0 0 7 , ▁it ▁emp lo ys ▁over ▁ 2 6 , 7 0 0 ▁staff , ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 0   km 2 , ▁and ▁has ▁total ▁assets ▁over ▁R MB 1 0 0 ▁billion ▁Y uan . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁drew ▁the ▁world ' s ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁it ▁acquired ▁a ▁steel ▁mill ▁( the ▁Dort mund - H ör de ▁plant ) ▁from ▁German ▁industrial ▁giant ▁Th y ss en K ru pp ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁its ▁equipment ▁to ▁China ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁re ass emble d ▁and ▁res umed ▁operation . ▁ ▁Sh ag ang ▁Group ▁acquired ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁st ake ▁in ▁H ua ig ang ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁into ▁H ua ig ang ▁Special ▁Ste el ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁st ake ▁flo ated ▁on ▁the ▁Sh enz hen ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁as ▁Sh ag ang ▁Company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Sh ag ang ▁Group ▁sold ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁st ake ▁in ▁Sh ag ang ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Group ▁head ed ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁that ▁acquired ▁London - based ▁international ▁data ▁center ▁Global ▁Switch ▁Hold ings ▁for ▁ ▁£ 2 . 4 ▁billion ▁( H K $ 2 3 . 0 3 ▁billion ). ▁The ▁cons ort ium ▁bought ▁a ▁ 4 9 ▁percent ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁in