Shanghai Zhongyou TIPO Steel Pipe Corporation was established in 2002, which is a large-scale enterprise funded by Shenyang Zhongyou TIPO (Group) Materials & Equipments Corporation, China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau and Shanghai Pujiang Town Assets Administration Co., Ltd.

The total investment of the corporation is 0.45 billion RMB. It has introduced the most advanced equipments and technology to establish the first domestic 610 Straight-Seam and High-Frequency ERW Pipe Mill, which can produce ERW pipes with an outside diameter ranging from 219 to 630mm and with a thickness from 3.2mm to 20mm, its specified length can reach 18 meters. The corporation has an annual production capacity of 300 thousand tons of ERW pipes which include line pipes of Grade X80 and lower pipe grade according with the API 5L of American Petroleum Society, line pipes which conform to GB / T 9711.1 - 1997 and GB / T 9711.2 - 1999, petroleum casing pipes in Grade J55 and K55 according with API 5CT of American Petroleum Society, as well as rectangle structure pipes conforming to Japanese JIS3466 Standard and GB/T 9711.2-1999. The dimensions of square pipes are ranging from 200mmx200mm to 500mmx500mm, while the dimensions of rectangular pipes are ranging from 300mmx200mm to 600mmx400mm, and the thickness of square pipes and rectangular pipes is from 4mm to 20mm.

The corporation lies to the east of Huangpu River and is adjacent to Xupu Bridge in the south, with a land area of 15 hectares and a workshop-covering area of 56000 square meters. The corporation has 2 wharfs with 1000 tons berth for its own use, which brings to convenient communications and transport.

The corporation holds the management concepts of "People-Oriented" and "Regarding Customers as God". With advanced equipments and scientific management, the corporation has completely implemented ISO9000 and API Quality Control System; As well as with the extending marketing web and perfect service system, the corporation can ensure to provide products with excellent quality and satisfactory services to all customers.