Lu Jiangguang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Wugang Company under Hebei Iron and Steel Group, led a delegation on a visit to high-end clients.
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2026-09-09
On September 8, Lu Jiangguang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Wugang Company under HBIS Group, led a delegation to visit a leading customer in the offshore engineering sector and a strategic partner in the nuclear power and petrochemical equipment industries. The two sides held in-depth discussions on supply‑demand alignment, technological R&D, industrial‑chain collaboration, new market development, and joint efforts to expand into overseas markets, working together to foster win‑win outcomes through enhanced industrial‑chain synergy.
Long Jie, Deputy General Manager of Wugang Company, attended the visit, accompanied by relevant heads from the Market Management Department, the Sales Department, and the Science and Technology Department.

On the morning of the 8th, Lu Jiangguang and his delegation paid a visit to a leading customer in the offshore engineering sector. During the symposium, senior executives of the client extended a warm welcome to the delegation and provided a detailed overview of the company’s strategic development plan, its core business segments, progress on key project construction, and future steel‑demand projections. They noted that the company has long been deeply engaged in core areas such as the construction of high‑end offshore equipment and the execution of offshore oil and gas projects, positioning it as a frontrunner in China’s offshore engineering industry. The client emphasized that its stringent requirements for the quality, performance, and stability of advanced specialty marine‑grade steels are exceptionally rigorous. Wugang’s high‑end specialty steel plates fully meet the standards of cutting‑edge offshore engineering projects, underscoring a solid foundation for cooperation and broad prospects for collaboration. Both sides expressed their anticipation for further deepening comprehensive, multi‑faceted partnerships.
Lu Jiangguang expressed his gratitude to the client for their longstanding trust and support of Wugang Company. He noted that the offshore engineering sector is currently trending toward high-end, precision‑driven development, with market demands for premium specialty steel plates continuously escalating. As China’s first research and production base for wide‑and‑thick steel plates, Wugang offers a comprehensive range of grades and specifications and provides customized material solutions, serving diverse application areas including pressure vessels, shipbuilding, wind power, bridge construction, and high‑rise buildings. Leveraging a domestically leading fleet of heat‑treatment furnaces and a complete suite of equipment—including electric arc furnaces and oxygen converters—Wugang focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of specialty steel plates, readily undertakes challenging, highly customized contracts, and adheres to a market‑oriented business model that enables participation in project bidding and joint development of new products. He expressed hope that the two parties will strengthen information sharing and deepen cooperation and exchange. Wugang remains committed to the path of special steel, continuously advancing upgrades to production lines, optimizing processes, and enhancing product quality and efficiency. Its capabilities in the R&D and manufacture of high‑end specialty steel plates are steadily improving, enabling it to comprehensively meet the stringent steel requirements of cutting‑edge offshore engineering projects. Looking ahead, he stated that Wugang will further deepen technical collaboration and supply‑demand coordination, explore joint innovation models across the industrial chain, and work together to establish a benchmark for upstream–downstream collaboration that delivers mutual benefits, thereby pooling resources to usher in a new era of high‑quality industrial development.

In the afternoon, Lu Jiangguang and his delegation paid a visit to a strategic partner in the nuclear power and petrochemical equipment sectors. This client is a leading domestic enterprise in the high-end manufacturing of nuclear‑power and petrochemical equipment, specializing in the R&D and production of core products such as large pressure vessels and nuclear‑energy‑related machinery. The company places exceptionally high demands on the comprehensive performance, quality stability, and supply‑chain reliability of specialized steel plates. Senior management at the client highly commended the two parties’ longstanding, fruitful collaboration, praising Wugang’s superior product quality, dependable delivery capabilities, and professional technical services. They designated Wugang as a key strategic partner and expressed their hope that both sides will continue to deepen technological synergy, jointly address the technical challenges associated with high‑end equipment steels, and further expand the scope and scale of their cooperation.

Lu Jiangguang expressed his gratitude for the client’s long-term recognition and strong support. He noted that Wugang has consistently invested in the R&D and production of specialty steel plates, continuously upgrading its production lines and processes to steadily enhance both the capacity and quality of its high-end steel products, enabling it to provide end-to-end supply solutions for nuclear power and large-scale petrochemical equipment. Moving forward, Wugang will further optimize its internal management and production‑supply mechanisms, focusing on the specialized needs of customers in the manufacturing of extra-large, extra-thick, high‑end equipment, and delivering tailored material solutions, comprehensive quality assurance, and efficient delivery services. At the same time, the company will establish a regular communication framework, leverage the strategic synergies between both parties, address key technical challenges, deepen joint technological research, co‑build supply chains, and jointly expand market opportunities, thereby continuously unlocking cooperation potential, working together to strengthen its presence in the high‑end equipment manufacturing sector, and achieving mutual benefit, win‑win outcomes, and coordinated development.
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