The 15th China Iron and Steel Annual Conference was held - using new quality productivity to promote the construction of a strong steel technology country

On the morning of October 23, 2025, the 15th China Iron and Steel Annual Conference, jointly hosted by the China Society of Metals and MCC Jingcheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., opened in Beijing. 2025 is the end of the 14th Five Year Plan and a crucial year for the planning of the 15th Five Year Plan. As the most influential comprehensive academic event leading the development of China's metallurgical materials discipline and promoting industry technological innovation, this year's conference was held at this important time, with the theme of "using new quality productivity to promote the construction of a strong steel technology country", attracting nearly 2000 leaders, experts, scholars, and scientific workers from steel enterprises, metallurgical materials universities, research institutes, and other units. Everyone actively shares technological achievements, discusses hot and difficult issues together, and explores future development trends.

The picture shows the conference venue
He Wenbo, Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Chairman of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, Zhang Xiaogang, Chairman of the China Society of Metals, Edwin Basong, Secretary General of the World Steel Association, and Han Bing, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of MCC Jingcheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., delivered speeches at the conference. Xie Jianxin, Director of the Academic Committee of Beijing University of Science and Technology and academician of the CAE Member; Tang Lixin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice President of Northeastern University, and academician of the CAE Member; Ge Honglin, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association; Liu Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Hegang Group Co., Ltd; Qiu Yinfu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director, and General Manager of Shougang Group Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech at the conference. Tian Zhiling, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Society of Metals, and Wang Xinjiang, Vice Chairman and Secretary General, respectively presided over the opening ceremony and keynote speech of the conference.