Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, China's iron and steel industry has achieved a leap-forward development, which has effectively supported the rapid development of the national economy and the transformation and development of downstream users, and has made remarkable achievements in the world.

After breaking through the 800 million tons mark in 2014, China’s crude steel production has been maintained at a scale of more than 800 million tons, accounting for half of the world’s annual crude steel production. China's iron and steel industry has been ranked among world-class technological equipment. The garden-style green steel plant has completely overturned the image of steel “silhoued, big, black, and thick”, achieving a harmonious development with the city and the environment; self-sufficiency of most steel products. The rate exceeds 100%, especially for aircraft carrier deck steel and ball flat steel, 350km/h 100m high-speed rails and high-speed wheels, and third-generation automobile steel and other high-end steel products have broken foreign monopoly and occupied high-end applications. The commanding heights of steel... For this reason, “China Metallurgical News” and China Steel News Network launched the “Introduction to Iron and Steel in 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up” column. Through the comparison of the major data of 1978 and 2017, it shows the tremendous occurrence of the Chinese steel industry in 40 years. Change and brilliant achievements.