Producer
China Baowu Steel Group
World's largest steel producer by output: 130.09 million metric tons of crude steel in 2024 (vs. ArcelorMittal at 65M MT — nearly 2x its nearest rival). Revenue 1.11 trillion yuan; Fortune Global 500 rank #44 (2024). Formed 2016 from merger of Baosteel (Shanghai) and WISCO/Wuhan Iron & Steel. Key structural steel plants: Baoshan (Shanghai) and WISCO (Wuhan) for medium-to-heavy plate. Likely primary structural steel supplier for ZPMC crane manufacturing given geographic proximity (both Shanghai-based). Produces Q355, Q460, and other Chinese-standard high-strength structural steel grades for machinery, shipbuilding, and infrastructure.
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Goods downstream
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What they make
5 inputs China Baowu Steel Group supplies
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manufactured
Corten / Weathering Steel (Container Panels) →
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High-Strength Structural Steel (Q460 / S355) →
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Electrolytic Tinplate (ETP) →
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Hot-dip galvanized steel →
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Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) and ultra-HSS sheets →
Where it shows up
Goods downstream
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Where they make it
6 facilities
Baosteel Baoshan Tinplate Lines →
CNBaoshan District, Shanghai · rolling_mill
2 dedicated tin-plating lines at the Baoshan complex; design capacity 400,000 MT/year ETP. Baowu also controls WISCO in Wuhan (former JV with Nippon Steel; 800,000 MT/year tinplate capacity). Baowu acquired CPMC Holdings (China's largest metal packaging firm) in February 2024 — vertical integration from tinplate substrate to finished cans.
Baosteel-NSC Automotive Steel (BNA), Shanghai →
CNShanghai · manufacturing
China Baowu/Nippon Steel JV (dissolving 2024-2025). HDG Line 4: 420K MT/yr automotive galvanized sheet. Premium auto-grade coil for export and Chinese OEMs.
Baowu Baoshan Iron & Steel Works — Shanghai →
CNBaoshan District, Shanghai · manufacturing
Primary Baowu integrated steelworks. Located in Baoshan, Shanghai — approximately 30km from ZPMC's Changxing Island manufacturing base. Produces hot-rolled plate, cold-rolled, coated products, silicon steel. Q355/Q460 structural plate for heavy machinery and port crane manufacturing. Co-location with ZPMC is a key supply chain efficiency.
Baowu WISCO — Wuhan, Hubei →
CNQingshan District, Wuhan, Hubei · manufacturing
Former Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO), merged into Baowu 2016. Specializes in medium-to-heavy plate for shipbuilding, machinery, and infrastructure. Key source of heavy structural plate for crane manufacturing. Also produces pipe steel and silicon steel.
Baowu-Baosteel-Kobe JV - Tianjin →
CN2024 JV plant explicitly targeting Chinese self-sufficiency in strategic automotive AHSS
WISCO Wuhan Tinplate Complex →
CNQingshan District, Wuhan, Hubei · rolling_mill
Wuhan Iron & Steel Corporation tinplate complex; now fully under China Baowu after WISCO-Nippon JV was absorbed. Design capacity 800,000 MT/year (400,000 coil + 400,000 plate format) — one of the largest single tinplate sites in China.
What else they do
Business segments
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Automotive Steel (Flat Products)
30%Silicon & Electrical Steel
20%Heavy Plate & Structural
20%Hot-Rolled Coil & Strip
20%Pipe, Tube & Specialty
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Did you know2024
In February 2024, China Baowu Steel Group — already the world's largest steel producer — acquired CPMC Holdings, China's largest metal packaging company (cans and closures). This gave Baowu vertical integration from tinplate substrate rolling all the way to finished food and beverage cans. A single Chinese state-owned entity now controls both a dominant share of global tinplate production AND a major downstream can-making operation. This structure is without precedent in the global food packaging supply chain.
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