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Forges Bauxite surveys drive by truckers cd Supply Partnership dribe by truckers observes withChinalco's Gongyi DivisionChinalco Gongyi to Ensure Supply of up to 250K tons of Bauxite per YearGONGYI, China, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China GengshengMinerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng" or "the Company"), amaterials technology company in China with products capable of withstandinghigh temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certainindustries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has formed a supplypartnership for bauxite with Aluminum Corporation of China's Gongyi Division("Chinalco Gongyi"), which produces bauxite from a mine it owns in Gongyi Cityof Henan Province.The bauxite mine has an estimated reserve of 12 million tons, with anaverage alumina grade of over 70%, and an estimated life of 25 to 30 years.Under the partnership, Chinalco Gongyi will ensure the annual supply of150,000 to 250,000 tons of bauxite, with an average alumina grade of no lessthan 75%, to Gengsheng as raw materials for refractory and fracture proppantproducts. Gengsheng will pay a slightly-below-market price for ChinalcoGongyi's bauxite."This long-term strategic supply partnership is meant to ensure thestability of our raw material source for the foreseeable future," said Mr.Shunqing Zhang, Chairman and CEO of the Company. "Chinalco's bauxite mine isabout 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from our manufacturing facilities in Gongyiand we are very pleased to secure a favorable price for their products. Inlight of the tumultuous commodity prices over last year, we see thispartnership as a strong positive for the long-term sustainability and growthof Gengsheng."Aluminum Corporation of China (NYSE: ACH) is the world's second largestalumina producer, with assets of RMB 377.7 billion ($55 billion) as of June2008, according to its Website. It is the parent company of Chinalco Gongyi.About China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc.

("Gengsheng") develops, manufactures andmarkets a broad range of high-tech industrial material products, includingmonolithic refractories, industrial ceramics and fracture proppants drive by truckers cds . A marketleader offering customized solutions, Gengsheng sells its products primarilyto the iron-and-steel industry as heat-resistant components for steel-makingfurnaces, industrial kilns and other high-temperature vessels to guarantee andimprove the productivity of those expensive pieces of equipment while reducingtheir consumption of energy the dirty south . Founded in 1986 and based in China'sHenanprovince, Gengsheng currently has over 200 customers in the iron, steel, oil,glass, cement, aluminum and chemical businesses located in China and in 11other countries dribe by truckers . Gengsheng conducts business through Gengsheng InternationalCorporation, a British Virgin Islands company, and its Chinese subsidiaries,which are Henan Gengsheng Refractories Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Duesail FractureProppant Co., Ltd the dirty south . and Henan Gengsheng High Temperature Materials Co., Ltd.For more information about the Company, please visit Harbor StatementThis press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements"relating to the business of China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., and its subsidiarycompanies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact includedherein are "forward-looking statements" including statements regarding theCompany's ability to meet its projected output for the term of the supplycontract; the general ability of the Company to achieve its commercialobjectives; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and itssubsidiaries; and any other statements of non-historical information. Theseforward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-lookingterminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involveknown and unknown risks and uncertainties.

Although the Company believes thatthe expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable,they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectationsmay prove to be incorrect . Investors should not place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this pressrelease dribe by truckers . The Company's actual results could differ materially from thoseanticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety offactors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that arefiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its websiteat the dirty south . All forward-looking statements attributable to theCompany or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in theirentirety 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:China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc Mr.