CREC4 expands production line

State infrastructure builder launches major steel structure base in Nantong

A first-class intelligent manufacturing base for steel structures has been launched in Nantong, Jiangsu province, with the aim of automating and making greener the production of steel structures and perfecting the domestic footprint of such bases.

State builder China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd (CREC4) put into operation its intelligent manufacturing industry base on Saturday, which can provide a low-cost but high-quality alternative to domestic as well as overseas clients in buying large-scale steel structures.

The base, with an investment of 2 billion yuan ($281 million) and covering 33 hectares, is located in the Tongzhou district of Nantong, which is adjacent to the Yellow Sea in the east and close to the Yangtze River in the south, with a river frontage of 10.77 kilometers.