Profile: Xining Special Steel Co., Ltd (600117.SS)

Xining Special Steel Co., Ltd is principally engaged in the smelting and rolling processing of special steel products, the production of steel bars and reinforcing steel bars and the manufacture of machines. The Company’s products include alloy structural steel, alloy tool steel, carbon structural steel, bearing steel, spring steel, carbon tool steel, stainless steel, raw coal, cleaned coal, lime stones, lime, refined ferrous powder, tar, coke, pig iron and molten iron. The Company operates its business in domestic markets and to overseas markets. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had five major subsidiaries and associates.