Steel Cord Technical Upgrade: Annual Capacity to Exceed 800,000 Tons
Recently, reporters visited the production workshop of Jiangsu Leida Steel Cord Co., Ltd. The production scheduling supervisor stated, 'Overseas orders scheduled for the end of the month are being shipped, with 15 to 20 trucks dispatched daily recently.'
From January to October 2025, Leida Steel Cord produced over 650,000 tons of various products, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. Total sales reached 8.6 billion yuan, up 7% year-on-year, with overseas sales accounting for 35% of the total.
Xu Wei, Deputy General Manager of Leida Steel Cord, mentioned that the company's 500 million yuan investment in the second phase of the Third Plant's technical upgrade is in full swing. The core project includes 4 new high-end electroplating lines, a raw material pretreatment workshop, a finished product testing center, and intelligent warehousing. The project duration is 18 months. Currently, 2 lines are operational, adding over 6,000 tons to monthly capacity. The remaining 2 are in commissioning, expected to reach full capacity within 2 months, adding 80,000 tons of annual capacity and over 1 billion yuan in annual output value, creating more than 120 jobs.
He introduced that the new lines use leading automatic temperature control and precise plating solution ratio technology, improving plating uniformity by 20% and corrosion resistance by 30%. Production efficiency is 40% higher than traditional lines, with a 15% reduction in energy consumption per line. Over the past 3 years, the company has invested 820 million yuan in technical upgrades across 23 projects.
Currently, the company offers 5 series (Steel Cord, Galvanized Wire, Hose Wire, Steel Fiber, Bead Wire) with over 100 specifications. It holds 46 core patents, including 12 inventions. Its market share ranks among the top ten in China, and its high-end steel cord products have entered premium supply chains in Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea.
Xu Wei stated that once the second phase takes full effect, annual capacity will exceed 800,000 tons. Annual production and sales are expected to grow by 10%, with overseas market share reaching 40%, further consolidating its position in the international rubber reinforcement material field.