Stainless steel demand has entered a period of rapid growth

Since the reform and opening up more than 30 years, China's stainless steel industry has experienced earth-shaking changes. Especially in the past 10 years, China has made remarkable achievements in the fields of stainless steel steelmaking, casting billet, plate rolling, etc., and the production capacity of some narrow strips, tubes, rods and wires has reached the world's advanced level. This tremendous progress is mainly due to two factors: first, the increase in demand led by economic growth; Second, the application of stainless steel continues to expand. With the rapid growth of China's economy, the demand for stainless steel has also entered a stage of rapid growth.

Stainless steel pipe due to its high corrosion resistance, formability, compatibility, long service life, low cost, non-polluting recycling and strong toughness in a wide temperature range, etc. It has been widely used in the fields of national economy and social life such as construction, decoration, transportation, aerospace, petrochemical, energy generation, food processing, environmental protection, medical treatment and household appliances kitchen and bathroom. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China's housing construction will accelerate the pace of development. At present, the average housing area of urban residents in the country is 27 square meters, and the flat rate is 81%, which means that the demand of the future housing market still has huge potential. This potential is mainly reflected in the following three aspects: First, the housing demand brought by the transfer of rural population to urban areas in the process of urbanization; Second, urban residents' demand for improved housing conditions; Third, investment demand.

At present, stainless steel is mainly used in external walls of high-rise buildings, indoor cladding, stair structure, escalator handrails, corridor railings, hall pillars, glass door frames and handles, revolving doors, automatic doors, shopping malls, wall curtain walls, counters, balconies, elevator panels, awnings, curtain walls and other internal and external decoration and components. After the surface treatment, coloring and coating of stainless steel plate, solve the problem of easy to leave handprints after touch, so that the application of stainless steel has been further expanded. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China will comprehensively improve the quality of construction. With the improvement of building quality requirements in the future, the increase of building functional requirements and the different requirements for buildings in different regions, the application quantity and quality of stainless steel and its products will be improved. In the future, some areas of China will use more stainless steel and stainless steel reinforcement in Bridges, highways, tunnels and other infrastructure.

To sum up, China has become a large country of stainless steel use, and the demand is still expanding. With the continuous growth of China's economy, the demand for stainless steel has also entered a stage of rapid growth.