HBIS Laoting Steel to build RMB 7.967 billion wide and heavy plate production line

Friday, 24 July 2026 10:41:06 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai

Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker HBIS Company Limited has announced that, in order to optimize its product mix and build a leading domestic wide and heavy plate production base, its holding subsidiary HBIS Laoting Steel Co., Ltd. plans to invest RMB 7.967 billion ($1.2 billion) to build a new 5,600mm hot rolled wide and heavy plate production line. Upon completion, the project will have an annual output of 2.42 million mt of hot rolled wide and heavy plate.

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Eunice Ouyang
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I graduated from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, with 16 years of deep expertise in the steel industry. I am responsible for steel-related news and intelligence, as well as leading the content team in China.


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