Exhibit
      10.18 

    (English
      Translation) 

    


    SALES
      AGENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT

    


    PARTY
      A: 

    


    PARTY
      B: 

    


    Based
      on the principle of mutual benefits, good-faith cooperation and mutual
      development, both parties concluded the agreement under which Party B agreed
      to
      act as a direct sales agent of Party A in 2007 as follows:

    


    1.
      Product Name and Quantity

    


    Party
      A promises to supply Party B the following products& quantity between ______
      and __________ 2007:

    


    Acid
      pickled steel___________, HDG series: _______, PPGI series: ______. Party B
      shall purchase the products from Party A in an roughly equal number each month.
      The purchase volume shall be adjusted if Party A makes supply adjustment due
      to
      an equipment failure.

    


    2.
      Guaranty Deposit

    


    Party
      B shall pay 300,000RMB to
      Party A within 5 business days as a guaranty deposit after the agreement takes
      effective. The payment of deposit locks in the quantity of Party A’s products
      that Party B shall be able to receive but not the price, and shall not be used
      to offset all or part of the purchase price. The supply price shall be provided
      by Party A. Party B has the right of first refusal with respect to the renewal
      of the agreement upon the expiration of this agreement. Guaranty deposit and
      its
      generated interests (calculated based on the interest rate of bank demand
      deposit) shall be credited back to Party B if both parties decide not to extend
      the agreement upon its termination. 

    


    3.
      Cooperation Procedure and Operation Manner

    


    (1)
      For the monthly order, Party B shall submit a written purchase order indicating
      the name, specification, and quantity to Party A no later than the
      15th
      of the month which
      immediately precedes the month that Party B’s monthly purchase order is
      applicable. The delivery of the order shall be completed no later than the
      30th
      of each month. 

    


    (2)Party
      B shall pay the down payment within 3 business day after Party A accepts Party
      B’s order. The balance shall be paid off upon the delivery. The amount of down
      payment shall equal to the amount of 1,000 RMB per metric ton multiplied by
      monthly ordered volumes. 

    


    (3)Party
      A shall announce the supply price between the 25th
      and the 30th
      of the month which immediately precedes the month that the monthly purchase
      order is applicable. The supply price shall be close to the market price. Party
      A shall enter into a sales agreement with Party B each month. The name and
      specification of the products shall not be changed once the monthly sales
      agreement takes into force. If necessary, the date of delivery may be
      re-scheduled based on the mutual agreement of both parties. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    (4)Party
      B shall submit purchase order to Party A monthly. Party B has the obligation
      to
      purchase from Party A at least 90% of agreed volume of the products each month.
      Party B will be liable for the breach of agreement if Party B fails to fulfill
      the agreement including the failure to reach a monthly sales agreement, to
      make
      the payment, and meet the targeted purchase volume. 

    


    In
      the event that Party B breaches the agreement, ______________. Party
      B’s
      qualification as direct sales (agent) may be automatically revoked if Party
      B
      defaults for three times. Party
      B shall be deemed to meet the purchase target if Party A fails to provide agreed
      quantities. Party B shall accordingly obtain the monthly sales commission based
      on the actual purchase volumes.

    


    (5)
      Party B shall make the order within the scope of the production capacity of
      Party A. The special order of products with customized specification from Party
      B will be conditioned upon the approval of Party A. Party B shall agree to
      purchase the exceeding volumes of products with customized specification
      produced by Party A. 

    


    (6)Party
      B shall be responsible for the payment once Party B signs the contract. The
      payment method shall be T/T or bank’s draft.

    


    4.
      Preferential policies

    


    (1)The
      direct sales agent shall be entitled to receive a 100 RMB per metric ton
      discount on the supply price provided by Party A. 

    


    (2)
      The direct sales agent shall be entitled to sales commissions provided by Party
      A. For acid pickled products, Party B shall be entitled to receive the sales
      commission in an amount of 20RMB per metric tons with a monthly order for less
      than 1,000 metric tons and 30RMB per metric tons with a monthly order for more
      than 1,000 metric tons. For HDG products, Party B shall be entitled to receive
      the sales commission in an amount of 30RMB per metric tons and 50RMB per metric
      with a monthly order for less than 500 metric tons and in excess of 500 metric
      tons respectively. For PPGI products, Party B shall be entitled to receive
      the
      sales commission in an amount of 40RMB per metric tons and 80RMB per metric
      with
      a monthly order for less than 300 metric tons and in excess of 300 metric tons,
      respectively.

