Angang Steel Co Ltd Class A

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Angang Steel's 2026 interim report shows net loss of 2.047 billion yuan, widening losses

Angang Steel released its 2026 interim report. Total operating revenue was 45.907 billion yuan, down 5.58% year on year. Net profit attributable to the parent company was negative 2.047 billion yuan, a decrease of 932 million yuan compared with the same period last year, with losses widening. Net cash inflow from operating activities was 1.672 billion yuan, up 333.16% year on year. The company's asset-liability ratio was 55.83%, gross margin was negative 1.80%, return on equity was negative 4.92%, and diluted earnings per share was negative 0.22 yuan. The number of shareholders was 97,300, and the top ten shareholders held 80.16% of the total share capital.

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Over 70% of listed steelmakers warn of first-half losses as dual cost pressures erode profits

First-half earnings forecasts from domestic listed steel companies show a marked widening of industry losses. According to an incomplete tally by Jiemian News, 15 out of 20 listed steelmakers are in the red, accounting for 75 percent. Among them, Angang Steel, Bengang Steel Plates, and Anyang Iron and Steel each reported losses exceeding 1 billion yuan, while Wujin Stainless Steel and Zhongnan Steel, among others, swung from profit to loss. Ge Xin, deputy director of Lange Steel Research Center, noted that the domestic steel market is oversupplied, while iron ore, coking coal, and coke have all stayed at elevated prices, with dual cost pressures continuously eating into steelmakers' profits. Mysteel data from Shanghai Ganglian shows that raw material price increases significantly outpaced steel in the first half, with coking coal prices up 74 percent year on year and coke prices up 57.3 percent. National Bureau of Statistics data shows that profits in ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing totaled 18.17 billion yuan in the first five months, down 42.7 percent year on year. Facing the industry downturn, product mix and resource endowments have become a dividing line. Companies such as Taiyuan Iron and Steel, Jiuquan Iron and Steel, Fushun Special Steel, and Baotou Steel have reduced losses or achieved profits through differentiated business strategies. Ge Xin believes the steel industry has completely bid farewell to the era of scale expansion, and future core competitiveness will focus on high-end product layout, full-process cost control, and upstream mineral resource support. In the short term, the traditional off-season in July and August combined with high raw material prices will limit the room for profit recovery for most steelmakers. In the medium to long term, the commissioning of high-grade iron ore from Simandou in Guinea in the second half of the year and the implementation of domestic policies to ensure coal mine supply and increase production are expected to ease raw material cost pressures.

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Six Major Steel Firms Submit First Mandatory ESG Reports, Climate Transition Plans Remain Fragmented

The 2026 annual reporting season marks the official arrival of mandatory ESG disclosure for A-shares. Six major steel companies subject to the new rules—Baosteel, Baotou Steel, Angang Steel, Maanshan Steel, Chongqing Iron and Steel, and CITIC Special Steel—have had their sustainability reports undergo rigorous regulatory scrutiny for the first time. None of the six firms included a dedicated, standalone chapter on a systematic transition plan; information was generally fragmented. However, all have established phased carbon peak and carbon neutrality target systems. Among them, CITIC Special Steel raised its 2030 target for reducing carbon emissions per tonne of steel from 5% to 10%. In terms of resource allocation, Baosteel and CITIC Special Steel explicitly disclosed dedicated investments in energy conservation and low-carbon initiatives. Baosteel's investment in energy saving and carbon reduction reached 3.2 billion yuan last year. However, none of the six mentioned plans for divesting or shutting down high-carbon assets. On direct measures, the six firms made breakthroughs across multiple low-carbon processes. For example, Angang Steel built a 10,000-tonne green electricity and green hydrogen fluidized bed hydrogen metallurgy pilot line, and Baosteel's Zhanjiang Steel put into operation a million-tonne hydrogen-based shaft furnace near-zero-carbon production line. In supply chain management, Baosteel and CITIC Special Steel led in Scope 3 emissions disclosure. Due to the lack of dedicated transition plans, emission reduction achievements and interim progress were not systematically presented. However, most companies met their phased green targets for 2025, with Baosteel's carbon emission intensity per tonne of steel dropping 8% cumulatively from 2020 levels. Greenpeace called on steel firms to add a dedicated climate transition plan section, providing more detailed equipment renewal and retirement timelines and low-carbon capital expenditure, to enhance disclosure transparency and facilitate transition financing.

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Multiple steel companies issue first-half 2026 profit warnings, broadly forecasting losses

On the evening of July 14, several listed steel companies including Bengang Steel Plates, Lingyuan Iron and Steel, and Maanshan Iron and Steel disclosed their first-half 2026 earnings forecasts, broadly anticipating losses. Among them, Bengang Steel Plates expects a net loss attributable to shareholders of the listed company of 1.89 billion yuan, with the loss widening by 35.07 percent year-on-year. Lingyuan Iron and Steel forecasts a net loss attributable to shareholders of the listed company of between 770 million and 810 million yuan, an increase in losses compared with the same period last year. Xining Special Steel expects a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of approximately 303 million yuan, with the loss widening by 69 million yuan year-on-year. Maanshan Iron and Steel anticipates a net loss attributable to shareholders of the listed company of around 72 million yuan, narrowing the loss by about 3 million yuan year-on-year. Earlier, Angang Steel and Chongqing Iron and Steel also warned of first-half losses, while Valin Steel, though forecasting a profit of 200 million to 300 million yuan, sees a year-on-year decline of 82.84 to 88.56 percent. The industry's downturn persists, with the contradiction of strong supply and weak demand becoming more pronounced, and high and firm prices for raw materials such as iron ore and coal serving as the core triggers for the losses.

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