en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 30, 2026, the Special Steel Industry Green and Low-Carbon Development and CBAM Response Seminar was successfully held in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Hosted by the China Special Steel Enterprises Association and organized by Sinosteel Wuhan Safety and Environmental Protection Research Institute Co., Ltd., the seminar, themed "Accelerating Green Transformation and Jointly Addressing Carbon Trade," brought together industry academicians, experts, corporate leaders, and multi-stakeholder representatives. The event focused on the low-carbon transformation of the special steel industry and responses to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), exploring pathways for high-quality industry development.
Attendees included Zhao Fazhong, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Special Steel Enterprises Association; Yuan Lusheng, Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel International; Wu Qibing, Party Secretary and Chairman of Sinosteel Wuhan Safety and Environmental Protection Research Institute; Zhang Xiliang, Director of the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy at Tsinghua University; Zhou Yongzhang, Doctoral Supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University and Academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering; and Qi Shaozhou, Professor at Wuhan University.
In his address, Wu Qibing emphasized that the low-carbon transformation of the special steel industry and the response to international carbon barriers cannot be accomplished by a single enterprise or research institution alone. It requires coordinated leadership from industry associations, theoretical support from university think tanks, technical services from third-party organizations, and demonstration leadership from leading enterprises, fostering a multi-stakeholder industrial low-carbon community. Yuan Lusheng noted in his speech that with the deepening of global green governance and China's "dual carbon" strategy, the special steel industry is at a critical juncture where green transformation and international carbon rule competition intersect. Technological innovation is fundamental, requiring collaborative efforts to reduce carbon at the source; carbon management systems are key, and he hopes to leverage the association platform to promote mutual recognition between domestic carbon accounting standards and EU CBAM rules.
During the keynote session, experts including Zhao Fazhong, Zhang Xiliang, Zhou Yongzhang, and Qi Shaozhou delivered in-depth presentations on topics such as the current status and transformation pathways of low-carbon development in the steel industry, new changes in global green trade barriers, the profound impact of CBAM on China's steel industry, and CBAM accounting essentials and compliance strategies. Zhao Fazhong systematically reviewed the phased achievements of green transformation in China's special steel industry and assessed the direct and indirect impacts of CBAM implementation on special steel product exports, cost structures, and market dynamics from multiple dimensions. He stated that the implementation of CBAM is not merely the enforcement of a carbon tariff trade policy but a comprehensive competitiveness test for the special steel industry, spanning from production to export and from cost structures to technological pathways.
