🔥 Vietnam Fire + Mexico Tariff = HRC Supply Squeeze – CNB Group‘s Aluminized Steel (AS) Is the Smart Alternative

Two major shocks hit the steel market this week: Mexico imposed up to $309/ton tariffs on HRC, and Vietnam’s Formosa Ha Tinh steel mill shut down for 2-3 months, cutting 200,000 tons/month of HRC supply. The result? Global HRC supply just got tighter and more expensive.

When HRC prices rise, downstream products follow – cold-rolled steel, galvanized steel, galvalume, pre-painted steel. Your cost is going up across the board.

Aluminized steel (Type 1) is carbon steel coated with an aluminum-silicon alloy (90% aluminum, 10% silicon). The coating forms a dense Al₂O₃ oxide layer that provides:

✅ Heat resistance up to 550°C – while ordinary galvanized steel begins to oxidize above 300°C

✅ Corrosion resistance 3-5x better than GI – salt spray tests exceeding 4,000 hours

✅ Excellent formability – DX53D+AS grades for deep drawing and complex forming

✅ Cost advantage over stainless steel – similar performance at a fraction of the cost

✅ Coating weight: AS80 to AS400 – China‘s first AS400 producer

✅ Thickness: 0.3mm to 3.0mm

✅ Width: 900mm to 1600mm

✅ Grades: DX51D-DX57D, S220GD-S550GD

✅ Daily stock: 2,000+ tons – fast delivery guaranteed

✅ Exclusive capability: First to manufacture large-diameter aluminized steel pipes over 330mm

✅ Top 3 AS steel producer in China

✅ Salt spray test exceeds 4,000 hours

With HRC tariffs rising and supply tightening, downstream steel prices are heading up. Aluminized steel offers a cost-effective alternative to stainless steel for high-temperature applications – and CNB Group has it in stock, ready to ship.

Don‘t let the HRC supply squeeze kill your project. Switch to aluminized steel.

📩 Contact us today. Tell us your specification – AS80, AS120, or AS300 – and get a quote within 24 hours.