yixing Pact Environmental Technology Co., Ltd	58%*	The PRC	Design, manufacture and operation of water and waste water treatment machinery and equipment
Pact Asia Pacific Limited **	58%*	The British Virgin Islands	Producing and selling of environment protection equipment, undertaking environment protection projects and providing relevant technology advice, training and services
Affiliates:
Zhejiang Tianlan Environmental Protection Technology Co. Ltd. (Formerly known as Zhejiang Tianlan Desulfurization and Dust–Removal Co. Ltd.)	20%	The PRC	Design, general contract, equipment manufacturing, installation, testing and operation management of the treatment of waste gases emitted
Zhejaing Jia Huan Electronic Co. Ltd.	20%	The PRC	Design and manufacturing automatic control systems and electric voltage control equipment for electrostatic precipitators (air purification equipment)

* In the year 2011, the Company additionally acquired 5% equity interest of these two companies.

** The subsidiary of Pact Asia Pacific Limited, Pact Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd was deregistered on January 11, 2013.

*** The subsidiary was deregistered on February 17, 2012.

ZHEJIANG

Organisation and principal activities

1 Organisation and principal activities   Zhejiang Tianlan Environmental Protection Technology Company Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) on May 18, 2000 as a wholly domestic owned enterprise. On August 6, 2007, Euro Tech (Far East) Limited and Beijing International Trust Investment Company Limited acquired 20% and approximately 3% of the equity interest of the Company. Upon the completion of the transaction, the Company changed from a wholly domestic owned enterprise to a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise with an operating period up to August 5, 2037.   On August 30, 2011, the Company changed from a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise to a limited company by shares.   The principal activities of the Company are engaged in flue gas desulphurization, dust removal, flue gas denitration and purification of diversified industrial waster gas.   Details of the Company’s subsidiaries are summarised as follows:

Name	Percentage of equity ownership		Place of incorporation	Principal activities
	2012	2011
Hangzhou Tianlan Environmental Engineering and Design Company Limited	100%	100%	PRC	Provision of maintenance services of environmental protection equipment
Hangzhou Tianlan Environmental Protection Equipments Company Limited	51%	51%	PRC	Manufacturing and installation services of environmental protection equipment
Shihezi Tianlan Environmental Protection Technology Company Limited (石河子市天藍環保技術有限公司)	100%	-	PRC	Dormant