Since the beginning of this year, steel enterprises in various regions have accelerated their intelligent and green transformation. Currently, over 80% of steel enterprises have built intelligent centralized control centers or carried out large-scale model applications, promoting the transformation and upgrading of China's steel industry.
At the intelligent centralized control center of this steel enterprise in Inner Mongolia, the reporter saw the real-time display of the entire production chain data of 100 meter steel rails on the screen. At the same time, by analyzing process parameters through AI algorithms, intelligent planning of cooling paths and automatic allocation of inspection tasks can be achieved.
According to data from the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, as of the end of 2024, a total of 171 steel enterprises have completed or partially completed ultra-low emission transformation and evaluation monitoring, accounting for more than 70% of crude steel production capacity, with a cumulative investment of over 200 billion yuan. 1867 energy-saving projects have been completed or improved, resulting in a year-on-year decrease of 1.75% in comparable energy consumption per ton of steel.
While steel enterprises are undergoing digital and green transformation, their products are also constantly moving towards high-end. In Benxi, Liaoning, this steel company recently achieved global debut in the production of ultra high strength steel. These products have characteristics such as high hardness, no coating, high corrosion resistance, and oxidation resistance, and will be applied in fields such as aerospace, shipbuilding, and energy equipment. At this steel company in Tianjin, this seamless steel pipe production line can control the impurity content in steel pipes to one part per million, and the products will be assembled on submarine oil pipelines with extremely strict performance requirements.
This year, China will continue to carry out the three-year action plan for the digital transformation of the steel industry, introduce more preferential policies, support enterprises to introduce advanced equipment and technology, and strengthen the supervision of green development of enterprises, promoting the comprehensive transformation and upgrading of the steel industry.
