Jiangsu Yaxing Anchor Chain Co., Ltd. (stock code 601890) was founded in 1981 and specializes in the design, manufacturing and research of marine mooring chains, marine anchor chains, mining chains, forgings, and castings.

The production scale is large, the technical strength is strong, and the Asia Star anchor chain is deeply trusted by customers around the world. Since its establishment for more than 40 years, it has become a leading chain manufacturer with an annual chain production capacity of nearly "350,000 tons, 10,000 tons of forged accessories, and 50,000 tons of casting parts", of which the weight of a single-piece casting product can reach 120 tons. More than 60% of the products are sold to many countries and regions around the world and are widely used in offshore oil platforms, offshore wind power, marine ranches, ships, coal mines and other fields.

Headquartered in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, and has subsidiaries in many places in China, including Yaxing (Zhenjiang) Mooring Chain Co., Ltd., Yaxing (Ma'anshan) High-Strength Chain Co., Ltd., Yaxing New Chongqing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., etc. The subsidiary has nearly 1,500 employees.

As a production and export base for marine mooring chains, marine anchor chains and accessories, Yaxing has a heavy-piece dock on the Yangtze River, including one 5,000-ton berth and two 2,000-ton berths.

The main products include anchor chains (M2, M3, M4 grades) and mooring chains (R3, R3S, R4, R4S, R5, R6) with diameters of 12.5~240mm, mining chains (C and D grades) and corresponding connectors. Yaxing has obtained quality management system certificates issued by CCS, DNV and API certification agencies, and has obtained environmental management system, occupational health and safety management system, and energy management system certification certificates. The products have obtained ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, KR , LR, NK, RINA, RMRS and other classification societies.

It can produce corresponding standard products in accordance with globally recognized standards, such as ISO1704, ISO20438, GB/T12718, DIN22255 and various classification societies, and can also design and supply various non-standard products. Yaxing also provides a comprehensive one-stop service for customized products from design to manufacturing.

Yaxing has always used innovation as the driving force for enterprise development. It has a national enterprise technology center, a provincial enterprise key laboratory and engineering technology research center. It is a national high-tech enterprise. The company has maintained long-term cooperative relationships with world-renowned energy giants, offshore engineering contractors, shipyards and shipping companies. Typical users include CNOOC, Mobil, Shell, Total, Chevron, Petrobras, SBM, TRANSOCEAN, FRANKLIN OFFSHORE, INTERMOOR, China Shipbuilding, Maersk, Korea Hyundai, etc. At the same time, it has also worked with more than 10 famous Chinese research institutes, universities and enterprises including China Shipbuilding No. 9 Design Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University, Jiangsu University and Baosteel Research Institute, to jointly develop and test new technologies in product and equipment, including new technology such as China Shipbuilding University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University, Jiangsu University and Baosteel Research Institute. A number of successful cooperation has been carried out in the research and development of technology such as process development.

In 2010, the R5-class mooring chain developed was used in China's first 3,000-meter deep-water semi-submersible drilling platform "Ocean Oil 981". As a participant in the project, Yaxing also won the 2014 China National Science and Technology Progress Award. In 2020, the R6-level mooring chain developed by Yaxing was used in the world for the first time in the new generation of medium- and deep water drilling platform "Deep Blue Exploration". In 2021, Yaxing's mooring products will be used in China's first floating offshore wind power platform, "Three Gorges Leader".

Marine anchor chains were selected for luxury giant cruise ships Oasis of the Ocean, Queen Mary 2 and Freedom of the Ocean.