Shanxi Province-based Chinese steel producer Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (Taiyuan Steel) has announced that its subsidiary in Chengdu, Sichuan Province has signed a contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to supply 300 mt of stainless steel pipe for the Russia-China gas pipeline project. This marks the first time Taiyuan Steel's stainless steel pipe will enter the international market.
 
This year, Taiyuan Steel's Chengdu-based subsidiary successfully developed 177.8 mm × 4.36 mm nickel alloy stainless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) with weight of 0.5 mt - the largest stainless steel product produced in China.