Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co.

What Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co. does

Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co. (唐山港陆钢铁有限公司) is a privately held, China–Hong Kong cooperative integrated steel manufacturer founded in January 2002 and headquartered in Zunhua, Tangshan, Hebei Province. The company operates a full integrated production chain spanning sintering, ironmaking, steelmaking, hot rolling, and cold rolling across five production units and two wholly-owned subsidiaries (Tangshan Ganglu Coking Co. and Tangshan Ganglu Cold Rolling Co.), with a comprehensive iron and steel capacity of 6.5 million tons, total assets of 16 billion RMB, and 8,000+ employees.

The company's core product offering consists of hot-rolled thin sheets and cold-hardened coils, with specialty variants including Q195L, SPHC (developed in collaboration with Beijing University of Science and Technology), and silicon steel for motor and electrical applications. Downstream use cases include deep drawing parts, galvanizing, color coating, and motor steel. Production is supported by an extensive energy recovery footprint (2×25,000 KW and 2×80,000 KW gas-fired generator sets, residual pressure generator sets, and a sintering waste heat generator) and a 2,565-point ultra-low emission monitoring platform that underpins its National Green Factory designation and ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 certifications.

The business model is a commodity-style direct sales operation: the company sells steel products by weight/volume at market-driven prices through a nationwide direct sales network and an online consultation platform, with products distributed across China and exported to international markets. Customers are primarily steel distributors and manufacturers along the downstream value chain. The company has ranked among the China Enterprise 500 Strong for 15 consecutive years (359th in 2020) and the China Manufacturing Enterprise 500 Strong (165th in 2020), reflecting an established market position in the Chinese mid-tier steel segment.

Name

Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co.

Legal name

唐山港陆钢铁有限公司

Website

https://tsglgt.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co. is a privately held Chinese integrated steel manufacturer producing hot-rolled sheets, cold-rolled coils, and specialty steel variants such as SPHC and silicon steel for downstream distributors and manufacturers across China and select export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Manufacturing

NAICS

Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110), Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311)

SIC

Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) (3312)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Steelmaking (BF-BOF) (IMAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hot Rolling & Primary Mills (Plate, Hot-Rolled Coil/Sheet, Strip) (IMAKABAE), Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Hot-rolled steel products
• Cold-rolled steel coils
• Integrated steel manufacturing
• Iron and steel products
• Steel billet production

Headquarters

HQ city

Zunhua

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Products Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling steel products including hot-rolled thin plates, cold-rolled hard coils, steel blooms, pig iron, and coils. Products are sold domestically nationwide and exported to international markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tangshan Ganglu Iron and Steel Co. is an integrated iron and steel manufacturer that produces and sells hot-rolled thin plates, cold-hardened coils, steel billets, pig iron, and specialty steel grades including Q195L, SPHC, and silicon steel. The company operates sintering, ironmaking, steelmaking, hot rolling, cold rolling, and coking facilities with a total production capacity of 6.5 million tonnes.

Product overview

港陆钢铁 operates as an integrated steel manufacturer with diversified product lines. The company produces hot-rolled thin sheets and cold-hardened coils as core products, along with quality steel variants including Q195L, SPHC, and silicon steel. These products are differentiated offerings targeting specific market segments such as deep drawing parts, galvanized, color-coated, and motor steel applications. The company operates integrated ironmaking, steelmaking, and rolling facilities spanning sintering, ironmaking, steelmaking, hot rolling, and cold rolling processes, supported by by-product operations including coking and power generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hot-Rolled Thin Sheets (热轧薄板) Hot-rolled thin sheets manufactured at the company's hot rolling production line, serving as a primary steel product for various industrial applications.
• Cold-Hardened Coils (冷硬卷) Cold-hardened coils manufactured in the company's cold rolling facility, used as intermediate products for further processing in galvanized, color-coated, and motor steel applications.
• Q195L Quality Steel

Quantifiable outcome

• 60亿元 invested in green development and environmental protection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, minor and core.

