【Strategic Partner Dynamics】Driving the Green and Low-Carbon Path of Jinnan Iron and Steel Group with the Red Engine of Party Construction
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On [date], China Metallurgical News published a full-page article.
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group earnestly implements the general requirements for Party construction in the new era, aiming to build a "Double Strong, Six Good" Party organization. It has formulated the "Implementation Opinions on Standardized Construction of Party Organizations" which focuses on "integrating into one central task, implementing two assessments, enhancing four good levels, meeting six standards, and achieving three improvements". This initiative aims to transform grassroots Party organizations into strong combat bastions that promote the Party's propositions, implement the Party's decisions, unite and mobilize the masses, and drive enterprise development. The group has been awarded the title of "Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" at the provincial level four times and was honored with the title of "Double Strong, Six Good" Provincial Demonstration Party Organization by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee Organization in [month and year].
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group takes the "steel-coke-chemical-hydrogen" industrial chain Party building as a starting point, creating four Party building brands: "steel + green manufacturing," "coke + efficient empowerment," "chemical + safety and low carbon," and "hydrogen + new energy," fortifying the "root" and "soul" of Party building. The Group uses activities such as "contributing from the post, serving development as a pioneer" and the "three brights, three comparisons" as platforms to guide Party members to actively engage in entrepreneurship, perform their duties well in their respective positions, and demonstrate the demeanor of Communist Party members through practical actions, thereby propelling the green and low-carbon high-quality development of the enterprise.
Jinnan Iron and Steel Group Party Committee Red Education Training Class Opens
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"Double Strengthening" Construction
Promote the Scientific Development of Enterprises
The Party Construction is Strong. The Party Committee of Jinnan Iron and Steel Group currently has Party Committee members, with a Party Committee Office established under it, overseeing Party branches, with Party members, active Party members, and development targets. Among the Party members, those with a university degree or above account for %. In recent years, under the strong leadership of the Quwo County Party Committee of Shanxi Province, the Party Committee of the group has consistently maintained a high degree of alignment with the provincial and municipal Party committees, adhering to the principles of Party construction to strengthen the enterprise, Party construction to invigorate the enterprise, and Party construction to stabilize the enterprise. It focuses on operations to drive Party construction, and through strong Party construction to promote development, it integrates systems to govern, culture to lead, and services to unite people's hearts. It emphasizes political construction as the guiding principle, promotes ideological construction through corporate culture, and comprehensively enhances the political literacy of Party members and management personnel. It focuses on promoting Party organizational construction through the "one post, dual responsibilities" mechanism, solidifying the foundation of Party work within the enterprise. It emphasizes enhancing team construction through Party construction, strengthening the Party's leadership in personnel selection and appointment. It focuses on promoting Party conduct construction through the implementation of "two responsibilities," ensuring accountability and responsibility for the territory. It focuses on serving the central task and the overall situation, effectively fulfilling the role of Party construction leading mass organizations. In the process of promoting the transformation and development of the enterprise, it has effectively played the leading core and political core role of the Party Committee, providing strong political, organizational, and ideological guarantees for the successful completion of various key tasks of the group and the promotion of high-quality enterprise development.
Strong Development. For over two decades, Jinnan Iron and Steel Group has been rooted in Quwo, Shanxi, under the care and guidance of Party committees and governments at all levels, and through the efforts of all employees, it has deeply focused on the "Six New" development. Starting from a small iron factory in its early days, it has now transformed into a demonstration enterprise integrating steel and coke, and steel and chemical production. It has shifted from construction materials like wire rods and rebar to industrial materials such as sections and welding wire. It has also transitioned from traditional manufacturing to intelligent and digital transformation. The company has walked a high-quality development path that aligns with the times and technological advancements, driving high-quality development in the regional economy and society. The group adheres to its original mission, keeps pace with the times, embraces the digital economy, cultivates emerging industries, accelerates project construction, promotes quality improvement and efficiency enhancement through lean management, and drives industrial optimization and upgrading through digital transformation, comprehensively enhancing its core competitiveness. It has been recognized as "China's Top Enterprises," "Extraordinarily Strong Competitive Enterprise," "Benchmark Enterprise for Green Development in the Steel Industry," "Chain Leader in Shanxi's Hydrogen Energy Industry Chain," and more. While strengthening its own development capabilities, it has also showcased a good corporate brand image to society.
