On April 19, Meng Wei, deputy director of the Political Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that in order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, in 2021, in 2021, all relevant aspects will be reduced. With the concerted efforts of the two countries, the national crude steel output has been reduced by nearly 30 million tons year-on-year, and the task of reducing crude steel output has been fully completed. In order to maintain the continuity and stability of the policy and consolidate the results of crude steel production reduction, in 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the National Bureau of Statistics will continue to carry out the national crude steel production reduction work. Guide iron and steel enterprises to abandon the extensive development method of winning by quantity, and promote the high-quality development of the iron and steel industry.

In the process of reducing crude steel output, we will adhere to "one general principle and two key points". A general principle is to firmly grasp the general keynote of “steadiness” and “seeking progress while maintaining stability”. While maintaining the continuity and stability of the supply-side structural reform policy in the steel industry, adhere to the principles of marketization and the rule of law, and give play to the role of market mechanisms to stimulate Enterprise enthusiasm, and strictly implement relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection, energy consumption, safety, land use, etc. Highlighting two key points is to insist on distinguishing the situation, maintain pressure, avoid "one size fits all", and focus on reducing crude steel production in key areas for air pollution prevention and control such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the Fenwei Plain. The key object is to highlight the reduction of crude steel output with poor environmental performance, high energy consumption, and relatively backward technology and equipment. The goal is to ensure that the national crude steel output in 2022 will decrease year-on-year.