-
Established as the state-owned Shanghai Metal Materials Company, with the business purpose of manufacturing hot rolled steel and cold rolled steel, hardware, and agricultural accessories.
-
Investment through UK Anglo Investment Co., Ltd, began the production of steel pipes.
-
Investment through Taiwan Minchali Co., Ltd and Taiwan Gongcheng Metal Co., Ltd, began the production of copper strips, copper foil.
-
SMC initiated production in the areas of copper tubing, brass tubing, and stainless steel products.
-
Renamed the state-owned Shanghai Metal Materials Company to Shanghai Metal Corporation, and started new production lines of galvanized steel coil, PPGI, PPGL
-
Established SMC (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd, and began the sale of aluminum products.
-
Initiated a series of construction projects, including steel structure, steel bridge, etc.
-
Explored the new project fields of standard and special shipping containers, and container houses
