of developing innovative products and technologies in the environmental and recycling industries, with specific emphasis on rubberized asphalt paving, scrap tire and industrial rubber recycling. The principal offices of the Company are located at 2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, California 92612. The Company was organized as a corporation in 1968, under the laws of the State of California. In 1988 the Company changed its domicile from California to the State of Nevada and has operated as a Nevada corporation since that time. In March 2001, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name from The Quantum Group, Inc., to Advanced Recycling Sciences, Inc.