group . citic limited type listed company industry conglomerate founded 1990 ; 26 years ago 1990 headquarters hong kong island hong kong area served hong kong key people chairman mr.chang zhenming and managing director mr.zhang jijing parent citic group website citic limited citic limited chinese sehk 0267 otc pink ctpcy is a hong kong based conglomerate holding company headquartered in the citic tower admiralty hong kong . it is 58 % owned by the state owned citic group in beijing and has shareholders around the world . contents 1 business areas 2 2008 foreign exchange losses controversy 3 references 4 external links business areas edit this section contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this section needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . november 2014 this section may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is reads like citic promotional copy please help improve this section if you can . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message citic limited previously known as citic pacific is a diversified company with a primary focus on special steel manufacturing property and iron ore mining which supplies the raw material needed in the making of special steel and property development in mainland china . citic pacific s operating segments include special steel iron ore mining property civil infrastructure power generation and other business areas . citic pacific s subsidiaries include citic pacific mining citic pacific special steel dah chong hong holdings limited and citic telecom international . dch holdings is a distributor of motor vehicles food and consumer products . citic telecom international owns and operates a telecoms hub that provides interoperability interconnections and value added services . on march 3 2011 citic pacific announced its results for the full year ended 31 december 2010 . profit attributable to shareholders was hk 8 915 million the second highest in citic pacific s history . all operating business segments performed well in particular special steel . the increase in profit was also driven by the gains from sales of assets which totalled hk 3 008 million . the sino iron project is being developed by citic pacific mining a wholly owned subsidiary of citic pacific . it is located at cape preston 100 kilometres southwest of karratha on the coast of western australia s north western region of the pilbara . the sino iron project will mine magnetite iron ore that once processed can be exported for use in the steelmaking process where it is a desirable quality product for steel mills including those of citic pacific in china . the sino iron project is intended to help satisfy demand from china s steelmaking industry by providing a reliable source of high quality iron concentrate . the products from the sino iron project will not only be used in citic pacific s special steel mills in china but also in other chinese steel mills . one of the advantages of magnetite concentrate is its high iron content and low impurities compared to traditional iron ore products . the project was conceived in 2006 with a total cost of under 2 billion . however costs by 2012 had reached 7.1 billion leading to disputes among the partners of the project . 1 in july 2012 with production due to begin within weeks the budget was increased further to 8 billion usd . the increase was attributed to lengthy delays cost overruns the rising australian dollar labour shortages and the introduction of the carbon and mining taxes . 2 as one of citic pacific s main businesses citic pacific special steel is the largest manufacturer dedicated to the production of special steel in china with two operating steel plants xingcheng special steel and xin yegang . through expansion the company s annual steel producing capacity increased to eight million tonnes at the end of 2010 . this will grow to nine million tonnes by the end of 2011 . the two steel plants are ideally located to cover the main markets for special steel in eastern and central china . major products include the following categories bar steel wire steel mid to thick wall seamless steel tubes special steel plates and special forging steel . these are widely used in various industries including auto components machinery manufacturing oil and petrochemicals transportation energy railways and shipbuilding . citation needed on the property line of business most of citic pacific s properties are large scale projects with locations in mainland china . these include shanghai s lu jia zui new financial district project the sichuan beilu station and the centre in jiading which form part of the city s new railway transport system . zhujiajiao new town in shanghai and noble manor in yangzhou are large scale residential developments offering comprehensive community facilities . our who shenzhou peninsula project on hainan island will benefit from the government s plan to promote the island as an international tourism destination.citic pacific 2010 annual report 2008 foreign exchange losses controversy edit in october 2008 the chairman larry yung disclosed that the firm lost hk 15 billion us 2 billion due to unauthorized trades . 3 the unauthorised trades were hedges with a contract value of a 9 billion against the australian dollar taken out to cover against a a 1.6 billion prospective acquisition and capital expenditure . losses were incurred on the contracts when the currency declined from 98.5 % against the us dollar to less than 70 % . 4 its parent company citic group pledged its support to this subsidiary . 3 the board became aware of this on 7 september 2008 and disclosure was made to the financial markets after trading in its shares was suspended on 20 october . the company and the hong kong securities and futures commission faced questions by legislators about the severe delays in their disclosure 5 considering the company made a 6 pursuant to a proposed acquisition that as at 9 september 2008 the directors are not aware of any material adverse change in the financial or trading position of the group since 31 december 2007 . 5 when the shares resumed trading the share price had fallen by some 75 % since the previous close . 7 as a result of the revelations two officers were forced to resign in disgrace . 8 9 due to her involvement in the loss the chairman s daughter was demoted . the chairman claimed his daughter frances yung had not informed him about the situation before its discovery . 3 managing director henry fan temporarily stepped down from the executive council and the chairmanship of the mandatory provident fund schemes authority and all other major public positions he held with effect 24 october 2008 . 10 on 3 april 2009 trading in citic pacific shares was once again suspended 11 and the hong kong police searched the company s office as part of an investigation into whether the company directors had made false statements about the foreign exchange contracts as well as company announcements made between july 2007 and march 2009 or had conspired to defraud . 7 on 8 april chairman larry yung resigned citing the effect of the commercial crimes bureau s visit to the company on public opinion ; managing director henry fan resigned at the same time . they were replaced by chang zhenming the chairman of the citic group . 12 references edit henry sender 2012 06 25 . china s australian mining void . financial times republished by business spectator . chinese iron ore project budget more than triples . business spectator . 2012 07 21 . a b c carol chan 22 october 2008 daughter demoted pg a1 south china morning post maria chan 22 october 2008 company exposed itself to high levels of risk pg a3 south china morning post a b dennis eng & fanny fung 22 october 2008 sfc urged to launch citic pacific probe pg a3 south china morning post citic pacific 16 september 2008 discloseable and connected transaction hk ex a b jonathan cheng & carlos tejada 6 april 2009 citic pacific raided over currency bets wall street journal associated press 21 october 2008 hk s citic pacific faces us 2b loss on forex bets international business times citic pacific warns potential 2 billion forex losses reuters 20 october 2008 nickkita lau 29 october 2008 under pressure fan steps further out of public eye the standard mandy lo 6 april 2009 possible citic reshuffle may hit share price the standard citic pacific chairman resigns in management reshuffle xinhua 8 april 2009 external links edit citic limited v t e citic group china citic bank citic bank international citic construction dah chong hong citic international financial holdings citic guoan 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