China medium and
heavy plate market research report in 2006

(Published: Feb 6th,2007)
Introduction
The report analysis in detail the production capacity of all
rolling lines of heavy plate mills in China and the
output, import, export and consumption and price of medium and
heavy plate, the report also includes the forecast of production
capacity by 2010.

Notice
China has revised the statistics system in steel industry
since 2004,
according to the new statistics system, medium and heavy plate
includes four type of steel products called super thick steel
plate, thick steel plate, medium plate and medium-thick wide
strip steel see following table for details of definition.
Table 1 The new China Steel Industry Production Statistics
indices
Products |
The measurement unit |
Definition |
Super thick steel plate |
ton |
Thickness≥50mm,delivered in plate |
Thick steel plate |
ton |
20mm≤Thickness<50mm,delivered in plate |
Medium plate |
ton |
3mm≤Thickness<20mm,delivered in plate |
Medium-Thick Wide Strip Steel |
ton |
3mm≤Thickness<20mm,Width≥600mm,delivered in sheet. |

Table of contents
1 Analysis of China's medium and heavy plate industry 6
1.1 Definition of medium and heavy plate in China 6
1.2 Output of medium and heavy plate in China 6
1.3 Output of medium and heavy plate by province in China 8
1.4 Output of medium and heavy plate by end-use 13
1.5 Classification by production equipment 14
2.Import and export of medium and heavy plate 15
3 Analysis of market and price 17
3.1 Three stages of prices of medium and heavy plate in China in
2005 18
3.2 Trends of prices recently of major market plate in China 21
3.3 International market 22
3.4 Marketing channels of medium and heavy plate in China 23
4 Consumption analysis 24
4.1 Consumption of medium and heavy plate 24
4.2 The use and consumption characteristics of medium and heavy
plate 24
4.2.1 Consumption of medium and heavy plate by end-use24
4.2.2 Analysis demands of medium and heavy plate by the use
field 25
4.2.2.1 Pipelines plate 25
4.2.2.2 Shipbuilding plate
4.2.2.3Boiler plate 27
4.2.2.4 Pressure Vessels plate 28
4.2.2.5 Bridge plate 28
4.2.2.6 Solid plate 29
4.2.2.7 Motor ridgepole plate 29
4.2.2.8 Structures used medium and heavy plate 29
4.2.2.9 Mechanical industry 31
4.3 Structure of regional consumption 32
5.Analysis of production equipment, production technical of
medium and heavy plate in China 35
5.1 Rolling mill technology features of medium and heavy plate
in China 35
5.1.1 Conventional production line of medium and heavy plate 35
5.1.2 Hot Steckel Mill production line of medium and heavy plate
36
5.1.3 Comparison of the technology features of conventional
medium and heavy plate rolling mill and hot steckel mill l 37
5.2 The construction and renovation of medium and heavy plate
rolling mill and ancillary equipment 38
5.2.1 The construction and renovation of medium and heavy plate
rolling mill in China38
5.2.2 The construction and renovation of ancillary equipment 41
5.3 Analysis of current market steel rolling units in China 42
5.4 Expansion of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
in 2006 and the future 45
6.Analysis of Chinese producers of medium and heavy plate 47
6.1 Baosteel Group 47
6.2 Anshan Iron and Steel Group 50
6.3 Wuhan Iron and Steel Group 52
6.4 Jinan Iron and Steel Corporation 53
6.5 Magang Group 55
6.6 Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Company Limited 56
6.7 Handan Iron & Steel Group 58
6.8 Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group 60
6.9 Benxi Iron and Steel Group 61
6.10 Jiangsu sand Steel Group 63
6.11 Baotou Iron and Steel (Group) Company Limited 65
6.12 Nanjing Iron and Steel Group Corporation 66
6.13 Lists of output of medium and heavy plate of major
enterprises 68
7 Forecast of the Chinese market of medium and heavy plate from
2006 to 2015 74
7.1 Forecast of total consumption of medium and heavy plate in
China in 2010 74
7.2 Forecast of consumption of medium and heavy plate by
specifications 74
7.3 Forecast of consumption of medium and heavy plate by
application 75
8 Analysis of China's shipbuilding industry 76
8.1Analysis of China's shipbuilding enterprises 76
8.1.1 Profile of China's shipbuilding industry 76
8.1.2 Profile of China State Shipbuilding Corporation 77
8.1.3 Profile of China Ship Industry Group78
8.1.4 Profile of Local shipbuilding enterprises 79
8.1.5 Major economic indicators of shipbuilding enterprises in
China in 2005 79
8.2 The policy of Chinese government to support the shipbuilding
industry 81
8.3 The output of China's shipbuilding industry 82
8.3.1 Total output of Shipbuilding industry 82
8.3.2 The output of Local enterprises shipbuilding 83
8.4 Analysis of Import and export on China's Shipbuilding
Industry 84
8.5 Economic analysis of China's Shipbuilding Industry 87