The Party Committee of Jinnan Iron and Steel Group organized party members to go to Yan 'an for red education
The Party Committee of Jinnan Iron and Steel Group launches golden autumn student education activities
The Party Committee of Jinnan Iron and Steel Group organized model workers to carry out red journey activities
Create "Six Excellences"
Integrate into corporate excellence
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Good production and management
Jinnan Iron and Steel Group, guided by the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, focuses on low-carbon, lean, and intelligent steel, seizes opportunities, advances with the trend, continuously opens up new prospects for industrial transformation, continuously optimizes product structure, and has fully realized large-scale equipment, becoming a significant producer of angle and channel steel in China. Under the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals, the group proactively takes on responsibilities, makes forward-looking arrangements, plans comprehensively, and actively constructs a "closed-loop low-carbon industrial chain." It fully leverages the complementary advantages of its steel, coking, and chemical resources, solidifying carbon, reducing carbon, and saving energy, and is fully committed to promoting new processes such as steel-chemical integration and hydrogen metallurgy, using hydrogen-powered heavy trucks for clean transportation, and extensively applying photovoltaic green electricity and other renewable energy sources. This has formed a unique "steel-coke-chemical-hydrogen" low-carbon green development technology route characteristic of Jinnan Iron and Steel, with leading levels of carbon emissions per ton of steel, comprehensive energy consumption per ton of steel, and comprehensive electricity consumption per ton of steel in the industry.
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Good corporate culture
In its over twenty years of development, the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group has established its unique corporate spirit, core values, mission, and vision goals, forming a comprehensive corporate culture system. The group has promoted a culture of integrity and anti-corruption through activities such as the "Clean and Honest Private Enterprise" initiative, establishing a 100-meter "Integrity Culture Promotional Corridor" in the cultural square to foster a pro-integrity atmosphere. It has consistently and effectively carried out activities such as the Safety Production Month, Quality Month, labor and skills competitions, and "Five Small Competitions" for rational suggestions. The group has also set up facilities like football fields and libraries, organizing events such as football and basketball matches, blood donation drives, summer cooling initiatives,慰问困难职工,金秋助学, and medical subsidies for employees with serious illnesses, all led by the group's trade union and youth league committee.
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Good labor relations
Jinnan Iron and Steel Group legally and fully pays for its employees' pension, medical, unemployment, work-related injury, and maternity insurance, addressing their concerns. The company has established and improved a three-level "labor dispute mediation mechanism," implementing a three-tier management system from the group to the team level. Management at all levels adheres to the principle of putting people first, listening to employees' voices, caring for their hardships, and promptly addressing hot and difficult issues that employees are concerned about. Workshops with the necessary conditions have set up rest rooms, integrating rest with learning, and striving to improve the labor intensity and working environment for employees. Additionally, the group's Party Committee and Trade Union emphasize humanistic care, rewarding employees' children who are admitted to second-tier universities or above; providing care for employees who are hospitalized; and promptly sending慰问金 to "double special" personnel, fostering a good relationship between the Party, the masses, and the cadres, and building a harmonious enterprise.
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The party organization is good
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group, under the strong leadership of the Quwo County Committee Organization Department and the Non-Public Party Committee of Shanxi Province, adheres to the "Double Strength, Six Excellences" creation work standards. It follows the Party building work approach of "Integrating into One Center (integrating into the 'production and operation' center), Implementing Two Assessments (first, implementing the assessment of the standardized construction of Party branches; second, implementing the assessment of the business capability training for Party branch secretaries), Enhancing the 'Four Excellences' Level (first, guiding the thoughts of employees well; second, leading the work tasks well; third, implementing Party building responsibilities well; fourth, setting a good example by leading by example), Achieving the 'Six Presence' Standards (presence of a venue, facilities, signs, Party flags, newspapers and books, and systems), and Realizing the 'Three Improvements' Goals (improving the organizational capabilities of Party branches; enhancing the vitality of the Party member contingent; and further promoting the level of Party building work)" to continuously leverage the role of Party building leadership and drive the high-quality development of the enterprise.
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Party members are good
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group is committed to strengthening the daily education and management of Party members. Firstly, the group organizes a theoretical study session for the Party Committee's central group once a month, deeply understanding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, grasping the Party's line, principles, and policies, further solidifying the "four consciousnesses" and "four confidences" among the Party Committee members, and strictly adhering to the political consciousness of "two upholdings." Secondly, each Party Committee member is assigned to a branch, participating in branch activities and political studies, understanding grassroots conditions, and helping Party members and the masses resolve difficulties and solve practical problems. Thirdly, the group continuously carries out the "Contributing from the Position" activity, using the Party member demonstration post as a "point," the Party member突击队as a "line," and the Party member responsibility zone as a "surface," forming an organic combination of "points, lines, and surfaces" and an overall creation pattern of "posts, teams, and zones," with the connotation of Party members striving for excellence, enhancing the sense of responsibility and spirit of担当among Party members, guiding them to be pioneers and role models in cost reduction, energy conservation, and management services.
