China ACM Announces $6.8 Million in New High Speed Rail Contracts

  China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) ("China ACM"), a leading provider of ready-mix concrete and related technical services in China, today announced it has been awarded two high-speed rail (HSR) contracts valued at $6.8 million total.

The contract was awarded to the Company's Manufacturing Services business segment and is being fulfilled with premium ready-mix concrete (RMC) from four portable plants. China ACM reported a gross margin of 31 percent for its rapidly growing Manufacturing Services business segment, compared with its blended gross margin of 19 percent, in the second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.

China ACM was awarded the contracts by CCCC Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Beijing-based China Communications Construction Company Limited (HKEx: 01800), for its premium RMC manufacturing and related engineering services on the Shanghai - Kunming Passenger Line in Jiangxi Province. They will require approximately 830,000 cubic meters of RMC and are valued at $6.8 million.

The first contract is for Part 4, Section 3, Jiangxi Section of the Shanghai - Kunming Passenger Rail project in Jiangxi Province. It is valued at approximately $4.34 million and will require about 530,000 cubic meters of China ACM premium RMC.

The second contract is for Part 5, Section 3, Jiangxi Section of the Shanghai - Kunming Passenger Rail project in Jiangxi Province. It is valued at approximately $2.46 million and will require about 300,000 cubic meters of China ACM premium RMC.

These contracts are estimated for completion in the second and fourth quarters of Fiscal Year 2012, respectively. This brings to 23 the total number of Company portable concrete plants, with 19 fully contracted and operating country wide today. The remaining four are in preliminary, trial production at client sites, as is customary, and the Company anticipates announcing that they are fully contracted in the current or subsequent quarter.

Commenting on the contract, Mr. Xianfu Han, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China ACM, said, "High speed rail is a major, vital component of China's drive toward modernization and urbanization. I am pleased to report continuing solid progress in our rapidly growing manufacturing services business, reflecting growing demand for our patented, premium eco-friendly RMC blends."

China ACM estimates the total addressable market just for HSR RMC at $15 billion over the next 10 years. Analysts report that China's 6,552 km high-speed railway system is the longest in the world, and is expected to double to 13,000 km by the end of 2012. This includes newly built high-speed links and existing track that will be upgraded to accommodate trains running 200-250 km/hour. Over the next 10 years, the Ministry of Railways plans to construct an additional 34,000 km of railway track in the country (more than half of which will be HSR), more closely linking the Central and Western regions to coastal provinces.

About China ACM China ACM is a leading producer of advanced, certified eco-friendly ready-mix concrete (RMC) and related technical services for large scale, high-speed rail (HSR) and other complex infrastructure projects. Leveraging its proprietary technology and value-add engineering services model, the Company has won work on numerous high profile projects including the 30,000 km China HSR expansion, the Olympic Stadium Bird's Nest, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing International Airport, National Centre for Performing Arts, CCTV Headquarters, Beijing Yintai Building and U.S. and French embassies.

Founded in 2002, Beijing-based China ACM provides its materials and services through its network of fixed ready-mix concrete plants covering the Beijing metropolitan area. It also has technical consulting services and preferred procurement agreements with other independently-owned plants across China. Additionally, the Company owns numerous portable plants deployed in various provinces across China primarily to major high speed rail projects. More information about the Company is available at www.china-acm.com.

Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature, including statements regarding the Company's competitive position and product and service offerings. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this press release and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from such estimates. The risks include, but are not limited to, the degree of market adoption of the Company's product and service offerings; market competition; dependence on strategic partners; and the Company's ability to manage its business effectively in a rapidly evolving market. Certain of these and other risks are set forth in more detail in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in China ACM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. China ACM does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.

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