In 2017, the output of tinplate, one of the three strategic products of Shougang, exceeded 400,000 tons, with the volume of orders registering a year-on-year increase of 36%--achieving full coverage of domestic high-end customers, and making the market share of high-end products reach 16%. It successfully entered the “first phalanx” of the domestic tinplate production enterprises.

The tinplate production line of Shougang Jingtang is the only one production line of full varieties and whole process. All along, Tinplate Business Division of Jingtang has been placing science and technology innovation and product leadership on an important position, and actively established long-term, stable cooperation in scientific research and personnel training with three institutions including the Harbin Institute of Technology to jointly explore and practice new models of industry-university-research cooperation. At the same time, Tinplate Business Division has extensively carried out all-round innovation activities, constantly broken through difficulties and key problems about product research and development and tackling technological problems, and comprehensively enhanced the manufacturing capacity of the production line based on independent development. At present, the tinplate has achieved a stable production at a high speed of 680 m/min in the furnace area, representing the highest level nationwide. The tinning production line has achieved a stable operation of 400 m/min, the 18-liter chemical barrel thinning product has made its domestic first debut and PEEK plate has achieved 10,000-ton bulk supply and been exported to Italy and Thailand.

Through obeying the market and serving the users, Tinplate Business Division has formed a consistent system management mode of user technical service business such as early user intervention, quality design, quality control, logistics tracking, quality objection handling and continual improvement, thus winning the trust of customers. At present, Jingtang tinplate has successfully certified more than 50 products, passed the audits of the European Adar packaging materials group system audi and of the TUV ISO22000 food safety management system and become the first tinplate organization to acquire the ISO22000 food safety management system certification.

At the same time, Tinplate Business Division of Jingtang has aimed at domestic and international beverage cans, food cans and other product applications, strengthened high-end product research and development, and continuously expanded market share and the supply ratio of high-end users. In 2017, the five major key products, namely, milk powder cans, Red Bull iron, DR materials, high sulfur resistance and high tin and iron, accounted for 43.62% of the total orders of tinplate throughout the year, with the proportion of export orders up to 24.43% and the annual agreement users arriving at 50% and above. It has established a strategic partnership with COFCO, O.R.G, CWGC, Shengxing, Kingcan and other users.