Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Central Ecological Inspection Flags Ansteel over Illegal Mining, Unlicensed Water Extraction, Other Issues
The Sixth Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Team gave feedback to Ansteel Group on its inspection, pointing out that Ansteel’s subsidiaries have been administratively penalized multiple times since 2021 for ecological and environmental problems, and that problems such as illegal mining and unlicensed water extraction exist. Ansteel must formulate a rectification plan and complete rectification within a specified deadline.
2015
Qidashan Iron Mine Fined RMB 4.82 Million in Consecutive Daily Penalties for Excessive Emissions
In 2015, Ansteel’s Qidashan Iron Mine was penalized by environmental authorities with consecutive daily penalties totaling about RMB 4.82 million for excessive nitrogen oxide emissions, an early large daily-penalty case after the implementation of the new Environmental Protection Law. In 2023, Anqian Mining was again fined RMB 60,000 by the Anshan Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau for failing to take dust-suppression measures during mining and loading. It received large penalties and rectified.