In 2011, Xiangtan Steel produced 2 million tonnes of steel which are used in shipbuilding and marine projects.

It is learnt that the 5 meter wide and heavy plate production line of Xiangtan Steel was put into production at the end of October 2010, marking that its wide and heavy plate capacity jumped to 5 million tonnes and emerging as the largest steel mill among domestic steel mills.

Meanwhile, Xiangtan Steel has been a strategic cooperation partner with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and provided nearly 1 million tonnes of steel for CSSC.

At present, Xiangtan Steel’s ship plate production capacity stands at the second place in China. It is expected that its shipbuilding and marine projects steel plate output will achieve 2 million tonnes.

(Source: www.steelhome.cn/en)
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