“The ultra-low emission transformation of the iron and steel industry is advancing rapidly, and the shutdown and production restrictions in key areas have been implemented in an orderly manner. This has made outstanding contributions to ensuring the completion of air pollution prevention and control tasks. But at the same time, we must also see that with the substantial increase in steel production The total energy consumption and total pollutant emissions are still increasing, the pressure on energy conservation and environmental protection has further increased, and the environmental protection level of enterprises is uneven, and there is still a gap between the people’s yearning for a better life and the requirements for building a beautiful China." November On the 27th, Wen Gang, deputy director of the Iron and Steel Division of the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was in 2020 under the guidance of the China Iron and Steel Association, co-sponsored by China Metallurgical News and Sanbao Group Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Fujian Metallurgical Industry Association and Zhongjing Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (The 3rd) National Iron and Steel Industry Green Development Conference said this.

Wen Gang first affirmed the green development achievements of the steel industry. He said that since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the steel industry has focused on supply-side structural reforms and vigorously promoted capacity reduction work, while improving environmental protection and promoting green development as an important direction for industry development. The level of green development in the iron and steel industry has continued to improve. The comprehensive energy consumption per ton of steel and the emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides from key large and medium-sized enterprises have been greatly reduced, and the comprehensive utilization rate of solid waste has reached more than 98%, and a number of them have emerged. Environmentally friendly iron and steel companies that have achieved green development, such as Shougang Qiangang, have taken the lead in passing the full-process ultra-low emission monitoring and evaluation, setting a benchmark for the green development of the industry.

Wen Gang introduced that the "Proposals of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-term Goals for 2035" reviewed and approved at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed that by 2035, my country Green production and life styles must be widely formed, carbon emissions will be stable and slow after reaching the peak, the ecological environment will be fundamentally improved, and the goal of building a beautiful China will basically be achieved.

"For this reason, the steel industry must develop during the '14th Five-Year Plan' period by achieving remarkable results in the green transformation of production and lifestyle, more reasonable allocation of energy resources, greatly improved utilization efficiency, continuous reduction in the total discharge of major pollutants, and continuous improvement of the ecological environment The fundamental follow and target direction." Wen Gang pointed out.

He further pointed out that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the steel industry must work hard on "quality" and "quantity" in order to adapt to these new requirements in terms of green development and achieve these basic goals.

Working hard on "quality" refers to improving the level of green development of the steel industry.

First, it is necessary to accelerate the promotion of ultra-low emission transformation of the entire industry, and implement the "Opinions on Promoting the Implementation of Ultra-low Emissions in the Iron and Steel Industry" to improve the overall environmental protection level of the industry.

The second is to improve the comprehensive utilization of resources. Research and develop new technologies for the utilization of solid wastes such as steel slag, dust removal ash, and iron-containing dust sludge, open up new areas of utilization, and effectively improve the comprehensive utilization of solid waste in the steel industry.

The third is to vigorously develop green and low-carbon products. Taking the whole life cycle as the criterion, vigorously develop steel products with light weight, long life, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, weather resistance, etc., and realize the green development of products.

Fourth is to accelerate the research and development of green production technology. Keep up with the forefront of the times, research and develop new processes and technologies such as hydrogen metallurgy and low-carbon metallurgy, and realize green changes in production processes.

Working hard on "quantity" refers to effectively reducing pollutant emissions and total energy consumption in the steel industry.

Wen Gang pointed out that the current reduction in pollutant emissions and energy consumption due to the improvement of "quality" far cannot offset the increase in pollutant emissions and energy consumption due to the increase in steel production. "Therefore, we must work hard on the quantity. The essence is to control steel production." Wen Gang said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to do a good job in prohibiting new production capacity.

On the one hand, we must strictly control the increment. He revealed that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is currently revising the production capacity replacement measures in the steel industry. The new production capacity replacement measures will further increase the proportion of reduction replacements and improve the detailed requirements of related replacement policies. At the same time, the National Development and Reform Commission will also put forward new requirements for the filing of steel projects.

On the other hand, the inter-ministerial joint meeting will continue to strictly enforce the relevant regulations prohibiting new steel production capacity, and seriously investigate and deal with violations of laws and regulations.

Finally, Wen Gang said that the "14th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for the steel industry to move towards high-quality development. The steel industry must unswervingly follow Xi Jinping’s new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the guidance to continuously improve the industry’s green development level. Contribute to accelerating the realization of the historic leap of the steel industry from large to strong.