Sediment Control with Diamond Sock Who is MKB

Sediment Control with Diamond Sock

Who is MKB • Formed in 2011 • 13 Employees • Manufactured with our own Fabric – Diamond Sock • Centered in State College PA – Marcellus Opportunity • Expanded to Manufacturing in – Pittsburgh, Columbus OH and Southington CT • Shipped over 900 miles of Palletized Compost Filter Sock to date

MBK Company Focus • • High Quality Products Sell Only Through Distribution Localized Manufacturing Model In House Logistics

MKB Growth Impact • MKB Directly Employs 13 • Contract Manufacturer – 13 • Suppliers to MKB in Pennsylvania – Mulch Manufacturers – Wooden Stake Manufacturers – Equipment Suppliers – Logistics Companies • Distributors of Diamond Sock

MKB Company Growth • Revenues increased 300% in 3 years • Shipping to 23 States • Expanding outside of Oil and Gas • Follow the Adoption of Compost Filter Sock • Currently talking with potential contract manufacturers in multiple states

What is Compost Filter Sock? A mesh tube filled with ground up aged hardwood. It’s an all natural product that filters muddy and/or polluted water.

Why Compost Filter Sock Works • Slows the silt laden water • Filters • All Natural Filter • Aged Media • Simple to install – hard to get it wrong

Where Compost Filter Sock Works • • Pipelines Well Pads Home Development Cell Tower Construction Power Line Upgrades Site Development Highway Improvements Anywhere the soil is turned

Lakawanna Project

Regulatory Standing • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Development – “COMPOST FILTER SOCK - Sediment Removal Efficiency: HIGH. This device is an ABACT for HQ and EV watersheds. “ PA DEP Manual Technical Guidance Number 363 -2134 -008 – March 2012 – pg. 62 – “SILT FENCE (FILTER FABRIC FENCE) - Sediment Removal Efficiency: LOW. This device is not an ABACT for special protection watersheds. “ PA DEP Manual Technical Guidance Number 363 -2134 -008 – March 2012 – pg. 75

Silt Fence Limitations

How is Compost Filter Sock Used

Installation Methods Blower Trucks and Track Blowers • Remote Locations • Large diameter compost filter sock • Difficult Installations Installation from Pallets • • Simple Scheduling Installed when its needed No staging yard needed Installed in phases as the project develops

Simple To Install – Simple to Remove • • Lay it down Stake it in Cut it open Remove the fabric

Completely Reliable Winter Installation Summer Sediment

Benefits of Pallets • Faster – Pallet installation can be quicker than installed • Schedule – Palletized can be laid down when convenient for the contractor – not the installer • Simplicity – Palletized installation is simple without soil disturbance or heavy equipment • Maintenance – If a section is damaged extra pallets allow for instant replacement

MKB – PA – Marcellus • MKB Company formed because of the Marcellus shale development • Long term opportunities outside of oil and gas present a stable long term growth path • High quality hard woods and highway access to the east coast a significant benefit to being based in Pennsylvania • PA DEP – Foresight to protect Pennsylvania waterways with new technologies

Jim Carlin jcarlin@mkbcompany. com 412 -607 -5847