Northwest Development Twelfth Five-year Steel Production Capacity Adjustment

At the China Iron and Steel Planning Forum organized by the Metallurgical Industry Planning Institute on March 21, the reporter learned from the relevant person in charge of the Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, domestic steel production capacity will be “relying on domestic resources, priority will be given to Layout in the Midwest; Relying on imported resources, priority will be given to the development of the coastal areas along the coast; the principle of relocating urban steel mills will be developed in accordance with this principle.

“At present, the concentration of the top ten steel companies in China is 48%. Although it has increased, it is still low. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the concentration of the top 10 steel mills should be more than 60%, especially We have cultivated 3 to 5 iron and steel enterprise groups with international competitiveness and 6 to 7 strong strengths, forming about 10 representative iron and steel enterprise groups in the world,” officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.

According to reports, the 18 state-level key special plans that the country is compiling and implementing involve the iron and steel industry including the “planning and adjustment of productivity” and the “plan for industrial transformation and upgrading.” The layout principles of the above steel production capacity are emerging from “productivity. Layout and adjustment planning." At the same time, the reporter was informed that at present, the “12th Five-Year Plan” of steel is still under active discussion and formulation. This year is the final year of implementation of the “Reform and Adjustment Plan for Iron and Steel Industry”. Many of these policies should be used as the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”. Continuation of content.

“We can't optimize the layout according to a single model. It's definitely wrong to mention coastal development.” According to officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the current steel production capacity in the five provinces and cities in the Bohai Rim region has reached 400 million tons. In fact, local use is only About half of them will be shipped to parts of East China and Central South. This is quite unreasonable.

According to reports, during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the construction of steel bases in the southeast coastal areas will be completed by Zhanjiang and Fangchenggang iron and steel boutique bases. “Zhanjiang is a less-developed area in Guangdong, and Fangchenggang is both domestic and ASEAN. The two Development and Reform Commissions have already started pre-layout work.” The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officials stated that while in northern China, it is necessary to reduce steel production capacity and support it. The western region has developed moderately.

"In the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the development of the steel industry should focus on regional coordinated development. Northeast China, North China, and East China will reduce adjustments and enhance innovation; Central South and Southwest China will be equally eliminated, upgraded and upgraded; the Northwest region will increase modestly. Leaps and bounds," officials from the National Development and Reform Commission emphasized.