With the reverberation of the New Year's Day bell, the steel industry ushered in a new starting point. Looking back on 2023, the steel industry has experienced countless major events and shaped a new industry pattern. At this moment, we sincerely invite you to participate in the vote in the shortlist after the article to choose the top ten events that you will most watch in 2023 (you can choose more than one), and we will select the 10 major industry events of the year according to your choice to witness the growth and transformation of the steel industry.
The National Conference on Industry and Information Technology was held in Beijing
On January 11, the National Conference on Industry and Information Technology was held in Beijing. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology emphasized that in 2023, it is necessary to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the traditional manufacturing industry. Improve the long-term mechanism of market-oriented and law-based resolution of excess capacity, and strictly implement the capacity replacement policy for steel, cement, glass, etc. Optimize the layout of major projects such as ethylene and coal chemical industry, and increase the industrial concentration of key industries such as iron and steel.
Henan Iron & Steel Group was established!The registered capital is 20 billion
On March 1, Angang Group released information on WeChat, saying that according to the deployment of the provincial party committee and the province, Henan Iron and Steel Group was registered on March 1, 2023, with a registered capital of RMB 20 billion. Comrade Bo Xuebin served as chairman.
Baowu officially launched the implementation of professional integration of Xingang Group
On March 23, with the review and approval of the implementation plan of the relevant professional integration project of Xingang Group, the professional integration of Xingang for the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of Xingang's main business and promoting diversified businesses to achieve industrialization and market-oriented development was officially launched. Baowu's related diversified sector subsidiaries will accelerate the expansion of territory and industrial development in Jiangxi, and make more contributions to the local economy, so as to form a win-win pattern for all parties. The ultimate goal of professional integration is to maximize the interests of Baowu.
Baosteel and Saudi Aramco jointly built the world's first
Green and low-carbon full-process thick plate factory
On May 1, Baosteel Co., Ltd. officially signed a contract with Saudi Arabian National Oil Company and Saudi Public Investment** to jointly build the world's first green and low-carbon full-process thick plate plant in Saudi Arabia. After the establishment of the joint venture, it will build a full-process steel manufacturing base with an annual design capacity of 2.5 million tons of direct reduced iron and 1.5 million tons of thick plates.
National electric furnace short processThe steelmaking promotion conference was successfully held
On May 5, the National Electric Furnace Short Process Steelmaking Promotion Conference was held in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Sichuan Provincial People, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and co-organized by the Chinese Society for Metals, the China Iron and Steel Association, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment and the people of Luzhou City. With the theme of "Developing Electric Furnace Steelmaking and Creating a Green Future", the conference focused on conscientiously implementing the national "double carbon" strategy, starting the green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading of the national electric furnace short-process steelmaking in the "14th Five-Year Plan", discussing the development plan, seeking the future of the industry, and starting a new journey of electric furnace steelmaking.
Qingdao Indonesia Comprehensive Industrial Park ferronickel smelting project
The No. 4 production line was successfully tapped
On May 12, the No. 4 production line of the ferronickel smelting project of Qingdao Indonesia Comprehensive Industrial Park was successfully produced, which marked that all the four production lines of the project had entered the production state. The project is jointly constructed by Taishan Iron and Steel Group, Qingdao Urban Investment Group and Qingdao Xiyuan, and its full production can further strengthen the stainless steel alloy raw material chain of Taishan Iron and Steel, and create favorable conditions for Taishan Iron and Steel to accelerate the construction of a world-class special steel base and deepen the 100 billion yuan stainless steel industrial cluster.
China's steel structure industry exceeded 100 million tons
On June 4, according to the latest statistics of the China Steel Structure Association, in 2022, China's steel structure output exceeded 100 million tons for the first time, an increase of 4 over 20215%。This output is higher than the crude steel output of other countries in the world except India, and it is another remarkable achievement made by China after the steel output exceeded 100 million tons in 1996.
The first "double super" mine in China started
The "cornerstone plan" has been further promoted
In June, the groundbreaking ceremony of China Minmetals Chentaigou Iron Ore Project was held in Anshan, Liaoning Province, marking the official start of China's first ultra-large-scale mining (over 10 million tons of scale) and ultra-deep wells (over 1,200 meters deep) mine. In October, Anshan Iron and Steel Mining's Qidashan Iron Mine and Dagushan Iron Mine respectively obtained the mining license for expansion, marking a major breakthrough in the company's promotion of the "cornerstone plan" and enhancing the ability to guarantee iron ore resources. In November, the 2023 Iron and Steel Industry Chain Safety and Security Conference reported that after the implementation of the "cornerstone plan", more than 10 key domestic iron ore projects have been started, and the new iron concentrate capacity is about 50 million tons.
