WCA March 2014

Industry news

POHANG Steelworks has celebrated the start of operations at its 700,000 ton annual production scale wire rod mill 4. Chief executive Chung Joonyang, national assembly member Kim Hyeongtae, Pohang city mayor Park Seungho, Kiswel chairman Hong Michaeol, SeAH Specialty Steel chief executive Yoo Eulbong, and others from Korea and abroad attended the ceremony. With the expansion of this mill, POSCO is equipped with a 2.8 million ton annual capacity for the production of wire rods for the manufacture of nails, wires, screws, bolts, nuts, bearings, springs and wire ropes. The new mill will also produce extremely high strength spring steel and high strength wire for deep sea development. POSCO Pohang Works – Korea Website : www.posco.com ❍ Wire rod mill 4 from POSCO Celebration time in Korea Favourable reputation Shanghai Wangxun New Material manufactures optic fibre cable, telecommunication cable, power cable, submarine cable, OPGW, control cable, signal cable and track cable, etc. The products are also used for magnetic apparatus, cold/hot water pipe and flexible packing. The company retains 100 per cent intellectual property rights, and has six invention patents. Further, Shanghai Wangxun was involved in the stipulation of China’s new telecommunication industry standards, TD/T723-2007 Laminated Metal Plastic Strip for Telecommunication Cable and Optic Fibre Cable. The company has a significant market share in China, and many orders from the country’s telecom operators specify that its products be used. Shanghai Wangxun enjoys a favourable reputation from five major telecom operators: China Mobile, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom and China Tietong. The company has clients from more than 30 countries worldwide, including Europe, America and Asia. Shanghai Wangxun New Material Co Ltd – China Website : www.shwangxun.com

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