<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from SGI International's Form 10-QSB for the nine month period ended September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000737955 <NAME> SGI International <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> 0 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 209,518 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 692,739 <ALLOWANCES> 53,314 <INVENTORY> 413,327 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,763,995 <PP&E> 3,784,014 <DEPRECIATION> 1,311,034 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,509,874 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 8,163,302 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 605 <COMMON> 52,982,986 <OTHER-SE> (57,312,119) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 6,509,874 <SALES> 3,954,131 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,954,131 <CGS> 3,028,770 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,028,770 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,092,317 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 794,679 <INCOME-PRETAX> (4,532,426) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (4,532,426) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (4,532,426) <EPS-BASIC> (0.07) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.07)