Iron and steel industry in Hebei Province
The inaugural meeting of the Digital Transformation Alliance was successfully held
On June 18, the inaugural meeting of the Hebei Iron and Steel Industry Digital Transformation Alliance was held in Shijiazhuang, becoming the first provincial steel industry digital transformation alliance under the guidance of the country. Since its establishment, the alliance has continued to organize high-end service institutions and industry experts to carry out systematic enterprise docking, serial centralized training, customized transformation services and other activities. The establishment of the alliance is of great significance to accelerate the digital development process of the steel industry in Hebei Province and enhance the high-quality development of the steel industry in Hebei Province based on the problem-oriented, focusing on the needs of enterprises, integrating industry resources, and building an upstream and downstream collaborative innovation ecosystem.
Shougang Co., Ltd. issued the "Shougang Co., Ltd. Low-carbon Action Plan".
On July 6, Shougang Co., Ltd. issued the "Shougang Co., Ltd. Low-carbon Action Plan", which put forward the goals and implementation paths of Shougang's future low-carbon transformation and development: by 2025, the total carbon dioxide emissions will strive to reach the peak, and some products have the ability to reduce carbon emissions by 60%;By 2030, the low-carbon product line has the ability to reduce carbon dioxide emission intensity per ton of steel by 30% compared with 2020;By 2035, total CO2 emissions will be reduced by 30% from their peakFrom 2050 to 2060, we will strive to achieve carbon neutrality and become a technological pioneer in the green and low-carbon development of the global steel industry.
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Opinions on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy
On July 19, the "Opinions of the Communist Party of China on Promoting the Economic Development and Growth of Private Enterprises" was released, positioning the private economy as a new force to promote Chinese-style modernization and injecting a "booster" into the economic development of private enterprises. Iron and steel private entrepreneurs have said that the release of the "Opinions" has encouraged and excited the majority of private enterprises, and will make new and greater contributions to the healthy development and high-quality development of the private economy and the steel industry.
China's low-carbon emission steel standard was developed
On July 29, the sixth session of the sixth council (enlarged) meeting of the China Iron and Steel Association reported that the Iron and Steel Association, with the support of the China Baowu LCA (full life cycle assessment) team, launched the development of China's low-carbon emission steel standards, and strive to form a draft of the standard proposal by June next year.
The EU carbon tariff is coming!Multi-industry to meet new challenges
The EU has introduced a carbon border adjustment mechanism, which is a transition period from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, during which only relevant information needs to be reported on a quarterly basis, and there is no need to pay carbon tariffs. From January 1, 2026, carbon tariffs will be officially imposed on products imported into the EU. Chinese companies in the six industries of electricity, cement, fertilizer, steel, aluminium and hydrogen are facing the new compliance requirements of the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism, which will drive the demand for carbon emission reduction in upstream and downstream related industries.
11 Chinese steel companies made the list
Fortune Global 500 in 2023
On August 2, the 2023 Fortune Global 500 list was released. According to statistics, there are 11 companies on the list in China's steel industry. Among them, the top three iron and steel companies are China Baowu Iron and Steel Group, HBIS Group and Tsingshan Holding Group, which are ranked 44th, 229th and 257th respectively. After entering the top 100 for the first time last year, China Baowu Iron and Steel Group will enter the top 50 for the first time in 2023, ranking 44th with an operating income of 150,730 million US dollars, jumping 28 places from the previous year and continuing to rank first among global steel companies.
The "Work Plan for the Steady Growth of the Iron and Steel Industry" was released
On August 25, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce, and the General Administration of Customs officially issued the "Work Plan for the Steady Growth of the Iron and Steel Industry", which put forward the main goal of the steady growth of the steel industry from 2023 to 2024: In 2023, the supply and demand of the steel industry will maintain a dynamic balance, the investment in fixed assets of the whole industry will maintain stable growth, the economic benefits will be significantly improved, and the industry's R&D investment will strive to reach 15%, industrial added value increased by 3About 5%;In 2024, the industry development environment and industrial structure will be further optimized, the level of high-end, intelligent and green will continue to improve, and the industrial added value will increase by more than 4%.
