Construction work has been completed on the metal packaging production line project of Qian'an, Tangshan, Hebei Province-based Siwen Kede Matal Packaging Technology Co. and production operations have commenced, as announced by the local government of Tangshan. The production line is the first eight-color printed steel production line in China and the second in Asia.
Built with a total investment of RMB 2.2 billion ($355 million), the production line is expected to achieve an annual output of 300,000 mt of ultra-thin color-printed packaging steel. The project, which will use tinplate as feedstock, is expected to achieve annual sales revenues of RMB 4 billion ($645 million).