Liu Jian attended the 15th China International xingkong星空体育 Congress and Delivered a Keynote Speech

On September 20, the 15th China International Steel Congress, themed "Integration and Innovation, Quality Improvement and Upgrading," opened in Shanghai. xingkong星空体育, President of the China Iron and Steel Association and Chairman of HBIS Group, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech titled "Meeting the Challenges of the Times Together and Jointly Creating the Future — High-Quality Development and Global Cooperation of China's Steel Industry." He reviewed China's steel industry development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, looked ahead to the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and proposed deeper global cooperation.

Jiang Wei, Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Iron and xingkong星空体育 Association, attended the event and delivered the opening address. Edwin Basson, Director General of the World xingkong星空体育 Association; Hou Angui, General Manager of China Baowu xingkong星空体育 Group; Brandon Craig, CEO of BHP; and Li Wenshi, Vice President of China Minsheng Bank, each delivered keynote speeches.

Li Huiming, Chairman of Jingye Steel; Wang Shuhua, Chairman of Jinan Steel Group; Luo Tiejun, Liu Andong, Tang Zujun and Li Yiren, Vice Presidents of the China Iron and Steel Association; Chen Shaohui, Co-President of Shagang Group; Xu Shishuai, Vice General Manager of Ansteel Group; Zhu Guosen, Vice General Manager of Shougang Group; Li Xiao, Director and General Manager of Baogang Group; Wang Wei, General Manager of Henan Iron and Steel Group; Yan Jun, General Manager of Guangxi Liuzhou Iron and Steel Group; Chen Qingke, President of Tsingtuo Group; Wu Junping, Vice President of CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group; Yao Yongkuan, President of Nanjing Iron and Steel Group; Xiao xingkong星空体育, Vice General Manager of Hunan Iron and Steel Group; Wang Xiangdong, Vice General Manager of Shandong Iron and Steel Group; Liu Meixuan, Chairman of Fujian Sansteel Minguang Co., Ltd.; Gao Quanhong, Vice President of Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group; Wang Xiaoyong, President of China Minsheng Bank; Ren Kuang, Chairman of Shaanxi Blower Group and Xi'an Shaangu Power Co., Ltd.; Zhang Di, Vice President of Commercialization at Feishu; Weisel Yayan, Secretary-General of the Turkish Steel Producers Association; Roshan, Chairman of the Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation; Guliya, President of the Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association; Kim Yong-hee, Head of the Engineering R&D Center of Hyundai Steel; Rafael Mesquita, Chief Technology Officer of Brazil's Mining and Metallurgy Company; Zhang Chang, CEO of Danieli China; Paul Tockert, Executive Vice President of the Metallurgical Excellence Center at SMS Group; Song Yangsheng, Senior Rio Tinto Expert and General Manager of Iron Ore Technology Marketing and Steel Decarbonization at Rio Tinto; Fernando, Global Iron Ore Market Director at Vale; Masahiko Sakata, Vice President and Chief Engineer of TMEIC; Christan Schneider, CEO of Primetals Technologies China; Ai Jiarui, Senior Global Director Partner at McKinsey; Paul Mullins, CEO of Kailan Company attended.

xingkong星空体育, on behalf of the China Iron and Steel Association, gave a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to all leading officials, distinguished guests and colleagues from home and abroad at the conference. He pointed out that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, faced with a complex and volatile external environment, China’s iron and steel industry has been guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Overcoming multiple challenges including contracting demand, supply shocks and weakened expectations, the industry has focused on the “1231” development goal for the sector and steadily pushed forward the “232” key tasks. Groundbreaking progress has been achieved in high-end, intelligent and green development, making important contributions to serving national strategies and stabilizing the overall economy.

xingkong星空体育 said that the 15th Five-Year Plan period occupies a pivotal, connecting role in the drive to basically realize socialist modernization. It is a critical phase for consolidating foundations and launching all-round efforts, as well as an important stage for the iron and steel industry to accelerate the development of a modern industrial system and pursue high-quality development. To achieve the strategic planning goals of the iron and steel industry for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, six key measures shall be implemented.First, deepen production capacity governance and improve the self-regulation and co-governance system. Second, carry out quality improvement and brand-building initiatives to foster new-quality productive forces. Third, launch energy and carbon efficiency enhancement programs to advance the transition toward dual control targets. Fourth, push forward digital and intelligent transformation initiatives, and empower new-quality productive forces through "AI + iron and steel". Fifth, diversify the application of steel products and expand effective domestic demand. Sixth, strengthen talent support and association development.

xingkong星空体育 said the global steel industry is at a turning point, and only collaborative innovation can break through bottlenecks. The China Iron and Steel Association proposed four points: first, uphold openness and win-win cooperation, oppose trade protectionism; second, deepen global low-carbon governance cooperation and promote mutual recognition of standards; third, deepen industrial chain collaboration and build a safe, stable supply chain; fourth, build a multilateral dialogue platform to build industry consensus. China's steel industry is ready to deepen cooperation with global peers, tackle climate and trade challenges together, keep supply chains stable, and promote sustainable industry development.

This year's congress, themed "Integration and Innovation, Quality Improvement and Upgrading," aims to promote integration through openness, drive momentum through innovation, pool global wisdom, deepen industrial chain collaboration, and open a new chapter for the xingkong星空体育 industry's high-end, intelligent and green development. During the congress, the second China International xingkong星空体育 Week was launched under a "1+3+N" framework, with three themed exhibitions on metallurgy, xingkong星空体育 structures and pipe materials, and over 30 sub-forums on key topics including green and low-carbon transition, smart manufacturing, xingkong星空体育 market trends, and international exchange and cooperation.

Over 1,200 people attended the opening ceremony, including executive council members and council member and member enterprises of the China Iron and xingkong星空体育 Association, and Chinese and international guests from top global xingkong星空体育 companies and upstream and downstream firms in the industrial chain.