6 iron ore EPDs and 4 PCR world premieres
On January 11, 6 iron ore EPDs (iron ore concentrate from Kunshan Iron and Steel Mining, Bagang Mining, Magang Mining, Meishan Mining, Heavy Iron and Steel Mining, and pellets from Wuhan Iron and Steel Resources) successfully achieved the world premiere, and 20 steel EPDs were released centrally. On August 30, the world's first green and low-carbon evaluation standard for special steel, "PCR for special steel (for automobiles)" (PCR is the product category rule), was officially released, marking China's "steel imprint" in the field of international low-carbon evaluation system and innovation, and also promoting the EPD platform of the steel industry to a new level. On October 18, three new PCRs - "Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy PCR", "Metal Scrap ** Service PCR" and "Cargo Transportation Service PCR" were launched for the first time in the world, and 22 EPDs were released centrally.
The National Development and Reform Commission established the Private Economic Development Bureau
On September 4, the National Development and Reform Commission said that it would set up a private economic development bureau internally as a special working agency to promote the development and growth of the private economy. Strengthen the overall planning and coordination of policies in relevant fields, and promote the early implementation and practical results of various major measures. It is believed that with the implementation of various policies and the establishment of full-time institutions, the vitality and endogenous power of private economic development will be further stimulated, and the development of private economy will usher in a broader stage and brighter prospects.
The production capacity is 7 million tons
The first phase of the expansion project of Indonesia Dexin Steel was put into operation
On September 19, local time, in Morowali Industrial Park, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, the completion ceremony of the first phase of the expansion of Indonesia Dexin Steel, the largest carbon steel production enterprise in Southeast Asia, was held. With the completion and commissioning of the project, DXN Indonesia has ushered in a production capacity of 7 million tons, becoming the largest single steel enterprise in China to invest and build overseas, providing reference for China's steel industry to go global.
14th "Steelie Awards"The winners were announced
HBIS & CITIC Pacific Special Steel won the award
On 16 October, worldsteel announced the winners of the 14th steelie awards. HBIS Group's "First Direct Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace Process Based on Coke Oven Gas Zero Reforming Process" won the Outstanding Achievement Award for Low-Carbon Production, and CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group's "China's First Innovative Practice of Product Type Rules (PCR) for Special Steel Products for Auto Parts" won the Excellence Award in Life Cycle Assessment. Two Chinese steel companies are on the list, fully demonstrating the advanced achievements made by China Iron and Steel in the field of low-carbon development of the world's steel industry.
Iron and steel industry in Jiangxi Province
The community of integration of industry and education was formally established
On October 26, Jiangxi Iron and Steel Industry Industry Industry Industry Integration Community was formally established, the community is in the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, the National Iron and Steel Vocational Education Teaching Steering Committee, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education, Jiangxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology under the guidance of China Baowu Xinyu Iron and Steel Group, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology and Jiangxi Metallurgical Vocational and Technical College led the construction, joint steel industry related organizations, schools, scientific research institutions, upstream and downstream enterprises and other joint construction. It is of great significance to the cultivation of high-quality technical and skilled personnel in the iron and steel industry in Jiangxi Province, the promotion of the transformation and upgrading of the iron and steel industry, and the cultivation of new momentum for the development of the iron and steel industry.
The regulatory authorities have repeatedly taken action to "strike iron".
Since May 2023, the iron ore 2401** contract has continued to rise, breaking through the 990 yuan ton mark on November 14, reaching a nearly two-year high. **The State Administration for Market Regulation and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have taken action one after another. On November 15, the National Development and Reform Commission sent staff to the Dalian Commodity Exchange to jointly study and strengthen the supervision of the iron ore market. On November 23, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Price Supervision and Competition Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation and the China Securities Regulatory Commission organized a meeting of some iron ore enterprises and companies to strengthen the linkage supervision of iron ore futures and spots. On November 24, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with the Water Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transport and the Price Supervision and Competition Bureau of the State Administration of Market Supervision, organized a meeting of major port enterprises. On November 27, the National Development and Reform Commission conducted a survey on the steel, iron ore, lithium, palm oil and other commodity indices compiled and released by a number of institutions, to understand the relevant index compilation plan, data collection, calculation and release system, etc., and to study and promote the healthy and orderly development of the ** index market.
