Hanwei Energy Confirms Pipe Supply Contracts for New China Salt Mining Applications

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 20, 2011) - Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSX:HE) ("Hanwei" or the "Company"), today announced that it has recently confirmed pipe supply contracts for new salt mining applications in China for an amount of approximately Renminbi ("RMB") 21.3 million (C$3.4 million).

Inclusive of the abovementioned new contracts, the Company has confirmed total sales orders to date for the China market of approximately RMB 105.9 million (C$17 million). These sales orders are expected to be fully produced and shipped in the Company's current fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. In fiscal 2011 the Company supplied approximately RMB 123.8 million (C$18.76 million) of FRP pipe to the China market.

The Company has for the last ten years served a wide range of oil and gas projects with resilient, non-steel, composite pipes that have provided long term performance in high pressure, high temperature, and highly corrosive operating environments. The Company has maintained its go forward strategy of focusing on its core FRP pipe business. Consistent with this strategy these new salt mining sales contracts represent a new, additional segment of application for Hanwei's FRP pipe products with a number of sales and marketing initiatives currently underway in China and internationally focused on oil & gas, infrastructure, and salt mining pipe supply projects.

About Hanwei Energy Services Corp.

Hanwei Energy Services Corp. is the leading Chinese manufacturer of high pressure, fiberglass reinforced plastic ("FRP") pipe products and associated technologies and services for international oil and gas, infrastructure and industrial applications. Hanwei serves major energy customers in the Chinese and global energy markets.

www.hanweienergy.com

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