General Steel Holdings Joint Venture Approved
China’s first U.S. publicly traded company, General Steel Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: GSHO), announced today that it has received approval for its Joint Venture with Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Group (“Longmen”) in the Shaanxi province. General Steel CEO and chairman, Henry Yu, stated earlier in a release, “After further discussion with the government, we changed our strategy away from acquiring the company in favor of a 60 percent Joint Venture. This allowed us to gain quicker licensing approval from the government.” The Joint Venture assumes existing operating units of Longmen, which include a rolling mill, iron and steel making facilities.…