8.6 Analysis of China's shipbuilding base construction 92
8.6.1 Profile of Changxing Shipbuilding Base on Shanghai's
Changxing Island of China State Shipbuilding Corporation 93
8.6.2 Guangzhou Nansha Ship-building Base of China Ship Industry
Group 95
8.6.3 Ship-building Base of Bohai Bay 96
8.6.4 Tianjin Newport Shipyard relocation project 97
9 Supply and demand analysis China's Shipbuilding plates 97
9.1 The analysis of the status quo of China's Shipbuilding plate
production 97
9.1.1 Output of Shipbuilding plates 97
9.1.2 Plate production capacity of enterprises for shipbuilding
application98
9.2 The steel consumption analysis of China's shipbuilding
industry 100
9.3 The shipbuilding plates demand forecasts of China's
shipbuilding industry 102
9.3.1 Approach of forecast of steel consumption in China's
Shipbuilding industry102
9.3.2 Forecast of China's shipbuilding industry and
production,2006-2015 103
9.3.3 Forecast of steel demand of China's shipbuilding industry
from 2006 to 2015 104
9.3.3.1 Forecast of Shipbuilding industry volume on steel
consumption 104
9.3.3.2 Analysis of balance of shipbuilding steel supply and
demand 105
Figures 106
Tables 106
Figures
Figure 1 Output of medium and heavy plate by province in China
Figure 2 The proportion of the output by equipment in 2006
Figure 3 The relations of Chinese medium and heavy plate imports
with the economic cycle
Figure 4 The export of China's medium and heavy plate and
China's thick wide strip in 2006
Figure 5 The import of China's medium and heavy plate and
China's thick wide strip in 2006
Figure 6 Comparison of the average price trend of medium and
heavy plate between 2004 and 2006
Figure 7 Comparison of plate price trends in some major markets
from Jan. to Dec. month
Figure 8 The trend of Shanghai market 20mm medium carbon plate
in 2006
Figure 9 The market price of medium and heavy plate in the
United States, Germany, the EU exports, Tokyo ,2006 ,from
January to December
Figure 10 Region distribution of Medium and heavy inflow,
January to December 2006
Figure 11 The basic profiles of China's major shipbuilding
enterprises
Figure 12 The China Shipbuilding completed volume, 1990- 2006
(10,000 tonnes)
Figure 13 Market share of three major shipbuilding countries by
the end of 2006
Figure 14 Distribution of three shipbuilding bases in Yangtze
River Delta
Tables
Table 1 The new China Steel Industry Production Statistics
indices
Table2 The relation of classification between the new China
Steel Industry Production Statistics indices and the 1989
edition of Steel Production Statistics Classification
Table 3 Output statistics of medium and heavy plate in China,
2004-2006 (10,000 tons)
Table 4 Apparent consumption of medium and heavy plate
,1990-2006
Table 5 Medium plate production statistics by province in
December 2006
Table 6 Thick plate production statistics by province In
December 2006
Table 7 Super thick plate production statistics by province in
December 2006
Table 8 Output statistics of medium and thick steel strip by
province December 2006
Table 9 China medium and heavy plate by end-use production
,2003-2006
Table 10 Output of medium and heavy plate of 23 medium and heavy
plate manufacturers in China,2004- 2006
Table 11 Output of the medium and heavy plate by types of
rolling mills (10,000 tons), 2004-2006
Table 12 Export volume of Chinese medium and heavy plate
,2004-2006
Table 13 Import volume of Chinese medium and heavy plate
,2004-2006
Table 14 The prices of medium and heavy plate in Dec 2006
Table 15 The marketing statistical data of super thick plates,
thick plates and medium plates in 2006
Table 16 The consumption of medium and heavy plate by end-uses
Table 17 Flow summary statistics of the medium and heavy plate
areas in 2006, January to December (unit : tons)
Table 18 Comparison of the technology features between
conventional medium and heavy plate rolling mill and hot steckel
mill production line
Table 19 Construction and renovation history of medium and heavy
plate rolling mill in China
Table 20 Lists of medium and heavy plate rolling mill controlled
by the cooling system currently in China
Table 21 List of newly added production capacity of medium and
heavy plate in 2006
Table 22 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(eastern region)
Table 23 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(North China)
Table 24 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(Northeast)
Table 25 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(Middle south China)
Table 26 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(Southwest China)
Table 27 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
(Northwest China)
Table 28 List of production capacity of medium and heavy plate
under construction
Table 29 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of
