ShengdaTech Inc., a manufacturer of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate, has announced that the first phase of its new NPCC facility in Zibo, Shandong, is operating at its peak capacity of 60,000 metric tons per annum.

Inspur Group, parent of Inspur International Limited, has announced that it has acquired the Xi'an research and development center of the German-based memory chip maker Qimonda AG for CNY30 million.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce reports that in the first quarter of 2009 a total of 584 business bribery cases were uncovered, which was a decrease of 1.18% over the same period last year.

Gulf Resources, a manufacturer of bromine, crude salt, and specialty chemical products in China, has announced that it will increase its bromine and crude salt manufacturing capacity as the result of a planned acquisition in the province of Shandong.

To broaden sources of income and reduce expenditure, Taiwan-based technology manufacturing group Hon Hai Precision Industry Company is planning to implement large-scale employee relocations to third-tier Chinese mainland cities that can offer preferential tax policies in addition to reducing its operating budget for 2009 by 20%.

DSM Nutritional Products, a subsidiary of Royal DSM N.V., a global life sciences and materials sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has opened its third premix plant in China.

China Valves Technology has announced that its subsidiary Henan Kaifeng High Pressure Valve Company has developed the capability to manufacture high quality technology-intensive forged steel valves for use in ultra supercritical thermal power generating units.

ShengdaTech, a manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate and a major manufacturer of coal-based chemical products in Tai'an City, Shandong Province, has announced that it has successfully completed product testing for use of NPCC by a major Chinese tire manufacture.

The Korean Trade Commission has made its final determination on its investigation into the dumping of biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate plastic film.

China RuiTai International Holdings Co., Ltd., a producer and distributor of cellulose ether products in China, has announced that it has completed a pilot test for biopolysaccharide, which is ready for mass production.