Established in 1983, China National Materials Group Corporation Ltd. (SINOMA) is a central government-administered enterprise directly under the administration of State-owed Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). It is the only enterprise that possesses a series of core technology and complete innovation system in non-metal material industry in China. It integrates scientific research, design, manufacturing, engineering and construction and international trade, forming a technological and international enterprise. Sinoma has been listed among the China Top 500 enterprises for successive years and it is also one of the first batch 56 large enterprise experimental groups. Sinoma leads in three major industries: non-metallic material manufacturing industry; Non-metallic materials technological equipping and engineering industry; Non-metallic mining industry. There are six core technologies in supporting the industry development, namely, glass fiber technology, composite material technology, synthetic crystal technology, industrial and special ceramic technology, new dry process cement technology and equipment, profound processing technology and equipment manufacturing of non-metal minerals. All the advanced technologies have placed China on a leading position in related fields around the globe. SINOMA holds both directly-controlled and proprietarily-controlled equities in 69 enterprises, including 1 H-Share and 5 A-Share listed companies, 13 national research and design institutes. Branches are not only sited all over China, but also in the United States, Europe, Japan, Middle-east and African countries, etc. It has 5 National engineering research centers,5 National quality supervision and test centers,8 National measurement certification testing units,9 National technical standardization committee and standard technological focal point. Sinoma take the advantage of it high quality workforce in the market, taking up 32.4% of professional and technical personnel. It recruits 2 academician from Chinese Academy of Engineering, 3 National Engineering Design Master,500 more special expects form State Council and Professor level senior engineers and young experts who made great contribution to the state. By the end of 2008, total assets value of Sinoma is 507.17 billion dollars, main business income 287.49 billion dollar, making a total profit of 20.01 billion dollars. Sinoma work with its corporate spirit- innovate, dedicate, unite and leadership. Hoping to communicate and work in hand with all countries around the world, Sinoma can gain mutual benefit together with its business partner and makes further development.  Sinoma aims to become: World's renowned high-quality non-metallic materials suppliers First class ranking as a materials-engineering system integration service provider High-performance non-metallic mineral exploration and processing product developer History 1983  Government institutional reform, Non-metallic Minerals Bureau, the Bureau of equipment, foreign aid Cooperation Bureau reform into company operation, forming the most influencing and largest non-metallic mining industrial company. 1987  Government approval of independence legal status in Government Plan and changing the name to China Non-metallic Minerals Industry Corporation. 1991  Enter the line of the State first large-scale experimental enterprise groups. 1998  The strongest building materials construction enterprise which is directly under State control all became part of the Group. 1999  The strongest researches units in non-metallic materials industry entered the Group, China Non-metallic Minerals Industry Corporation was changed to managed by State Working Committee of large enterprises from National Building Materials Industry Bureau. 2000  The strongest building materials and non-metallic mineral survey and design units which are directly under State control became part of the Group. 2001  All State-controlled Building materials geological exploration unit entered the Group. 2003   Became a central government-administered enterprise directly under the administration of State-owed Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. 2003   November 24th Changed its corporate name to China National Materials Industry Coporation. 2007   January 25th    Changed its corporate name to China National Materials Group Corporation. 2009   May 11th  Changed its corporate name to China National Materials Group Corporation Ltd. identified by SASAC as one of the pilot enterprises for board of directors.