China-Serbia bond forged in steel as 2 breakthroughs achieved

China-Serbia cooperation in green steelmaking has achieved two major breakthroughs, with researchers successfully trial-producing a high-end automotive steel panel and confirming that Serbian iron ore can meet green steel standards through hydrogen metallurgy, HBIS Group, one of China's largest State-owned steelmakers, said.

During a meeting with HBIS Group Chairman Liu Jian in Beijing on Tuesday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic praised the Chinese steelmaker for revitalizing the Smederevo steel plant and benefiting the Serbian people over the past decade.

Vucic said the company's investment had strengthened the "ironclad friendship" between China and Serbia.