SKS, a joint venture between Outokumpu and Baosteel Group in China, will deliver over 800t of high-quality cold-rolled stainless steel plate for the cladding of Baosteel’s landmark head offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou in China. Both projects began last year and are expected to be completed in 2016.
Says Austin Lu, head of Outokumpu’s Asia-Pacific operations: “… Both Baosteel and the architect are attaching great importance to the building materials used in these projects, striving to achieve a perfect balance between material performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability.”
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Both projects have been designed by the Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA). PCPA commented: “We understand well the advantages of using stainless steel as a base material for cladding. We also have very high standards for stainless steel quality. Bearing in mind these requirements, after several rounds of comparison we finally decided on the 316 L/Linen25 coil plate from SKS.” The hot bands will be supplied by Baosteel Group and SKS will process 316L stainless steel into Linen 25 surface finish. The material was selected due to its combination of corrosion- and wear-resistance, strength, low maintenance and extra-long life.
