We’re thrilled to announce that our website has officially transitioned from www.smegcn.com to www.sme-group.com! This change marks a significant step in our rebranding journey, aligning with our global identity as SME Group, which stands for Shanghai Metallurgy Equipment Group. As we continue to grow and innovate in the iron and…
Over the past 75 years since New China found, steel for bridge construction has gone through seven major stages of development. 1.The first generation of bridge steel: A3q Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic on October 15, 1957, a total length of 1670.4 meters, riveted structure, steel beams…
The highest work record of tundish at Yaxin Steel’s steelmaking plant was set on October 8, reaching 168 hours and 26 minutes, with a total of 269 furnaces and 45,545.5 tons. This is now the world’s highest record for tundish operation. The person in charge of Yaxin Steelmaking Plant shared…
On November 12, 2024, the Shougang New Energy Vehicle Soft Magnetic Materials User Technical Seminar was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Two new products, 20SW1100Z and ESW1025R, were globally launched, along with several new technologies, including self-bonding coatings. The 20SW1100Z is a comprehensive upgrade of the best product, 20SW1200, which…
Stay updated with the July 2024 metallurgical standards, featuring advancements in alloys, steel production, seamless tubes, and rare earth steel applications.
Key updates on metallurgical standards, including graphene oxide analysis, high-strength steel, alloys, and advanced testing methods, effective May 2025.
The World Steel Association (WSA) has released the latest edition (2024-2025) of its Steel Demand Forecast Report (SRO). The report shows that global steel demand will fall by a further 0.9% to 1,751 million tons this year. After three consecutive years of decline, global steel demand will rebound by 1.2%…
2024 stainless steel industry operating conditions are manifested in the stainless crude volume, apparent consumption, import and export volume year-on-year growth. The price trend in the domestic market is low, export volume keeps increasing but the export price is low. The overall efficiency of the industry is low, and the…
The 2024 Metallurgical Science and Technology Award Grand Prize was awarded to Shougang Jingtang’s MCCR Multi-mode Continuous Casting and Rolling Technology Integration and Innovation project. The casting and rolling integration technology is a major advancement in the technology of the interface of the iron and steel manufacturing process. Mr. Wang Guolian,…
AOD refining method is the abbreviation of Argon Oxygen Decarburization (Argon Oxygen Decarburization), in refining stainless steel, by reducing the partial pressure of CO, to achieve the effect of false vacuum, so as to make the carbon content down to a very low level, and inhibit the oxidation of chromium…