Following extensive evaluation by the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, Xiangtan was officially selected as the site for Hunan Steel Works.
Following extensive evaluation by the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, Xiangtan was officially selected as the site for Hunan Steel Works.
Construction officially broke ground. On August 15, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry officially renamed the facility Xiangtan Iron and Steel Company.
Xiangtan Steel emerged as a major domestic production base for metallic products in China.
Xiangtan Steel ranked 97th among China's Top 500 Enterprises.
Annual pig iron output breached the 1 million-tonne milestone.
Xiangtan Steel went public alongside its parent company, Valin Steel Group.
Annual iron and steel output crossed the 3 million-tonne mark.
Annual crude steel output exceeded 5 million tonnes.
Secured certifications including American Petroleum Institute (API), EN 10225 (offshore structural steel), and Bureau Veritas (BV1). R&D certification levels for steel plates reached industry-leading standards in China.
The 135 MW gas-fired power generation unit was connected to the grid for power generation.
April: Large-diameter, high-grade Φ1422 mm X80M pipeline steel passed qualification testing by the National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center for Oil and Gas Tubular Goods and Langfang Pipeline Bureau.
May: Passed Caterpillar’s second-party audit and was awarded the 2015 1E1861 Certified Steel Supplier qualification, granting approval for Xiangtan Steel products to enter Caterpillar’s global procurement network.
Signed a strategic agreement with Hunan Mobile and Huawei. Xiangtan Steel's "5G + Smart Overhead Crane" became the steel industry's first real-world commercial 5G application.
Valin Cable successfully listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, becoming the first listed company controlled by Xiangtan Steel Group.
Xiangtan Steel's state-of-the-art premium high-speed wire rod production line officially went into operation.
