The reporter learned from the 15th China International Steel Conference on September 20 that China's steel industry has basically bid farewell to the large-scale expansion model and is fully entering a new stage of high-end, intelligent, and green upgrading. Jiang Wei, vice president and secretary general of the China Iron and Steel Association, said at the meeting that China's steel industry relies on integration and innovation to promote systematic industrial reshaping and achieve all-round transformation in production capacity equipment, product services, and green transformation. Looking at high-end supply, the steel industry has strong innovation and excellent varieties. Various types of steel in the fields of automobiles, offshore engineering, nuclear power, and new energy have achieved global premieres and import substitution; steel used in manufacturing surpasses steel for the construction industry; production of high-value-added plates and stainless steel has increased dramatically, and product supply adapts to the needs of industrial upgrading. Looking at intelligent manufacturing, the steel industry breaks the traditional experience-driven model of large-scale expansion, relies on digital technology, the industrial Internet, and AI models to enable smart steelmaking; vigorously promotes “AI+ steel” application scenarios, builds and perfects a digital standard system, and improves efficiency and production accuracy. Looking at the green transformation, the steel industry promoted the world's largest and most stringent ultra-low emission transformation. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, more than 80% of crude steel production capacity achieved ultra-low emissions; a number of low-carbon metallurgy demonstration projects such as hydrogen-based shafts and near-zero carbon plants were launched; many batches of low-carbon emission steel products were released, and the software and hardware foundation for the low-carbon transition continued to be consolidated. “Looking at the larger industrial cycle, China's steel is undergoing a shift from scale expansion to quality competition.” Jiang Wei said that the key to coping with changes and achieving quality upgrades is to drive systemic change through all-round integration and innovation based on technological progress. According to information, during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the steel industry will focus on comprehensively improving the basic capabilities of the industry and the modernization level of the industrial chain, insist on promoting green and low-carbon transformation and intelligent manufacturing, control the expansion of production capacity, promote industrial concentration, ensure resource safety, and promote the internationalization process of the steel industry.

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