Baotou Iron and Steel Group, Baotou Steel or Baogang Group is an
iron
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and
steel
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state-owned enterprise
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in
Baotou
Baotou; is the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, as of the 2020 census, its built-up (''or metro'') area made up of its 5 urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people with a total po ...
,
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
,
China
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. It was reorganized in 1998 from Baotou Iron and Steel Company established in 1954. It is the largest steel enterprise in Inner Mongolia. It has a large
production
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base of iron and steel and the largest
scientific research
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and production base of
rare earths
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in China.
Its
subsidiary
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company, Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union (), was established and listed on the
Shanghai Stock Exchange
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in 1997.
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co., Ltd
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See also
* Baogang Tailings Dam
Baogang Tailings Dam, also known as the Baotou Tailings Dam or Weikuang Dam, is a tailings dam in Inner Mongolia, China, on the outer ring of the city of Baotou, about 20 kilometres from the city centre. The dam is filled with tailings and waste sl ...
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Baotou Iron and Steel Group
since 1954.
References
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1954 establishments in China