General Steel Holdings, Inc., (General Steel) is engaged in Steel production and manufacturing. The Company serves various industries and produces a range of steel products including, reinforced bars (rebar), hot-rolled carbon, spiral-weld pipes and high-speed wire. The Company�s individual product category has a range of demand drivers, such as rural income, infrastructure construction and energy consumption. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has controlling interests in four steel-related subsidiaries and one raw material trading subsidiary, which include General Steel (China) Co., Ltd. (General Steel (China)), Baotou Steel - General Steel Special Steel Pipe Joint Venture Company Limited (Baotou Steel Pipe Joint Venture), Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Longmen Joint Venture), Maoming Hengda Steel Co., Ltd. (Maoming Hengda) and Tianwu General Steel Material Trading Co., Ltd. (Tianwu Joint Venture).