Shanghai Steel Tube Industry Association (SSTA) was founded in April 2000 with Baosteel as the first chairman. There are 300 members belongs to the association. Member’s products include seamless tube (hot-rolled tube, cold-rolled pipe), welded pipe (straight seam welded pipe，spiral welded pipe), two metal composite pipe, cold-formed hollow section, fin tube and pipe fittings etc. Product material include black and stainless steel. Member companies also include pipe industry upstream and downstream production equipment manufacturers, logistics service providers, industry information and service providers and steel products trading company.

Shanghai Steel Tube Industry Association Expert Committee have 80 expert specialized in piping products. Many expert working in this field nearly 50 years. We can provide suitable s estions to mills in production and operation.

Our mission: (1) Strengthen the industry services, industry self-discipline, industry representatives and industry coordination.

(2) Organization industry training, technical consultant, information exchange, exhibition and product promotion etc.

(3) Participate in government decision-making debate related to industry development and industry reform. Provide s estion related to economic and industrial policies and legislation.

(4) On behalf of the industry companies to participate in anti-dumping， antitrust countervailing and other investigation or responding to the activities, or to the relevant government departments to apply for Investigation.

(5) Set industry quality standards, technical procedures, service standards.

(6) Carry out industry statistics, survey, issue industrial information, credit certificate, price coordination, industry access qualification and qualification audit, etc.

(7) To carry out economic and technical exchanges and cooperation in domestic and overseas.