CCTV News (News Network): The reporter learned from the China Iron and Steel Industry Association that in the first five months of this year, my country's steel industry was operating steadily and the trend of industrial transformation and upgrading was obvious.

The latest statistics show that in the first five months of this year, the national steel production was 606 million tons, an increase of 5.2% year-on-year. Among them, industrial steel has increased significantly, especially in the field of automobiles and home appliance manufacturing, the output of cold-rolled thin plates reached 20.057 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. In addition, the number of mechanical equipment, metal containers, shipbuilding completions have increased significantly, which has also driven the demand for related industrial steel.

In this steel trading company in Beijing, the reporter saw trucks coming to pick up the goods lined up. The person in charge told reporters that their business this year is much better than last year, and industrial steel is the main force in sales.

Not only in the domestic market, in terms of exports, my country's net crude steel export volume exceeded 50 million tons in the first five months, an increase of nearly 9 million tons year-on-year, and the export growth trend was significant. Experts pointed out that the acceleration of new industrialization since the beginning of this year is promoting the deep adjustment of my country's steel demand structure, and AI technology is also constantly empowering the steel industry. Currently, among the six "beacon factories" in the world's steel industry, Chinese enterprises have three, and there are 29 steel enterprises that have been recognized as national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, leading the industry toward a green and intelligent future.