French Oil Mill Machinery receives export award

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Monday, May 21, 2012

" f- E0 n2 |* _! RPiqua, OH - French Oil Mill Machinery was awarded the Presidential “E” Star Award for Exports by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson at the White House in Washington, D.C. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. “Exporting continues to be a critical element of our sales growth, and we are honored to receive the “E” Star Award,” said Daniel P. French, French’s chairman and president. “Our company first began exporting equipment in 1905 to Canada and Europe and soon after to China. Over our company’s 112-year history, we have exported equipment to every continent other than Antarctica and supported customers in over 80 countries.” French added, “The dedication of our Piqua employees has contributed largely to our success and international growth. Over the past three years, export sales grew to 65 percent of our total sales, enabling us to hire over 35 additional employees in our Piqua headquarters and manufacturing facility.” French, located in Piqua, OH, is an ISO-certified, third generation family-owned U.S. company that custom designs, manufactures and supports hydraulic presses for molding rubber and composite materials, screw presses for synthetic rubber processing and the separation of liquids from solids, and oilseed equipment used to extract vegetable oil from seeds and nuts, and to produce “green” biofuels. U.S. companies are nominated for the “E” Awards through the U.S. Commercial Service office network, which helps U.S. companies export. The primary criterion for the “E” Star Award is three years of successive export growth. “E” Awards are awarded to applicants that can demonstrate a significant contribution to U.S. export expansion that is measurable, innovative, sustainable and has broad impact.