Major Chinese major steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced that its subsidiary Handan Iron and Steel Co. sold approximately 20,000 mt of DX51D grade 1.2 mm x 1,250 mm and 1.5 mm x 1,250 mm galvanized sheets in the first half of the current year. The products in question were mainly applied in the solar energy sector, amid Hansteel's cooperation with leading companies operating in this sector in China.