Environmental protection will be strengthened and pollution controlled, with an insistence on sustainable development. In 2005, the main sources of ironmaking, cokemaking, sintering and steelmaking pollution will be basically controlled. Development plans Optimizing organizational, regional and personnel structure is expected to strengthen the transformation, result in the merging of companies, create a reorganization of assets and increase productivity. Expanding domestic demand and increasing economic benefit are expected to provide considerable support to the manufacturing industries, infrastructure, railroads and transportation, and reconstruction after disasters. Another development plan is to utilize advanced technologies to optimize processes, and reduce energy consumption and cost.
Energy consumption is relatively high in the steel industry.
High energy consumption is reflected by backward technology and equipment and unsatisfactory practices. It is expected that the application of coal injection in blast furnaces, slag splashing for lining maintenance of BOFs, and continuous rolling and hot charging technology will be expanded. The objective is to strengthen strategic investment, raise scientific consciousness and promote efficient, effective investment. Another measure is to readjust the product mix, improve product quality and meet market requirements. In addition to readjusting the product mix, the objective is to increase the proportion of alloy and high-quality steel, using the BOF, and to improve the steel quality.