Jianlong Group Malaysia Donggang Phase II Project
Fully completed and put into operation
On November 8, the completion ceremony of the second phase of the Malaysian Donggang project was held in Terengganu, Malaysia. The full completion and commissioning of the project marks that Jianlong Group Donggang has a production capacity of 2.7 million tons. The full operation of the project has opened up the entire industrial chain of Malaysia's steel industry, filled the gap of Malaysia's plates in the fields of construction, home appliances, automobiles, etc., and greatly promoted China's metallurgical technology, standards and equipment to go overseas.
The Blue Book on Social Responsibility in the Steel Industry (2023) was released
On the morning of November 17, the press conference of the Blue Book of Social Responsibility in the Iron and Steel Industry (2023) organized by the China Iron and Steel Association was held in Beijing. 2. At the same time, the conference released a total of 10 social responsibility reports from China Baowu, Anshan Iron and Steel Group, Shougang Group, Hegang Group, Valin Iron and Steel, Shandong Iron and Steel Group, Baotou Iron and Steel Group, Minmetals Development, a subsidiary of China Minmetals Research Institute, Jinzi Tianzheng, and Beijing Jianlong Group, as well as 3 special reports from China Baowu Green Carbon Report, Sinosteel Africa Report, and Nanjing Iron and Steel Green Carbon Report. In 2023, the proportion of enterprises in the steel industry issuing responsibility reports increased from the previous year, from 3486% up 239 percentage points to 3725%。
A number of steel companies were selected for 2023Intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory
Unveiling the list of units and excellent scenes
On December 6, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced the list of unveiling units and excellent scenarios of intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories in 2023. Among them, 12 steel companies are on the list of 2023 intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, and 34 scenarios of 25 steel companies are on the list of 2023 excellent scenarios of intelligent manufacturing.
The Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality was issued
On December 7, ** issued the "Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality", which mentioned that it is strictly forbidden to add new steel production capacity. Implement the integrated layout of steel, coking and sintering, greatly reduce independent coking, sintering, pelletizing and hot rolling enterprises and processes, and eliminate backward coal washing capacity. Orderly guide the transformation of blast furnace-converter long-process steelmaking to electric furnace short-process steelmaking. By 2025, short-process steelmaking will account for 15% of production. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas continue to implement "steel-based coking", and the ratio of coking capacity to long-process steelmaking capacity is controlled at 04 or so.
A number of giants restructured and merged
The mergers and acquisitions of the steel industry have been accelerated and upgraded
Anshan Iron and Steel Restructuring Linggang: On March 30, the signing ceremony of the equity transfer agreement between Anshan Iron and Steel Group and Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province was held in Anshan Iron and Steel, and Chaoyang City transferred its 49% equity in Linggang Group to Anshan Iron and Steel Group.
CITIC Holdings Nanjing Iron and Steel: On April 2, CITIC announced that at the invitation of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinyegang, strategically increased its capital in Nanjing Iron and Steel Group. On December 4, Xinyegang completed the registration procedures for capital increase and industrial and commercial change of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group, holding 552482% of the shares, becoming the controlling shareholder of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group. On the same day, Nanjing Iron and Steel Group completed the agreement to transfer 60% of the equity of Nanjing Ganglian and the industrial and commercial change registration procedures, held 100% of the equity of Nanjing Ganglian, and became a wholly-owned shareholder of Nanjing Ganglian. Nanjing Iron and Steel Group indirectly holds 5910% stake. On December 15, the new Nangang Group was inaugurated and officially became a member of the CITIC Group system, and the actual controller of the listed company Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. was changed to CITIC Group.
Jingye won Huaxi Special Steel: On August 30, Hebei Huaxi Special Iron and Steel changed its industrial and commercial registration information, and Jingye Steel has become a 100% holding company.
Jianlong's reorganization of Xining Special Steel: On November 6, Jianlong Group's reorganization investment in Xining Special Steel Series Company was officially approved in accordance with the law. After the completion of the reorganization, the actual controller of *ST Xigang was changed to Zhang Zhixiang. This is the first listed steel company among the many iron and steel enterprises acquired by Jianlong Group.
