Currently, the century-old changes and the century-old epidemic are intertwined, the international situation continues to undergo profound and complex changes, the global industrial chain is accelerating the reconstruction, domestic reform, development and stability tasks are arduous, and the steel industry is facing a new round of down cycle. How to grasp the new situation and achieve sustainable growth has become the top priority for the development of all walks of life. In January this year, China Baowu officially released its iteratively upgraded corporate strategy, positioning itself as a "high-tech enterprise that provides comprehensive solutions for steel and The new mission and new vision of "progress of civilization" and "becoming a leader in the global steel and advanced materials industry".
Sinosteel International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Sinosteel International) closely follows the strategic pace of China’s Baowu , conducts strategic iterations, and strives to realize the development direction of “green”, “international” and “smart” The vision of being a leader in global industrial engineering technology services".
Building a leading enterprise in low-carbon technology
Achieving carbon peakCarbon neutralityis an internal requirement for China's high-quality development, and it is also China's solemn commitment to the international community. As a basic industry of the national economy, the iron and steel industry plays an important role in the world, but it is also a typical high energy consumption and high carbon emission industry, and it is an important field for realizing green and low carbon development. Promoting the green and low-carbon development of the iron and steel industry and highlighting the green background of the industry is the bounden duty of every enterprise in the iron and steel ecosystem. China Baowu took the lead in releasing carbon emission reduction goals, and issued the "China Baowu Carbon Peak Carbon Neutralization Action Plan", which clarified extreme energy efficiency, hydrogen-rich carbon cycle blast furnace, hydrogen-based shaft furnace, near net shape manufacturing, metallurgy Six aspects including resource recycling and carbon recovery and utilization. As a member company of China Baowu and an important member of the green and low-carbon pioneer team, Sinosteel International has taken active actions and formed a scientific, practical and implementable green and low-carbon road map in the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan". Relying on the full-process system service technology integration capability that supports green development, Sinosteel International has accelerated its digital transformation, from energy efficiency improvement, to technology and process optimization and reengineering, to cutting-edge zero-carbon technology, supplemented by carbon emission management and carbon reduction Planning, providing iron and steel enterprises with comprehensive solutions for green and low-carbon manufacturing in the whole process and life cycle.
Improvement of energy efficiency, innovation of traditional carbon emission reduction processes
Sinosteel International, based on the long-term capabilities formed by the long-term technical and engineering practice at home and abroad, has always been committed to the transformation and optimization of traditional processes with the goal of improving energy efficiency, helping iron and steel enterprises to optimize costs, Improve quality benefits and accelerate the transformation from scale benefits to quality benefits.
The belt roaster pelletizing process independently developed by Sinosteel International has been applied for the first time in the Middle East project. As the cleanest process for blast furnace charge agglomeration, this technology can achieve low process energy consumption, reduce pre-iron pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. At present, this technology has been widely used at home and abroad. In terms of high-efficiency long product rolling, Sinosteel International has made breakthroughs in controlled rolling and controlled cooling, high-speed steel loading devices, serialized modular rolling mills, , etc. of a substantial decline.
In terms of traditional blast furnace decarbonization technology, the third phase of China Baowu No. 8 Steel's hydrogen-rich carbon cycle blast furnace test project, which is contracted by Sinosteel International EPC, has been ignited and put into operation. This is a pioneer project of China Baowu Global Green and Low-Carbon Innovation Research Base, which is expected to reduce 30% of carbon dioxide emissions, and at the same time greatly improve the utilization factor of smelting furnaces. It has the dual advantages of economy and high efficiency, and will contribute to the global green and low-carbon Smelting provides China Baowu solution.
Sinosteel International EPC general contract construction of Baowu No. 1 steel hydrogen-rich carbon cycle blast furnace test project phase III project ignition
Sinosteel International EPC general contract construction of Baowu No. 8 steel hydrogen-rich carbon cycle blast furnace test project BIM diagram ZhongInternational
zSteel0z It also has technologies with independent intellectual property rights including sintering intelligent control system, 7.5-meter low-energy and low-emission top-loading coke oven , heat recovery coke oven, etc.Provide more choices for industrial cleanliness, high efficiency, energy saving and consumption reduction.Prospective technology exploration and practice
Hydrogen metallurgy is an ultimate solution for the low-carbon development of the steel industry. In China Baowu's carbon-neutral metallurgical technology roadmap, the hydrogen-based shaft furnace-based hydrogen metallurgical process route is also an important carbon-neutral process. As early as 2016, Sinosteel International undertook two 2.5 million tons of DRI (direct reduced iron) projects in Algeria with a forward-looking layout and a short test process. By participating in these two DRI projects with the world's highest single-line production capacity, Sinosteel International became the first Chinese engineering technology company to construct a gas-based direct reduced iron project. Based on project practice, Sinosteel International has explored a lot of experience in shaft furnace furnace body design and process package design.
