In 2009, Chinese steelmaker Shanxi-based Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (TISCO) ranked first in the domestic market in terms of sales of wide cold rolled stainless steel sheets, claiming a 70 percent share of the Chinese market for these products.
In the year in question, TISCO managed to switch its production from narrow to wide cold rolled stainless steel sheet, which can be used in tanks and ovens, achieving sales of over 20,000 mt.