SMALL BUSINESS CREATES JOBS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS - Flare Industries Inc. in Austin, Texas is a small business that manufactures flares for offshore production, refineries, and other petrochemical projects. Their products burn or oxidize industrial waste gases safely and efficiently. Since 2001 the family-owned company has benefited from Ex-Im Bank´s environmental exports credit insurance and also has a working capital line of credit from a local bank that we are guaranteeing as well. The company reports that over 90% of their products are exported, producing 40 export-related jobs.