Shandong Taishan Steel Group’s 430 stainless steel has successfully gone through macroscopic test and thus, gotten the approval for market assess. The move signals that Taishan Steel has achieved material progress in 400 series stainless steel development and has become one of the few domestic steel mills mastering the technology. The 430 stainless steel, a kind of low nickel ferritic stainless steel, is suitable for general or local corrosion resistance applications.