China Iron & Steel Association (CISA at http://www.cisa.org.cn) is a national, non-profitable organization founded on 21^st 1999 on the basis of China Metallurgical Enterprise Management Association. CISA members consist of China’s steel enterprises, institutions, societies and individuals in the iron and steel industry, which participate the organization voluntarily according to certain regulations. CISA now has over 119 group members whose steel output, sales income and staff number account 92.6%, 90% and 75% respectively of the total in the domestic steel industry. CISA is made up of 7 administrative bodies with 30 staff and 7 working committees.

 CISA’s responsibility is to link Chinese iron & steel industry with the government, to provide “two-way services” to Chinese steelmakers, institutions as well as to explore cooperation opportunities with overseas companies and organizations.

 Main functions of CISA:

1.      To lay down industry regulations and agreements; to coordinate with steel enterprises in reorganization, market expansion, price negotiation in the same field and product import and export; to promote fair competition and protect interests of the whole field.

 2.      To carry out steel industry researches and provide consultative suggestion for strengthening government macro coordination and management. Trusted by competent authorities, CISA participates in the preparatory work of drafting development plans, policies and regulations in steel industry.

 3.      To organize and partake in collecting, arranging, analyzing and releasing the information on domestic and international steel markets, operation management, economy and technology. To provide consultation, analysis and comment on the operation and management, developing strategy, economic and technological indexes of the members. To summarize, advertise and popularize advanced experience.

 4.      To involve in formulating and revising technological, economic and managing standards and regulations of the steel industry; to perform guild inspection, comment and supervision over product quality and provide licenses in steel industry for steel production.

 5.      Entrusted by the government, members and the society, CISA verifies at the first stage on the advanced level, economic characters and feasibility for large projects to be invested in, modified and developed so as to update technology.

 6.      To organize and promote concerned training to enhance staff professional and technological capability.

 7.      Representing the iron and steel industry of China, CISA takes part in concerned activities hosted by international organizations of the same trade to promote the exchange and cooperation of foreign economy and technology.

 8.      To undertake other governmental matters and provide concerned special services trusted by members and the society.

 In June 2002 CISA launched its English site and we welcome your kind visit, invaluable suggestions and sincere cooperation.

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