Established in December 2001, SichuanAostar Aluminum Industry Co. Ltd., or Aostar, is a large size shareholdingcorporation. Headquartered inChengdu, the 4thlargest city inChinaand thelargest inWestern China, Aostar has itsmelting facility built in Meishan, the home town of the famous ancient poetDongpo Su. A satellite city ofChengdu, Meishan is about one hour driving fromthe headquarter, with easy commuting and excellent working environment. Aostarcurrently has net asset of 2.5 billion RMB (over 300 million US dollars), andhas been engaging in producing and selling aluminum ingots, alloy aluminumingots, anodes, aluminum semi-fabricated products including high qualityvalue-added sheet, plate, bar, extrusions. Aostar also involves in electricitygeneration and supply, development and application of high tech products andservices, as well as exporting and importing.