Fangda S.Steel

What Fangda S.Steel does

Fangda Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Stock Exchange: SH600507, trade name Fangda S.Steel) is a vertically integrated Chinese steel producer operating as a subsidiary of Liaoning Fangda Group. The company runs a full-process iron and steel operation spanning mining, coking, sintering, iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling on a ~3,300 mu (550-acre) industrial footprint, with annual steel production capacity exceeding 4 million tons. Its core products include Changli-brand spring steel flat bar, Chunyue/Changli/Hongyan-brand leaf springs, Seagull-brand rebar, and free-cutting steel; leaf-spring capacity of 200,000 tons per year is distributed across four subsidiaries and supplies automotive OEMs under IATF 16949 certification.

The business model is B2B direct sales to two principal end-segments: automotive suspension buyers for leaf springs and construction-sector buyers for rebar, with distribution concentrated in the domestic Chinese market. The company holds a portfolio of certifications and recognitions, including the China Famous Trademark designation and Metallurgical Gold Cup Awards, which support qualification into automotive and infrastructure supply chains.

Fangda S.Steel has deployed multiple AI systems into production, including a YOLO-v8 rebar surface-inspection model with greater than 98% accuracy, intelligent welding defect recognition above 95%, and a knowledge-graph-plus-industrial-LLM architecture for blast-furnace control. A university partnership supplements in-house R&D, and 47 new projects are slated for 2026. Recent corporate activity has included a divestiture of an associate, leadership transition, and continued expansion of the Fangda Zhanyao rural revitalization industrial park in Gansu Dongxiang County.

Name

Fangda S.Steel

Legal name

方大特钢科技股份有限公司

Website

https://fangda-specialsteels.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Fangda S.Steel is a vertically integrated Chinese steel producer (SH600507) operating mining-to-rolling on 4M+ tons of annual capacity, supplying leaf springs to automotive OEMs and Seagull-brand rebar to construction buyers across the domestic Chinese market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Steel Manufacturing

NAICS

Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311), Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (331221), Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122)

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

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

Keywords

• Specialty steel manufacturing
• Spring steel flat bars
• Automotive leaf springs
• Hot-rolled ribbed bars
• Free cutting steel

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanchang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Product Manufacturing and Sales: Full-process steel manufacturing including mining, coking, sintering, iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling. Primary products include spring steel flat bar, leaf springs, rebar, and other specialty steel products sold to industrial customers.
2. Steel Billet Direct Sales: Direct sale of steel billet (方坯) through online bidding process. Customers pay in full cash (全现款) with delivery by buyer self-pickup from supplier dock.
3. Scrap and Secondary Resource Sales: Sale of scrap materials (废旧物资) including waste belt conveyors, sawdust iron, and safety equipment through bidding platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fangda Special Steel is a fully integrated iron and steel manufacturer producing specialty steel products through a complete production chain spanning mining, coking, sintering, iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling. Its core offerings are spring steel flat bars (branded "Changli") and automotive leaf springs (branded "Changli", "Hongyan", and "Chunyue"), complemented by hot-rolled ribbed bars (branded "Seagull"), free-cutting steels, spring round steel, hot-rolled flat steel, and alloy structural round bars serving automotive, construction/infrastructure, and precision manufacturing customers.

Product overview

Fangda Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: SH600507) is a large iron-steel united enterprise with full-process manufacturing capabilities spanning mining, coking, sintering, iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling. The company is a core production base for spring steel flat bars and automotive leaf springs in China. Its product portfolio centers on four main categories: Spring Steel Flat Bar (the flagship product, branded '长力'), Leaf Spring products from subsidiaries under brands '长力', '红岩', and '春鹰' (with '春鹰' being a China Famous Trademark), Steel Bars and Wire Rods including hot-ribbed bars (branded '海鸥'), and Free Cutting Steel. The integrated production chain flows from smelting to rolling spring steel flat bars to leaf spring manufacturing, giving the company a competitive advantage in both automotive parts materials and finished automotive components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 长力 (Changli): Automotive spring flat steel and leaf spring brand - Changli brand spring steel products won Metallurgical Product Quality Gold Cup Award
• 海鸥 (Seagull)
• 春鹰 (Chunyue)
• 红岩 (Hongyan)

