China Metallurgical Group has issued three international standards one after another.

Published: Jul 09, 2020 11:44 (GMT+8)

SMM: recently, the international standardization work of China Metallurgical Science and Industry Group has spread good news. Three international standards led by China Metallurgical Group have been issued one after another. They are: a ISO international standard, "corrosion rate of steel bars in concrete structures simulated by metal and alloy corrosion simulation in marine environment" (ISO 21062wt 2020), which is led by China Metallurgical Construction Research Institute Co., Ltd. And the two IEC international standards "Safety of electrothermal and electromagnetic treatment devices-part 8: special requirements for electroslag remelting furnaces" (IEC 60519 / 2020) and "Test methods for electroslag remelting furnaces of electrothermal and electromagnetic treatment devices" (IEC 60779 / 2020), which are led and revised by Xi'an Electric Furnace Research Institute Co., Ltd.

A ISO international standard issued this time, based on Chinese standards such as "GB/T 31933mur2015" and other Chinese standards, fully transformed the scientific research achievements such as the national science and technology plan and the national science and technology support plan, and stipulated the key links such as sample requirements, equipment, test steps and evaluation in the comparative test of steel bar corrosion rate in simulated marine environment. It will play a positive role in the high-quality development of China's iron and steel, and will help to promote the worldwide application of special performance steel in the marine environment. The two IEC international standards issued this time are the third edition of the international standard for safety and test methods of electroslag remelting furnaces. The first two editions are mainly revised by Xi'an Electric Furnace Research Institute Co., Ltd., and won the first IEC1906 award in China in 2005. At present, China has reached the advanced level of the world in the technical field of electroslag remelting furnace. Electroslag remelting furnace is a resistance furnace which remelts metal by using the heat energy generated by current through high resistance slag, which is mainly used to produce high quality special steel and special alloy. In view of the development characteristics of electroslag remelting, the new international standard makes specific provisions on the main technical parameters, supplementary requirements for design and manufacture, inspection rules and special requirements for transportation involved in different furnace types, and adds technical requirements such as electrode embedding depth control and melting speed control for electroslag remelting furnace.

In recent years, China Metallurgical Group has taken the opportunity of the establishment of the national technical standard innovation base (metallurgical engineering international standardization) to further strengthen the international standardization work, and the overall level of the group's international standardization work has been greatly improved. and has been fully affirmed and praised by the National Standards Committee. Up to now, the group has issued a total of 51 international standards, of which 20 have led the formulation of national technical standards, 2 national technical standards innovation bases, 3 domestic technical counterparts of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and 2 IEC1906 awards.

Scan the code to apply to join the SMM industry communication group:

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market communication, and relying on SMM's internal database model. They are for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For any inquiries or for more information, please contact: lemonzhao@smm.cn
For more information on how to access our research reports, please contact:service.en@smm.cn
Related News
Tanzania’s Imwelo selects processing route after gold recovery rises to 84.5%
Sep 25, 2026 16:02 (GMT+8)
Tanzania’s Imwelo selects processing route after gold recovery rises to 84.5%
Read More
Tanzania’s Imwelo selects processing route after gold recovery rises to 84.5%
Tanzania’s Imwelo selects processing route after gold recovery rises to 84.5%
[SMM Gold Flash] Lake Victoria Gold reported new metallurgical testwork for weathered ore at Area C of its fully permitted Imwelo Gold Project in Tanzania. Attrition scrubbing followed by desliming increased 24-hour gold extraction from 49.99% to 84.54% in agitated-leach testing. Bottle-roll recovery reached 88.15% after pretreatment, while gravity-recoverable gold also increased. The work was conducted by Nesch Mintech Tanzania in Mwanza. The company has identified attrition scrubbing and desliming as the preferred pretreatment route for further optimisation of the clay-rich near-surface material. Lake Victoria Gold says the results complement earlier work on deeper material, where recoveries of approximately 96–97% were reported. Importantly, the reported recoveries relate to tested pretreated fractions and do not yet represent overall whole-ore plant recovery; further mass-balance and optimisation work is planned.
Sep 25, 2026 16:02 (GMT+8)
Aurum drilling delivers 155 g/t gold hit at Côte d’Ivoire’s Boundiali
Sep 25, 2026 15:58 (GMT+8)
Aurum drilling delivers 155 g/t gold hit at Côte d’Ivoire’s Boundiali
Read More
Aurum drilling delivers 155 g/t gold hit at Côte d’Ivoire’s Boundiali
Aurum drilling delivers 155 g/t gold hit at Côte d’Ivoire’s Boundiali
[SMM Gold Flash] Aurum Resources reported new assay results from 22 diamond holes totalling 6,172.8 metres at the BST1 deposit at its Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire. The results include 2.63 metres at 76.74 g/t gold from 195.2 metres, including 1.3 metres at 155 g/t, together with 24 metres at 6.31 g/t from 108 metres, including 7 metres at 19.25 g/t. Several intersections extend beyond the existing BST1 resource envelope. The results will feed into Aurum’s planned Boundiali Mineral Resource update targeted for early Q4 2026. The company says mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth, while drilling continues across the project. The results are therefore an exploration and resource-growth development rather than additional production. Boundiali currently has a 3.22-million-ounce JORC Mineral Resource, while Aurum is advancing a definitive feasibility study.
Sep 25, 2026 15:58 (GMT+8)
Platinum Shows Stronger Inflation and Real-Rate Linkages Than Gold, Study Finds
Sep 25, 2026 15:52 (GMT+8)
Platinum Shows Stronger Inflation and Real-Rate Linkages Than Gold, Study Finds
Read More
Platinum Shows Stronger Inflation and Real-Rate Linkages Than Gold, Study Finds
Platinum Shows Stronger Inflation and Real-Rate Linkages Than Gold, Study Finds
[SMM Gold & PGM Flash] A new study published in the Journal of Commodity Markets finds that platinum has exhibited broader and more persistent co-movement with inflation and real interest rates than gold. Researchers Arusha Cooray and İbrahim Özmen examined monthly data from July 1999 through December 2024 across the US, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands, using turning-point analysis, wavelet coherence and time-varying Granger-causality methods. The study found gold’s macroeconomic relationships were comparatively weaker and more fragmented, while platinum and silver showed broader synchronization, particularly in the US and Germany.​ The researchers attribute platinum’s stronger macroeconomic sensitivity in part to its substantial industrial exposure, meaning its price reflects not only monetary conditions but also manufacturing activity, investment and supply constraints. The findings do not establish platinum as a universally superior inflation hedge: the relationships varied across countries, periods and monetary-policy regimes. Instead, the study highlights a fundamental difference between the metals, with gold’s broader monetary and defensive role producing a different response to inflation and real-rate conditions.
Sep 25, 2026 15:52 (GMT+8)
China Metallurgical Group has issued three international standards one after another. - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)