Hoa Phat Group’s steel output surpasses 5 million tonnes for first time

Hoa Phat steel (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The steel output of Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam’s leadingsteel producer, exceeded the 5-million-tonne benchmark for the first time in2020.

Of the total output, construction steel reached 3.4 milliontonnes, up 22.5 percent year-on-year, while steel billets hit 1.7 milliontonnes, and hot rolled coil (HRC) was nearly 700,000 tonnes.

With these figures, Hoa Phat maintained its top position inVietnam, accounting for 33 percent of the market share, up 6.8 percentyear-on-year.

With an output of 784,000 tonnes for the whole year, thesouthern region recorded a remarkable growth of 70 percent compared to that ofthe previous year. Meanwhile, the northern region contributed the largestshare, with 48 percent of the total finished products sold by Hoa Phat.

Last year, Hoa Phat exported nearly 540,000 tonnes of finished products,doubling against 2019. The group’s main importers include Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.

In addition, the group also shipped 1.7 million tonnes ofsquare billet for the production of construction steel to Thailand, China,Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Particularly, the export of steel billets toChina was 12 times higher than that in 2019.

The number of orders for Hoa Phat’s HRC products hasexceeded 300 percent of its production capacity. The HRC output at Hoa PhatDung Quat Iron and Steel Production Complex in 2020 reached nearly 700,000tonnes. The group sets a target of 2.7 million tonnes of HRC this year./.

VNA