News and event
There were much waterflood in China in the past July - Update on Aug 6, 2010
There were much waterflood in China in the past July. Some people die in the flooding of rivers and house were destroyed, roads were damaged by mud-rock flow in these disaster; some county and villages lost communication for contacting with outside. The government put into many goods and materials and army to rescue victims, the solders carries food and medicine sent to disaster area on foot, and rush to repair roads quickly. Many people in China also rescued victims of a natural calamity, they contribute money, food and goods to disaster area, some postulants carried food to disaster area on foot. WESTONE also offered food about RMB5000 to victims of the natural calamity.
The heavy rainfall incur our mining losses, many orders have been postponed.
China President Hu Jintao call on to improve wages of bottom labourer - Update on Apr 30, 2010
China President Hu Jintao's speech on April 27 before May day, the employer and the company should improve wages for labourers in the bottom, and also let people decently work, develop the balance of different social strata. This is an important message might mean China will further increase wages of workers in the bottom.
The increased cost of labor and the RMB exchange rate foreseeable changes will challenge stone export industry in the new future months.
Earthquake of Yushu, Tibet on Apr 14, 2010, Westone contribute charity money RMB3000 - Update on Apr 22, 2010
Westone contribute charity money RMB3000 to The Red Cross of Xian Branch
The boss of Westone, Mr. Wang Cheng and his wife traveled Tibet in 2007, they also contributed some money to poor Tibetan through Living Buddha of Lama.
Westone also contributed charity money RMB10,000 to The Red Cross of China Headquarters for Earthquake of Wenchuan Sichuan on May 2008.
After Chinese Spring Festival, appear larger range labor shortage - Update on Mar 10, 2010
Chinese economics have not been damaged in past two years of economic crises, domestic demand offset the export reduced.
The contradiction of workers low wages have been outbroken after Spring Festival. Developed regions is outstanding, so almost all factories increase wages to get more workers, it cause workers mobility. We predicate this phenomenon is weakened after May.
Chinese stone slate industry also have this problem, so our production is slow than normal.
Westone still keep the leader position in slate industry of Shaanix province in past 2009 - Update on Jan 10, 2010
Westone output quantity have been first position in Shaanxi since 2003. Chinese deep color roofing slate mainly come from Shaanxi province, Westone outputed 382 containers of deep color roofing slates in 2009. Meanwhile, Westone flooring slate, wall slate also have been increased, but billiard slate output have been reduced in past year.
In 2009, the events of delay payment was increased - Update on Dec 30, 2009
In past 2009, some foreign buyers always delay payment, the reason is that the buyer's financial condition worsen, and Chinese suppliers intensifying competition in the period of crises, so the contracts of credit payment be increased
Some dishonest buyers using this time to get illegal profits. The national government administration sound a warning to pay more attention for some dishonest buyers.
