Shannon mentioned that stainless steel is an important basic raw material. In recent years, China's independent research and development of stainless steel products are widely used in chemical, automotive, aerospace, medical and other fields, for the maintenance of China's steel industry chain supply chain security, to meet the manufacturing industry innovation and development and quality improvement has played an important role.

At present, the development of China's stainless steel industry presents three characteristics:

First, crude steel production continues to hit new highs. China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of stainless steel. In 2021, China's stainless steel production reached 30.632 million tons, an increase of 1.64%; The apparent consumption of stainless steel reached 26.101 million tons, an increase of 1.92%. From the perspective of product structure, China's stainless steel products are mainly 300 series, and the output accounts for about half.

Second, industrial concentration continues to increase. At present, China's stainless steel industry has gradually formed a number of important industrial clusters in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces, and private enterprises as the main body, generally showing the characteristics of waterfront layout. In recent years, the leading private enterprises have accelerated the pace of mergers and acquisitions, and state-owned enterprises have actively promoted the reorganization and layout. In 2021, the output of the top ten stainless steel enterprises accounted for more than 80%.

Third, the brand influence continues to increase. Over the years, China's stainless steel industry adhered to the concept of innovative development, hard work, and the formation of a number of excellent stainless steel production enterprises. These enterprises continue to increase research and development investment, constantly improve the stainless steel production process and equipment, significantly improve the technical level and variety quality, and introduce a number of high-end stainless steel products to the international market. China's stainless steel product awareness and brand influence continue to improve.

He said that while fully affirming the achievements, we must also see that the development of China's stainless steel industry is facing some problems that need to be attached great importance to and need to be solved, mainly: With the improvement of the supply and demand relationship in the steel industry, steel prices have rebounded, enterprise benefits have improved, and some places have blindly attracted investment and the impulse to quickly build steel smelting projects regardless of conditions, and the risk of overcapacity still exists. Some stainless steel enterprises green development level is not high, resources and environmental constraints are more prominent; Some stainless steel industrial park positioning is not clear, homogenization phenomenon is more serious; Stainless steel industry product structure, process structure, technical structure transformation and upgrading there is still a large space, and green, intelligent development requirements still have a gap, product quality performance and stability need to be further improved.

 Continue to give full play to the decisive role of the market in allocating resources and better play the role of the government, continue to deepen the supply-side structural reform of the steel industry, consolidate and improve the results of resolving excess steel capacity, take into account the mutual impact of crude steel production capacity, resource and environmental carrying capacity, energy conservation and emission reduction, and carbon peaking, and improve policies and measures. Promote the stainless steel industry to improve quality and efficiency and achieve high-quality development.

In response, he offers five suggestions:

First, new steel production capacity is strictly prohibited. In recent years, the work of strictly prohibiting new steel smelting capacity in any name and in any way, strictly preventing the resurgence of "strip steel" and the resumption of production of excess capacity has achieved positive results, and it is necessary to continue to consolidate the results of resolving steel excess capacity, strictly prohibiting new capacity, and maintaining a "zero tolerance" high-pressure situation for violations of steel production capacity. At the same time, stainless steel enterprises must strictly abide by the steel industry capacity replacement, project filing and other relevant policies and regulations as a conscious behavior, effectively establish the bottom line awareness of the red line awareness, can not have a lucky mind, can not play the policy edge, to ensure that the provisions of the new steel capacity requirements are strictly implemented.

Second, we actively promoted mergers and reorganizations. Promoting the restructuring and integration of steel enterprises and complementing resource advantages is an inevitable requirement for structural optimization of the steel industry. The merger and reorganization of the stainless steel industry should follow the national strategic layout of major regional development, fully consider the existing industrial base and resource and environmental carrying capacity of the regional stainless steel, and continue to optimize the overall layout of the stainless steel industry in accordance with the requirements of intensive, park and green development. The development of the stainless steel industry in the region should scientifically clarify the industrial positioning, adapt to local conditions, highlight advantages, form characteristics, and improve the upstream and downstream industrial chain supporting.

Third, accelerate green, low-carbon and intelligent transformation. The high-quality development of the stainless steel industry should be based on the efficient use of resources and green and low-carbon development, and it is necessary to accelerate the realization of green changes in production methods. The stainless steel industry should strengthen the innovation and industrial application of energy saving, pollutant emission reduction, carbon emission reduction technology and equipment, improve the level of intelligence, and accelerate the ultra-low emission transformation of special steel enterprises in key areas of air pollution prevention and control.

Fourth, we will ensure the security of industrial and supply chains. The stainless steel industry should pay attention to expanding the global vision, pay attention to the construction of the industrial chain and supply chain, actively invest in the development of upstream and downstream resources, enrich the type and quality of raw material supply, and build a long-term reliable raw material guarantee system. It is necessary to increase scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the development of new stainless steel raw materials, new processes, new technologies and new products, develop high-quality stainless steel products such as nickel and chromium, and improve resource utilization efficiency.

Fifth, we will further strengthen brand building. The stainless steel industry should adhere to opening to the outside world and actively participate in international management and international cooperation. In the process of internationalization, stainless steel enterprises should further establish brand awareness, continue to improve product quality and service quality, pay attention to creating and improving product brands and enterprise brands, and give full play to the value and influence of the brand.