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“Excessive import of iron ore is a major issue that the steel industry should pay attention to.†On November 3, Luo Bingsheng, vice president of the China Iron and Steel Association, said in an interview with a media reporter. He told reporters that the China Iron and Steel Association understands that about 80% of these iron ore are corporate inventories, and everyone is storing grain and grass this winter and next spring.
On the same day, China Iron and Steel Association released data show that from January to September this year, domestic imports of iron ore increased by a large margin, exceeding the actual demand of about 66 million tons, the current port of 75 million tons, steel production during the same period up to 4204.06 million tons, equivalent to an annual output Crude steel level is 562 million tons. Considering that the industry’s oversupply situation may deepen further, Luo Bingsheng stated that “the steel industry will face a more difficult situation in the fourth quarter and early next year.â€
The data released by the China Steel Association on the same day shows that the total domestic steel production is too high. From January to September this year, crude steel production was 420.406 million tons, an increase of 29,368,800 tons, an increase of 7.51%. From January to September, the average daily output of crude steel was 1.5399 million tons, equivalent to an annual output of 562 million tons of crude steel.
“From the development trend, the crude steel production level is increasing month by month. As the total production volume is too high, the contradiction between the imbalance in supply and demand in the domestic market has increased, the market price has fluctuated at a low level, and the economic efficiency of enterprises has dropped.†Luo Bingsheng said that during the same period steel The export of products has dropped drastically. Under the drive of a substantial increase in the country’s investment in fixed assets, the demand in the domestic market has increased. However, the contradiction between supply and demand is still very prominent. The earnings of large and medium-sized steel companies have declined and the loss has increased.
According to the data released by the China Iron and Steel Association, 70 large and medium-sized iron and steel production enterprises included in the statistics achieved sales of main business income of 1,555.368 billion yuan from January to September, a year-on-year decrease of 24.39%; and profits and taxes of 84.61 billion yuan, representing year-on-year A decrease of 62.55%; a profit of 29.978 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 77.65%. Although the industry began to make profits in May, among the 70 large and medium-sized enterprises, 10 have suffered losses and increased by 3 over the same period last year, with a loss of 14.29%, an increase of 4.29 percentage points over the same period of last year.
In terms of prices, the comprehensive price index for steel products at the end of August of the domestic market was 108.19 points at the end of August, a decrease of 44.03 points or 28.93% from the 152.22 points of the same period of the previous year, of which the long products decreased by 24.39%, and the sheet fell. 29.19%; This year's end of August and the end of this year compared with 103.3 points of the comprehensive steel price index, rose 4.89 points, or 4.73%, of which long products rose 4.86%, plate rose 6.55%.
The price of steel fell significantly in September. At the end of September, the comprehensive steel price index stood at 102.65 points, including 103.63 points for plates and 106.02 points for long products. This was basically the same as the lowest price at the end of November 2008.
From the perspective of price development, the price of steel at the end of 2008 was at the low price level in the current year. In January this year, prices rose in a wave. Since February, they have been falling for three consecutive months. The overall situation has been at a low level. Since May, the price has recovered slightly for three months. After entering the rebound in early August, the price rebounded in the middle and later quarters, and the price continued to fall in September. Currently, the overall price of steel products has been adjusted at a low level.
When attending the regular information conference of the China Iron and Steel Association on the same day, Luo Bingsheng pointed out that iron ore was imported in excess and the trading order was chaotic. In front of numerous reporters, a calculation was made: During January-September, there were 406.3121 million tons of iron produced in China. During the same period, the increase in iron production increased the consumption of iron ore by 64.9 million tons. The domestic mine iron ore production amounted to 618.6019 million tons, equivalent to The output of furnaces and mines increased by 7.5 million tons, which remained a gap of 57.40 million tons after the increase in demand for production. From January to September, the actual import volume increased by 123,251,600 tons, exceeding the actual demand of about 66 million tons.
“The major reason for this excessive importation of iron ore is the disordered import trade order.†He pointed out that the excessive import of iron ore caused a large inventory of domestic iron ore for import at ports and the time for waiting for unloading of seaborne iron was extended. The price of sea freight increased, and the steel production cost in the entire industry increased.
As China's economy recovers first and the global economy gradually emerges from the shadow of the financial crisis, steel companies have generally seen hopes of a rebound in the industry. At the same time, fierce competition in the industry has caused steel companies to have certain irrationality, leading to a rise in steel production, and large-scale grain reserves for enterprises. It eventually led to the current gamble.
Luo Bingsheng believes that at present, the iron and steel industry should adhere to the direction of structural adjustment in response to difficulties and challenges, and should focus on three tasks in its work focus: first, to strengthen scientific and technological innovation and technological transformation; second, to eliminate backward and low-level steel The third is to vigorously promote the reform of iron and steel enterprises, especially the implementation of mergers and acquisitions. It is hoped that the relevant departments of the State will closely integrate the above three aspects, fully implement them, and push forward with all efforts to achieve stable and healthy operation and development of the steel industry.
“In the face of the current overcapacity in the iron and steel industry and the excessively high total steel production, fundamentally speaking, we must use the role of the market mechanism to reduce the total crude steel production.†He said that steel companies must adhere to market demand. Production, to prevent excessive release of production capacity, resulting in serious oversupply; at the same time to speed up the elimination of backward and low-level production capacity, promote cross-regional, inter-provincial, and municipal, cross-ownership mergers and reorganization of steel companies, and accelerate the technological transformation and technological progress of enterprises.
Steel companies blindly gamble on the prospects of the steel market
Steel production is in full swing, steel companies are madly storing food and supplies, and the steel market is seriously oversupplying. The gamblers in the steel industry have caused the authorities to worry.