China Armco Metals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, imports, sells, and distributes metal ores and non-ferrous metals to the metal refinery industry in China. The company imports metal ores from suppliers in Brazil, India, South America, Oman, Turkey, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and resells the metal ores in China. It sources a range of raw materials, which include iron ore, coal, chrome ore, nickel ore, copper ore, scrap metal, and manganese ore. The company sells its products to steel producing mills, steelmakers, and foundries, as well as to brokers who aggregate materials for other users. It also engages in the recycling of scrap steel. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in San Mateo, California.