The opening of Alleima’s new Strip Application Center in Zhenjiang, China. From left: Betty Jiang, Inside Sales Manager; Guofan Zhang, Application Center Manager; Per Eklund, President, Strip Division; Lisa Jiang, China Sales Director; Remco Jongen, Global Segment Manager; Clare Shi, Inside Sales; Nicole Huang, Finance Manager; and Kris Han, Segment Manager, all from Alleima. Photo: Alleima
“With local application support in China, we can respond more quickly, work more flexibly and collaborate more closely with customers throughout their product development, from material selection to testing and performance validation,” says Per Eklund, President Strip division at Alleima.
Alleima supplies precision strip steel to customers worldwide for applications including compressor valves, razor blades, knives and springs. Compressor valve steel is a key focus for the center because material performance is important to the efficiency and reliability of compressors used in refrigeration and freezer systems, air conditioning, heat pumps and industrial applications.
Advanced testing and analytical capabilities
For razor blade, knife and spring applications, the center offers metallography, scanning electron microscopy and hardness testing. These capabilities help customers assess material performance and investigate potential failure mechanisms and evaluate possible improvements closer to their operations.
For compressor valve applications, the center offers fatigue testing, dynamic observation under defined conditions, and valve system design optimization and validation. Customers can use these capabilities to evaluate how materials, valve design and operating conditions interact, supporting faster testing and more informed application development.
“By working locally with customers and engaging earlier in their application development, we can better understand their requirements and test solutions together. Combining local application knowledge with Alleima’s broader materials expertise helps customers address challenges, test improvements and validate improvements,” says Guofan Zhang, Strip Application Center Manager in Zhenjiang at Alleima.
Close to customers in China
The 600-square-meter Strip Application Center is located in Zhenjiang, where Alleima opened a Strip service center in 2009. Alleima also opened a Technical Development Center in China in 2014. The new center strengthens the company’s local customer support by connecting application testing in China with Alleima’s materials and R&D expertise in Sandviken, Sweden, and globally.
Sandviken, Sweden, November 12, 2026
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Contact details
Annika Molander, Press and Media Relations
annika.molander@alleima.com
+46 (0) 70 155 10 17
Maline Knutsen, Head of Communication Strip Division
maline.knutsen@alleima.com
+46 (0) 070 375 56 26
Related link
https://www.alleima.com/strip-steel
About Alleima
Alleima is a global manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as solutions for industrial heating. Based on long-term customer partnerships and leading materials technology, we develop products for the most demanding applications and industries. Our offering includes products like seamless steel tubes for the energy, chemical and aerospace industries, precision strip steel for white goods compressors, air conditioners and knife applications, based on more than 900 active alloy recipes. It also includes ultra-fine wires for medical and micro-electronic devices, industrial electric heating technology and coated strip steel for fuel cell technology for cars, trucks, and hydrogen production. Our fully integrated value chain, from R&D to end-product, ensures industry-leading technology, quality, sustainability, and circularity. Alleima, with headquarter in Sandviken, Sweden, had approximately 6,800 employees and revenues of about 19 billion SEK in about 80 countries in 2025. Alleima is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker ‘ALLEI’. Learn more at www.alleima.com
