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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Golden Triangle Industries, Inc. for the period
ended September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> GOLDEN TRIANGLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS OTHER
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> JUL-01-2000 JAN-01-2000 JUL-01-1999 JAN-01-1999 DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 SEP-30-2000 SEP-20-1999 SEP-30-1999 DEC-31-1999
<CASH> 485,874 485,874 0 0 181,187
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<RECEIVABLES> 381,497 381,497 0 0 290,583
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0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 9,318,321 9,318,321 9,318,321 9,318,321 8,487,887
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<TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,670,793 10,367,051 3,321,236 8,755,436 0
<CGS> 2,913,469 8,348,633 2,720,008 7,182,572 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 757,324 2,018,418 601,228 1,572,864 0
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 962,520 1,575,482 338,875 900,697 0
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