China Advances Steel Sector Towards Low-Carbon Innovation

At a Beijing conference Friday, Mao Xinping said China's steel sector targets a globally advanced technological level by 2030 with breakthroughs in high-end steel and low-carbon metallurgical technologies during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). Officials aim for a 20% cut in CO2 emissions from 2020 and R&D intensity rising more than 10%, while 2025 crude steel output fell 4.4% to 961 million tons and export controls returned on Jan. 1.
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Official national targets and policy actions raise impact; moderate novelty and sector-specific scope limit broader transformative impact.
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