OPIC had this to say about Sweetwater International (SI) in its 2004 Annual Report, “In a project targeted at economically depressed rural regions of Pakistan, farmers will gain access to advanced soil treatment technology that could help them increase crop yields by more than 30 percent. Sweetwater International, Inc., of Salt Lake City, will use $1.1 million in political risk insurance to sell or lease its patented Sulfurous Acid Generator equipment, which increases production by reducing soil salinity and sodicity. The company has also established a research and training institute. Estimated to hire 71 permanent employees in its first five years, the project will begin in Punjab province, where the soil is particularly affected by high saline and saline/sodic content.”