Xu Lejiang Made a Speech at the International Steel Congress

The 5th China International Steel Congress, hosted by CISA, and organized by Metallurgical Council of CCPIT, was inaugurated in Shanghai on June 2. Baosteel Board Chairman Xu Lejiang made a theme speech at the Congress, titled Advancing Merging & Recombination to Achieve Green Development of China Steel Industry.

Present at the Congress includes Mr. Pu Haiqing, member of National Congress Standing Committee, Deputy Director of Environment & Resources Council, and Advisor of CISA; CISA Chairman Zhang Xiaogang, Advisor Wu Xichun; Mr. Weng Yuqing, Director-general of the Chinese Society for Metals; Mr. Luo Bingsheng, managing Deputy Chairman of CISA; Madame Xie Qihua, former Chairwoman of Baosteel, and Chairwoman of Metallurgical Council of CCPIT; and Mr. Ian Christmas, Secretary-General of IISI, etc.

China International Steel Congress is a high-level international conference mainly for study and exchange of the deep-level, overall and strategic issues in the development of steel industry. It is an important platform for CISA to promote foreign exchange & cooperation and healthy development of the industry, which enjoys good reputation and wide influence at home and abroad. The Congress is a biennial event. The theme of this session is "Green Steel", with 4 topics: structure regulation, policy & macro economic environment, technical innovation, and green application.

Xu Lejiang elaborated the green development of steel industry in an all-round manner in his theme speech. He pointed out that the conversion of the functions and developing scales of steel enterprises must be achieved to fulfill the green development of steel industry. Merging and recombination is an important way to green development strategy of China steel industry.

Xu made a brief introduction to Baosteel experiences in practicing green development: via merging and recombination, Baosteel achieved the synchronization between replacement of the lagged-behind and green development, scale expansion and green development, and optimization of the overall arrangement and regional economic development.

The report was highly appraised by the experts at the Congress.

The representatives from Shougang Group, WISCO, USS, SAIL, POSCO also made speeches for exchange in the Congress.