According to Henan Province based Chinese steel producer Wuyang Iron and Steel Co Ltd a subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Hebei Iron and Steel Group, in early December Wuyang Steel successfully trial produced ultra-thick steel plates of 177.8 mm thickness for application in offshore drilling platforms.

There are only a few mills in China which are able to produce these products.

Wuyang Steel has already developed A514 GrQ and A517 GrQ steel grades for marine engineering applications.

(Sourced from Steel Orbis)
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