Currently, Sinosteel International is implementing new DRI projects in Algeria and Bolivia; it is cooperating with HBIS Xuangang to build a demonstration project of hydrogen energy development and utilization engineering, and will also produce hydrogen and hydrogen energy utilization in green power plants in the future Efforts will be made to implement a larger hydrogen reduction project; the China Baowu Zhanjiang million-ton hydrogen-based shaft furnace project undertaken by Sinosteel International EP will be the first million-ton hydrogen-based shaft furnace in China. As an important measure of China Baowu's carbon emission reduction goal of "strive to reduce carbon emissions by 30% in 2035 and achieve carbon neutrality in 2050", this project has pioneering and demonstrative significance for the iron and steel industry to achieve the "double carbon" goal.
Sinosteel International EP undertakes the construction of the million-ton hydrogen-based shaft furnace project of Baowu Zhanjiang Iron and Steel. The deep integration of technological innovation and the industrial chain will promote the research and application transformation of low-carbon cutting-edge technologies with independent intellectual property rights.
Pollution reduction and carbon reduction synergistic efficiency
Sinosteel Tiancheng, a subsidiary of Sinosteel International focusing on air pollution control, has outstanding technical advantages in the comprehensive treatment of multi-pollutants, environmental protection and energy conservation in the steel industry, and has strong scientific research strength. Won two 2020 National Science and Technology Progress Awards. A series of independent research and development technologies represented by "ultra-low emission technology of steel kiln dust fine particles" have made great contributions to the realization of ultra-low emission in the iron and steel industry and winning the battle to defend the blue sky. Sinosteel Tiancheng will continue to focus on the country's major strategic needs, accelerate key core technology research, and make new contributions to the realization of "synergy and synergy in pollution reduction and carbon reduction".
Carbon asset management and consulting
The low-carbon development of the iron and steel industry should adopt a mixed plan. There are various ways to reduce carbon, but they are all based on a clear understanding of the carbon emissions of each process in the iron and steel enterprises. Sinosteel Safety and Environmental Protection Institute, a subsidiary of Sinosteel International, can provide government and enterprises with professional carbon asset management and consulting services throughout the entire life cycle, and provide systematic carbon emission management and planning services.
The business of Sinosteel Safety and Environmental Protection Institute covers safety, environmental protection, green development, testing and inspection. It has the first batch of energy-saving and green development evaluation centers recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In recent years, it has undertaken a number of provincial and municipal climate change plans and carbon peak actions. Program and evaluation, low-carbon pilot declaration work.
Strive to be the vanguard of digital transformation
The 2022 "Government Work Report" emphasizes "promoting the development of the digital economy" and "promoting the digital transformation of industries". Continuously improving the level of digitalization in the industrial field is the key path for the industrial field to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Sinosteel took advantage of the trend and actively explored to accelerate the construction of digital intelligent , give full play to the enabling and leading role of digital technology in the development of the steel industry, and effectively improve the quality and efficiency of corporate products and services. Sinosteel International insists on being driven by innovation, integrates digital concepts and technologies into products or services, realizes the reconstruction and innovation of business models, and strives to be the vanguard of digital transformation. Sinosteel International takes accelerating digital design , digital delivery, and the construction and improvement of digital twin factory capabilities as the starting point, and has formed a model represented by belt roasting pellets, hydrogen-based direct reduction shaft furnace, and hydrogen-rich carbon cycle blast furnace. A digital factory that can be seen, touched, used well, and can be promoted will consolidate the foundation of the digital platform and contribute to the construction of smart factories in Baowu, China.
Green and low-carbon development has become the core proposition of the transformation and development of my country's iron and steel industry, with huge challenges and a long way to go. Under the leadership and support of China Baowu, Sinosteel International has firmer determination and confidence to build a leading enterprise in China's low-carbon metallurgical technology. In this full-cycle and full-process green revolution, Sinosteel International has shouldered the responsibilities and responsibilities, continued to promote low-carbon metallurgy technology innovation and engineering applications, and at the same time strengthened digital empowerment to comprehensively enhance the core competitive advantages of low-carbon metallurgy , contribute to the high-quality development of China Baowu Ecosystem, and help the iron and steel industry realize the goal of "double carbon" as soon as possible.
Give full play to the advantages and capabilities of international operation, and promote the implementation of China Baowu’s internationalization strategy
As the earliest “going out” enterprise in the metallurgical industry, Sinosteel International has developed into a world-class metallurgical engineering technology company with footprints in more than 40 countries around the world , enjoying a high reputation in the overseas metallurgical engineering market. A number of projects undertaken by Sinosteel International have won the National Quality Engineering Award, and have been selected by ENR as one of the world's largest 250 international contractors and the largest 250 global contractors for many years.
(1) The first step of market-oriented transformation: marching overseas
In the context of China’s reform and opening-up and brewing new breakthroughs and joining WTO, Sinosteel International, which still had a strong color of planned economy at that time, took the initiative , Plan the layout, choose to transform to the market, and take the first step overseas. Based on the fact that Sinosteel International has assumed the government functions of supplying and introducing complete sets of equipment from the former Ministry of Metallurgy, and has accumulated more sensitive overseas tentacles and strong resource integration capabilities. It is the development strategy of opening up overseas markets. Under the guidance of this strategy, Sinosteel International achieved a breakthrough from supplying Turkey 750,000-ton bar rolling mill to undertaking a batch of coking, blast furnace and sintering engineering projects, which were the largest overseas exports of China at that time, and overseas markets also expanded from Turkey to In Japan, India, South Africa, etc., international operations have gained a firm foothold.
