Xihua Group
Xihua Group is a privately held Chinese manufacturer of magnesium refractory materials, graphite electrodes, and metallurgical equipment, supplying steel mills domestically and internationally through a vertically integrated production chain anchored in Liaonan.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1985
- HeadquartersHaicheng, China
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Xihua Group does
Xihua Group (中国新华集团) is a privately held Chinese manufacturer serving the steel metallurgical industry with refractory materials, graphite electrodes, and metallurgical equipment. The company operates through three production branches — a Magnesium Refractory Material Factory, a Graphite Carbon Factory, and a Metallurgical Equipment Processing Factory — plus a Dalian-based import/export subsidiary. Its geographic base in the Liaonan region of Liaoning provides access to magnesite ore in what is described as a world magnesium resource area, supporting a vertically integrated production chain from raw magnesite through fused magnesia (FM), dead burned magnesia (DBM), and calcined magnesia (CCM) to finished refractory products.
The product portfolio spans four categories: raw magnesia materials (~100,000 tons/year), standardized refractory bricks including magnesia-carbon, magnesia-chrome, spinel, and high alumina bricks (40,000+ tons/year), loose refractory materials such as patching compounds, ramming mixes, and castables (~60,000 tons/year), and graphite electrodes in RP, HP, and UHP grades from 50-750mm diameter (~15,000 tons/year). The company also produces rollers and other equipment for steel rolling mills, with technical services bundled into customer relationships.
Xihua Group sells B2B directly to steel mills, both domestically in China and internationally via the Dalian export subsidiary, with exports accounting for approximately 50% of revenue. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is founder-controlled, led by Han Zhen'an (韩振安), a metallurgical engineer with prior experience at major Chinese steel groups including Wuhan, Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Anshan, alongside Han Guangcheng (韩广成), a refractory engineer with 45 years of industry experience. The company reports 101-250 employees and has been operating since 1985, though no external funding rounds, M&A activity, or quantified revenue figures are disclosed.
Xihua Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Xihua Group
- Legal name
- XIHUA Group
- Website
- https://xihuagroup.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1985
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Xihua Group is a privately held Chinese manufacturer of magnesium refractory materials, graphite electrodes, and metallurgical equipment, supplying steel mills domestically and internationally through a vertically integrated production chain anchored in Liaonan.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Xihua Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Refractory Materials and Graphite Electrodes
- NAICS
- Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120), Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271), Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (335991), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992)
- SIC
- Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Magnesite & Magnesium Minerals (IMAEAFAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Magnesite & Magnesium Minerals Mining (IMAKAGAN), Synthetic Graphite Feedstocks (Petroleum Needle Coke & Pitch) (IMAKAFAE)
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Where Xihua Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Haicheng
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices2 records
Markets served
Xihua Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Magnesium Refractory Materials Sales: Manufacturing and sales of magnesium refractory materials including raw materials (FM/DBM/CCM), standardized products (magnesia-carbon brick, burnt brick), and loose materials (patching material, ramming compound, castable). Annual production exceeds 200,000 tons of magnesium refractory materials.
- Graphite Electrode Sales: Production and sales of graphite electrodes including RP (Ordinary power), HP (High power), and UHP (Ultra high power) electrodes with diameter 50-750mm. Annual production approximately 15,000 tons.
- Metallurgical Equipment: Production of metallurgical equipment including rollers for steel rolling mills and other metallurgical equipment with technical services.
- Technical Services: Technical services provided to steel mills alongside materials supply.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Xihua Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Xihua Group manufactures and sells magnesia refractory materials—including raw materials (FM fused magnesia, DBM dead burned magnesia, CCM calcined magnesia), standardized products (magnesia-carbon bricks, magnesia, magnesia-chrome, spinel, high alumina burnt bricks), and loose materials (ramming compounds, patching materials, castables, dry vibrating materials, refractory paints)—plus graphite electrodes (RP, HP, UHP grades with 50-750mm diameter) and metallurgical equipment such as steel rolling mill rollers. The company serves steel mills, providing materials and technical services used in electric arc furnaces, steel ladles, tundishes, and continuous casting operations.
Product overview
Xihua Group is a comprehensive enterprise in the steel metallurgical industry, providing materials and technical services to steel mills. The company operates a multi-product portfolio organized into four main categories: (1) Raw Materials including fused magnesia (FM), dead burned magnesia (DBM), and calcined magnesia (CCM) with combined annual capacity of 100,000 tons; (2) Standardized Products including magnesia-carbon bricks for electric arc furnaces and steel ladles (over 40,000 tons annually) and various burnt bricks such as magnesia, magnesia-chrome, spinel, and high alumina bricks; (3) Loose Materials including ramming compounds, patching materials, castables, and vibration materials for furnace repair and maintenance (60,000 tons annually); (4) Graphite Electrodes including RP (ordinary power), HP (high power), and UHP (ultra-high power) grades with diameters from 50-750mm (15,000 tons annually). The company also operates a metallurgical equipment processing factory producing rollers and other steel rolling mill products. Production is organized across three branch factories: Raw Material Factory, Magnesia Carbon Brick Workshop, and Graphite Electrode Factory.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Magnesium Refractory Raw Materials (FM, DBM, CCM) Magnesia-based refractory raw materials including Two calcium fused magnesia (FM), Large crystalline fused magnesia, Sintered magnesia / high purity magnesia (DBM), Sintered magnesia / heavy fired magnesia (DBM), Light burnt powder (CCM), and Lightly burn magnesium balls (CCM); supplied to steel mills for use in furnace linings, with combined annual capacity of approximately 100,000 tons.
