In 1993, as China’s mold industry was only beginning to take shape, Suzhou Rijiaxing Special Steel Co., Ltd. laid down its first foundation stone in the picturesque town of Xukou, on the western shore of Lake Taihu. More than thirty years later, this company that grew up along the lake has become one of the most trusted suppliers in China’s die and mold steel sector.
Nestled between gentle hills and the open waters of Taihu, Rijiaxing’s plant sits quietly on the lakeside. Long before the morning mist has lifted, the workshop is already lit and humming. For a special-steel company built on precision, this harmony between natural tranquility and industrial exactness is no accident — it mirrors what Rijiaxing has held to for three decades: a quiet, unwavering commitment to material quality, craftsmanship, and on-time delivery, even amid a bustling market.
From its earliest days of distributing a limited range of materials, the company has grown into a comprehensive supplier covering hot-work die steel, cold-work die steel, high-speed steel, as well as copper and aluminum — every step synchronized with China’s industrial upgrading. “Lake Taihu raised us,” a company executive remarked. “In return, we owe our customers products we can stand behind, on this land that raised us.”
Three decades of accumulation are not an ending — they are a new beginning. At this turning point, Rijiaxing is opening its doors wider to embrace new challenges from markets both at home and abroad.