Hesteel Group Company Limited is a Chinese iron and steel manufacturing conglomerate, also known as Hesteel Group or its

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shortname Hegang. The company was also known as Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. or HBIS until 2016 (). Hesteel Group is the second-largest steel producer in the world measured by crude steel output (after European-Indian conglomerate

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) in 2015, according to the

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(Chinese companies data was provided by

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). After the announcement of the merger of

Baosteel Group China Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd., commonly known as Baowu, is a state-owned iron and steel company headquartered in the Baosteel Tower in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The company was formed by Baosteel Group absorbing its smaller state-owned pe ...

and

Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. It started to operate in 1958 in Qingshan, Wuhan, Hubei, China. It was administrated by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State C ...

(WISCO) in September 2016, Baowu Steel Group's pro forma production volume in 2015 would be the second in the world, exceeding Hesteel Group. However, Hesteel Group, Baosteel Group and WISCO all announced the cut in production capacity, in response to the market demand and government policy, thus the final ranking could not be predicted. By net assets, Baosteel Group's subsidiary was already exceeding the net assets of Hesteel Group as of 31 December 2015. Hesteel Group had a second-tier subsidiary listed at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange,

Hesteel Company Hesteel Group Company Limited is a Chinese iron and steel manufacturing conglomerate, also known as Hesteel Group or its pinyin shortname Hegang. The company was also known as Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. or HBIS until 2016 (). Hesteel Gr ...

, which is controlled by the direct subsidiaries

Hansteel Group Handan Iron and Steel Group or Hansteel is a state-owned iron and steel enterprise engaging in the manufacturing, processing, and sale of black metal, billet, steel rolling, carbamide, sintering mineral, metallurgical machinery parts, and coke. ...

and

Tangsteel Group Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Company Limited, or Tangsteel, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Tangshan, Hebei, is one of the largest steel manufacturing state-owned enterprise in China. Its subsidiary and listed company, Tangshan Iron and ...

of Hesteel Group.

History

Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was established on 30 June 2008 by the merger of Tangshan Iron and Steel Group and Handan Iron and Steel Group of

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

Province. The company had an indirectly listed subsidiary,

, which was known as Hebei Iron and Steel Company until June 2016. Se
history of Hesteel Group (Hebei Iron and Steel)
since 1918.

Subsidiaries

(100%) *

(100%) * Shijiazhuang Iron and Steel (100%) *

(60.32%, ) * Hesteel Serbia (''Železara Smederevo'') * Chengsteel in Chengde *

Xuansteel Xuanhua Steel Group Co., Ltd.() or Xuansteel is a state-owned iron and steel enterprise located in Xuanhua District, Hebei Province, China, which is mainly engaged in Steel business. In 2006, the company incoperated into the Tangsteel Group. I ...

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* Hengshui Thin Steel * Jingtang * Hesteel Group Mining * Guomao Company * Caida Securities * Palabora Mining Company Ltd

References

External links

*
Official website of Hesteel Company
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