Anshan Baode Steel

What Anshan Baode Steel does

Anshan Baode Steel Co., Ltd. (鞍山宝得钢铁有限公司) is a privately held Chinese integrated steel producer founded in 1985 in Anshan, Liaoning Province. The company operates a fully integrated complex on a 1.5 million square meter site with approximately 2,000+ employees and 5 billion CNY in total enterprise assets, consisting of a sintering and pelletizing plant, a 1,250m³ blast furnace iron-making plant (1.7 million tons/year molten iron capacity), a 120-ton oxygen top-blown converter steel-making plant with R12m six-machine six-stream and R8m eight-machine eight-stream continuous casters (2 million tons/year steel billet output), and a rolling mill. Its product portfolio comprises H-beams, I-beams, national standard channel steel, and equal/unequal leg angle steel, holding approximately 2% domestic market share in those categories.

The company monetizes through direct B2B sales of standardized section steel to construction, power transmission tower, railway vehicle, heavy industrial equipment, and shipbuilding manufacturers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated through a dedicated sales department with multiple sub-units. Baode's products have been specified into nationally significant projects including the Beijing Olympic Bird's Nest Stadium, the Three Gorges Dam ship lock, the Shanghai Jinmao Tower, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, and West-to-East 500KV transmission towers. The company holds ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001/10012 certifications, CNAS ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory accreditation, and has participated in drafting 9 national and metallurgical industry standards including the hot-rolled angle steel standard for iron towers.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from physical steel product sales in the domestic Chinese market, with a sales-led GTM motion executed through direct outreach, named sales staff, and a bidding/procurement platform. The company is privately held by its founding shareholders with no disclosed institutional investor backing, no parent company, and no M&A activity recorded. As of 2025 the company passed the ultra-low emission clean-transportation assessment, ranking among the best in Liaoning Province for similar enterprises.

Name

Anshan Baode Steel

Legal name

鞍山宝得钢铁有限公司

Website

https://baode.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Anshan Baode Steel is a privately held Chinese integrated steel producer manufacturing H-beams, I-beams, channel steel, and angle steel at 2 million tons/year capacity, serving construction, power transmission, railway, and heavy industrial equipment customers in the domestic market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Products

NAICS

Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAKABAA

Integrated Steelmaking (BF-BOF)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Steel Production & Processing

SECONDARYIMAKABAE

Hot Rolling & Primary Mills (Plate, Hot-Rolled Coil/Sheet, Strip)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Steel Production & Processing

Keywords

• Structural steel products
• Integrated steel manufacturing
• H-beam steel sections
• Hot-rolled angle steel
• Channel steel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Anshan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel product manufacturing and sales: Integrated steel producer manufacturing and selling H-type steel, I-beams, national standard channel steel, and equal/unequal angle steel. Domestic market share approximately 2%. Primary revenue from physical steel product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Anshan Baode Steel is a fully integrated private steel manufacturer that produces H-beams, I-beams, national-standard channel steel, and equal/unequal-leg angle steel from its own sintering, iron-making, steel-making, and rolling operations. The company converts molten iron from a 1,250m³ blast furnace into 2 million tons of steel billets annually through a 120-ton oxygen top-blown converter and downstream rolling mills, supplying standardized section steel products for construction, infrastructure, power transmission towers, heavy equipment, and railway vehicles.

Product overview

Anshan Baode Steel is a vertically integrated private steel manufacturing enterprise. Their product portfolio centers on construction steel, specifically H-shaped steel beams, I-beams, national standard channel steel, and equal/unequal leg angle steel. The company operates a complete steel production chain from sintering and ironmaking through steelmaking and rolling, producing approximately 2 million tons of steel annually. Their products serve construction, power transmission towers, railway vehicles, ships, agricultural machinery, heavy trucks, power station boilers, and lifting equipment sectors. They maintain approximately 2% domestic market share in their product categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• H-Beams (H型钢) H-shaped steel beams used in construction and structural applications. The company's main product with national standard compliance, used for structural framework, columns, and beams in building construction and industrial facilities.
• I-Beams (工字钢) I-shaped steel beams for construction and structural engineering applications, including buildings, industrial plants, and heavy infrastructure.
• National Standard Channel Steel (国标槽钢) Channel steel products meeting national standards, used in construction and manufacturing applications requiring standardized structural sections.
• Equal and Unequal Leg Angle Steel (等边不等边角钢) Angle steel products with equal and unequal legs for various structural and construction applications, including hot-rolled angle steel specifically designed and certified for power transmission tower manufacturing. Baode is a participating drafting unit for the hot-rolled angle steel industry standard for iron towers.
• Continuous Casting Billets / Steel Billets (连铸坯) Continuous casting products including 230×230, 230×350, and 320×410mm blooms and billets with annual output of 2 million tons, supplied to downstream rolling and external customers via the Supply Department 1 (\u4f9b\u5e94\u4e00\u79d1).

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual steel output of 2 million tons; iron-making capacity of 1.7 million tons of molten iron
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HBIS Group (河钢集团): One of China's largest integrated steel producers, headquartered in Hebei. Operates blast furnace and converter routes across a broad product portfolio including section steel, plate, and hot-rolled coil, competing with Baode in construction-grade and section steel segments nationally.
• ArcelorMittal: World's largest steel producer with global BF-BOF and EAF operations producing long products including H-beams and section steel. Comparable to Baode on integrated steelmaking fundamentals and infrastructure-grade section steel applications, though at vastly greater scale.
• Nucor Corporation: Largest U.S. steel producer, primarily EAF-based, with a leading position in structural steel sections including H-beams, I-beams, and channels. Comparable to Baode on section steel product focus and infrastructure customer base, though Nucor uses a fundamentally different (EAF) production route.
• Shougang Group (首钢集团): Major integrated steel producer with BF-BOF operations producing long products, plate, and hot-rolled coil for construction, energy, and industrial customers. Competes with Baode in infrastructure and section steel segments, particularly in northern China.
• China Baowu Steel Group (中国宝武钢铁集团): The world's largest steel producer, formed through consolidation including absorption of Maanshan Steel. Operates integrated mills producing flat and long products across China, including H-beams and section steel, competing for the same large infrastructure contracts.

Direct peers

• Tangshan Iron and Steel (唐山钢铁): Regional integrated steel producer based in Hebei producing long products including rebar and section steel for construction. Comparable to Baode in product mix and downstream customer base, particularly in building and infrastructure applications.
• Ansteel Group (鞍钢集团): Largest integrated steel producer based in Anshan, Liaoning — the same city as Baode. Operates integrated BF-BOF steelmaking with similar product mix into construction, machinery, and energy customers, and competes for the same Northeast China and national infrastructure contracts.
• Benxi Iron and Steel Group (本钢集团): Integrated steel producer headquartered in Benxi, Liaoning — neighboring Baode's home province. Operates blast furnace and converter routes producing plate, hot-rolled coil, and section steel for construction and industrial customers in the same regional market.
• Maanshan Iron and Steel (马鞍山钢铁 / Magang): One of China's largest producers of H-beams, I-beams, and section steel, with integrated steelmaking facilities. Directly comparable to Baode on product mix (H-beams, channel steel, angle steel) and downstream applications in construction and infrastructure.

Regional players

• Shandong Iron and Steel Group (山东钢铁集团): Integrated steel producer based in Shandong operating blast furnace and converter routes producing plate, hot-rolled coil, and section steel. Comparable to Baode on integrated operations and section steel production, but competes primarily in eastern China rather than Northeast.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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