Hbis Group
HBIS Group is one of China's top three state-owned steel producers, manufacturing automotive, home appliance, construction, marine, aerospace, and specialty steel for enterprise customers across automotive, construction, energy, and consumer goods sectors in China, Serbia, South Africa, and Switzerland.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersShijiazhuang, China
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Hbis Group does
HBIS Group is one of China's three largest state-owned steel producers, headquartered in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and formed in 2008 through consolidation of multiple regional steel enterprises under the supervision of the Hebei Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Hebei SASAC). The group operates across four business segments: steel materials, emerging industries (logistics, digital services, industrial solutions), overseas business, and financial services (including Caida Securities). HBIS holds leadership positions in multiple steel categories, including the second largest automotive steel supplier in China with 40+ automaker partnerships, the largest home appliance steel supplier in China, and recognition as a Fortune Global 500 company for 17 consecutive years. The enterprise is top-three in China's steel market alongside Baowu and Ansteel, with the three collectively controlling over 60% market share.
The company's product portfolio spans automotive, home appliance, construction and infrastructure, marine engineering, aerospace, petrochemical equipment, green energy, engineering machinery, transportation equipment, specialty, and vanadium-titanium materials. Notable proprietary technology assets include the hydrogen metallurgical demonstration project (leading the industry's transition from carbon to hydrogen metallurgy), the 2400 MPa ultra-high-strength hot-formed steel co-developed with Chery (surpassing the prior 2200 MPa world record held by Xiaomi), the Weisaibo 2.0 steel industry large language model for AI-powered intelligent manufacturing, and vanadium-titanium material technologies for energy storage and aerospace applications. HBIS holds 4,323 intellectual property rights, produces 80+ patents annually, and invests more than RMB 10 billion in R&D per year. Operations span China (Tangsteel, Hansteel, Wusteel, Zhangxuan Technology), Serbia (HBIS Serbia, acquired in 2016), South Africa (HBIS Mining at Palabora), and Switzerland (HBIS DIT global trading platform in Lugano).
HBIS generates revenue primarily through enterprise direct sales with bespoke, quote-based pricing negotiated by dedicated sales teams for each product category. Distribution operates through domestic service networks, international service centers, the HBIS DIT trading platform, and a dedicated customer service platform (csc.hbisco.com). Customers include major Chinese and global brands such as Chery, SAIC Motor, BYD, Midea, Hisense, China Railway, vanadium battery manufacturers, shipbuilders, and energy companies. Strategic partnerships include POSCO Holdings (HBIS-POSCO automotive steel joint venture), Huawei (digital transformation and AI), ZTE (AI computing industry base in Xiong'an), Beijing University of Science and Technology (Xiong'an Future Materials Industry Innovation Research Institute), University of Belgrade (China-Serbia green steel lab), and government partnerships in Serbia and Saudi Arabia for international expansion.
Hbis Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Hbis Group
- Legal name
- 河钢集团有限公司
- Website
- https://hbisco.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- HBIS Group is one of China's top three state-owned steel producers, manufacturing automotive, home appliance, construction, marine, aerospace, and specialty steel for enterprise customers across automotive, construction, energy, and consumer goods sectors in China, Serbia, South Africa, and Switzerland.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Hbis Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Steel Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110), Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (33111)
- SIC
- Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) (3312), Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills (3310)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Integrated Steelmaking (BF-BOF) (IMAKABAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ), Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG), Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB), Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) & Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) Production (IMAKABAC)
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Where Hbis Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shijiazhuang
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices10 records
Markets served
Hbis Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Steel Material Sales: Core revenue from manufacturing and selling various steel products including automotive steel, home appliance steel, construction steel, specialty steel, and vanadium-titanium materials. Revenue generated through direct sales and distribution networks domestically and internationally.
