In order to set off the spirit of learning and implementing the important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s inspection in Jiangsu in the province’s private economy, guide the majority of private enterprises to enhance confidence, pursue development and forge ahead with gratitude. On July 17th, the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce held a symposium in Nanjing for the whole province's private enterprises to study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on his inspection of Jiangsu. Hui Jianlin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of United Front Work Department of Provincial Party Committee, was present at the symposium and delivered a speech. Liu Jun, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Group of the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, presided over the meeting. Shen Bin, Vice Chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shagang Group, attended the meeting and gave a speech based on the actual development of Shagang.

The meeting pointed out that the majority of private enterprises in the province must deeply understand the General Secretary Xi Jinping's affectionate concern for Jiangsu and the earnest expectations for the development of private economy, they shall stand firm for ideals and beliefs, condense ideological consensus, and gather powerful impetus; Private enterprises must resolutely shoulder the major responsibility of "Going in the forefront, shouldering the main responsibility and making more contributions", persist in seeking progress while maintaining stability, seize development opportunities, show responsibility and continue to make brilliant achievements in serving the country by industry; It is necessary to firmly grasp the direction and path of the new practice of Chinese modernization in Jiangsu, continue to tap into industry, be strong and be excellent in main business, take on the courage to realize self-reliance and strength in science and technology, do well and achieve well in building a modern industrial system.

Shen Bin said that the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on his inspection of Jiangsu pointed out the direction for enterprises' high-quality development. As a private enterprise rooted in Jiangsu and deeply engaged in iron and steel, Shagang will bear in mind the entrustment, adhere to the main business of the entity, take iron and steel power as its own responsibility, and take scientific and technological self-reliance and strength as the guide. It will enhance the research and development of "bottleneck" technology and "high-end, cutting-edge" products, at the same time, it will seek practice and innovation in green and low-carbon, intelligent manufacturing, reinforce and upgrade weak links, and other aspects. Shagang will struggle to become a world-class iron and steel strong enterprise with leading benefit, efficiency and talent, a brand enterprise with evergreen foundation, and a model of sustainable development of real economy enterprises.

Shen Bin expressed Shagang will continue to build a world-class metallurgical innovation platform, accelerate the application of international cutting-edge process technologies such as "ultra-clean steel production", and promote product quality as well as core competitiveness into the international forefront; It will speed up development and production of high-end products, try to achieve high value-added product proportion of over 70% by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the special steel sector will have strong international brand influence and competitiveness; Shagang will fully leverage the technology advantages of the world's leading Castrip process, aim to become an ultra-low emission A-level enterprise and a leader in energy efficiency, further accelerate the construction of "low-carbon and zero-carbon factories"; It will vigorously promote the intelligent upgrading of main production bases, strive for the per capita steel output in main business exceeding 1800 tons, reaching international leading level; Strategic coordination between upstream and downstream industrial chains will be consolidated, an "ecosystem" for high-quality steel development will be created. Meanwhile, Shagang will further practice its internal skills, lay a solid foundation, and endeavor to realize steady and high-quality development to make positive contributions to Jiangsu's advancement in promoting Chinese modernization!