OREANDA-NEWS. May 26, 2011. Secretary of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee Zhang Chunxian met chairman of Baosteel Group Corporation Xu Lejiang and his retinue at the Autonomous Region guest hotel. Zhang Chunxian wished that in Xinjiang's leap-forward development, Baosteel could make rational local layout with an open mind, constantly extend the industrial chain, promote employment and benefit the people, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

Deputy secretary of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Nur Bekri, member of the standing committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and executive vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Huang Wei, member of the standing committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and secretary-general Bai Zhijie, vice chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference, and chairman of Economy and Informatization Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Wang Yongming, vice chairman of Economy and Informatization Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Ding Zhigan, vice president of Baosteel Group Corporation and chairman and Party secretary of Bayi Steel Zhao Xia, president of Bayi Steel Chen Zhongkuan, assistant president of Baosteel Group Corporation Hu Xuefa attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Zhang Chunxian listened to Xu Leijiang's report on Bayi Steel's current development and the construction of Bayi Southern Xinjiang steel base. Xu said that currently Bayi Steel had followed a developing track of virtuous circle. Baosteel Group's positioning for Bayi Steel is to fulfill the needs of Xinjiang's economic and construction development, and finally build Bayi Steel into the most competitive steel enterprise in northwestern area and even Central Asia. Baosteel firmly believes that, along with the development of Xinjiang, Bayi Steel will face greater development. During the "12th 5-year planning", Baosteel's target of investing RMB 30 billion yuan in Xinjiang will remain unchanged. Meanwhile, Baosteel will strengthen the adjustment of product mix, improve the environment of Bayisteel head office in a sustained way and increase the inputs in the facilities and funds for energy saving and environmental protection.

Zhang Chunxian fully affirmed the achievements accomplished after Bayi Steel enters Baosteel Group. Zhang Chunxian said Baosteel's restructuring of Bayi Steel made an important impetus to speed up the industrialization process of Xinjiang. Baosteel not only has advanced technologies and management concepts, but also has an open horizon, both of which are urgently needed by Xinjiang. Zhang Chunxian wished that Bayi Steel could become the leader of the steel industry in Xinjiang, developed a batch of hi-tech products at an earlier date and sped up the structural adjustment of steel products in Xinjiang.

Zhang Chunxian is very concerned with the comprehensive environmental governance of Bayi Steel. He pointed out that Bayi Steel as a large state-owned enterprise in Xinjiang should be the pioneer of urban environmental governance of Urumchi, sped up the elimination of outdated process and capacity and increased the inputs in environmental protection.

In answer to the ardent expectation of the leaders of the autonomous region, Xu Lejiang said that Baosteel would carry out various work according to the instructions of the autonomous region and make unremitting efforts to the economic construction and environmental improvement of Xinjiang.