Steel development needs to focus on external control

According to an interview by a Chinese steel expert, China's steel industry is undergoing a severe test. The growth of the steel market demand has slowed down. This means that China has entered the late stage of industrialization and the development of steel enterprises should be “extended to internal control”.

Li Shijun, chief analyst of China Iron and Steel Industry Association, said that in 2011, China's steel production hit another record high, and China's steel sales profitability rate was again low. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the demand growth of China's steel market slowed down, and the ceiling of overcapacity has already reached a tentacles. Available.

Li Xinchuang, dean of the Metallurgical Planning Institute, said that at present, China’s steel industry is facing a severe test. From the perspective of the international environment, the international financial crisis has a far-reaching impact, the world’s economic environment is severely complicated, and the recovery path is long and arduous; from the demand for steel products It said that the growth rate of investment in fixed assets has dropped significantly, and the "winter" of the Chinese steel industry has come.

In response to the difficulties faced by iron and steel enterprises, Li Xinchuang stated that in this low-profit period, steel companies should develop their products by improving the quality of steel products, cautiously dealing with the expansion of scale, moving out of projects, and developing international development projects.

“The important strategic opportunities for China’s development have undergone great changes in the connotation and conditions of the international environment. The opportunities we face are no longer the traditional opportunities for simply integrating the global division of labor system, expanding exports, and accelerating investment, but rather forcing us to expand. New opportunities for domestic demand, improving innovation capabilities, and promoting the transformation of economic development methods.We must profoundly understand, firmly seize, and make effective use of such new opportunities, take advantage of the situation, follow the trend, and strive to seek greater opportunities in an ever-changing international environment. National interests, said Li Xinchuang, dean of the Institute of Metallurgical Planning.

According to statistics, in recent years, there are about 200,000 steel trading companies in China, of which more than 60% have an annual turnover of less than 5 million yuan, and more than 90% of steel trading companies are in the SME category. According to the marketing statistics of key large and medium-sized enterprises' steel products, the main sales methods for steel products in China are direct supply, steel market sales and exports.