The stainless steel industry is deemed to be a pillar industry in Xinghua, Jiangsu province, and the city is acting to build a hub for the sector there and to form a modern industrial ecosystem with distinctive Xinghua characteristics.
The high-end welding material intelligent production base, that is being operated by Golden Bridge Welding Materials (Jiangsu) in Xinghua, is recognized as major project in the province.
"The base will have a leading intelligent fully enclosed, internally circulating and pollution-free welding wire production lines in China," said Zhang Bo, director of the company's production workshop.
"On completion, it will become the largest special welding wire production base in East China," Zhang added.
While upgrading towards high-quality stainless steel metal materials, high-end components and equipment, Xinghua's stainless steel industry is also transforming itself towards special alloys and extending its parameters to deep processing and precision machining of products.
As a prime example, in order to further meet the market demand for high-end steel, resident manufacturer Jiangsu Shenyuan group has introduced new steel billet mold repair equipment to improve the quality of its output, expected to be in operation by the end of September.
Overall, in the first half Xinghua signed up a total of 47 stainless steel industry-related projects worth over 100 million yuan ($13.87 million) each, with 24 projects worth over 500 million yuan each and seven projects worth over 1 billion yuan each among them.
Construction continues apace of an intelligent welding materials production plant in Xinghua. [Photo/xinghua.gov.cn]