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.

Trace Laboratories, a supplier of independent testing, analysis, and qualification services, is opening a new test laboratory in Shanghai.

Suzhou Deylon Textiles Co., Ltd, a large joint venture specializing in the manufacturing of Arab headscarves, has passed the field audits carried out by the Swiss Textile Testing Institute TESTEX for the certification of Oeko-Tex Standard 1000.

Following recalls and concerns over toy safety in China, Wal-Mart has begun sharing its new Toy Safety Net standards with all toy suppliers to ensure requirements and guidelines for material content in toy products, and testing, will impact all new toys and toy re-orders.