Recently, Wanzhou, Chongqing accelerated the construction of a red mud comprehensive utilization project. Some equipment had already been installed, and the project was expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of June this year. Reportedly, the project was one of three subprojects under an aluminum semis comprehensive utilization project with a total investment of 5.2 billion yuan. Covering about 450 mu, the project used industrial solid waste such as red mud generated from alumina production by Chongqing Jiulong Wanbo New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. as raw material, adopted the rotary kiln sintering process, and produced 1.5 million mt of high-alumina clinker annually, promoting resource recycling and achieving cost reduction, efficiency improvement.

[Domestic Iron Ore Brief: Iron Ore Concentrate Prices in West Liaoning May Have Some Upside Potential] According to SMM tracking, iron ore concentrate prices in west Liaoning experienced a slight decrease. The current ex-factory price for 66% grade iron ore concentrates on a wet basis, excluding tax, is 750-755 yuan/mt. Some small and medium-sized local mines and processing plants suspended production for maintenance during the Chinese New Year and have not yet resumed normal operations. Most large mines and processing plants maintained normal production, but overall iron ore concentrate output remains relatively low.

On February 19, 2026, US startup Bert Thin Films (BTF) announced the launch of its new-type copper paste product, CuBert™, specifically designed for the backside metallization of TOPCon solar cells. The technology achieved two major breakthroughs: first, it enables screen printing and sintering to be completed in ambient air without the need for inert gas protection; second, it allows for one-step co-firing with commercially available front-side silver paste, demonstrating strong process compatibility.

The board of Tata Steel has formally approved the commencement of the engineering and regulatory process for a 1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) HIsarna plant in Jamshedpur, India. The HIsarna technology allows for the production of liquid iron directly from iron ore and coal powder, bypassing the traditional sintering and coking stages, which is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20%.

On June 1, Fangda Dazhou Steel's 2 million mt pellet travelling grate production line successfully produced pellets, marking a significant achievement in the construction of the pellet unit project in the new plant area and the official commissioning of the first pellet production line since the establishment of Dazhou Steel. Fangda Dazhou Steel has built a new 2 million mt pellet production line that applies advanced, environmentally friendly, and energy-efficient travelling grate technology. Its main economic and technical indicators have reached the advanced domestic level. It adopts efficient wet desulfurization + SCR denitration technology to fully achieve ultra-low flue gas emissions. The travelling grate pelletizing technology represents the development direction and mainstream process of the industry, and it is also a production line encouraged by the state in the steel industry. Centered on low-carbon economy, energy conservation, emission reduction, clean production, and efficient resource utilization, the process energy consumption is ≤25 kg, making it a landmark project. The travelling grate in the pelletizing process is equipped with dedicated coal gas burners arranged on both sides. Each burner is equipped with an automatic regulating device to precisely adjust the temperature and coal gas pipe pressure. With a designed annual production capacity of 2 million mt of pellet ore, it can produce two types of pellet ore: acidic oxidized and basic, effectively improving the permeability and reducibility of the blast furnace, and providing strong support for the enterprise to achieve the "win-win" goal of energy conservation, environmental protection, and economic benefits. Since the project commenced construction in January 2024, the Sintering and Pelletizing Material Yard Project Department has closely focused on the construction goals and tasks, working in close collaboration with the general contractor, WISDRI Engineering & Research Corporation Limited (Wuhan Iron and Steel Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.), and organizing elite teams. They have overcome unfavourable factors such as summer rainstorms and high temperatures, as well as winter fog and severe cold, to complete the construction task on schedule with high standards and quality, laying a solid foundation for the timely commissioning of the 2 million mt pellet production line.

1. Procurement Conditions The purchaser of this procurement project, Pangang Vanadium & Titanium's sintering coal (Gansu sintering coal) (PGWZMYHHD250530214120) for June 2025, is Pangang Group Material Trading Co., Ltd. The funds for this procurement project are self-raised. The project now meets the procurement conditions and is undergoing a public single-round negotiation. 2. Project Overview and Procurement Scope 2.1 Project Name: Pangang Vanadium & Titanium's sintering coal (Gansu sintering coal) for June 2025 2.2 Alternative procurement method in case of procurement failure: Switch to direct procurement 2.3 For details on the procurement content, scope, and scale of this project, please refer to the attachment "Material List Attachment.pdf". 3. Bidder Qualification Requirements 3.1 Joint bidding is not allowed for this procurement. 3.2 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following qualification requirements: (1) Circulation-type business license (2) Production-type business license 3.3 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following registered capital requirements: Registered capital for production-type enterprises: 5 million yuan or above Registered capital for circulation-type enterprises: 5 million yuan or above 3.4 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following performance requirements: Bidders must provide performance records of similar projects in the past three years (copies of contracts must be provided). 3.5 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following capability, financial, and other requirements: Financial requirements: The registered capital of the bidder for this project shall be no less than 5 million yuan. Multiple bidders are allowed to win the bid. The registered capital of bidders who are production-type suppliers or circulation-type suppliers shall be no less than 30% of the bid section or quantity amount (excluding tax). Capability requirements: Please refer to the attachment for details (if necessary). Other requirements: (1) Scanned copy of the business license (or duplicate); (2) Scanned copy of the tax registration certificate (or duplicate) (except for those with a unified three-in-one certificate); (3) Scanned copy of the organization code certificate (or duplicate) (except for those with a unified three-in-one certificate). (4) New suppliers must provide, at the time of bidding, a valid sample evaluation report issued by Pangang's technical and quality department, with a validity period of three months from the date of the tender announcement. 3.6 For projects that must undergo tendering in accordance with the law, bids from dishonest persons subject to enforcement are invalid for this procurement. 4. Acquisition of Procurement Documents 4.1 All interested bidders are requested to log in to the Ansteel Smart Tendering and Bidding Platform at http://bid.ansteel.cn from 10:00 on May 31, 2025, to 13:45 on June 4, 2025 (Beijing time, the same hereinafter) to download the electronic procurement documents. Click to view tender details: 》Pangang Vanadium & Titanium June 2025 Sintering Coal (Gansu Sintering Coal) Procurement Announcement