On August 3, CCTV News used 1 minute to introduce the economic operation of China's steel industry in the first half of the year, interviewed Jiang Wei, deputy secretary of the Party Committee, Vice president and Secretary-General of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, and praised the important role of China's steel on the smooth operation of the national economy, and affirmed the great progress of the green and intelligent transformation of China's steel industry.
From the China Iron and Steel Industry Association learned that in the first half of the year, the national steel production of 536 million tons, an increase of 1.3%, steel production of 677 million tons, an increase of 4.4%, to ensure the economic development of steel demand.
From the perspective of steel consumption structure, in the first half of the year, the proportion of steel used in the construction industry declined, and the steel used in ships, automobiles, home appliances, wind power, photovoltaic steel and other steel continued to grow, effectively supporting the growth of steel varieties and quantities used in the manufacturing industry. From the perspective of steel exports, in the first half of the year, China exported 43.58 million tons of steel, an increase of 31.3%.
[Jiang Wei] : The international market competitiveness of China's steel industry has been further improved, and the export of some high value-added products has increased significantly, which is reflected in the proportion of our plate exports has reached 66%, which has reached a record high. In the first half of the year, China's steel industry continued to accelerate the promotion of green intelligent transformation, as of the end of June, a total of 87 steel enterprises completed ultra-low emission transformation. The comparable energy consumption and pollutant emissions per ton of steel in the steel industry have continued to decline, and the internal impetus for green transformation has been strengthened.
