Ansteel signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement with China CNR, a leading manufacturer of railway transportation equipment in China. The two groups, both of which are under the management of the central government, are ready to cooperate in the fields of information exchanges, technology development and application, and business affairs. Ansteel became a supplier of weather-proofed plate for CNR in 2004 and the scope was extended to medium plate, cold rolled sheet and ordinary hot rolled sheet in 2006. For many years, the mill has rendered great support to the development of CNR.