The steel industry, as a crucial pillar of the national economy, must undergo a green transformation to achieve sustainable development. In recent years, Shanxi Jinnan Iron and Steel Group has actively responded to the national call, advancing energy conservation, carbon reduction, and extreme energy efficiency with a firm commitment to green and low-carbon development and forward-looking innovative practices. This has positioned the group as a pioneer and leader in the green transformation of the steel industry.

Jinnan Iron and Steel Group actively implements the national "dual carbon" strategy, fully leveraging the advantages of resource complementarity, and proactively constructs a fully closed-loop low-carbon industrial chain integrating "steel-coke-chemicals-hydrogen + green electricity." The group focuses on the "green, low-carbon, lean, and digital" core of the steel industry, accelerates the development of new productive forces such as photovoltaics, hydrogen energy, and energy storage, and deeply advances energy conservation, carbon reduction, and extreme energy efficiency efforts, aiming to build a benchmark enterprise for long-process green steel. The group's initiatives include: 1) recycling coke oven gas and converter gas to produce ethylene glycol and other products that meet the requirements of the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology path, achieving zero carbon emissions; 2) fully adopting hydrogen energy as a new energy source to reduce the use of fossil fuels such as oil, thereby creating a green and low-carbon logistics system; 3) practicing the concept of green steel by gradually replacing traditional coal-fired power generation with photovoltaic and wind power, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

The "Integrated Innovation and Application Project for Collaborative Carbon Reduction through Steel and Chemical Co-production in the Steel Process" pioneered by Jinnan Iron and Steel has achieved "carbon fixation through chemicals" and "carbon substitution with hydrogen," leading to collaborative carbon reduction across industries. This project was awarded the First Prize of the Annual Shanxi Science and Technology Progress Award. The group's newly constructed "Top and Bottom Blown Carbon Dioxide Project in Converters" will convert industrial waste gas carbon dioxide into high-value carbon monoxide upon its completion, effectively reducing carbon emissions. Currently, the group is at the forefront of the industry in multiple fields including ultra-low emissions, extreme energy efficiency, green and low-carbon practices, and digital intelligence. It has been honored with accolades such as "National Green Factory," "Level A Enterprise in Environmental Performance," "Benchmark Enterprise for Green Development in the Steel Industry," "Typical Case Enterprise for Green Development of Private Enterprises in China," and "Chain Leader Enterprise in Shanxi's Hydrogen Energy Industry Chain."

Jinnan Iron and Steel Group, relying on equipment upgrades and technological innovation, has vigorously promoted the optimization and upgrading of its industrial structure. In the past two years, it has successively invested in the construction of new green section steel production lines, gradually adjusting its main products from ordinary construction steel such as rebar and wire rods to green section steel products such as I-beams, angle steel, channel steel, section steel, galvanized angle steel, and galvanized channel steel. The company actively develops steel for prefabricated buildings and photovoltaic supports, bringing the benefits of green steel to thousands of households.

The Taizi Lake heavy steel villa model house project constructed by the Jinnan Iron and Steel Group using green steel profiles was completed from groundbreaking to move-in readiness in just two months. Compared to traditional brick-and-concrete structures, the Taizi Lake heavy steel villa offers advantages such as faster construction speed, higher safety factor, better thermal insulation, environmental friendliness, and higher intelligence. Meanwhile, the group has utilized green steel profiles to develop a photovoltaic bracket intelligent manufacturing project, adopting a fully intelligent one-to-three production line. This setup enables intelligent transformation and uninterrupted production of various types of photovoltaic brackets, characterized by fast production speed, precise rolling, small processing precision errors, and the ability to customize products in different specifications according to customer needs, fully meeting the diverse demands of the market.

Currently, the steel products of the Jinnan Iron and Steel Group have obtained the "Green Certification in the Steel Industry Platform" and have been awarded the "Golden Cup High-Quality Product" by the China Iron and Steel Association. The steel products are exported to Central Asia and Southeast Asia markets. In the future, the group is committed to transforming Jinnan Iron and Steel into a global green steel demonstration benchmark enterprise, known for its comprehensive range of small and medium-sized steel products, fast delivery efficiency, and excellent transaction services.

The green development practices of the Jinnan Iron and Steel Group have not only brought about a "double harvest" of economic and social benefits for the enterprise but have also provided valuable experience and reference for the green transformation of the entire steel industry. In future development, the Jinnan Iron and Steel Group will continue to adhere to the concept of green development, continuously increase technological innovation and investment, further expand the green and low-carbon industrial chain, and make greater contributions to achieving sustainable development in the steel industry.