    


    (3)The
      amounts of sales commission shall be settled and paid quarterly; the sales
      commission of one quarter can be used to offset the purchase payment of the
      next
      quarter. 

    


    (4)Supply
      price shall not be adjusted if the market price increases. Party A shall adjust
      the supply price and credit Party B for the discrepancy if the supply price
      is
      higher than the market price. The credits shall be offset against the supply
      price for the next month order. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (5)Party
      A shall give Party B the priority to receive required raw materials from Party
      A. 

    


    5.
      After-sales service and others

    


    (1)
      Party A shall respond within 7 days after receiving a quality complaint from
      Party B. 

    


    (2)The
      executed location shall be Changshu city, Jiangsu Province, PRC. Any dispute
      arising out of this agreement shall be negotiated first between both parties,
      and if no agreement can be reached, either party may bring relevant lawsuit
      to a
      court within the jurisdiction of which Party A resides.

    


    (3)
      There are two original copies of this agreement and each party shall hold one
      original. The agreement takes into effect once it is signed by both parties
      and
      attached with the corporate seal of each party. The term of this agreement
      is
      from _________to __________. . 

    


    PARTY
      A: 

    Authorized
      Representative:

    Date:
      

    


    PARTY
      B: 

    Authorized
      Representative: 

    


    Date:
      

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Schedule
      A: Summary of Sales Agent Cooperation Agreements

    


    


    
      	
              Party
                A

            	
              Party
                B

            	
              Name
                and Quantity (metric ton) of Purchased Products

            	
              Remedies
                for Default

            	
              Term
                of the Agreement 

            
	
              Chiangshu
                Huaye Steel Strip Co. Ltd

            	
              Jiangsu
                Sun Rain Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

            	
              HDG:
                8,000; PPGI: 2,500 

            	
              Party
                A may refuse to pay the monthly sales commission. 

            	
              01/01/2007-12/31/2007

            
	
              Jiangsu
                Cold-rolled Technology Co., Ltd

            	
              Wuhan
                Yicheng Metallurgical Material Development Co., Ltd

            	
              Acid:
                10,000 

            	
              Party
                A may refuse to pay the monthly sales commission. 

            	
              02/27/2007-12/31/2007

            
	
              Changshu
                Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd

            	
              Changshu
                Tianlai Import and Export Co., Ltd.

            	
              PPGI:
                3,000

            	
              Party
                A may:

              ·  confiscate
                30% of the guaranty deposit if Party B defaults for the first time;
                

              ·  confiscate
                another 30% for the second time default; 

              ·  confiscate
                the rest 40% upon the third time default. 

            	
              03/01/2007-12/31/2007

            
	
              Changshu
                Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd

            	
              Suzhou
                Yihui PPGI Co., Ltd

            	
              HDG:
                6,000

            	
              Party
                A may:

              ·  confiscate
                30% of the guaranty deposit if Party B defaults for the first time;
                

              ·  confiscate
                another 30% for the second time default; 

              confiscate
                the rest 40% upon the third time default.

            	
              03/09/2007-12/31/2007

            
	
              Changshu
                Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd

            	
              Wuxi
                Yijingda Stainless Steel Co., Ltd

            	
              PPGI:
                300

            	
              Party
                A may:

              ·  confiscate
                30% of the guaranty deposit if Party B defaults for the first time;
                

              ·  confiscate
                another 30% for the second time default; 

              confiscate
                the rest 40% upon the third time default.

            	
              03/01/2007-03/01/2008

            
	
              Changshu
                Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd

            	
              Wuxi
                Guoxing Stainless Steel Co., Ltd

            	
              PPGI:
                3,000

            	
              Party
                A may:

              ·  confiscate
                30% of the guaranty deposit if Party B defaults for the first time;
                

              ·  confiscate
                another 30% for the second time default; 

              confiscate
                the rest 40% upon the third time default.

            	
              03/01/2007-12/31/2008

            


    

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
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