- Industrial Services: Emerging industrial services segment providing logistics, digital services, and comprehensive industrial solutions
- Overseas Business: Global operations including HBIS Serbia (河钢塞钢), HBIS South Africa Mining (河钢南非矿业), and HBIS DIT (河钢德高) global trading platform
- Financial Services: Industrial finance integration including supply chain services and securities operations
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Enterprise direct sales with customized pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels5 records
Hbis Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Hbis Group is a state-owned Chinese steel manufacturer producing a comprehensive range of steel products including automotive steel, home appliance steel, construction steel, specialty steel, engineering machinery steel, ocean engineering steel, transportation equipment steel, aerospace materials, and vanadium-titanium materials. The company also operates financial services (Caida Securities), supply chain services, digital services, and overseas steel manufacturing and trading operations across Serbia, South Africa, and Switzerland. The company is the second largest automotive steel supplier in China and the largest home appliance steel supplier, with proprietary technologies including hydrogen metallurgy and AI-powered manufacturing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Automotive Application Materials (汽车应用材料) China's second largest automotive steel supplier with 17 series of hot-rolled, acid-washed, continuous annealing, and coating sheets for vehicle body and chassis applications, plus 6 series for gears and bearings. Products include ultra-high-strength steels up to 2000 MPa, hot-stamped parts, and complete vehicle manufacturing capability, serving 40+ automotive companies including Chery, SAIC Motor, and BYD.
- Home High-End Materials (家居高端材料) China's largest home appliance steel supplier with global brand coverage. Products include galvanized aluminum plates, DVM digital printing color plates, PPM coil printing plates, antibacterial color plates, and food-grade tinplate for various home appliance applications. Serves major brands including Midea Group and Hisense.
- Green Energy Materials (绿色能源材料) Materials for hydrogen storage vessels, photovoltaic support systems, wind power equipment, hydropower stations, and nuclear power applications. Includes 4130X and 30CrMo hydrogen storage cylinder steels, ultra-thick zinc-aluminum products for solar installations, and high-strength low-temperature steels for nuclear fusion devices.
- Petrochemical Equipment Materials (石化装备材料) Industry-leading products including oil casing steels (TG22, TG26-1, TG27 series), hydrogen-containing chromium-molybdenum steels (137-142mm thick), high-grade pipeline steels (L245 to X80), Ni-series cryogenic pressure vessel steels (3.5Ni, 5Ni, 9Ni), and high-manganese steels for LNG applications. Coverage of national standard GB/T 35012-2018 for chromium-molybdenum steel plates for hydrogen equipment.
- Engineering Machinery Materials (工程机械材料) Wear-resistant steel series replacing imports with 2000 MPa ultra-high-strength products, high-strength construction machinery steels (Q890-Q1100), 1300 MPa roll-formed square tube steel (first in China), and 23MnNiMoCr54 mining high-strength ring chain steel (first in China).
- Ocean Engineering Materials (海洋工程材料) Materials for marine platforms, ships, cross-sea bridges, and submarine pipelines certified by CCS, ABS, DNV-GL, BV, LR. Products include large-thickness rack steel plates for jack-up drilling platforms, high-line energy weldable ship plates, and mooring chains with grades YXR3 through YXR4S.
- Transportation Equipment Materials (交通装备材料) 350km/h high-speed rails using proprietary full universal rolling process technology, widely used in domestic key routes. Weather-resistant steel for railway vehicles with high corrosion resistance and good formability for stable operation in harsh environments. Supply for China Railway projects.
- Aerospace Materials (航空航天材料) Specialized materials for aerospace applications including non-magnetic bearing alloys (G60S) for aircraft key components, nickel-based alloys for aircraft air rudders (900B) with high temperature strength, and non-magnetic stainless steel shells for aircraft, filling domestic gaps.
- High-Strength Building Materials (高强建筑材料) Q460E-Z35 Bird's Nest Steel - China's first and world's only steel for the Beijing Olympic stadium. Yanshan Brand vanadium-containing high-strength earthquake-resistant rebars, Q460C large-specification angles for power transmission towers, and high-end bridge steels for world-class bridges.
- Vanadium Titanium Materials (钒钛材料) Vanadium battery electrolyte with global top certification, 99.5% high-purity vanadium oxide as single champion product exported to Europe and America. Aviation-grade vanadium aluminum alloy (AlV55-AlV85 series), titanium alloy powders for 3D printing, and full vanadium flow energy storage battery electrolytes.
