New steel giant established in China

A new steel group has been established in China which will make the company’s annual output the largest in China and the 2nd largest globally, only behind Luxembourg giant, ArcelorMittal. The announcement was made on Thursday December 1st in Shanghai, after an agreement was made and the legal proceedings had been finalised between ‘Baosteel Group’ and ‘Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation’.
The newly formed company named ‘China Baowu Steel Group’ will have the capacity to produce 60 million tonnes, which will exceed the production amount from the current largest Chinese steelmaker Hesteel. The new group will employee estimated 228’000 workers, will have assets that equate to $106 billion and annual revenue of around $48 billion. 
The move is a significant step in China’s bid to curb production levels and fight against the damaging over-capacity that has riddled the country for the past couple of years. The merger should increase the competitiveness of the market, both nationally and internationally. China has been receiving a number of complaints and sanctions from overseas, with many countries blaming Chinese companies for dumping cheap steel into their market. China has already made significant progress in curbing production; they have shut down plants which equated to 90 million tonnes in the past 5 years. 

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