The iron and steel circulation industry “the counter-investment”, a group of 40 business associations across the country calling off prices war
No. 06. 1617:48
There are new developments in the new kyoto shell news (journalist ju ju yi) steel industry's "relationship."。
On 16 june, the circulation section of the china iron and steel industry association, in association with more than 40 provincial and municipal traders ' associations, issued the initiative for counter-investment action in the steel and steel circulation industry, which publicly advocates the fight against under-cost dumping, malicious theft orders, etc., and proposes the regulation of steel export order and the avoidance of trade friction caused by blind theft abroad。
Against the background of the central focus on managing “inner volume” competition, this was the first time that there was a large-scale joint response to national policies in the field of steel circulation, and it also meant that the reverse internal volume of the steel industry was extending from the production to the circulation end。
The circulation section of the china iron and steel industry association was officially established today with the welding branch of the china steel industry association. It is known that cmc will fill the gap in the professional strength of the china iron and steel industry association in the field of circulation, creating a new pattern of “manufacturing + circulating” and co-winning; and welding will strengthen the upstream and downstream linkages of the industrial chain and promote technological progress and market order in the welding industry。
According to the action initiative, this participation included the china iron and steel industry association's circulation branch and over 40 national and local industry organizations in beijing, shanghai, tianjin, hebei, jiangsu, guangdong and sichuan, covering various subdivisions such as building steel, sheeting and stainless steel。
The initiative notes that the current phenomenon of “price warfare”, under-cost dumping and malicious robbery orders in the area of steel circulation seriously erodes the foundations for healthy industrial development. In this regard, the initiative proposes strict compliance with the relevant laws and regulations, a firm resistance to violations such as under-cost dumping and below-cost competitive bidding, and active cooperation with market regulators in managing “inner volume” competition。
At the same time, the initiative makes it clear that “price battles do not win”, and that the initiative industry has moved from a vicious circle of “price and size” to good competition in quality, service, brand, etc., and to the establishment of industry price self-regulation and risk warning mechanisms。
This is another important signal from the steel industry in the recent past around the counter-inventory。
Since this year, the central economic work conference has proposed an in-depth overhaul of “inner volume” competition, which was further clarified in the 2026 report on the work of the government, which involves a combination of capacity regulation, standard direction, price enforcement and quality regulation。
Behind the collective voice of the industry is the changing pattern of supply and demand in the steel market。
Data disclosed by the initiative show that, in 2025, our crude steel production was 961 million tons, a 4. 4 per cent decrease over the same period, but only 829 million tons, a 7. 1 per cent decrease over the same period. At the same time, steel exports reached 119 million tons, an increase of 7. 5 per cent over the same period, but average export prices fell by 8. 1 per cent, characterized by a “volume increase and fall”。
In 2026, pressure on the steel market has not been significantly reduced. The real estate market remained weak during the quarter, infrastructure investment played a bottom-up role and manufacturing remained resilient, but the steel price index remained low for the same period in recent years, with profits from the steel industry in the main steel industry falling by 85. 6 per cent each year。
Against the backdrop of slower demand growth, the steel industry has traditionally relied on an expansionary development model that is not sustainable. The initiative makes it clear that the steel-circulation industry is facing a new pattern of “total size and structure optimization” and that mobile enterprises need to accelerate the transition from traditional traders to integrated supply chain service providers, creating differentiated competitive capacities in such areas as processing, warehousing, logistics and supply chain management。
Shell economics journalists are concerned that the initiative also extends the counter-investment to international markets, proposes rational participation in international competition, regulates export order, avoids trade relief investigations caused by blind market shopping abroad, and responds positively to changes in international trade rules such as the eu carbon border regulation mechanism (cbam)。
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