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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

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FUSHI COPPERWELD, INC.

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FUSHI COPPERWELD, INC.
254 Cotton Mill Road
Fayetteville, TN 37334 USA
 
TYG Center Tower B, Suite 2601
Dongsanhuan Bei Lu, Bing 2
Beijing, PRC 100027

 
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
 
 
Dear Stockholder,
 

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fushi Copperweld, Inc., will be held at the Yixing International Conference Center, ZhuHai Village, Yixing City, Jiangsu, China, on June 16, 2010, at 9:30 AM (local time).
 

Proposals to be considered at the  Annual Meeting:
 
  (1) to elect seven Directors to serve until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.
     
  (2) to  ratify  the  appointment  of  Frazer  Frost,  LLP  as  the  Company's  independent  public  accountants  for  the  fiscal  year  ending December 31, 2010.
     
 
(3)
to approve an amendment to Fushi Copperweld’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to: (i) increase and fix the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan; and (ii) eliminate a clause in the Plan that provides for an automatic increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance at the end of each fiscal year in the same proportion as the issued and outstanding Common Stock increased during such fiscal year, subject to a 10% maximum of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company.
     
  (4)
As recommended by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such recommendation in their own discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before said meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
 
Management recommends a vote “FOR”: Items 1, 2 and 3.
 
*Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.
You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Material On The Internet. You Will Be Asked To
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The Proxy Materials are available for review at:
 
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FUSHI COPPERWELD, INC.

 
254 Cotton Mill Road
Fayetteville, TN 37334 USA

TYG Center Tower B, Suite 2601
Dongsanhuan Bei Lu, Bing 2
Beijing, PRC 100027
 

I m p o r t a n t  N o t i c e  R e g a r d i n g  t h e  Av a i l a b i l i t y  O f  P ro x y  M a t e r i a l s
 

For the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held On June 16, 2010







This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge for such documents to be mailed to you. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before June 8, 2010 to facilitate a timely delivery.


The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at: http://www.cstproxy.com/fushicopperweld/2010


-           the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2009
-           the Company’s 2010 Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto)
-           the Proxy Card
-           any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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