In April, the Hexi Corridor was shrouded in sandstorms and loess, and in the conference room of Gansu Public Transport Construction Group's Baye Group, a transoceanic winning bid notice from south of the equator made the entire team's blood boil. This is not just an order, but also another banner planted by this metallurgical construction "national team" that has been rooted in the northwest for 70 years in the Indonesian market - with a bid amount of 1.257 billion yuan, located in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, the project is a local strategic level electrolytic aluminum project.

For the people of Baye, from the banks of the Yellow River to the equatorial rainforest, this is not only a geographical leap, but also a substantial breakthrough in their implementation of the "industrial priority, overseas priority" strategy. Since opening the door to the Indonesian market in 2025, Baosteel Group has been firmly establishing the golden signboard of Chinese construction on the hot soil of Southeast Asia with solid industrial buildings.

The strategic game behind 1.257 billion orders

This large order worth 1.257 billion yuan landed in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. For Indonesia, this is not only a resource treasure trove with dense tropical rainforests, but also a core area for promoting its "resource downstream" strategy. In recent years, the Indonesian government has been vigorously promoting the transformation from simply exporting bauxite to developing local electrolytic aluminum and alumina industries, and West Kalimantan is an important carrier of this national strategy.

The electrolytic aluminum project won by Baosteel Group this time is embedded in this grand industrial map. As the core industrial construction force under Gansu Public Transport Construction Group, Baye Group has successfully won this strategically significant key project with its profound accumulation in the metallurgical industry. In the wave of vigorously developing basic industries in Indonesia, the technical standards and construction efficiency of Chinese enterprises are becoming an indispensable "catalyst" for local industrial upgrading.

70 Years of Metallurgical Iron Army's Journey to the Sea

Opening the resume of the Eighth Metallurgical Group, this is a microcosm of China's metallurgical construction history. For 70 years of deep cultivation in the industry, its presence has penetrated a large number of benchmark projects in China, such as Lanzhou Aluminum Plant, Qinghai Aluminum Plant, Ningxia Qingtongxia Aluminum Plant, and Yunnan Honghe New Materials. From the northwest plateau to the southwestern border, the people of Baye have established their authoritative position in the field of electrolytic aluminum construction with exquisite craftsmanship.

However, the domestic market is becoming saturated, and going global has become inevitable. In 2025, Baosteel Group will set its sights on Southeast Asia and its first battle will be in Indonesia. Previously, its affiliated Zhongyuan Company had undertaken electrolytic aluminum related projects in the Weidabei Industrial Park in North Maluku Province, Indonesia, achieving a breakthrough of zero overseas engineering. The landing of the West Kalimantan project marks the transition of Baosteel from a "trial run" to a "deep cultivation" stage in Indonesia, forming a new pattern of overseas business with multiple blooming points.

Gansu Power along the Belt and Road

As a key enterprise in Gansu Province, this bid winning of MCC Group is also a vivid footnote of Gansu's deep integration into the the Belt and Road construction. In the Indonesian market, Baosteel not only has to face the complex climate of high temperature and humidity, but also adapt to international construction standards and project management systems.

The relevant person in charge of the group stated that they will fully leverage their professional technical advantages in the field of electrolytic aluminum, and create a model of engineering with ingenuity to turn the West Kalimantan project into a window showcasing Chinese quality. In the process of accelerating industrialization in Indonesia, Chinese enterprises such as Baosteel Group are becoming an important bridge connecting Chinese solutions with the global market by exporting advanced technology and management experience.

With the advancement of the West Kalimantan project, the overseas territory of MCC Group will further expand. This "metallurgical iron army" that emerged from Zhangye, Gansu is writing a new story of China's construction on the equator with steel and cement.Editor/Yang Meiling