China GengSheng Minerals Joins the Federation for International Refractory Research and Education as an Industrial Partner

GONGYI, China, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CHGS), a leading China-based high-tech industrial materials manufacturer producing heat resistant, energy efficient materials for a variety of industrial applications, today announced that the company has become an industrial partner with The Federation for International Refractory Research and Education ("FIRE").

FIRE is a non-profit organization incorporated in Canada, whose members include ten academic institutions and twelve manufacturers, suppliers, users and other service providers that are active in the field of refractories and refractory technologies. FIRE's stated mission is to fund international studies and research activities in the field of refractories, to support academic education by promoting student exchanges and generating double (multiple) degree programs, and to pool the expertise, the experience and the willingness of the most competent persons, institutions and companies worldwide in the field of refractories.

"The advancement of the refractory industry requires an ongoing commitment to the technical education of the workforce, and to open academic and professional exchange," commented Mr. Shunqing Zhang, China GengSheng's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "As the first Chinese refractory manufacturer accepted for industrial membership in FIRE, we believe we have a great opportunity to better understand the developing trends in the global refractory market, exchange ideas with academic and corporate partners to maintain our technological leadership in the Chinese refractory market, and leverage networking opportunities to help the Company gain prominence in the global refractories market. We believe this partnership, which places GengSheng alongside refractory industry leaders such as Alcoa, Calderys and RioTinto Alcan, will provide us with technical and other resources that will help GengSheng advance its position within the Chinese refractory market and continue to execute on its long-term growth strategy."

About China GengSheng Minerals, Inc.

China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. ("GengSheng") develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of high-tech industrial material products, including monolithic refractories, industrial ceramics and fracture proppants. A market leader offering customized solutions, GengSheng sells its products primarily to the iron-and-steel industry as heat-resistant components for steel-making furnaces, industrial kilns and other high-temperature vessels to guarantee and improve the productivity of those expensive pieces of equipment while reducing their consumption of energy. Founded in 1986 and based in China's Henan province, GengSheng currently has over 200 customers in the iron, steel, oil, glass, cement, aluminum and chemical businesses located in China and other countries. GengSheng conducts business through GengSheng International Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, and its Chinese subsidiaries, which are Henan GengSheng Refractories Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Duesail Fracture Proppant Co., Ltd., Henan GengSheng Micronized Powder Materials Co., Ltd, Guizhou SouthEast Prefecture Co., Ltd., GengSheng New Materials Co., Ltd, and Henan GengSheng High Temperature Materials Co., Ltd.

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