OREANDA-NEWS. August 03, 2011. Ansteel signed the contract with the customer for the supply of the 5% nickel steel plate. It marks Ansteel has taken a real step forward the 5% nickel steel plate market for LEG carriers, reported the press-centre of Ansteel.
 
In recent years, China speeds the construction pace of the 0.8-1mt/a ethylene projects. In 2011, the LEG demand will be about 25 million tons in China, and total 8 sets of 0.8-1mt/a ethylene facilities will be built.

Therefore tens of thousands of tons of the low-temperature 5% nickel steel plates will be needed for the production, processing, storage and transport of ethylene. Due to the technological difficulty, no steelworks can product this kind of steel plate in the country. Such the steel products are all imported. Thus the R & D of 5% nickel steel plate plays a significant role in promoting the technical progress in the metallurgical industry and the development of the energy industry.