China Armco Metals, Inc. engages in the import, sale, and distribution of metal ore and non-ferrous metals primarily in the People s Republic of China. Its product line includes iron, chrome, nickel, copper, and manganese ores, as well as non-ferrous metals, scrap metals, coal, and steel billets. The company also recycles scrap metal used by steel mills in the production of recycled steel. It sells processed and non-ferrous ore to various end-users, such as specialty steelmakers, foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, copper refineries and smelters, brass and bronze ingot manufacturers, wire and cable producers, utilities, and telephone networks. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in San Mateo, California.