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State-owned enterprise | |
Industry | Steel manufacturing |
Founded | 1958 |
Headquarters | Maanshan, Anhui, People's Republic of China |
Area served
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People's Republic of China |
Key people
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Chairman: Mr. Gu Jianguo Party secretary: Mr. Gu Zhanggen President: Mr. Zhu Changqiu |
Products | Steel |
Parent | Magang (Group) Holding Company |
Website | Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Limited |
Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Limited (: ; : 0323) is China's ninth largest steel producer after Baosteel Group and Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation. Set along the banks of the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Masteel is known as the "flower of Jiangnan (South of Yangtze River in Chinese language)."
Maanshan Iron & Steel, better known as Masteel, turns out 8 million tons of steel annually, 80% of which are of international grade (the remainder is used in-state). Maanshan was developed "into a medium-scale integrated iron and steel complex", starting in 1958 under the Second (five-year) Plan. Its H-beams, plates, wheels, and wires are exported to nearly 50 countries worldwide. The company also makes wheels for locomotives. Formerly a subsidiary of Magang (Group) Holding Company, Masteel was spun off in 1993 and today is publicly traded on the and stock exchanges. It has 44,104 employees as of December 2007.
On November 26, 2006, the Company acquired a 71% of equity interest in Burwill Coil Centre (Yangzhou) Company Limited.
The Group's principal activities are the manufacture and sale of iron and steel products. The production process of the Group mainly comprises cooking, sintering, iron smelting, steel smelting and rolling.
The principal steel products come in four major categories: steel sections, wire rods, medium or thick steel plates and train wheels and tyres.