The State New Office recently held a press conference on the development of industry and information technology in the first half of 2023, and Zhao Zhiguo, spokesman and chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the press conference that it will step up the development and implementation of ten key industries such as steel and iron to stabilize the growth of the work plan.
"In the first half of this year, China's economic operation as a whole showed a good trend of recovery, GDP growth of 5.5%, the national industrial added value above the scale increased by 3.8%, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) increased by 3.8%, creating a good external environment for the smooth operation of the steel industry." China Iron and Steel Industry Association in an interview with the China Economic Times reporter said that in the first half of the year, the national steel production of 536 million tons, an increase of 6.88 million tons, an increase of 1.3%; Exports of steel 43.58 million tons, an increase of 10.39 million tons. The steel industry has made important contributions to China's economic recovery.
The responsible comrade analyzed that the national industrial structure determines the steel consumption structure, and the steel consumption structure determines the steel production structure.
In the first half of the year, from the perspective of total steel production and consumption, steel production increased by 1.3% year-on-year; Equivalent to the net export of steel 41.99 million tons, an increase of 16.63 million tons; The apparent consumption of equivalent steel was 49,400 tons, a decrease of 9.75 million tons, or 1.9%. At the same time, the production structure of steel varieties is gradually optimized, the proportion of steel used in the construction industry is declining, the proportion of steel used in the manufacturing industry is increasing, and advanced steel materials have become an important material basis for the manufacturing industry.
From the perspective of the construction industry, one is that although real estate investment fell by 7.9% year-on-year, and the newly started housing area fell by 24.3%, under the guidance of the "guaranteed delivery of buildings" policy, the completed housing area increased by 19.0% year-on-year. At the same time, infrastructure investment increased by 7.2% year-on-year, and manufacturing investment increased by 6.0% year-on-year, effectively supporting the demand and production of steel varieties used in the construction industry such as rebar, wire rod (wire rod), railway steel, large section steel, welded pipe and so on.
From the perspective of manufacturing industry, the continuous growth of ships, automobiles (of which the output of new energy vehicles accounted for 28.6%), the three major home appliances, as well as wind power steel, photovoltaic steel, etc., has effectively supported the growth of steel varieties for manufacturing industries such as thick steel plates, medium and thick wide steel belts, electrical steel plates (belts), coated plates (belts), and coated plates (belts).
Looking forward to the second half of the year, the responsible comrade judged that it is expected that the decline of the real estate industry will gradually stabilize, and the demand will achieve a new balance after the reduction; Infrastructure development will continue; The rapid growth of steel for new energy; Manufacturing will be robust. Overall, with the cumulative effect of a series of national policies to stabilize growth and stimulate economic vitality, downstream steel consumption will remain stable, or slightly decreased year-on-year.
Source: China Economic Times -- China Economic News Network Author: Zhou Zixun Editor: Zhang Yuxuan
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