Baogang’s new seamless pipe line produces 13,000 mt since commissioning

On November 15, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) stated that since being put into production on September 23 this year its 159 mm seamless steel pipe line has produced 13,000 mt of steel pipes. Baogang expects the production line to gradually achieve its designed annual capacity of 400,000 mt.
 
The 159 mm seamless steel pipe line is a major project in Baogang's structural adjustment plan. It produces seamless steel pipes in a diameter range of 38-168.3 mm and in thicknesses of 2.9-25 mm. 
 
With its new production line, Baogang's seamless steel pipe mill now has six production lines with an overall annual production capacity of 2 million mt.