I haven't seen any discussion yet about the Changsha research facility?
Changsha Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, through its subsidiaries, engages in research and manufacture of abrasives, metallurgy materials, and hard materials including electrolytic manganese, ferrite core, catalyst alloy, synthetic diamond monocrystals, diamond products, nickel hydrate, and lithium cobalt oxide. The company operates in four divisions which are mining, beneficiation, metallurgy, and material. Changsha Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy was founded in 1955 and is based in Changsha, China. As of October 26, 2009, Changsha Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy operates as a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation.