Wuhan Iron and Steel Company Limited is a China-based company primarily engaged in manufacture and sale of iron and steel products. The Company’s products are classified as hot-rolled products, including hot-rolled plates, medium thick boards, heavy sections, high speed wires, steel rods and steel billets, among others, as well as cold-rolled products, including cold-rolled plates, coating boards and cold-rolled silicon steel products, among others. It distributes its products principally in domestic market. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had three subsidiaries and two affiliates, which involved in manufacture of gas, non-ferrous metal products and coke, capital services, as well as coal mining.