On April 18th, the "14th China Steel Logistics Summit Forum in 2025" was grandly held in Shanghai. At the meeting, Chen Leiming, Executive President and Secretary-General of CAMT, delivered a keynote speech titled "The Drivers and Prospects of the Digital Supply Chain Development in the Steel Industry". The International Business Daily reported on President Chen Leiming's views, and the following is an excerpt from the report:
Currently, with the slowdown of global economic growth, the escalation of international trade protectionism, and the persistent sluggishness of market demand, the steel industry is facing unprecedented challenges. On April 18th, the 14th China Steel Logistics Summit Forum in 2025 held in Shanghai focused on hot issues such as the United States' wanton imposition of tariffs, the development of digital supply chains, and the structural adjustment of the steel industry in the new cycle, and conducted in-depth discussions. The participants called on industry enterprises to not only strengthen their confidence but also take the initiative to seek changes, seize opportunities, and jointly promote the high-quality development of the steel industry in the complex situation.
At present, digital transformation and green and low-carbon development have become the main themes of the steel logistics industry. Chen Leiming, Executive President and Secretary-General of CAMT, stated that steel as a fundamental industry of the national economy, the digital transformation of the supply chain of the steel industry is not only an inevitable choice for technological upgrading but also a strategic measure to address challenges such as overcapacity, green transformation, and global competition. The digital transformation of the supply chain will drive the steel industry to evolve from the old development paradigm of high energy consumption, heavy assets, and cyclicality to a new development paradigm of high efficiency, greenness, and intelligence. By reconstructing the production mode, optimizing resource allocation, and improving operational efficiency, it will achieve intelligence, greenness, and globalization across the entire chain.
The construction of a digital supply chain in the steel industry needs to be based on technology, centered around data, guided by collaboration, and with greenness as its essence. In addition to focusing on technology integration and intelligent upgrading, green and low-carbon development and circular economy, intelligent logistics and flexible delivery, data governance and basic support, and policy-driven and industrial collaboration, it is also necessary to pay attention to ecological collaboration and global layout, including platform-based resource integration, the construction of a global supply chain network, and cross-industry collaborative innovation. At the same time, the integration of 5G, satellite communication, and edge computing technologies makes real-time collaboration in transnational supply chains possible. This "global brain network" will break through the limitations of geographical boundaries on the supply chain, form a truly global digital production capacity pool, and build a broader global digital supply chain system for the steel industry.
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