Zhang Guobao: The structural adjustment of the steel industry has become an urgent task

“At present, China’s economy will remain relatively stable. The market demand and the current stage of development will determine that the industrial industry, including the steel industry, will still maintain a certain rate of development. However, facing external pressures such as resources and the environment, structural adjustments have become It is imperative that certain contradictions accumulated in the rapid development of the iron and steel industry must be resolved as soon as possible.” On July 15, at the 2011 mid-year work summary meeting of the Planning and Research Institute of the Metallurgical Industry, the deputy director of the Economic Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and an expert from the National Energy Commission Zhang Guobao, director of the committee, said in his speech.

Zhang Guobao said that since the reform and opening up, China's economy has experienced a period of rapid development. The urban and rural landscape has been greatly improved, and residents' housing and travel conditions have been significantly improved. The iron and steel industry has made tremendous contributions as a pillar industry of the national economy. At the same time, the iron and steel industry itself has also maintained a relatively high growth rate along with the development of the national economy. In 2010, the steel output was close to 630 million tons, which was partly influenced by the market promotion and its own development stage. However, certain contradictions accumulated in the rapid development of the steel industry must be resolved as soon as possible.

Zhang Guobao believes that the current iron and steel industry is mainly facing external pressures such as layout problems, resources, energy, and the environment. There is also a certain gap between the product structure and foreign advanced level. He pointed out that in recent years, the prices of bulk raw materials such as iron ore and coking coal have risen sharply, which has severely reduced the profits of iron and steel enterprises. The unreasonable layout of steel mills has also led to an increase in logistics costs, which has further reduced the profitability of iron and steel enterprises. Faced with the severe challenges of the market, some steel mills located in cities have carried out beneficial explorations in the relocation and adjustment. Some large enterprises have tried on the new layout of markets and resources, and more companies are constantly improving their own transformation. Investment, through digging up internal potential to solve these problems, has achieved certain results. From an overall perspective, the development of the steel industry will enter an adjustment phase. After this period, the steel industry will surely achieve greater results.

In terms of macroeconomics, Zhang Guobao said that from the perspective of macroeconomic data in the first half of this year, China’s economy is still in a relatively active period of development. Although the growth rate of GDP has decreased compared with the same period of last year, it is in line with China’s macroeconomic regulation. The expected goal. According to Zhang Guobao, due to the impact of macro-control in the first half of the year, problems such as monetary tightening, local capital shortages, increasing pressures on reserves, and corporate financing difficulties are aggravating. The country’s macroeconomic regulation and control is facing a dilemma. It is necessary to prevent economic overheating and protect against overheating. Livelihood. Resources and energy prices have entered a high-price era, adding to inflationary pressures. Zhang Guobao said that despite the difficulties it faces, driven by policies such as affordable housing, market demand will continue to have a positive effect on China’s economic development and the economy will maintain steady growth throughout the year. In the future of macro-control, short-term control policies should be combined with long-term development goals.

It is understood that in the first half of the year, the planning consulting business of the metallurgical industry has been further expanded and the service scope has been continuously expanded. Li Xinchuang, Director of the Planning and Research Institute of the Metallurgical Industry, said that in the second half of the year, the Planning Institute will focus on the exploration and management of consulting projects as the core, continuously improve the business level of the workforce, and carry out information network construction and various projects through coordination and cooperation among various departments. The improvement of rules and regulations will further enhance work efficiency.