Recently, the Ministry of industry and information technology in its website released the 2012 steel industry, and the development of the industry in 2013 was a prospect. Ministry of industry data show that in 2012 the 80 focus of large and medium-sized iron and steel enterprises, sales profit margin is almost zero (only 0.04%).
　　Ministry data show that in 2012 the overall level of steel prices in 2011. Especially from mid April, the market continued to fall sharply, prices fell to 1994 levels. 2012 80 key large and medium iron and steel enterprises realized sales income of 3544100000000 yuan, down 4.3%; realize profit 1580000000 yuan, down 98.2%, sales profit rate is almost zero (only 0.04%).
　　Ministry said that in 2012, by the slowdown in domestic and foreign economic growth, overcapacity and high financial costs and other factors, China's iron and steel enterprises production and operation again into a downturn, iron and steel industry into the transition and upgrading of the "labor pains".
　　Face 2013 steel industry development, the Ministry said it will proceed from the following aspects of work:
　　First, 2013 will focus on strengthening the planning and implementation of standardized management, and promote the work of steel enterprises, to strive for 2013 1-2 approved the list of steel iron enterprise.
　　Second, to resolve the contradiction between the iron and steel industry overcapacity, and promote Shandong, Hebei, Yunnan, Jiangsu and other places to carry out structural adjustment of the steel industry, timely adjustment of industry access threshold, increase the elimination of backward. To create and expand domestic steel demand, digest a number of excess capacity. Encourage domestic iron and steel enterprises to go out, the transfer of a number of excess capacity.
　　Again, actively organize to carry out technological progress and technological transformation of enterprises. Support iron and steel enterprises and scientific research institutions to carry out efficient production, energy saving, environmental protection, new materials technology development cooperation innovation.
　　In addition, will promote the promotion of high performance steel, will live with the Ministry to continue to increase the application of high strength steel. To speed up the revision of product standards and application specification, promoting the coordination of steel production license renewal. Actively carry out electrical steel, ship steel downstream cooperation, the establishment of coordination mechanisms.
　　Resources, will enhance the level of iron ore resources security. Strengthening the construction of China's iron ore spot trading platform, strengthening the research on the early warning mechanism of iron ore.
　　To take measures to make China's iron and steel industry as soon as possible out of the doldrums.