- Specialty Materials (特种材料) Over 30 grades of special materials including novel invar steel wires (HY36H) with high strength and low expansion, nickel-based alloy welding wires (ERNiCrMo-3, ERNiCrMo-4) for corrosion environments, high-temperature mold alloys (GYGH800), and gas valve alloys (GH4080A, GH4751).
Quantifiable outcome
- HBIS Serbia contributed to Serbia's top three exporters with 5000+ retained employees
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Hbis Group
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Hbis Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature4 records
Hbis Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.
- POSCO HoldingscorePOSCO Holdings Chairman Chang In-hwa met with HBIS executives at World Steel Association meeting in Berlin to explore partnership opportunities related to overseas investment and supply chain stability. Both parties discussed AI applications in steel manufacturing and hydrogen metallurgy cooperation.
- Serbia (Government)coreChina-Serbia Science and Technology Exchange Event and Young Talented Scientists Roundtable on Green Steel Manufacturing held in Shijiazhuang. The China-Serbia Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Green Steel Manufacturing serves as key platform for joint R&D, industrial cooperation, and talent exchanges supporting both countries' green transformation.
- POSCO HoldingscoreHBIS and POSCO operate joint venture HBIS POSCO automotive steel sheet project with successful operations and good economic benefits. Cooperation includes AI applications and intelligent manufacturing shared vision.
- World Steel AssociationcoreHBIS Group Chairman Liu Jian met with World Steel Association President Uğur Dalbeler and Director General Edwin Basson in Berlin. HBIS serves as rotating chairman unit of China Steel Industry Association and actively participates in World Steel Association activities to promote green and low-carbon steel industry development.
- China Steel Industry AssociationcoreHBIS Group serves as rotating chairman unit of the association. Cooperation focuses on industry development, policy coordination, and promoting healthy and sustainable development of China's steel industry.
- HuaweimajorHBIS and Huawei discussed deepening cooperation in digital transformation and AI applications in steel manufacturing. Huawei's industrial digital solutions expertise combined with HBIS's steel manufacturing scenarios for intelligent manufacturing upgrades.
- ZTE CorporationmajorJoint establishment of HBIS-ZTE Industrial Control and AI Computing Industry Base in Xiong'an New Area. The base produces servers and industrial control boards for AI computing applications with 'ZTE·WESHYPER' joint brand.
- Beijing University of Science and TechnologycoreJoint establishment of Xiong'an Future Materials Industry Innovation Research Institute with Beijing University of Science and Technology and Xiong'an New Area government. Research focuses on advanced materials, digital intelligence technology, and green low-carbon technology.
- MCC JingchengmajorHBIS Chairman Liu Jian met with MCC Jingcheng Chairman Han Bing to explore cooperation in engineering projects, technological innovation, and green low-carbon areas.
- CIMC GroupmajorStrategic cooperation agreement signed covering new materials R&D, green steel industry development, supply chain logistics coordination, low-carbon technology innovation, and overseas market expansion.
- Shijiazhuang CustomssupportingCooperation focuses on green steel product export, policy implementation, and customs facilitation for international trade.
- Harsco EnvironmentsupportingTechnical exchange on green low-carbon technologies and resource high-value utilization. Harsco Environment operates in 30+ countries providing environmental solutions.
- Fives GroupsupportingDiscussions on energy saving, cost reduction, green low-carbon, and intelligent manufacturing cooperation for steel production equipment.
- Primetals TechnologiessupportingCooperation discussions on high-end product R&D, extreme cost management, and '15th Five-Year Plan' project implementation.
- Serbian GovernmentcoreSerbian government provides strong support for HBIS Serbia operations. Serbian President Vučić personally attends HBIS activities and government continues to support HBIS Serbia's green energy projects.
- University of BelgradecoreJoint construction of national-level joint laboratory with University of Belgrade for green steel manufacturing technology research.
