OREANDA-NEWS. May 19, 2011. After more than 3 years' construction, the high-rise tallest in Shenzhen and second tallest in China-Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center sealed roof recently. This complete steel structure skyscraper consumed approximately 55,000t of various quality steel supplied by Baosteel accumulatively, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

Located in Luohu District, Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center is 441.8m high in total and covers a total building area of more than 600,000 m2, including 100 floors above the ground, and replacing Diwang Tower which has a total height of 383.95 m and remained the highest building for 15 years to become the new highest building in Shenzhen. Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center integrates super 5A office building, platinum 5 star hotel, high-class apartment and shopping mall, and will become the landmark of Shenzhen.

Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center adopts complete steel structure design with a designed service life of 100 years. The project started construction in 2007 officially. Since the start of the building design, Baosteel Co., Ltd. Heavy Plate Product Management Department, Baosteel International's Southern Trading Co., Baosteel Metal's Steel Structure Co. collaborated closely to follow up the project, organized in-depth and careful technical exchange with the owner, designer and constructor, etc. to promote Baosteel's constructional steel and successfully won the order for supply. According to the statistics, in Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center, Baosteel supplied approximately 55,000t of steel accumulatively, including the plate for main body structure, the hot dip galvanized sheets for floors and the special steel for high strength bolts. The supply also involves Baosteel's exclusive and leading high strength steel for high-rise produced for the first time. Baosteel won the customers' praise with its excellent product quality and attentive service.

It is reported that Shenzhen Kingkey Finance Center will be completed in August this year. After its completion, it will form a golden delta for business, finance and commerce in Shenzhen together with Diwang Tower, City Crossing and Citic City Plaza, etc. to attract more domestic, Hong Kong and international financial institutions to settle and give rise to fusion effect of clusters.