It is reported that Hebei Province based Chinese steelmaker Wuyang Iron and Steel Co Ltd exported 18,000 tonnes of steel plate in February this year marking its best monthly export performance since the outbreak of the financial crisis.

Wuyang Steel mainly exports boiler plate, container plate, thick Z-plate and offshore platform steel plate to be used in hydroelectric and wind power projects in South America as well as in oil storage tank manufacturing in the Gulf region. In addition, Wuyang Steel also exports its steel plates to countries such as South Korea, Vietnam and Iran.

In H1 2010 Wuyang Steel exported 92,000 tonnes of wide and thick plate, almost equal to the company total export volume for the whole of 2009.

(Sourced from SteelOrbis)
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