China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Wins $2.9 Million Refractory Full-Service Contract...

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Wins $2.9 Million Refractory Full-Service
Contract with Zibo Zhang Steel Co., Ltd. in Shandong Province

GONGYI, China, April 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Gengsheng Minerals,
Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng" or "the Company"), a materials
technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high
temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries
such as steel and oil, today announced that it has signed a full-service
refractory supply contract with Zibo Zhang Steel Co., Ltd. ("Zhang Steel") in
Shandong Province. The value of the contract is estimated to be approximately
$2.9 million per year.
The Company provides "full services" to China's steel mills in the form of
refractory product installation, testing, maintenance, repair and replacement.
Full-service customers contributed approximately 51% of the Company's total
sales in 2008, compared with 38.3% in 2007.
"I am pleased to add Zhang Steel as our new full-service customer," said
Mr. Shunqing Zhang, Chairman and CEO. "China's crude steel output rose 12% to
45 million tons in March on a sequential basis. This could indicate the
economic stimulus package is starting to show effects, as reflected in highway
and railroad constructions. As a mid-sized regional player, Zhang Steel stands
to benefit from local infrastructure build-out and improvements. Our goal this
year is to sign more full-service customers like Zhang Steel."
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'sHenan
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 .
Safe Harbor Statement
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relating to the business of China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., and its subsidiary
companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included
herein are "forward-looking statements" including statements regarding the
Company's ability to meet its projected output for the term of the supply
contract; the general ability of the Company to achieve its commercial
objectives; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and its
subsidiaries; and any other statements of non-historical information. These
forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that
the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations
may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press
release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website
at http://www.sec.gov . All forward-looking statements attributable to the
Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws,
the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
For more information, please contact:

In China:
China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.
Mr. Shuai Zhang
Investor Relations
Email: shuai298@126.com

In the U.S.:
Grayling
Valentine Ding
Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-284-9412
Email: valentine.ding@us.grayling.com

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Inc.