In April 2026.04, water-based color coating technology was popularized nationwide, reducing VOCs emissions per ton of steel by 80%

Over 70% of domestic color coating production lines have completed the transformation of water-based coatings, while traditional solvent based production lines are gradually being phased out. Water based color coating combined with high aluminum zinc aluminum magnesium substrate

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2026.03 Photovoltaic infrastructure outbreak, overseas demand for aluminum zinc coated coils and high-strength color coated coils surges

Global photovoltaic power plant construction is accelerating, with large-scale deployment of ground photovoltaic brackets and roof photovoltaic sheds in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

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January 2026.1 EU Carbon Border Tax Implementation, Cost Differentiation of Green Manufacturing Steel Export

The EU CBAM carbon tariff policy has been officially implemented, imposing an additional 8% -12% carbon cost on steel imports. Steel mills with photovoltaic spontaneous green electricity, ultra-low emissions, and wastewater recycling systems can issue low-carbon traceability reports and reduce some carbon taxes; High energy consuming and environmentally friendly supporting enterprises have significantly reduced their competitiveness in exporting to Europe. High energy consuming coating products such as aluminum zinc plating and color coating are most affected, and the industry is accelerating the layout of distributed photovoltaics, waste heat recovery, and other carbon reduction transformations.

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2025.12 Implementation of License Management for Steel Export, Purifying the Chaos of Low Price Dumping

The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs have announced that from January 2026, seamless steel pipes, various coated steel coils, and medium thick seamless steel plates will all be subject to export license control. Export enterprises are required to provide original factory quality inspection reports and complete production qualifications before customs declaration, in order to prevent paid exports and low-priced dumping.

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On May 1, 2025.01, Baowu launched water-based environmentally friendly color coated rolls, reducing VOCs emissions by over 86%

Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. has achieved mass production of low-carbon water-based coated color coated plates, replacing traditional solvent based paints with water-based coatings, suitable for two major substrates: aluminum zinc coated substrates and galvanized substrates. The non methane total hydrocarbon emissions during the production process decreased by 86.25%, and the weather resistance and corrosion resistance of the coating improved by 30%, which is in line with the EU carbon tariff ESG procurement standards.

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2025.03 Seamless steel pipe industry popularizes quality based water supply system, water-saving indicators included in export audit

Tianjin steel pipe landing full process quality water supply technological transformation, seamless pipe hot rolling and pickling workshop wastewater 100% recycling, selected in the national industrial water-saving recommended technology catalog. The system adopts ultrafiltration+reverse osmosis technology, with a production water reuse rate of 98%, saving over 150000 tons of fresh water resources annually.

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