Anhui Province-based Chinese steelmaker Maanshan Iron and Steel (Masteel) has announced that its independently-developed high-conductivity hot dip galvanized (HDG) steel sheet for application in household appliances has successfully passed material certification tests carried out by International Business Machines Corporation (IMB), following which Masteel has become an official supplier of the product in question to IBM.

Accordingly, all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of IBM worldwidemay purchase Masteel production high-conductivity HDG steel sheets for household appliances.