Commissioners                                              Tay Yoshitani 
Bill Bryant 
Chief Executive Officer 
President 
Tom Albro                         P.O. Box 1209 
John Creighton                    Seattle, Washington 98111 
Rob Holland                       www. portseattle.org 
Gael Tarleton                          206.787.3000 

Audio and video recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are not available for
this meeting, which was held at the Port of Moses Lake. 
APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 26, 2011 
The Port of Seattle (POS) Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the
Port of Moses Lake Headquarters, 7810 Andrews Street NE, Moses Lake, Washington. The
special session included a joint meeting with the Port of Moses Lake Commission for
approximately 30 minutes followed by tours of three companies with manufacturing facilities
located at the Port of Moses Lake (POML). 
Present were: 
Port of Seattle: 
Commission President Bill Bryant 
Commissioner Tom Albro 
Commissioner John Creighton 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
Port of Moses Lake: 
Commission President D. Kent Jones 
Commissioner Michael B. Conley 
Commissioner Brian P. McGowan 
Craig Baldwin, Executive Manager 
Port of Seattle Commissioners Holland and Tarleton were absent from the meeting and tour. 
The meeting began at 1:05 p.m.
Mr. Lon Topaz, Energy Resources Manager of REC Silicon, a division of Renewable Energy
Corporation of Norway, briefed the two Commissions on REC Silicon's manufacturing operations in
Moses Lake. REC Silicon produces electronic grade polysilicon and silane gas that is used in the
electronics and photovoltaic industries. The company imports raw materials through the POML's

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Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), which saves REC about $4 million annually. REC's Moses Lake facility
employs 800 people and produces the cheapest polysilicon in the world because of the low-cost
power available in Moses Lake. 
CEO Yoshitani and EM Baldwin reported on their consultations to cooperate more closely on
economic development issues related to transportation infrastructure, joint marketing, Foreign
Trade Zones and exports following the February 8, 2011, meeting in Seattle. Commissioner Albro
noted that Moses Lake's strengths include low-costland and power, lower cost of living, strong
work ethic, good quality of life, and lack of traffic congestion. One major drawback is the lack of
scheduled air service to the Grant County International Airport.
Commissioner Bryant noted that Moses Lake relies on I-90 to transport its goods to and from
Seattle.  Commissioner Jones said the Port of Moses Lake will meet with its stakeholders
regarding extending the rail connection to the POML. CEO Yoshitani suggested that the POS,
along with the Ports of Tacoma and Everett, might assist the POML in analyzing whether sending
goods by truck or rail is the best option.
The two Commissions then began to tour three manufacturing facilities at the Port of Moses Lake. 
Visit to the SGL Group 
Mr. Steve Swanson, Plant Manager of SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (SGL ACF), told the two
Commissions that SGL ACF's joint venture with Mitsubishi Rayon Company, which broke ground in
July 2010, is scheduled to open on time this summer. The SGL ACF production facility will import
precursor raw material from Mitsubishi in Japan and produce carbon fiber in Moses Lake to be
shipped to Germany. There it will be processed into lightweight carbon fiber fabric and ultimately
into carbon fiber parts and components for carbon fiber car bodies for BMW's new Megacity
electric vehicle (the i3) and the new i8 hybrid vehicle to be manufactured by BMW in Leipzig,
Germany. SGL ACF's plant will operate in the POML's FTZ and will import and export raw
materials through the POS. Mr. Swanson said that the company will save "a couple of percent" by
locating the project in an FTZ.  The plant will employ 500 people in the next ten years as
production expands. It is certified at the LEED Gold level, and BMW dealers will have to be
certified as LEED Gold dealers to sell the i3 and i8. 
According to Mr. Swanson, the main reason that SGL ACF selected Moses Lake to build the
project was the low cost of power. Another reason was that the Northwest already has a significant
carbon fiber industrial base because of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Washington state's image as a
high-tech state with high-tech workforce, and the proximity of the POS, also contributed to SGL 
ACF's conclusion that Moses Lake was a good fit for the company.
Chemi-Con Materials Corporation 
Mr. Yusuke Nakajo briefed the two Commissions on the operations of Chemi-Con Materials, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Chemi-Con. The Moses Lake facility produces specially etched
aluminum foils which are the main material in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Capacitors are

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used in an extensive range of consumer and industrial electronics. The etching process uses a
great deal of energy so the low cost of power and the availability of FTZ status provided significant
benefits for establishing the plant in Moses Lake. 
Genie Industries 
Mr. Nick Womack provided a walking tour of Genie Industries' manufacturing facility in a former B-
52 hanger in the POML. The plant manufactures various models of advanced lifting equipment
and moved to Moses Lake in 1999. It is currently developing a new lift that can reach 170 feet into
the air versus the current model that reaches only 135 feet. T wo shifts are working at the plant,
and weekend shifts may be started soon to meet demand. The company is headquartered in
Redmond, Washington. Unlike REC Silicon, SGL and Chemi-Con, Genie Industries is not
operating in the FTZ. 
Ms. Rhonda Severance, Sales Executive, discussed the sophistication of Genie Industries global
supply chain and its use of first, second, and third tier suppliers. Genie uses the "just in time"
inventory strategy and receives multiple deliveries every day. Genie monitors its supply chain
closely and purchases from both U.S. and foreign suppliers. For example, after the earthquake in
Japan, the company had a good understanding of its exposure in Japan and reached out to
suppliers after a few days. There is some potential exposure for first-tier suppliers, but secondand
third-tier suppliers are more at risk. Genie tries to position parts and supplies so they can
come in by rail and then be trucked to the plant in bulk or broken down for use in assembling an
individual piece of equipment. Genie ships finished equipment through both the POS and the Port
of Tacoma, or it will use another port if it can get a better deal. The corporate office in Redmond
coordinates outgoing shipments. 
The Commissions completed their manufacturing tours at approximately 5:10 p.m. 
(Audio or video recordings are not available for this meeting.) 

John Creighton 
Secretary