Mr. Richard Yang, CEO of Powerzinc, was invited by Teck Cominco, a diversified Canadian mining and refining company, which is the world leader in the production of metallurgical coal and zinc, to attend the annual conference of Chinese International Lead-Zinc Association, which will hold in Chengdu City, a city in Sichuan Province on Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2004.

To this day, Annual Conference of Chinese International Lead-Zinc Association has been successfully held for 5 years, with the supports and assistances from the professionals in the industries and trading firms, this once a year event has become the most efficient and most important showing window for lead-zinc industries in China. It is also the major platform for domestic and international lead-zinc enterprises to exchange ideas. In this annual conference, as a special invited guest Mr. Richard Yang will present a lecture on"The Commercialization of Powerzinc's DQFC Series Zinc-Air Fuel Cell and the Path of Creating Zinc Economy".

Powerzinc's DQFC series zinc-air fuel cell has been applied to electric bicycle, electric motorcycle and other electric two-wheelers for actual transportation purpose. A low-chassis public electric bus, which is co-manufacturing with our partner- Faw Bus and Coach Wuxi Works, is scheduled to launch in Shanghai before the end of this year.

Inside zinc-air fuel cell, zinc is the metal fuel to replace fuel oil, as DQFC series zinc-air fuel cell moving towards commercialization, especially in the segment of large-scale transportation demonstration and promotion. Expect less than a few years, the richly deposited zinc metal will transfer to an important clean fuel in new energy field, and gradually replace fossil fuel by using Powerzinc's zinc-air technology. By the time, the global economy, may likely to be benefited from Powerzinc's zinc-air technology and creating a "Zinc Economy" in the energy discipline.
　

About Powerzinc

Powerzinc Electric, Inc. is a California-based Hi-Tech company. It is dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of advanced zinc-air fuel cells and entire manufacture facilities, along with fuel cells refuel service platform. Through years of R&D, Powerzinc has achieved significant breakthroughs in zinc-air fuel cell technology and developed the high power, large energy, long-lasting, low cost and environment-friendly power and energy source. Its innovative products - DQFC series of zinc-air fuel cells with creative design and process technology is a totally renewable energy for electric vehicles and various other applications today.

About Powerzinc Electric (Shanghai), Inc

In Shanghai, China, Powerzinc has established a zinc-air fuel cell manufacturing and service model plant to commercialize the technology and its products. The plant is ready for commercial-scale production. The Company has started supplying DQFC series zinc-air fuel cells to manufacturers of Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters. In the near future, the new series of DQFC zinc-air fuel cells for Electric Buses, Defense and Security, Communication and other applications will be available to the commercial market soon to satisfy the real highly growing demand anywhere in the world.