--------Western  Metal Materials Co., Ltd.is sponsored by Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research, with other five shareholders: Zhejiang Venture Capital Co.,Ltd., Shenzhen Venture Capital Co.,Ltd., Zhuzhou Cemented Cabride Group, China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Technical Development and Exchange Center, Jiujiang Tnabre's Smetery. On Dec 28 2000,it is registered in Xi'an High-Tech Development Zone with registered capital. 6,842 million RMB. It is confirmed as High-Tech enterprise by Science and Technology Department of Shaanxi Province and receive identification of CSQA ISO 9002 Quality System in 2001. Its credit degree is AA. The fixed assets are 4,845 million RMB and total assets of the company are 130 million RMB. The incorporation has seven branches, eight departments, a R&D centre and a testing centre. It mainly engaged in the R & D, manufacturing and sale such products as sheet, strip, foil, wire, bar and tube of rare metal materials, as well as their deep-processed products, clad materials and its equipment, rare and precious metal, etc. It has seven series of products, such as refractory metal materials, pressure vessels, explosive clad materials, precious metal products, pipe fittings, fine chemical products and metal fibre products. They are widely used in many areas such as astronautics, metallurgy, petroleum, chemical industry, chemical fibre, electronics and energy. They have been exported to America, Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, Australia and etc. The operation objective of incorporation is to promote production, hold competing advantage, elevate value of security of shareholder by issuing stocks, according to advanced technology, specialist and devoted facilities of NIN and National Engineering Research Center of Metal Processing based the present producing situations , facilities and technical level of precious metals and clad metal materials .