The Steel Association organized a symposium for downstream associations and related steel enterprises for the year 2025.

On December 19th, the China Iron and Steel Industry Association organized a symposium in Shanghai for downstream associations and related steel companies in 2025, analyzing the operating characteristics and steel consumption of downstream industries in 2025, and predicting the development trend for 2026. Shi Hongwei, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Iron and Steel Association, pointed out that consumption is a precondition for production, consumption structure determines product structure, and product structure determines production structure. The steel industry has transitioned from the "incremental development" stage to the "decremental optimization" stage, and changes in downstream industry demand profoundly affect the operation of the steel industry. In the current situation, it is crucial to analyze and judge the total quantity and structure of demand. It is hoped that this meeting will help steel companies in market analysis, grasp trends in demand changes, inspire better satisfaction of downstream industry product and service requirements, and promote high-quality and healthy development of the industrial chain.