Annual Designed Capacity of 15K Tons of Shaped Refractory
Adding Specialty No-Carbon Bricks to Product Mix
GONGYI, China, April 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) (“Gengsheng” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer in China of industrial materials capable of withstanding high temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has completed the construction of an all-new production line for the pressed bricks, a type of “shaped” refractory, for steel production. The annual designed production capacity is 15,000 metric tons. The line has begun its commercial production, with sales ensuing immediately.
Prior to the new line, Gengsheng had the capacity of 100,000 tons per year for the monolithic refractory, which is an “unshaped” heat-resistant industrial material mixed, stirred and formed at the desired location. The “shaped” refractory is a standard-sized, block-shaped brick that can be mass-manufactured for different customers. Gengsheng’s new line, housed in a new facility separate from the monolithic production site, is designed to make specialized pressed bricks that contain little to no carbon and are more durable than average refractory bricks, and will be used for the production of low-carbon steel. The average price for Gengsheng’s specialty pressed bricks is expected to be more than twice that of the monolithcs.
“Our new pressed-brick line will add a high-value product to our refractory offerings,” said Mr. Shunqing Zhang, Chairman, CEO and President of Gengsheng. “We are currently selling the product to our full-service customers as an extra value of the program. We expect the sales of the bricks to contribute about 10% of our revenues this year.”
Gengsheng’s full-service programs cover installation, maintenance and replacement of refractory products for customers. Such programs accounted for 37% of the Company’s total sales in 2007.
About China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.
China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (“Gengsheng”) develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of mineral-based 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 in 11 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. and Henan Gengsheng High Temperature Materials Co., Ltd.
For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.gengsheng.com .
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For more information, please contact:
In China:
Mr. Fulong Zheng
Investor Relations
China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.
Tel: +86-371-6405-9846
Email: zflde@163.com
In the U.S.:
Valentine Ding
Investor Relations
The Global Consulting Group
Tel: +1-646-284-9412
Email: vding@hfgcg.com