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well reflected by the society
In the process of high-quality transformation and development, the Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group actively engages in public welfare undertakings, fulfills social responsibilities, and is committed to becoming a responsible, accountable, and compassionate enterprise. Over the years, the group has actively assisted local governments in building bridges and roads to facilitate public travel; constructed affordable housing communities to improve the living conditions of neighboring village residents; supported rural revitalization and the development of collective economies; donated funds for education to contribute to the local educational environment; organized the "Golden Autumn Scholarship" program to help college students achieve their dreams; and proactively donated money and supplies to disaster-stricken areas and affected populations during earthquakes, floods, and epidemic prevention efforts. The group has been distributing New Year's慰问金 to elderly residents in neighboring villages aged 60 and above every Spring Festival, a practice that has continued for years, with the number of recipients increasing from initially over 100 to now over 1,000. Additionally, the group has implemented various forms of assistance within the company, including medical subsidies for employees and their families with serious illnesses, support for employees in difficult situations, scholarships for employees' children during the "Golden Autumn" season, and performance bonuses for employees' parents, allowing all employees to share in the company's development achievements.
Jinnan Iron and Steel Group Party Building Cultural Corridor
Woneng Chemical Party Branch carries out theme party day activities
play a Vanguard and exemplary role
Shape the brand of enterprise party building
Steel + Green Manufacturing Party Building Brand
The Party Committee of the South Shanxi Iron and Steel Group insists on transforming the Party's advanced nature and organizational advantages into green innovation power in steel production. It fully leverages the roles of Party member vanguard demonstration teams and Party member vanguard demonstration posts, deeply engages in the "Creating Five-Type Teams, Striving to Be Technical Experts" campaign, and builds the Party construction brand of "Iron and Steel + Green Manufacturing."
The Party Committee of the Group insists on making the cultivation of outstanding teams and skilled technicians a key link, selecting qualified Party members to serve as team leaders, and fully leveraging the core role of team leaders in the frontline of enterprise production. They have launched the "Five-Type Team" creation activities, which include learning-oriented, safety-oriented, clean-oriented, frugal-oriented, and innovative-oriented teams, as well as the "Mastering Exquisite Skills, Becoming Skilled Technicians" campaign, encouraging team members to strive to be versatile talents who are proficient in their own roles, knowledgeable in two roles, and capable in three roles. The Committee also integrates meticulous management into the basic production processes of the enterprise, setting up Party member demonstration posts in production workshops, where Party members strictly adhere to environmental production standards and operational procedures, leading to continuous improvement in the capabilities and quality levels of grassroots teams and employees. Furthermore, the Committee embeds innovation into the key aspects of technological advancement, establishing an incentive mechanism for technological innovation, rewarding Party members and employees who make significant contributions in the research and development of green manufacturing technologies, thereby continuously stimulating the enthusiasm of teams and employees to strive for excellence and become skilled technicians.
Coking + Efficient Empowerment of Party Building Brand
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group, focusing on intelligent manufacturing technologies such as the "One-Click Coking" at the coke plant, has constructed "three platforms" to highlight the core leading role of the Party's construction in the intelligent upgrading and productivity enhancement of the coking industry. This initiative aims to create a "Coking + Efficient Empowerment" Party construction brand, driving the coking industry towards intelligent, efficient, and green development.
Building an Intelligent Operation Platform. The Party Committee of the Group has cultivated party members into backbone forces in intelligent operation at the "One-Click Coking" centralized control center in the coking plant. On one hand, the Party Committee of the Group took the lead in learning and mastering the "One-Click Coking" intelligent operating system, achieving precise positioning and unmanned operation of the four major coke oven vehicles through the application of cutting-edge technologies such as digital twins, the Internet of Things, mobile edge computing, and artificial intelligence. On the other hand, the Party Committee of the Group strengthened the optimization and improvement of the system, proposing new positioning algorithms by deeply researching system algorithms and sensor data, which enhanced the positioning accuracy of the system in special situations, improved production efficiency and product quality, and also improved the working environment.
Building a Technological Innovation Platform. The Party organization actively participates in promoting the technological upgrading and transformation of the coking plant, taking the lead in the province to dismantle the wet coke quenching tower of the coke oven and construct standby dry coke quenching equipment, achieving comprehensive dry coke quenching; actively guiding the coking plant to cooperate with universities and research institutions, by introducing advanced control algorithms and artificial intelligence technology, developing a more intelligent and efficient coking plant control system, which has improved the production efficiency and product quality of the coking plant.
