Open / Close Advertisement

Hebei Group

Latest News

POSCO, HBIS Open JV Galvanizing Plant

23 October 2023 - A joint venture between South Korea’s POSCO and China’s HBIS Group is starting up a new galvanized sheet facility in China, reports The Korea Times.

Danieli: HBIS Direct Reduction Plant Will Be in a Green Class of Its Own 

10 December 2020 - China’s Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s (HBIS) planned direct reduction plant, when completed in 2021, will be the lowest carbon-emitting direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in the world, according to one of its technology partners. 

HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant

25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said. 

Chinese Strip Mill Enters Service

10 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has successfully started up a new SMS group-built strip mill, according to the equipment supplier.

Primetals Technologies Awarded Contract for Wire Rod Mill

08 April 2020 - China’s HBIS Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. expects to start a new wire rod mill in the Hebei province late this year, reports mill equipment maker Primetals Technologies. 

POSCO, HBIS Set Framework Agreement for Chinese JV

12 December 2019 - Asian steel majors POSCO and HBIS Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on an automotive steel joint venture. 

Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines

17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines. 

China's Hebei Steel Planning US$6B Mill Replacement

21 March 2017 - China’s largest steelmaking province has given the go-ahead to a US$6.2 billion project through which Hebei Steel Group will replace obsolete mills with new facilities – and cut capacity in the process, according to the Reuters news service. 

Report: Serbian Mill Ends Seven Years of Losses

20 January 2017 - Less than a year after acquiring Serbia’s Zelezara Smederevo steel works, China’s Hesteel Group said it has returned the facility to profitability, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency. 

Hebei Iron & Steel Begins Boosting Sales, Production at Serbian Mill

30 August 2016 - Nearly two months after acquiring Serbia’s ailing Železara Smederevo steel works, Hebei Iron & Steel has managed to lift the facility’s monthly sales and is targeting 1.7 million tons of production in 2017, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.

Report: China Weighing Plan to Combine Steelmakers

02 August 2016 - Chinese officials are thinking about consolidating some of the country’s largest steelmakers into two behemoth companies, according to the Bloomberg news service.

China Acquisition of Unprofitable Serbian Mill Undermines Efforts to Reduce Global Overcapacity, Says EUROFER

17 June 2016 - As Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Serbia this week, the European Steel Association is raising objections over the sale of Serbia’s largest steel mill to a state-owned producer in China.

Tata Sets its Eye on Seven Bids -- Maybe More -- for U.K. Business

11 May 2016 - Seven preliminary offers for Tata Steel’s U.K. business have passed an initial review and will receive further consideration from the company. And it may add others to the list, Tata has announced.

Chinese Steelmaker Signs Agreement to Buy Serbian Mill

18 April 2016 - China’s Hebei Iron and Steel Group has signed an agreement to buy an unprofitable steel mill in Serbia, according to reports.

Chinese Steelmaker Bids on Serbian Mill

05 April 2016 - China's Hebei Iron & Steel Group has submitted a US$52.2 million offer for a nationalized steel mill in Serbia, according to Reuters news service.

Harsco Signs $125M Agreement with Chinese Plate Mill

05 February 2016 - Harsco Corp. has landed a 15-year, US$125 million contract to provide additional mill services at Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s Tangshan plate mill, the company has announced.

New Cold Rolling Mill from Primetals Technologies Produces First Coil at Tangshan

23 February 2015 - The cold rolling mill supplied by Primetals Technologies to Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese steel producer, has now been brought into production and the first coil was rolled in January 2015.

Siemens to Modernize Automation of Hot Rolling Mill for Chinese Steelmaker

10 December 2014 - Chinese Handan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to modernize the process automation system of the hot rolling mill at its Handan factory.

Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Orders Medium Slab Caster from SMS Siemag

17 May 2013 - China's Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd (Puyang Steel) has awarded SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. a contract for the supply of a medium slab caster to be installed at the works in Wuan City, Hebei Province.

Heidtman Steel Products Says Chinese Firm Owes It $7 million

21 November 2012 - A Toledo com­pany that has sup­plied steel for the Detroit Three auto­makers and raw ma­teri­als to steel mills says it was duped eight years ago by a Chi­nese busi­ness that claimed to have a great sup­ply of cok­ing coal for sale, the Toledo Blade reports.

Page 1 of 2