Baosteel Iron and Steel Group
Table 30 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Baosteel Iron
and Steel Group
Table 31 Medium and heavy plate production of Baosteel Iron and
Steel Group ,2004-2006
Table 32 The SWOT analysis of Baosteel Iron and Steel Group
Table 33 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of AISC
Table 34 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Anshan Iron and
Steel Group
Table 35 Medium and heavy plate production of AISC Group,
2004-2006
Table 36 The SWOT analysis of AISC
Table 37 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of Wuhan
Iron and Steel Group
Table 38 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Wuhan Iron and
Steel Group
Table 39 Medium and heavy plate production Wuhan Iron and Steel
Group (tons) ,2004-2006
Table 40 The SWOT analysis of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group
Table 41 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of Jinan
Iron and Steel Company
Table 42 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Jinan Iron and
Steel Group
Table 43 Medium and heavy plate production of Jinan Iron and
Steel Corporation (tons)
Table 44 The SWOT analysis of Jinan Iron and Steel Corporation
Table 45 The main output products of Magang
Table 46 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of Magang
groupl
Table 47 Medium and heavy plate production of Magang Group
(tons),2004-2006
Table 48 The SWOT analysis of Magang Group
Table 49 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of
Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Limited
Table 50 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Taiyuan Iron and
Steel (Group) Limited
Table 51 Medium and heavy plate production of Taiyuan Iron and
Steel (Group) Limited (tons)
Table 52 The SWOT analysis of Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group)
Limited
Table 53 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of Handan
Iron & Steel Group
Table 54 Handan Iron & Steel Group main Medium and heavy plate
products production (tons)
Table 55 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Handan Iron &
Steel Group
Table 56 The SWOT analysis of Handan Iron & Steel Group
Table 57 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of
Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group
Table 58 Medium and heavy plate production of Panzhihua Iron and
Steel Group (tons), 2004-2006
Table 59 The SWOT analysis of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group
Table 60 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of Benxi
Iron and Steel Group
Table 61 Medium and heavy plate production of Benxi Iron and
Steel Group (tons), 2004-2006
Table 62 The SWOT analysis of Benxi Iron and Steel Group
Table 63 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of steel
products Jiangsu sand
Table 64 Medium and heavy plate sand production of Jiangsu Steel
Group (tons) ,2004-2006
Table 65 The SWOT analysis of Jiangsu Steel Group
Table 66 Medium and heavy plate production of Baotou Iron and
Steel (Group) Limited (tons), 2004-2005
Table 67 The SWOT analysis of Baotou Iron and Steel (Group)
Limited
Table 68 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of
Nangang
Table 69 Medium and heavy plate rolling mill of Nangang
Table 70 Medium and heavy plate production of Nanjing Iron and
Steel Group Corporation (tons), 2004-2005
Table 71 The SWOT analysis of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group
Corporation
Table 72 List of output of medium and heavy plate of key steel
producers in 2006
Table 73 List of output of medium and heavy plate of key steel
producers in 2005
Table 74 List of output of medium and heavy plate of key steel
producers in 2004
Table 75 Forecast of consumption of China Medium and heavy plate
by specification
Table 76 Forecast of consumption of medium and heavy plate by
end user
Table 77 China State Shipbuilding Corporation units : 10,000
tons
Table 78 Expansion plans of China State Shipbuilding Corporation
(CSSC)
Table 79 Key indicators of China Ship Industry Group units :
10,000 tons
Table 80 Deliveries of China's major shipbuilding enterprises in
2005 (unit : 10,000 tonnes)
Table 81 New orders of China's major shipbuilding enterprises
received in 2005 (unit : 10,000 tonnes)
Table 82 Order in hand of Chinese shipbuilding enterprises in
2005 (units : 10,000 tonnes)
Table 83 The industrial output value of China's major
shipbuilding enterprises in 2005 (units : billion)
Table 84 The sales revenues of China's major shipbuilding
enterprises in 2005 (units : billion)
Table 85 The major supporting policies on the shipbuilding
industry Since the beginning of reform and opening up of Chinese
government
Table 86 Deliveries of China Shipbuilding industry (10,000
tonnes)
Table 87 Economic indicators China's shipbuilding industry in