- Magnesia-Carbon Bricks Standardized magnesia-carbon refractory bricks for steel mill applications including Electric furnace brick pack, Bessemer brick, Converter outer block brick, Converter sleeve brick, Electric furnace brick, Electric furnace steel outlet bricks (sleeve and brick), and Ladle brick series (including ladle edge); used in electric arc furnaces, converters, and steel ladles, with annual output exceeding 40,000 tons.
- Burnt Bricks (Magnesia, Magnesia-Chrome, Spinel, High Alumina) Standardized burnt refractory bricks including Fired magnesia brick, Magnesia brick, Magnesia-chrome brick, Spinel brick, Magnesia-calcium brick, Directly bonded magnesium-chrome brick, Fused semi-rebonded magnesia-chrome brick, Electromelt rebonded magnesia chrome brick, and High alumina brick; supplied to steel mills and metallurgical furnaces for various high-temperature lining applications.
- Loose Refractory Materials Unshaped refractory materials for furnace repair and maintenance including Hot repair material packing, Hot repair patching material, Electric ramming material, Intermediate package dry vibrating material, Tundish refractory paint, Induction furnace coil cement, Induction furnace dry material, and Refractory castable; used for hot repair, ramming, tundish coating, and induction furnace maintenance in steel production.
- Graphite Electrodes (RP, HP, UHP)
- Metallurgical Equipment Processing
Quantifiable outcome
- Export ratio increased from 0% to 50%, demonstrating successful international market expansion
Companies that use Xihua Group
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Xihua Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Feature2 records
Xihua Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Xihua Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- RHI Magnesita: Global leader in refractory products and services for the steel industry with vertically integrated magnesite mining. Direct overlap with Xihua's magnesia refractory and steel mill customer base, but at vastly larger global scale and broader product breadth.
- Vesuvius plc: Global steel flow engineering and refractory specialist supplying steel mills worldwide. Comparable in serving the same EAF and ladle refractory needs as Xihua, with broader geographic reach and more advanced product portfolio.
- HarbisonWalker International: North American refractory manufacturer serving iron, steel, and other industries. Competes with Xihua in the international steel refractory market, particularly for EAF and ladle linings.
Direct peers
- Imerys: French specialty minerals producer including magnesia and refractory raw materials. Comparable upstream mineral processing capabilities serving the same steel refractory value chain as Xihua.
- SGL Carbon: German specialty graphite and carbon products manufacturer, including graphite electrodes for steelmaking. Directly comparable to Xihua's graphite electrode business (RP/HP/UHP grades), though at larger scale and broader carbon-product portfolio.
- Resonac (formerly Showa Denko): Major Japanese chemical and specialty materials company with large graphite electrode operations serving steel mills globally. Direct competitor in the UHP graphite electrode segment where Xihua is positioned.
- Puyang Refractories Group: Major Chinese refractory producer serving steel and non-ferrous metals industries. Comparable product breadth (bricks, monolithic refractories) and customer overlap in domestic and export steel mill markets.
- Beijing Lier High-temperature Materials: Chinese refractory manufacturer specializing in high-temperature materials for steel, cement, and glass industries. Closest Chinese competitor to Xihua in magnesia-based refractories for steel mill customers.
- GrafTech International: US-based graphite electrode manufacturer serving electric arc furnace steel producers. Directly comparable product (graphite electrodes) and end market (EAF steel mills), particularly competitive in markets subject to anti-dumping duties on Chinese electrodes.
- Tokai Carbon: Japanese carbon and graphite products manufacturer with significant graphite electrode production for steel industry. Comparable in graphite electrode product mix and end-market focus, though with stronger advanced materials portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
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Xihua Group social profiles
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Xihua Group leadership team
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Profiles2 records
Xihua Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Xihua Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
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Investors
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Xihua Group M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Xihua Group
What does Xihua Group do?
Xihua Group manufactures and sells magnesia refractory materials—including raw materials (FM fused magnesia, DBM dead burned magnesia, CCM calcined magnesia), standardized products (magnesia-carbon bricks, magnesia, magnesia-chrome, spinel, high alumina burnt bricks), and loose materials (ramming compounds, patching materials, castables, dry vibrating materials, refractory paints)—plus graphite electrodes (RP, HP, UHP grades with 50-750mm diameter) and metallurgical equipment such as steel rolling mill rollers. The company serves steel mills, providing materials and technical services used in electric arc furnaces, steel ladles, tundishes, and continuous casting operations.
Is Xihua Group a public or private company?
Xihua Group is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Xihua Group founded?
Xihua Group was founded in 1985. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Xihua Group based?
Xihua Group is headquartered in Haicheng, China, in the Asia region.
How does Xihua Group make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Magnesium Refractory Materials Sales are the primary driver. The others are graphite Electrode Sales, metallurgical Equipment and technical Services.
Who are Xihua Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are RHI Magnesita, Vesuvius plc and HarbisonWalker International. Direct peers are Imerys, SGL Carbon, Resonac (formerly Showa Denko), Puyang Refractories Group, Beijing Lier High-temperature Materials, GrafTech International and Tokai Carbon.
Does Xihua Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Xihua Group.
What industry is Xihua Group in?
Xihua Group's product category is Refractory Materials and Graphite Electrodes. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEAFAL, Magnesite & Magnesium Minerals, with a secondary code of IMAKAGAN, Magnesite & Magnesium Minerals Mining. Its NAICS code is 327120 and its SIC code is 3290.