October 10, 2012 witnessed the EPC contract signing ceremony for BF and RHF by and between Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation and CISDI Group in Beijing. CISDI Engineering Co., Ltd. and CISDI Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd. will supply the blast furnaces and reheating furnaces for Formosa Ha Tinh Integrated Steel Mill on EPC basis. The contract was inked by Mr. Xiao Xuewen, chairman of CISDI Group and Mr.Yang Hongzhi president of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation. Mr. Lin Hsin I, chairman of FHS and Mr. Shen Heting, Vice chairman of China Metallurgical Group Corporation attended the ceremony and delivered speech.

CISDI has provided overall planning and general engineering for Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation since 2008. With feasibility studies, bulk material storage & handling design, equipment maintenance plant design, BF and reheating furnace turnkey supply, CISDI becomes the largest contributor to the greenfield integrated steel. 

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation was incorporated in June, 2008 by Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC) , Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (NPC) , Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. FCFC) , Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPCC) , Formosa Heavy Industries Corp (FHI) , Formosa Taffeta co., Ltd. (FTC) which are affiliates of Formosa Plastics Group, and together with China Steel Corporation and Sunsco Holding Ltd. A greenfield 20Mt/a integrated steel mill will be built in Vung Ang Economic Zone of Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam in two phases and four steps.