Baogang Rare‑Earth Steel Powers Northwest Wind Projects

Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Co.) has supplied next‑generation wind‑power plates to a large wind-energy project in Northwest China, deployment expected to avoid about 320,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually—roughly equivalent to 15,000 hectares of forest—and to support national dual‑carbon goals.

The product is a proprietary 500 MPa rare‑earth high‑strength steel that raises fatigue limit by about 29% versus conventional grades. It is engineered for extreme operating conditions (−50°C to +50°C) and abrasive desert environments and is designed to deliver roughly 25 years of tower service life.

Micro‑alloying with neodymium, cerium and lanthanum enhances toughness and corrosion resistance, marrying rare‑earth metallurgy with structural steel to meet the fatigue, weldability and cleanliness requirements of large wind‑tower fabrication.

Baogang has moved the second‑generation plates into mass production on an advanced wide‑and‑thick‑plate line, claiming more than 30% domestic market share and about 99% share in the Yellow River bend wind corridor, positioning it as the primary supplier for the regions build‑out.

Strategically, integrating rare‑earth alloying into turbine materials lowers deployment costs and tightens control over the clean‑energy value chain; these reports stem from state‑owned outlets and should be independently verified before forming investment or policy decisions.