Baowu Strategic Investment in Shandong Iron and Steel: On November 17, the Second Anti-Monopoly Law Enforcement Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the unconditional approval of the concentration of undertakings from November 6 to November 12, and the "China Baowu Iron and Steel Group's acquisition of Shandong Iron and Steel Group's equity case" was concluded on November 6. On December 8, Baosteel Co., Ltd. issued an announcement that it intends to take 1070.3 billion yuan in cash to acquire 486139% equity. On December 28, the people of Shandong Province and China Baowu Iron and Steel Group signed a cooperation framework agreement and related investment agreements in Jinan, marking China Baowu's official strategic investment in Shandong Iron and Steel Group. Through this strategic investment, China Baowu will hold 49% of the equity of Shandong Iron and Steel Group, and Baosteel will hold 48% of Shandong Iron and Steel Group Rizhao Company6139% equity.
**Economic Work Meeting: These deployments relate to the steel industry
*The Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11 to 12 to systematically deploy the economic work in 2024. In 2024, iron and steel enterprises should accelerate the adjustment of business ideas with a "new strategy" and flexibly adapt to the new changes in the market consumption structure. The first is to "stabilize the development" of the steel market in the real estate industry. The second is to "upgrade and develop" the steel market for emerging industries. The third is the "lean development" steel circulation chain. Overall, macro policies will help ensure the stable operation of the steel industry, and will also inject new vitality into the steel market.
In 2023, China's steel industry will break through major technical barriers
In January, Baosteel's hot-dip galvanized Jipa Steel (X-GPA) DP1310-GA DP1470-GI was successfully rolled off the production line in Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel, filling the product gap at home and abroadIn February, the steel plate of the large strain pipeline with a thickness of 33 mm and a grade of X80 achieved the world's first launch and industrial production in Anshan Iron and Steel Group. In April, Shougang Co., Ltd. solid waste resources comprehensive utilization, high-performance oriented electrical steel project put into operation and oriented soft magnetic materials world premiere ceremony was held at the same time, announced the completion of solid waste resources comprehensive utilization project and 100% thin specifications, high magnetic induction orientation electrical steel specialized production line, 15SQF1250 and 23SQGD085LS two oriented electrical steel products world premiere;In May, HBIS launched the world's first 1.2 million tons hydrogen metallurgy demonstration project, achieving safe, smooth and continuous production of green DRI products, with a metallization rate of 94%, leading the steel industry into the era of "replacing coal with hydrogen" and smelting "green steel".In July, the high-strength and high-weathering cold heading steel independently developed by Baowu ** Research Institute achieved the world premiere, providing Baowu solutions for green manufacturing in the fastener industryIn August, Qingtuo Group launched the world's first QN series of stainless steel products, and successfully entered a number of national standards and industry standardsIn September, TISCO took the lead in the global production and development of 1000MPa ultra-high-strength yoke steel plate, and achieved the first launchIn November, it was the first in China to adopt 1. for mass production5GPA Gipa Steel Cold Stamping Parts Successfully Test Stamping, Realizing the Global Synchronization of Advanced Ultra-High Strength Steel Cold Stamping Technology.
The latest list of "lighthouse factories" was announced
Xingcheng Special Steel has become the first "lighthouse factory" in the global special steel industry
On December 14, the World Economic Forum announced the latest batch of "lighthouse factories" list, and Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel, a subsidiary of CITIC Pacific Special Steel, stood out among the global factories and became the only "lighthouse factory" in the steel industry and the first "lighthouse factory" in the global special steel industry.
115 steel enterprises have completed the ultra-low emission transformation publicity
With the world's most stringent pollutant emission standards, China Iron and Steel has invested huge costs and unswervingly accelerated the transformation of ultra-low emissions. As of December 28, 2023, 115 iron and steel enterprises have publicized the progress of ultra-low emission transformation and assessment and monitoring at the China Iron and Steel Association**, of which 67 new enterprises have completed ultra-low emission transformation and evaluation and monitoring publicity in 2023, accounting for 5826%。
Looking back at 2023, China's steel industry has forged ahead amid challenges and opportunities, and has made remarkable achievements. Looking ahead, we have reason to believe that driven by policy support, technological innovation and green development, China's steel industry will continue to write a brilliant chapter and contribute more to the prosperity of the global steel industry. Let us look forward to China's steel industry in the new journey to create more brilliance!