Shandong Province based Chinese steel producer Taishan Iron and Steel Group has recently commissioned a hot rolled stainless steel annealing and pickling line, planned to be the biggest hot rolled stainless steel annealing and pickling line in China to date, with an annual production capacity of 600,000 tonnes. The establishment of the line cost a total investment of CNY 820 million. Taishan Steel is also planning to invest CNY 3 billion to set up a cold rolled stainless steel production line with an annual output capacity of 600,000 tonnes.