Dongbei Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. (DSSC for short) was integrated on September of 2004 by three former major state-owned enterprises in , which included former Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd., Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. and Group Co., Ltd.. As of December, 2010 the registered assets of the Group was RMB 3.64 billion and the total assets RMB 35.9 billion. DSSC has been the leading provider within the China specialty steel market producing high quality and high added-value special steel products. DSSC ranks 285th in “2010 China top 500 enterprises”.

The head office of Dongbei Special Steel Group is situated in the beautiful coastal city of Dalian. Besides the three production bases of Dalian Special Steel, and Beiman Special Steel, the subsidiaries have been set up in Dalian, Fushun, Qiqihar, Shandong, Anshan, Shanghai and Inner Mongolia: Dalian Precision Alloy Co.,Ltd.、Dalian Special Steel Products Co.,Ltd. and 7 wholly- owned subsidiaries ; Dongbei Special Steel Group Mechanical and electrical engineering Co.,Ltd. 、Shandong Yinglun machinery Co.,Ltd.、 Shanghai special steel Co.,Ltd. and 9 holding companies; Dalian Steel wire Co,.Ltd. 、Yantai Special Steel Co.,Ltd. and 6 shareholder companies.

Dongbei Special Steel Group has the following four leading products:

Stainless steel long products. DSSC produces wire rod, small bar, big bar and stainless steel wire, strip, pipe, sheet of acid resisting steel, alkali resistant steel, heat resisting steel. “SANDA” brand stainless steel bar (wire rod) material was awarded firstly the “China top brand” in the domestic industry in 2007.

Bearing steel. DSSC is the main research and production base of China high quality bearing steel. “The high carbon chromium bearing steel wire rod used for direct drawing and the production process” has been awarded national patent. Bearing steel bar (wire rod) material received the first award of “China top brand” in the domestic industry in 2007.

Tool and die steel. DSSC is the biggest production base of top grade tool and die steel in China with a domestic market share that covers above 50%. The main tool and die steel is hot working tool steel, cold working tool steel, plastic die steel with high property requirements. Die steel forging block, die steel flat bar with width above 800mm, GFM tool steel flat bar have been regarded as the first brand products in the China tool and die steel industry.

Automotive steel. DSSC is the main production and research base for the key parts and components of automotive steel in domestic market.