- AHQ Group (Saudi Arabia)supportingCooperation MoU signed for oil and gas equipment manufacturing and urban infrastructure development aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Hbis Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- China Baowu Steel Group: Largest steel producer in China and globally, formed from the merger of Baosteel and Wuhan Iron and Steel. Directly comparable as another SASAC-controlled integrated steelmaker competing head-to-head with HBIS in automotive, home appliance, and construction grades across China.
- Shougang Group: Major Beijing-based Chinese state-owned integrated steelmaker with comparable automotive and construction steel exposure. Direct competitor in the Chinese flat steel market and fellow member of China's steel consolidation push.
- POSCO Holdings: Korean integrated steel major with whom HBIS runs a JV (HBIS-POSCO automotive steel sheet). Closely comparable in automotive steel technology, hydrogen metallurgy initiatives, and AI manufacturing strategies discussed at the World Steel Association meeting.
- Ansteel Group: One of China's 'Big Three' state-owned steelmakers alongside HBIS and Baowu. Comparable integrated steel producer with overlapping product portfolio in automotive sheet, plate, and construction steel, serving similar Chinese end-markets.
Emerging players
- JSW Steel: India's largest steel producer by capacity, rapidly expanding integrated capacity with focus on automotive and high-strength steel. Comparable emerging Asian steel champion pursuing similar automotive-grade and decarbonization strategies as HBIS.
- Nucor Corporation: Largest US steel producer and leading EAF-based steelmaker with strong focus on sheet steel and sustainability. Comparable as a peer pioneering EAF and green steel transitions that compete for the same automotive and construction customers HBIS serves.
Regional players
- Hyundai Steel: Korean integrated steelmaker serving domestic automotive and construction markets with high-end flat steel. Relevant regional peer for benchmarking HBIS's automotive steel technology and POSCO partnership dynamics in Northeast Asia.
Broad incumbents
- Nippon Steel Corporation: Japan's largest steelmaker and a global incumbent with comparable high-end automotive and specialty steel grades. Relevant peer for benchmarking HBIS's 2400 MPa ultra-high-strength and other advanced steel development programs.
- Tata Steel: Major global integrated steel producer with comparable automotive and construction steel offerings across India, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Relevant comparable for HBIS's international footprint strategy and green steel transition profile.
- ArcelorMittal: World's largest steel producer by volume, offering comparable flat, long, and tubular steel products globally. Broader incumbent competing in automotive and construction markets; HBIS's HBIS Serbia acquisition was effectively competing against ArcelorMittal for distressed European assets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Hbis Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Hbis Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries11 records
Hbis Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Hbis Group M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Hbis Group
What does Hbis Group do?
Hbis Group is a state-owned Chinese steel manufacturer producing a comprehensive range of steel products including automotive steel, home appliance steel, construction steel, specialty steel, engineering machinery steel, ocean engineering steel, transportation equipment steel, aerospace materials, and vanadium-titanium materials. The company also operates financial services (Caida Securities), supply chain services, digital services, and overseas steel manufacturing and trading operations across Serbia, South Africa, and Switzerland. The company is the second largest automotive steel supplier in China and the largest home appliance steel supplier, with proprietary technologies including hydrogen metallurgy and AI-powered manufacturing.
Is Hbis Group a public or private company?
Hbis Group is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was Hbis Group founded?
Hbis Group was founded in 2008. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Hbis Group based?
Hbis Group is headquartered in Shijiazhuang, China, in the Asia region.
How does Hbis Group make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Steel Material Sales are the primary driver. The others are industrial Services, overseas Business and financial Services.
Who are Hbis Group's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are China Baowu Steel Group, Shougang Group, POSCO Holdings and Ansteel Group. Emerging players are JSW Steel and Nucor Corporation. Hyundai Steel is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Nippon Steel Corporation, Tata Steel and ArcelorMittal.
Does Hbis Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Hbis Group.
What industry is Hbis Group in?
Hbis Group's product category is Steel Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKABAA, Integrated Steelmaking (BF-BOF), with a secondary code of IMAKABAJ, Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA). Its NAICS code is 331110 and its SIC code is 3312.