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.