Building a Competition Platform for Positions. The Party Committee of the group has launched activities such as "Party Member Responsibility Zone," "Party Member Vanguard Post," and "One Party Member, One Flag" among Party members, encouraging them to take on responsibilities in various aspects of the enterprise's production and operation, creating a strong atmosphere of "comparing, learning, catching up, helping, and surpassing."
Chemical Industry + Safety, Low Carbon, Party Building Brand
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group adheres to the principle of leading with Party building, innovates the "Three Strengths and Three Grabs" work measures, promotes energy conservation and emission reduction, resource recycling, and green and low-carbon development in the chemical industry production process, creates the Party building brand of "Chemical Industry + Safety and Low Carbon," and contributes to achieving the national "Double Carbon" goals.
Strengthening Party Construction and Focusing on Branch Development to Steer the Ship of Development. The Party Committee of the Group adheres to playing the role of a combat fortress, consistently organizing themed Party day activities monthly, outdoor activities for Party members weekly, and daily study of golden sentences. Innovations include publishing the "Branch Monthly Report" and the "Woneng Chemical Party Branch Meipian" public account, and creating a Party Branch maintenance daily report during the company's overhaul period, enriching the organizational life of Party members and invigorating the vitality of branch Party members; continuously optimizing and improving the procedures for developing Party members, strictly controlling the stages of cultivation, education, inspection, political review, and approval.
Strengthening Party Construction and Focusing on Safety Production, Laying a Solid Foundation for Safety. The Party Committee of the Group insists on organically combining safety and production work, organizing monthly themed Party day activities, and daily morning and reassurance meetings to continuously enhance safety production awareness; adhering to integrating Party principles into the enterprise's production and operation, setting up Party member responsibility zones on the front lines of workshops, with four Party groups each responsible, organizing Party members, development objects, and active members to tackle areas of poor sanitation on Fridays, and implementing a site equipment contracting system led by the branch, assigning each piece of equipment to specific individuals, thereby reducing the labor intensity of on-site employees.
Strengthening Party Construction and Focusing on Technological Breakthroughs, Planting the Flag of Innovation Pioneers. As the first chemical enterprise in the country to synthesize ethylene glycol using blast furnace gas, converter gas, and coke oven gas as raw materials, the Party branch insists on giving full play to the vanguard role of Party members, establishing a corporate technology center, and encouraging Party members to contribute on the front lines. The Party branch has set up four Party member vanguard posts in the purification process, cryogenic process, ethylene glycol process, and equipment specialty workshops, strictly controlling each process flow and striving to improve product quality.
Hydrogen Energy + New Energy Party Building Brand
The Party Committee of the Southern Shanxi Iron and Steel Group highlights the leading and promoting role of Party building in the development of the hydrogen energy industry, clearly defines the "Six Ones" goals, creates the "Hydrogen Energy + New Energy" Party building brand, drives the rapid development of the hydrogen energy industry, and achieves green energy transformation and sustainable development.
Building a leadership team and cultivating a capable workforce. The Party Committee of the Group adheres to the principle that where the enterprise develops, the Party organization is established, through the "two-way cross" of the branch leadership and management, the "two-way integration" of Party building and corporate culture, and the "two-way cultivation" of Party member development and technical backbone training. This guides Party members to contribute from their posts, play a vanguard and exemplary role, and achieve a leadership team and Party members with high ideological awareness, strong professional skills, and excellent work performance.
Perfect a set of systems, establish a set of mechanisms. The Party Committee of the group adheres to and improves the systems of "three meetings and one lesson," organizational life, and job responsibility setting, promoting the standardization and institutionalization of party branch work; establishes weekly meetings, quarterly assessments, and incentive and reward mechanisms, inspiring party members and employees to engage in hydrogen refueling station construction, the delivery and operation of the first batch of hydrogen energy heavy trucks, the construction and operation of the Tianheng Hydrogen Energy Zero-Carbon Smart Logistics Platform, ensuring the smooth progress of projects and the vigorous development of the enterprise.
Deeply engaging in a specific field and creating top-tier performance. The Party organization insists on understanding the group's forward-looking planning for the development of hydrogen energy and new energy from a strategic perspective, encouraging Party member technical backbone participation in the research and construction of projects such as photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, and hydrogen and oxygen production through water electrolysis, providing solid technical support and energy security for the group's hydrogen energy industry development; establishing a new energy research and development team with Party members as the core, strengthening cooperation with universities and research institutions, improving the conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells, optimizing the performance of energy storage systems, and developing efficient and environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel cell technology solutions, providing technical support for the group's hydrogen energy industry development.
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Author: Liu Jiajun, Wu Hailin
Photography by Ding Weiguo
编辑 | 王志
审核 | 张垚
策划 | 陈晓莉