[ferro-alloys.com]  "Now steel industry is facing a new development situation, and the contradiction between supply and demand has shifted from a serious surplus to a relatively balanced one." Recently, Wang Lianzhong, executive deputy secretary general of the United Metallurgical Chamber of Commerce, said that China's steel capacity utilization rate enhanced from 70 % in 2015 to 80 % for now, entering into a basic and reasonable range.

"Steel companies are bracing for a massive restructuring", Wang Lianzhong said. Many private enterprises are actively looking for opportunities to start restructuring and have made significant progress, accounting for more than 1/3 of the total private enterprises. At the same time, there are obvious signs of trans-regional and transownership merger and reorganization.

The profitability in the whole industry has been greatly improved. We will focus on preventing the resurgence of "substandard steel". Consolidation and reorganization of steel enterprises is boosted into depth. 

• [Editor:Wang Linyan]