Stories from Zhanjiang · China

The passenger-carrying aircraft departed successfully last night. The one-way flight duration is approximately two hours.

Artificial intelligence has become the decision-making hub for a 220-ton electric furnace at the Zhanjiang Steel demonstration production line. The technology aims to reduce energy waste, time delays, and quality fluctuations caused by reliance on manual experience.

A new green steel production line in China features the country's largest domestic electric arc furnace. A state-owned enterprise project team has implemented a new short-process production line using a lightweight furnace and electric arc furnace.

China has completed its first million-ton-scale intelligent steel production line in Zhanjiang. In Zhangjiakou, Hebei, a demonstration project for industrial-scale slag gas purification is utilizing steel slag gas as a raw material. Another project in the North China Plain is also exploring alternative methods for green steel production. These efforts aim for higher production efficiency, lower investment, and reduced factory footprint compared to traditional modular methods. The technology, developed by Zhongye Jingcheng in Zhangjiakou, has achieved industrial-scale stable operation. This Chinese original technology now holds over 80% of the global market share, marking a transition from follower to definer. The thin, high-profile design of the equipment is also tailored to withstand typhoons up to level 15, demonstrating a Chinese solution for diverse environmental challenges.

German chemical giant BASF has fully commenced production at its integrated site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. The project represents a total investment of approximately $8.7 billion (69.4 billion RMB). This facility is part of a larger wave of foreign investment in China, which has seen significant projects totaling $13.4 billion across Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Guangdong.