China Valves' Kaifeng plant begins trial prod

China Valves Technology Inc., a metal valve manufacturer, announced that the company's newly established production facility at its Henan Kaifeng High Pressure Valve Co. Ltd subsidiary began trial production beginning June 2009. The new facility is equipped with modern automated machines supported by a new power transformer station. The 13,000- square-meter facility is staffed with 70 new employees, including technicians with advanced technical backgrounds. It will focus mainly on producing high-end large diameter metal valves used in the oil and petrochemical, thermal and nuclear power, and water supply and drainage industries. The plant is also capable of producing high-quality forged steel valves for use in supercritical thermal power generating units. China Valves believes it is the only company in China capable of producing this technologically advanced product. As part of the trial production, the company plans to test all production equipment in order to achieve the optimal working conditions at the facility. China Valves expects to start commercial roduction at this new production facility in August 2009.adidas