Products and services

• Spring Steel Flat Bar (弹簧扁钢)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual steel production capacity exceeding 4 million tons
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Liaoning Fangda Group (辽宁方大集团)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company controlling Fangda Special Steel. Fangda Group is a diversified conglomerate including steel (Jiufang Steel, Fangda Carbon), aviation (Hainan Airlines), pharmaceuticals (Northeast Pharma), retail (Zhongxing Commercial), and healthcare (Liaoning Fangda General Hospital). Group investment exceeds 10 billion yuan in healthcare alone.
• Jiangxi Province Universities (江西省高校)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-enterprise joint research for blast furnace smart smelting project. Includes joint application for provincial key R&D project on industrial large language models.
• China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group (中国铁路南昌局集团有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint railway safety training for special line safety including Nanchang South Vehicle Section, Railway Logistics Center, Nanchang Chewu段 Qingyunpu Station, and Nanchang Gongwu段. Railway transport is core channel for raw material import and product export.
• Honghe Prefecture Federation of Trade Unions (红河州总工会)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial worker team building reform (产改) training program. 66-person delegation visited Fangda Special Steel for field teaching and exchange.
• Jiangxi Blood Center (江西省血液中心)minorOthersRegular joint blood donation drives and Red Cross training activities with local healthcare authorities.
• Nanchang Qingshanhu Red Cross Society (南昌市青山湖区红十字会)minorOthersFirst aid training and AED deployment at industrial tourism site for emergency response capability.
• Gansu Dongxiang County Farmers (东乡族自治县农户)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLamb and beef supply partnerships with local farmers through Fangda Yorta company. '龙头企业+合作社+农户' model integrating thousands of local farmers into supply chain.
• Gansu Agricultural Sciences Institute (甘肃省农业科学院)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research with畜草与绿色农业研究所 on lamb feeding formulas to improve Dongxiang lamb quality.
• Beijing Tongren Hospital (北京同仁医院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company partnership for eye health '光明行' charity program providing free cataract surgeries in Gansu Dunhuang. Tongren Hospital provides medical guidance and surgical expertise.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• China Baowu Steel Group: Largest Chinese state-owned integrated steelmaker and the industry consolidator. Comparable in integrated BF-BOF production, listed-company structure, and broad automotive/construction customer base; vastly larger scale than Fangda and overlapping on most product categories.

Direct peers

• Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS): One of China's largest integrated steelmakers with full BF-BOF process from iron ore through finished steel. Directly comparable to Fangda in vertical integration, scale (multi-tens of millions of tons), and broad product portfolio serving construction and industrial customers.
• Shougang Group: Beijing-headquartered integrated steelmaker with listed subsidiary Shougang Co., producing rebar, hot-rolled coil, and other long/flat products from integrated BF-BOF operations. Comparable scale and product portfolio with overlap on construction and industrial customers.
• Jiangsu Shagang Group: Largest privately-owned Chinese steelmaker with rebar, wire rod, and hot-rolled coil production from BF-BOF route. Directly comparable in commodity rebar exposure, integrated production, and B2B construction/industrial customer mix.
• CITIC Pacific Special Steel: Specialty steel arm of CITIC Pacific producing alloy steel, spring steel, and bearing steel for automotive and machinery applications. The closest direct peer on Fangda's specialty spring steel flat bar product, with similar IATF-style automotive customer focus.
• Magang (Maanshan Iron & Steel): Anhui-based integrated steelmaker with hot-rolled products including rebar, plate, and section steel, serving automotive and construction markets. Comparable in integrated process, mid-tier scale, and listed-entity structure.
• Ansteel Group: Major Chinese integrated steel producer with iron ore mining through finished steel, listed subsidiary (Ansteel Co.). Directly comparable product mix in rebar, plate, and specialty long products serving similar automotive and construction customers.
• Hunan Valin Steel: Hunan-based integrated steel producer listed on Shenzhen, with automotive steel plate and rebar as core products. Closely comparable in automotive OEM customer focus and integrated production, though specializing more in flat products than Fangda's long-product focus.

Emerging players

• Daye Special Steel: Hubei-based specialty steelmaker focused on bearing steel, alloy structural steel, and spring steel. Comparable in specialty/automotive-grade positioning though smaller scale, with similar end-market exposure to precision parts manufacturers.

Regional players

• Chongqing Iron and Steel: Southwest China-based integrated steel producer with rebar, plate, and section steel, historically linked to Fangda via Chongqing Hongyan Fangda leaf spring subsidiary's geography. Comparable in process and product mix but with primarily regional rather than national positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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