Upgrading of steel pipe is imperative

We will continue to optimize the industrial structure
Strive to 2025, the level of industrial agglomeration development has been significantly improved, and the concentration of the steel industry has been significantly increased. The process structure of pre galvanized steel pipe is obviously optimized, and the proportion of electric steel output in the total crude steel output increases to more than 15%. The distribution structure has become more reasonable, and the supply and demand of the steel market have basically reached a dynamic balance.

On the one hand, we will promote steel pipe manufacturer mergers and reorganizations. The guideline calls for encouraging mergers and reorganizations of leading enterprises in the industry to create several world-class super-large steel enterprise groups. Relying on the industry advantages of enterprises, in stainless steel, special steel, seamless steel pipe, cast pipe and other fields to cultivate 1 to 2 professional pilot enterprises.

Analysts said, from the above policy point of view, the next 5 years is the acceleration of the merger and reorganization of the steel industry, become the main line of the future development of China’s steel industry. In terms of stainless steel, Fujian Qingtuo’s stainless steel output exceeds 10 million tons, ranking first, while TISCO’s stainless steel output is 6.5 million tons, ranking second. The above enterprises have the potential to become the pilot enterprises.

On the other hand, the orderly development of electric furnace steelmaking. Promote the high quality and efficient utilization of scrap steel resources, orderly guide the development of electric furnace steelmaking. Implement differentiated capacity replacement and environmental management policies for all scrap electric furnace steelmaking projects.

We will further promote green and low-carbon development
“Opinions” requirements, strive to 2025, the construction of inter-industry coupling development of resource recycling system, 80% of steel capacity to complete ultra-low emissions transformation, tons of steel comprehensive energy consumption reduced by more than 2%, water consumption intensity reduced by more than 10%, to ensure that the carbon peak of rectangular hollow section before 2030. In 2020, the comprehensive energy consumption of enterprises per ton of steel according to the key statistics of the China Iron and Steel Association reached 545.27 kilograms of standard coal, down about 4.7 percent from 2015. Up to now, more than 240 enterprises across the country have completed or are implementing ultra-low emission upgrading of about 680 million tons of crude steel production capacity. As one of the key industries with the largest emission of pollutants and carbon dioxide, the steel industry faces the double pressure of reducing pollution and carbon.

“Opinions” proposed to further promote green and low-carbon. We will implement the implementation plan for carbon peaking in the steel industry, and coordinate efforts to reduce pollution and carbon of China hollow section tube. China supports the establishment of a low-carbon metallurgy innovation Alliance, formulates an action plan for hydrogen metallurgy, and speeds up the R&D and application of low-carbon smelting technologies.