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Recently, the General Administration of Customs released data showing that from January to April, China exported 28.014 million tons of steel, an increase of 55.0% year-on-year and imported 2.498 million tons of steel, a decrease of 40.1% year-on-year.
More information 2023-07-05“Since the beginning of this year, China's steel production has maintained a rapid recovery. From January to March, the crude steel output was 261.56 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%; the pig iron output was 219.83 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.6%; the steel output was 332.59 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Among them, in March, the average daily crude steel output was 3.0881 million tons, which hit a new high in the same period over the years.” Liu Xinwei, a senior researcher at Zhuochuang Information Research Institute and a member of the CSPI Index Expert Committee of China Iron and Steel Association, said.
More information 2023-05-10Recently, the reporter learned from Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Baoji Steel Pipe) that since January 31st, the company has produced more than 3,100 tons of spiral hydrogen-blended welded pipes with a diameter of 457 millimeters and a wall thickness of 8.8 millimeters for the Baotou-Linhe hydrogen-blended pipeline. The product quality and supply efficiency have been recognized by customers, making another breakthrough in the field of hydrogen energy transportation.
More information 2023-04-17The hot-dip galvanized steel pipe refers to a steel pipe with a uniform galvanized layer on the surface. Hot-dip galvanized steel pipes are one of the common steel pipes on the market. The production process is to use an aqueous solution of zinc chloride to pickle the steel pipes, remove their surface oxides, and then go through a hot-dip plating tank for double-sided galvanized to prepare hot-dip galvanized steel pipes.
More information 2023-03-24The Chinese special steel producer Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. as subsidiary of the Baosteel group, decides on a RSB® 300++/4 in 5.0 design for equipping its new combined bar in coil/wire rod mill in Shanghai, China. With this investment in a KOCKS Reducing & Sizing Block, Baosteel can meet its customer’s requirements for specialty steel in different dimensions, thus further expanding its business activities.
More information 2023-03-03Plastic pipes have excellent performance. PVC pipes, PE pipes, and PPR pipes are widely used in municipal, architectural, and agricultural fields.
More information 2023-02-27Without thinking and acting "out of the box," the industry cannot master the energy crisis and achieve the desired sustainability, because: Energy prices will remain permanently high.
More information 2023-02-20Hydrogen is considered an attractive alternative to natural gas for many processes in the metallurgy, heating technology and casting industries. However, enormous quantities are needed. To meet demand, Germany relies on imports. An announcement made over the weekend sounds promising: the hydrogen pipeline "H2Med" between Barcelona and Marseille is to be extended to Germany. What can the industry now hope for? Details and background information.
More information 2023-02-20Reporters learned from the Horgos initial compressor station of the Western Pipeline Company of China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation that the Central Asia-China gas pipeline has transported 43.2 billion cubic meters of gas to China in 2022.
More information 2023-01-30As a global steel-producing country, China dominates half of the world's steel production. With the impact of overseas geopolitical conflicts and epidemics in recent years, the cost of steel exports has increased significantly, and demand has gradually weakened. China's steel exports are on a downward trend, but it is still the world's largest steel exporter.
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