Recently most areas in North China are swept by heavy snow and blizzard, and the road transport in some seriously stricken areas is interrupted. The sales outlet of Baosteel in each area launched the contingency plan in advance and adopted measures actively to ensure the steel supply for the customer's production. Up to now, the logistics and supply have not suffered any substantial impact.

The freezing and snowing weather came so early this time and the areas covered by it were so wide that almost all the expressways in central China and the areas north to it were closed. Baosteel International Steel Trading Co Baosteel Northern Co Baosteel Central Co and Baosteel Western Co paid close attention to the weather changes and the sales department in each area made preparation in advance, strengthening the communication with the customers and actively following up the customer production progress each coil center distributed the material in advance according to the customer production plan and launched the contingency plan for transportation and logistics in freezing weather for the customers badly in need of material.

Railway and waterway transport is adopted for the areas in which road transport is detained. In the past 10 days the production of Baosteel's customers in the areas stricken by the snow had never been affected due to shortage of steel.

The plunging temperature also causes convenience to the work and life of Baosteel employees in the sales outlet. The coil center in each area timely furnished the employees with the cotton padded quilts and clothes and checked the operations of the heating equipment. The leaders and safety management personnel of Baosteel International also strengthened the patrol on site to ensure the anti freezing measures adopted for the equipment and eliminate any hidden danger.