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- Qingdao East Steel Tower Stock Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets steel structures and potash fertilizers primarily in China. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Jiaozhou, Shandong Province, the company operates two major steel structure production bases in Qingdao, Shandong, and Suzhou, Jiangsu, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and offices across key domestic provinces; it also conducts potash mining and production in Laos through its subsidiary. Its steel structure products encompass power plant steel structures including boiler steel brackets, air cooling platforms, and large substation frameworks; petrochemical steel structures such as pipe racks and torch towers; high-voltage transmission line towers up to 1000kV, steel pipe towers, broadcasting-television towers, communication towers, and microwave antennas; as well as wind power equipment, clean energy structures, marine engineering equipment, high-end civil construction steel structures, industrial warehousing, smoke gas purification systems, and public buildings; the company holds housing construction engineering general contracting level 1, steel structure professional contracting level 1, special equipment manufacturing licenses, and 750kV to 1000kV transmission tower production qualifications. In potash fertilizers, it produces potassium chloride in powder crystals and granules, plus sodium bromide, via its Sichuan Huiyuanda Potash subsidiary and Laos Kaiyuan Mining, which boasts 141 square kilometers of mining rights and reached 100万吨/year capacity in 2023 following the first phase of a 150万吨 expansion. Recent developments include major contract wins in 2024 such as CNY 168 million from State Grid for transmission projects, CNY 122 million for Dongfang Electric's Phase II steel structures, and CNY 108 million for Guoneng Liupanshan power plant main structures; board appointments announced in September 2025; and a strategic shift in 2016 via acquisition of Sichuan Huiyuanda to establish dual steel structure and potash businesses, with potash sales growing to CNY 2.38 billion in 2024 amid international exports to Southeast Asia.