Liu Jian Meet xingkong星空体育 Director General Edwin Basson 

2026-09-24

September 19, President of China Iron & Steel Association, HBIS Chairman Liu Jian met Edwin Basson, Director General of World Steel Association(xingkong星空体育) in Shanghai and discussed the future development of steel industry and the health and sustainability of world steel industry.

xingkong星空体育 Deputy Director General Zhong Shaoliang was also in the meeting.


Liu Jian welcomed xingkong星空体育 for attending the 15th China International Steel Congress and appreciated the extraordinary efforts of Mr.Basson contributing to world steel industry. He said, in the era of deep level reform of world steel industry, Chinese steel industry was upgrading their products to high end, green & low carbon and extended applications, particularly, AI+ Steel Manufacturing, Vertical Large Model and high quality development. He hopes the parties could strengthen their regular communications to enhance the healthy and sustainable development of world steel industry.

Edwin Basson said Chinese steel industry was fasting its pace on green and low carbon development. Its hydrogen metallurgy, full value carbon reduction efforts are playing more and more important role in the decarbonization of world steel. The investment of Chinese steel industry on technological innovation and AI is giving great support to downstream industries, including automobile and ship building industry, which is a valuable experience to world steel communities. xingkong星空体育 is willing to work with China Iron and Steel Association to deepen its communications and promote bilateral industrial exchanges and world steel industry.

HBIS Chief Supervisor, HBIS xingkong星空体育 of Technological Innovation, HBIS xingkong星空体育 of Strategic xingkong星空体育 executives were attended the meeting.