An admission letter from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) made from steel as thin as a cicada's wings has impressed many.

To serve China's dual carbon goals, "greening the process" has become a crucial issue facing the high-quality development of the steel industry.

The sector has been struggling with low downstream demand and supply pressures.

The sector has been struggling with low downstream demand and supply pressures.

Hebei has added 10 new domestic container trade routes and four foreign trade routes since last year, opening routes to the Russian Far East, Vietnam and Thailand.

“We see infrastructure for instance is still growing strongly in China,” he said, adding that manufacturing is also “performing pretty well in China”.

It reiterated its latest guidance to close the deal by year-end, pending US approvals.

With efforts from both sides, the factory gradually emerged from its crisis.