• Cangzhou Transportation College (沧州交通学院)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023University-enterprise cooperation for talent recruitment. 35 university students signed employment contracts with the company. Previous year had 10 graduates join the company. Joint activities include campus recruitment visits and talent exchange programs.
• Hebei Metallurgical Industry Association (河北省冶金行业协会)minorOthers · 5 June 2023Association leadership visited to understand production operations, market conditions, and policy implementation. Provided guidance on green development, high-quality development path, and technological innovation. Discussed steel market environment and trend predictions.
• Beijing University of Science and Technology (北京科技大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership for technical collaboration. University experts conducted multiple technical trainings for company engineers on converter, refining, continuous casting, cold rolling, and hot rolling processes. Joint development of 'SPHC structure improvement' and '1700 hot rolling line technical renovation diagnosis' technology innovations. University provides testing facilities for sample analysis including inclusions, metallography, electron microscopy, and process performance testing.
• North China University of Science and Technology (华北理工大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on quality inspection and testing to ensure stable product quality. Projects include hot-rolled strip defect scanning electron microscopy detection and mold flux testing experiments. Strategic partnership established for talent cultivation through quality improvement classes. University assists in developing high-skilled talent队伍.
• Tangshan College (唐山学院)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for talent cultivation with internship base cooperation. Annual reception of approximately 100 students for practical training and internships.
• Tangshan Vocational and Technical College of Industry (唐山工业职业技术学院)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for talent cultivation with internship base cooperation. Joint efforts in double-qualified teacher development.
• Yuhua Steel (裕华钢铁)minorOthersStrategic cooperation partner displayed on company website
• Huaxin Special Steel (华信特钢)minorOthersStrategic cooperation partner displayed on company website
• Jinan Steel (济南钢铁)minorOthersStrategic cooperation partner displayed on company website
• Jinan Steel Group South (冀南钢铁)minorOthersStrategic cooperation partner displayed on company website
• Xinghua Steel (兴华钢铁)minorOthersStrategic cooperation partner displayed on company website

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hebei Yuhua Steel: Listed on Ganglu's website as a strategic cooperation partner; a Hebei-based integrated steelmaker producing hot-rolled and cold-rolled products with comparable customer overlap in the North China steel distribution market.
• Huaxin Special Steel: Strategic partner on Ganglu's website; a Tangshan-region special steel producer with overlapping capabilities in hot-rolled products and serving similar downstream manufacturing customers in Hebei.
• Xinghua Steel: Strategic partner listed on Ganglu's website; a Hebei-region integrated steelmaker producing hot-rolled coil and plate for domestic distribution, directly comparable in scale and product mix.
• Jinan Steel (Jinnan Steel Group): Strategic partner listed on Ganglu's website; a Hebei-based integrated steelmaker producing similar hot-rolled coil, plate, and billet products serving the same regional distribution channels.
• Hebei Jingye Steel: Hebei-based privately-controlled integrated steelmaker producing hot-rolled and cold-rolled products with similar scale; direct competitor in the regional North China market with comparable customer overlap and production capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Hesteel Group (HBIS): Hebei's dominant state-owned steel group and one of China's largest steelmakers, operating integrated BF-BOF and specialty steel production with comparable product categories but vastly larger scale, broader product portfolio, and domestic/international market reach.
• Shougang Group: Major Chinese state-owned steelmaker with integrated production including hot-rolled and cold-rolled products; comparable in core product categories but materially larger in scale, with established automotive and appliance-grade steel segments.
• Baowu Steel Group (China Baowu): China's largest steelmaker, producing the full range of hot-rolled, cold-rolled, silicon steel, and specialty products at multi-million-ton scale. While far larger, the company's silicon steel and cold-rolled substrate products directly compete with Baowu's offerings in Chinese and export markets.

Regional players

• Tangsteel (Tangshan Iron and Steel): Tangshan-based integrated steelmaker producing hot-rolled coil, plate, and downstream products; same regional operating environment and customer base, comparable product portfolio though now part of the Hesteel group.
• Rizhao Steel Holding Group: Large privately-controlled Chinese steelmaker producing hot-rolled coil, plate, and cold-rolled products; comparable integrated production model and product mix, though operating from Shandong rather than Hebei.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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