When you pick up a can of Want Want milk from the supermarket shelf, you will feel that some cans get lighter. This is not because that there's less milk in the can but because of the DR material independently developed by Baosteel.
Through production technology research, Baosteel DR material is successfully applied to necking beverage cans for the first time in China. With unabated strength, can thickness is reduced from 0.20 mm to 0.17 mm, the thinning rate reaching 15%.It has achieved mass stable supply this year.
Baosteel's development of necking beverage can DR material begins in 2010. The research is done by Baosteel Co.,Ltd. cold-rolling thin sheet mill, Manufacturing Management Department, Baosteel Central Research Institute. Through steel-making ingredient control, continuous annealing process adjustment, secondary cold rolling process optimization, they solve user's problem in performance fluctuation. Meanwhile, it cooperates with Baosteel Metal Baosteel Metal Printing in user application technology research and development. It does early intervention technology research towards problems happened on the users in the canning process and form a package of technology solutions. In addition, Baosteel International marketing and customer service personnels strengthen personal service and make material selection, mold development, material certification enter the "fast track". Delivery program goes step-by-step and in an orderly manner.
Currently DR material produced by Baosteel has been successfully used for Want Want Group's two different specifications of necking beverage can manufacturing. With production technology further improvement and further market exploration, DR material's application will continue to grow in necking beverage can market.
It is known that since the advent of DR material, its field of application expands and the species develop gradually from one to more than ten. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, Baosteel DR material sales rises again the trend. In the past five years, DR material sales increases more than tenfold. It is expected to sell approximately 150000 tons this year.
