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.

According to local media, China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has refused to disclose the details of a report on rolling mills, to the dissatisfaction of many corporate users.

Messer Griesheim (China) Investment Company has signed a cooperation agreement with Panzhihua New Steel and Vanadium Company, a subsidiary of the Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group.

Statistics released by the Yangtze River Administration of the Chinese Ministry of Transport show that increased investment in transport infrastructure in China's interior has halted the recent sharp declines in cargo throughput at ports along the Yangtze River.

According to reports in local media, Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei stated at a recent press conference that there would be no "Buy China" policy and added that domestic and foreign products would be treated equally as long as they are needed.

News from the website of China's Ministry of Commerce is that Mofcom has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on the import of certain iron or steel fasteners manufactured in the European Union.

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., a materials technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperatures, and used in the steel and oil industries, has announced that it has obtained an average increase of 55% in prices for nine "full-service" customers in the steel industry from July to September 2008.

The Shanxi Province Industrial Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility Guide press conference and CSR Forum were recently held in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

ArcelorMittal, Hunan Valin Group and Hunan Valin Steel Co. have announced the launch of Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel, an industrial and commercial joint venture.

Six U.S. pipe makers and the United Steelworkers have applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce for its final affirmative findings that Chinese producers of circular welded steel pipe are dumping below-cost product in the United States, and that pipe exports benefit from large subsidies provided by the Chinese government.