A group of 317 companies from the Nanhai District, Foshan in Guangdong, has signed a commitment letter with the local environment department on environmental protection.

Fushi Copperweld, Inc., a global manufacturer of copper-clad bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, transportation and other electrical applications, has announced that the company's subsidiary, Fushi International (Dalian) Bimetallic Cable Company, has been appointed to form and organize China's first ever composite conductor working group by the National Standardization Administration of China.

Materials technology company China Gengsheng Minerals has announced that it has developed a new refractory product that will assist the steel industry to cut energy costs and increase efficiency.

Under a strategic cooperation agreement with the Henan government, Alcoa will work with Henan as a strategic ally on identifying value-added projects for alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum fabrication facilities in the province.

The Timken Company says it applied its advanced research to secure additional contracts with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of bearings to two new aluminum-rolling mills under construction in China.