The message from the chairman of CISDI Group

To our customers and partners around the world,

As CISDI staff, our customers and partners around the globe commence what we hope will be a peaceful, safe and prosperous New Year, on behalf of the company I extend my best wishes to you all.

We experienced a difficult and challenging 2021. As we responded to a once-in-a-century pandemic and jointly worked to resolve global breaks in the logistics chain and bottlenecks in trade supply, we took the opportunity to broaden our outlook on future trends in the steel industry.

Since 2021 we have opened a new chapter in our five-year strategic development. We have drawn up a working plan for applying new tech and services to help steel enterprises around the world out of difficulties as they meet emerging challenges.

The progress made could consolidate our strengths and give us greater impetus to transform and upgrade.

Today our motto remains unchanged - we aim to be a preferred and respected technology and solutions partner for the global metals industry.

We remain committed to opening up, and to innovation and learning.

Through concerted company-wide efforts and with the support of our partners, CISDI has scored tremendous results in its annual marketing and revenue, with staff safety earmarked as priority.

Dynamic growing economies were seen in the sectors of corporate intelligence, green and low-carbon, manufacturing process re-engineering, core equipment and new energy.
Breakthroughs in these sectors renewed our resolve and impetus.   

We are continuing to provide total solutions to steel enterprises in China and around the world.

Following successful application at Formosa Ha Tinh Steel in Vietnam and Baosteel Zhanjiang in China, our total solutions embracing master plan, designs and EPC-based constructions at Zenith Nantong Steel in East China are scheduled to turn all plants operational in 2022.

This coastal greenfield benchmark will employ green, smart and optimal methods to produce 10 million tonnes of optimum long products a year.

We have made big strides in our development of low-carbon products. Our ultra-low-carbon blast furnace ironmaking expertise which is projected to reduce 20 to 30 per cent of carbon, is about to be supplied to multiple plants in China. Our first AutoARCTM electric arc furnace is already in operation at Pangang Changcheng Special Steel.

Continued advancements have been made in efficiency enhancement and intelligent transformation. CISDI Shuitu Cloud industrial internet platform 2.0 saw its first implementation at China’s Yongfeng Lingang Steel, the first to be based on a unified, full-process plant applied platform.

Core equipment constitutes a significant foundation for achieving steel’s transformative progress. Major implementations of our core equipment - the universal mill for long products rolling and the 3-roll cross tube mill - were achieved at multiple Chinese lines in the past year, showcasing our ever-growing integrated capabilities from research and development to design, manufacture and supply. In addition, our spare parts supply service for Western customers bloomed again.

During the pandemic, CISDI HQ and its overseas subsidiaries worked together to better localised management, maintaining and expanding partnerships as a result. Thanks to their efforts in global sourcing, our local supply chains were able to serve more projects in China and beyond.

New orders came in from India, Vietnam and Indonesia and other affected markets in the Belt and Road Initiative.

I greatly appreciate the long hours our engineers have put in. It was their perseverance and skill that smoothed process control and ensured high-standard operations.

The trust, consideration and support of our customers and friends was a beacon of hope in hard times and I believe that by working together we will achieve a happier, greener and more successful 2022. 

CISDI is determined to embrace deeper integration with the rest of the world. We will strengthen our innovation-driven developments and find solutions to current and future issues.

Only through innovation can we reap the technological developments which will guide us in times ahead. Our focus is on green, low-carbon and intelligent innovation and making China’s steel sector greener and more efficient.

2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. In Chinese culture, the tiger symbolises bravery and strength. To meet the challenges facing humanity and sustain steel development, we must do everything necessary to optimise solutions for our customers.

We pledge to act with the courage and strength of the tiger.

Xuewen Xiao
Chairman
CISDI Group