(2) Breakthrough from organizational type to technological innovation
In 2013, taking advantage of the “Belt and Road” initiative, Sinosteel International clarified the strategy of “internationalization and diversification”. In the same year, Sinosteel International seized the opportunity of the SISCO belt roasting machine pellet project in the Middle East, actively sought changes and made another breakthrough—completed the transformation from early integration of resources to providing system solutions and creating value for customers with technology as the core , the international operation has entered a period of steady growth.
At that time, only a few iron and steel enterprises in China adopted the belt roasting process, and all of them relied on imported technology. With its keen industry insights, Sinosteel International has clearly seen the changing trend of the blast furnace charge structure, and seen the future of the belt pellet market and the belt pellet process. Driven by innovation, Sinosteel International has formed its own technology under strict standards through unremitting R&D investment, and realized its first application in the Middle East project. This project has achieved a zero breakthrough in China's belt roaster pellet technology and equipment, filling the technical gap.
Focusing on technological innovation and overseas engineering application in different segments, Sinosteel International will simultaneously focus on strengthening five core capabilities, namely strong marketing capabilities and a relatively complete international marketing network, and strong core technology Centered professional integration capabilities and industrial chain business integration capabilities, strong and stable financing capabilities, strong strategic alliance capabilities, and strong integrated management capabilities that can meet the needs of large-scale and complex international projects. During this process, Sinosteel International copied the business model of metallurgical engineering general contracting to related diversified business fields such as mining, electric power, energy conservation and environmental protection through actively exploring the power engineering project market and other means.
Sinosteel International actively implements the "Belt and Road" initiative, making full use of domestic advanced and mature technology and complete equipment manufacturing capabilities to drive China's equipment, technology, standards and services to "go global" and boost the development along the "Belt and Road" National and regional iron and steel enterprises extend the product production chain. Up to now, Sinosteel International's international business has landed in 16 countries and regions along the "Belt and Road".
Sinosteel International EPC general contract construction of Middle East SISCO 2.5 million tons/year belt roaster pellet project
(3) Customer first, establish an honest and trustworthy brand image
The five core competencies and system solutions are the "stepping stones" to winning overseas projects, and customer trust is the "booster" for international operations. Sinosteel International always puts the interests of customers first, and builds an honest and trustworthy brand. This is the basis for the survival of engineering companies, and it is engraved in the cultural genes of enterprises.
Different from the "100-meter race" of trading companies, engineering projects are "marathons", which test endurance, the endurance of providing services to customers, and the ability to win customers' trust. From the JSPL coking project in India, which has been sticking to it for 12 years, to the MMK coking project in Russia, which is currently being fully promoted, when encountering difficulties in overseas operations, Sinosteel International first thinks of customers; in a favorable situation, it still considers how to serve Customers create greater value and truly achieve "contract a project, establish a brand, open up, consolidate or expand a market".
Under the complex and changeable international situation, customer trust further highlights its value. In the past two years, the global new crown pneumonia epidemic has experienced repeated ups and downs, and international business has been subjected to multiple challenges and huge impacts. Sinosteel International has bucked the trend and signed several large international orders one after another, including the EPC general contracting project of the fourth phase of Tosyali Algeria's comprehensive steel plant with US$1.1 billion; the contract value of newly signed overseas engineering projects in 2021 will reach 8.149 billion yuan; Ranked 6th in the "2021 Ranking of Overseas Project General Contracting Turnover" released by China Survey and Design Association .
International development is also the most important field of work for China Baowu in the future. Chen Derong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Baowu, pointed out that "international development is the responsibility of China Baowu to implement the national 'Belt and Road' initiative and undertake the mission of central enterprises. Internationalization is the most important part of promoting China Baowu's overall strategic policy. ring". Sinosteel International will give full play to the advantages and capabilities of international operations, boost the implementation of China Baowu's internationalization strategy, and strive to become the "main force" for China Baowu to achieve a 20% internationalization index; deeply participate in the asset layout integrated into the global steel industry and reconstruction, continue to create value for overseas iron and steel enterprises, and escort the "going out" of Chinese iron and steel enterprises.
2022 is the year of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the key year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", and the 50th anniversary of Sinosteel International's establishment of an enterprise. After half a century of development, Sinosteel International has achieved a magnificent transformation from the ministries, commissions and agencies at that time. It has not only made due contributions to the development and take-off of the steel industry in New China, but also become a world-class metallurgical company with a reputation at home and abroad. engineering technology company.
Learn history as a mirror and look to the future. Sinosteel International will focus on and maintain concentration, actively respond to difficulties and challenges, seize opportunities and plan for development, be down-to-earth and work hard, and take practical actions to welcome the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. , make new contributions to realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
Author | Lu Pengcheng, Chairman of Sinosteel International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