2005
Table 88 List of shipbuilding enterprises with export Over 50
million U.S. dollars in China 2005
Table 89 Value and volume of export and import of Ship in China
in 2005
Table 90 List of ten types of ships with export over USD 100 mil
in 2005
Table 91 Value and volume of export and import of cruise ships,
cruise ships, ferry boats, barges, passenger, cargo vessels in
2005 ,January-December
Table 92 Value and volume of export of ship in 2004, 2005
Table 93 Output and exports of ship in Four provinces in 2005
Table 94 Classification of Shipping related Industries in China
Table 95 List of China's medium-sized and large-sized shipyards
Table 96 Number of Enterprises of China's shipbuilding industry
by province in 2006
Table 97 Number of Loss Making Enterprises of China's
shipbuilding industry by province in 2006
Table 98 Number of Employment of China's shipbuilding industry
by province in 2006
Table 99 Total sales revenue of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 100Total Cost of products sold of China's shipbuilding
industry by province in 2006
Table 101Total selling expenses of China's shipbuilding industry
by province in 2006
Table 102 Total sales Tax and Extra Charges of China's
shipbuilding industry by province in 2006
Table 103 Total profits of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 104 Total Finance charge of China's shipbuilding industry
by province in 2006
Table 105 Total Administrative Expenses of China's shipbuilding
industry by province in 2006
Table 106 Total Tax of China's shipbuilding industry by province
in 2006
Table 107 Ratio of Profits to Cost of China's shipbuilding
industry by province in 2006
Table 108 Total Assets of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 109 Total Liability of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 110 Total fixed assets of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 111 Total debt to assets ratio of China's shipbuilding
industry by province in 2006
Table 112Total fixed assets of China's shipbuilding industry by
province in 2006
Table 113Total Sales, profits, assets of Top 10 enterprises of
China's shipbuilding industry Table102 Output of medium and
heavy plates for shipbuilding application ,1980-2006
Table 115 Production capacity of Shipbuilding plat unit : 10,000
tons in 2006
Table 116 Output of medium and heavy plates for shipbuilding
application by enterprises in recent years (10,000 tons)
Table 117 Output of medium and heavy plates for shipbuilding
application by enterprises in 2006
Table 118 Consumption of steel of China's shipbuilding industry
in 2002
Table 119 Consumption of steel of shipbuilding industry in
China, 1998-2006
Table 120 Consumption of steel of Newly built ships
Table 121 Forecast of global demand of ship by different
agencies by the year 2020 (10,000 tonnes)
Table 122 Forecast of demand of ships in China, 2007-2015
(10,000 tonnes)
Table 123 China's shipbuilding output and diesel engine
production forecast In the coming 10 years
Table 124 Forecast of demand of steel for shipbuilding
application in China,2007-2015
Table 125 Forecast of demand of medium and heavy plate for
shipbuilding application in China, 2007-2015

Sample pages
6.1 Shanghai Baosteel
Group Corporation
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation is composed of Baosteel Co.,
Ltd, Shanghai No. 1 Iron & Steel Co. ,Ltd , Shanghai No. 3 Iron
& Steel Co. ,Ltd(also called Pudong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd) ,
Shanghai No. 5 Iron & Steel Co. ,Ltd , and Shanghai Meishan
Group Co., Ltd, with Baosteel Co., Ltd as the core. It is
currently the only steel producer with steel output exceeding 20
million tons in China.
Table 2 Crude steel, steel products , pig iron output of
Baosteel Iron and Steel Group
Output |
enterprise |
Year 2006(1E4tons) |
Year 2005(1E4tons) |
Crude steel |
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation |
*** |
*** |
In which:Baosteel Co., Ltd |
*** |
*** |
Steel products |
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation |
*** |
*** |
In which:Baosteel Co., Ltd |
*** |
*** |
Pig iron |
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation |
*** |
*** |
Notice:data was replace with "***" for it is sample pages
Table 3 Medium and heavy plate rolling line of heavy plate mill
of Baosteel Iron and Steel Group
enterprises |
Rolling line |
Products
Specification(thickness×width×length) |
Starting date
for production |
Set |
Production
capacity(104tons) |
Pudong Iron &
Steel Co., Ltd |
2350mm
three-roll Lauth Rolling |
5-20mm×1400×1800mm |
1970 |
1 |
80 |
Reconstructed to
2350mm four-roll |
4200mm four-roll
|
6-60mm×2000-4020 |
1991.1 |
1 |
120 |
Shanghai
Baosteel Group Corporation |
5m Wide and
Heavy Plate |
150-400×4800mm |
2005.4 |
1 |
140 |
|