The urban light rail constructed by China Railway Group Limited in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia was formally opened on September 20. This is Africa's first officially operated modern urban light railway. And all the rails laid on the light railway are from Pansteel.

It is reported, the Addis Ababa urban light railway transit has a total length of 34 kilometers. The construction was started by China Railway Group Limited on January 31, 2012 with cost of almost $500 million. In May 2014, Li Keqiang, the premier of China’s State Council and Hailemariam, Ethiopian prime minister screwed a bolt together for the rail being laid on the site of construction.

At the end of 2013, Pansteel started to supply with 50 kg/mU71Mn rails for urban railway. Pansteel constantly optimized the process in production, and strengthen the quality control and inspection frequency to ensure the quality of the rails. The company keeps loading rails for shipment while organizing production, to meet the needs of rails laying.